You asked if there was a slaughter house at Sandhurst. Probably not as you imagine...But several butchering businesses. James TYSON and his brothers started a business there in 1852 on the northern side of the Bendigo field on the creek....slaughtering cattle they had brought down from their properties near Balranald.(this is on the site of now Tyson's Reef Hotel.) The business prospered so much that they were able to expand their holdings. By 1855 they sold out for about 80,000pound a fortune to the Rickettsons. William TYSON stayed on with a slaughterhouse until at least 1860. Another of my ancestors Charles LACEY also had a butchering business there at this period. Someone may have a copy of a trade directory which would give you a better idea of the number involed in the trade....there were plenty of mouths to feed! Judy Qld _________________________________________________________________ Access your Hotmail straight from your i-mode mobile http://a.ninemsn.com.au/b.aspx?URL=http%3A%2F%2Fadsfac%2Enet%2Flink%2Easp%3Fcc%3DTEL175%2E16267%2E0&_t=751223833&_m=EXT

Hello Judy, I seem to remember somewhere about trade directory cds for sale on the internet - can't remember where - but hopefully someone could do a lookup for me on slaughter houses and butchers. Tuesday, October 11, 2005, 5:46:47 AM, you wrote: JM> You asked if there was a slaughter house at Sandhurst. JM> Probably not as you imagine...But several butchering businesses. JM> James TYSON and his brothers started a business there in 1852 on the JM> northern side of the Bendigo field ........ JM> Someone may have a copy of a trade directory which would give you a better JM> idea of the number involed in the trade....there were plenty of mouths to JM> feed! JM> Judy Qld -- Best regards, Julie in Cairns Researching HAYBURN and McGINNIS in Tasmania 1820's to 1835, in Sth Australia 1835 to 1852 and Sandhurst to Marong areas 1852 to 1880 and WILLIAMS in Sandhurst to Marong areas 1873 - 1879 mailto:tropikkal@mytown.net.au