Hello Mary, Wow! You have been diligent! Did you know that if a criminal case arises from a death the inquest can be found filed in the criminal records? This makes them difficult to find as they are not on the Inquest Index and you have to know the name of the accused and follow up their trial to find the inquest. Sounds like this may be the case with your fellow. Keep us posted. We will surely all learn something new. best wishes, Jenny Coates

This Kate Sherry is a mystery. She does not crop up in my tree. I cannot find her birth circa 1870/71/72/73. The other two are OK, got them. What can Kate be short for? Catherine (which fits the bill) Katharine, ??? Thanks again Ronda, but this Kate has got me beaten for the moment. Denise > As I mentioned earlier, residents of Newtown wanted a school built there, and they thought the school at Black Springs should be closed down. Various petitions signed by a number of families were sent in by both groups. I was quickly leafing thru the huge pile of documents. One list of pupils going to the Black Springs school (Melbourne Road No. 1740) included: > > Sherry, Kate 11yrs 11 months as at 1/1/1883, 1 3/4 miles distance from school > Sherry, Joseph, 10 yrs 1 month > Sherry, Mary Ann, 7 yrs 6 months > > One of the maps showed the school building, and the location of all the families with children attending or likely to attend. The school was located (at this stage) Wangaratta side of the Black Springs bakery. > > In June of 1883 Agnes Price (6yrs) and Harriet Price (3yrs) attended from Sheepstation Creek - daughters of James Price and Robina Finnie. > > I need to go back and check the info more thoroughly. > > Ronda > > >

Time for a review of 1883. (g). What I would like if you all will indulge me, if the reading of the OMA is as rewarding with snippets and things to chase as it has been to me. Whilst I know I didn't get everyone's name, perhaps at all, but certainly often, I hasten to add that this doesn't mean they are not there. You can all see by the names and the articles that I do find, that the smallest of items are or could be invaluable. I personally over the various papers, have found so many exciting things, that I have followed thru m myself with investigating PROV or the Library and such. I think probably the most rewarding one this year (2004) for me was to find a small line or two from a Council report that Hiram and the Secretary had compiled a historical profile of the town from 1853-1881. I eventually found the full 'book' and that was just a fantastic feeling. So, if you will indulge me as I said, I see these small things and wonder if they had been of any great assistance. I'd love to hear from all of you, as to what has been found in a snippet and if you have been able to follow through to more fruitful conclusion. Can we send them to the list.......perhaps each may produce more information or even more connections thru descendants. There are no more fresh papers to read but I no doubt will from time to time have to 'revisit' the films. Happy to hunt out an article for you if you know the date of the paper, and again, if it is not too long an article. I must now get Hiram's book to the printer, it's past time. regards Denise

Corryong Court 7/12/1895 STEALING A TURKEY In defence - although Jarvis had attempted to steal the bird, he had not gone to Mackay's place with a felonous intent. Too much drink, not responsible for his actions. Jarvis, 76 years old was severely cautioned by the Bench. let off with a fine of 10s or 24hrs. Chris

Thanks again Denise, more to add to the Jeffs file! ----- Original Message ----- From: "Denise" <denisem@powerup.com.au> To: <AUS-VIC-HIGH-COUNTRY-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, July 04, 2004 11:09 PM Subject: [HC] OMA 15.12.1883 Just in case PP has returned to her desk.... Beechworth SSchool again has a Xmas break up. Master C Beck who possesses a nice voice in his song "Kiss me and I'll go to sleep" elicited a storm of applause and showers of bouquets and had to reappear in response to a heartily expressed encore when he repeated the last verse. - License approved - James L Wilberforce 319 a Bruarong. - 20.12.83 A very destructive fire took place at Bowman's Forest on Tuesday afternoon. About half past one o'clock the kitchen chimney attached to the brick building occupied as a general store and dwelling house by Mr. Christopher Mummery and containing 8 rooms caught fire. Mrs. M. and her niece who were the only ones home extinguished the fire with the assistance of a nephew who noticed the blaze when passing. Two hours later when engaged in whitewashing the walls of one of the front rooms (making preparations for Christmas-tide) Mrs. M's attention was called by her niece to a strange sound in the store. Flames were bursting thru the ceiling of the storeroom at a point underneath the gutter of the double roof which was shingled. Exercising all haste Mrs. M and her two assistants go out the store books (except one) and a quantity of clothing and bedding; but so rapidly did the fire spread that nothing further was saved and the large store and its contents were soon a mass of smoking ruins. Insured in the Norwich Union Co. for £300 the stock for £800 and the household furniture for £100. Mrs M accounts for the fire by the presumption that a cinder from the burning chimney alighted on the singles unnoticed. Her husband had been absent fro the past week bringing a large flock of sheep from Albury and only learned the news of his misfortune on his arrival in B/worth on Wednesday. He estimates the loss as a serious one as he says that within the last two months he took stock and valued it at £1330 and his furniture at £250. - P Frauenfelder fined 10/- for not registering his dog/s - James Kyle wins tender for erection of a new dining hall at the Benevolent Asylum - ). - PP again, Andrew Beck is now prepared to supply his Patent Grape Crusher the most perfect hand machine yet out. Send for circular. A Beck Beechworth. PP - doesn't this follow on with some award at some show earlier in 1883? - Mel for you - D Jeffs of High St has a staunch draught horse an dray for sale. - Beechworth Grammar School sorts to celebrate breaking up for Christmas. happy to check names - 2 days. A Thompson R Hayes R Nolan Conisbee C Perry R O'Donnell T Brown H O'Brien P Goldworthy W Gammon G Perry W Foster M Sharp C Harridge A Perry J Page RClements F Brett W O'Connor F Warden R Dodd A Chenhall C Richter - Prizes present at BGS Gammon Thomas Zincke Perry Campbell Geddes Chenhall 'Donnell Foster STevens Conisbee Fox Davidson Campbell Moore Ryan Perry Baber Wertheim Harridge Fox Porter Connolly The same names over and over in various classes. - The colour of the Vict. 2d stamp has been changed. Was brown, now mauve. - Prizes for pupils at Mrs. Tanswells private school. Margaret Mackenzie Elizabeth Tanswell Fanny Bacon Oliver Jones Miss Hines George Hines John Hines Annie Armstrong. -= Probate of the will of Mrs. Ellen Kelly late of Everton, £735. - Commercial Hotel Everton Geo. E Groves formerly Post and telegraph master at B/worth £352 - List of November subscriptions Ovens Hospital 1883. NSW - happy to look for name - 2 day offer John J O'Brien Myall Plains 1/1/- B/worth shire- H J Rowe - Beechworth 5/- - Kathy this must be our "Rowe" Henry who took on the Star Hotel by 90s. Yack shire - G P H Gehrig Barnawartha Vineyard. names from the vineyard C Keiser B Muller Emil Luzelschwabe Paul Koshel. Phillip H Gehrig Rocky Point. names from his list G Milford, John Schweizer, -Vielle , -Collins, D DeMestre Patrick Lyons. - names involved in Beechworth Boxing Day Sports - Their name and colours. Malloy P Green and blue from B/worth F O Warden from B/worth - no colour Walter F West Wangaratta - Black and gold John Kennedy Chiltern - no colour Geo Bruce B/worth White and spotted red black and white Joseph V Cook Tarrawingee Pink and Black W H O'Brien of Sydney (late of B/worth) no colour F Duffy Chiltern Blue and white J McMaster Myrtleford White and Crimson C F Duchatel Albury Puce the rest have no colours Geo Irvine Chiltern W H Martin Chiltern John Yoxall B/worth Alex McLeod STanley - Recipes - Cheap Summer Drinks. Apple Water - Slice some well flavored apples in a large jug, they need to be neither peeled nor cored. Add 3 or 4 cloves and a strip of lemon peel and pour boiling water over. Let is stand 24 hours. Drinkable in 12 hours or less. Ginger Beer recipe too if anyone interested along with currant water, Raspberry acid, rice or barley drink. - 25.12.83 Licenses for publicans granted Thomas Ellen British Hotel 3 Mile. Murmungee Hotel renewed in the name of Jane Haworth nee Jane ALLEN - Christmas Eve in Beechworth 1883 Beechworth presented a most animated appearance. The town was brilliantly lighted; various places of business were kept open and their owners did a busy trade among the townspeople and visitors who thronged the streets. It was pleasant to hear the oft expressed wishes of "a merry Christmas' and 'compliments of the season to you' and to witness the warm greetings as friend met friend; and all among the well dressed crowd appeared to forget the cares and anxieties of every day life in the pleasure it felt at this festive season, when the thought uppermost in people's minds is as it s hould be one of "Peace good will toward men"> - THE END of 1883.

Ah the trick is Mary, to know which one has changed. Some of them have changed/been abbreviated further. Massachusetts is one such state to have a few options over the years. ----- Original Message ----- From: "MM" <elthamlax@techinfo.com.au> To: <AUS-VIC-HIGH-COUNTRY-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, July 11, 2004 3:43 PM Subject: Re: [HC] US States > Also a common question at Trivia Nights!! > > Mary of Melbourne > > > > Hi everyone, Not quite the northeast of Vic but several of us have US > ancestors who did live in the NorEast, so I thought I'd post the > abbreviations of the states in the US. My US cousin tells me she gets > confused! And the Australian ones confuse her also....replied that luckily > we don't have 52 to worry her. Thought it may just aid you when searching. > Denise > > > > AL Alabama LA Louisiana OH Ohio > > snip >

Bill, yes please I am interested. As to the Cobb & Co. coaches - Crawfords ran under Cobb banner for a while, as the Telegraph Line and also under Cobb in the Upper Murray in the early 80's after buying them out. "Them" being certainly not the old Cobb & Co. but a company which carried on, one of many, under the banner. In the Upper Murray case it was Robertsons. Crawfords ran to Melbourne from Albury under the Telegraph Line (which was part of Cobb in the 50s and early 60s) in conjunction with another company. I've certainly not heard of it this late in the century, Crawfords being well established for 40 years by this time and more than big enough to hold their own. In fact bought out / took over, a lot of other companies. But this is interesting indeed. I've NEVER found a hold up of Crawfords (and had it substantiated) from Bushrangers, or even like this article you have come across. However, loss of money thru staff being less than honest,,,,,,,,,another matter altogether! So anything that can be found would be much appreciated Bill, Thanks Denise > Denise, > > Doing a "Suzie Zada and Geelong Job" on some of the indexes in the Benalla & > District Family History Group rooms and came across a reference to an > article in the Benalla Standard of 5 April 1898. > > States in Part; > The Cobb & Co Coaches of Messer's Crawford and Co (that should get your > hackles up quickly vbg ) sustained a Jewellery robbery from the Chiltern and > Beechworth coach. A little girl found it and her parents returned it to > Messer's Crawford & Co. > > Wonder if you have the whole article, if there is any more. All Benalla > Standards have not been reeled so would need to look up the article in > copies held, if still available. > > Let me know if interested. > > Cheers, > Bill Willett. > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Denise" <denisem@powerup.com.au> > To: <AUS-VIC-HIGH-COUNTRY-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Sunday, 11 July 2004 1:33 > Subject: [HC] US States > > > > Hi everyone, Not quite the northeast of Vic but several of us have US > ancestors who did live in the NorEast, so I thought I'd post the > abbreviations of the states in the US. My US cousin tells me she gets > confused! And the Australian ones confuse her also....replied that luckily > we don't have 52 to worry her. Thought it may just aid you when searching. > Denise > > > > AL Alabama LA Louisiana OH Ohio > > AK Alaska ME Maine OK Oklahoma > > AZ Arizona MD Maryland OR Oregon > > AR Arkansas MA Massachusetts PA Pennsylvania > > CA California MI Michigan RI Rhode Island > > CO Colorado MN Minnesota SC South Carolina > > CT Connecticut MS Mississippi SD South Dakota > > DE Delaware MO Missouri TN Tennessee > > FL Florida MT Montana TX Texas > > GA Georgia NE Nebraska UT Utah > > HI Hawaii NV Nevada VT Vermont > > ID Idaho NH New Hampshire VA Virginia > > IL Illinois NJ New Jersey WA Washington > > IN Indiana NM New Mexico DC Washington, DC > > IA Iowa NY New York WV West Virginia > > KS Kansas NC North Carolina WI Wisconsin > > KY Kentucky ND North Dakota WY Wyoming > > > > > > > >

Hello Denise, Sent to denisem@powerup.com.au but I will resend. Have noted all your names and will keep my eye open. Mary of Melbourne > Thank you Mary. do you mean snail mail, or emailed privately? > I haven't received it email,, however there was one "MM" on my old email > address with nothing on it, thought it strange but also thought it one of > those spam mails/virus things. Deleted. If it was emailed would you > please send it again to my latest email address you used last week? Thank > you. > > As to any names for Industrial Schools, you never know so anything on > Haeffner or Crawford (will be surprised) > > Any for Licenses - again Crawford and Haeffner, and to help place the right > Crawfords and Haeffners we have these hotels - > > 1. The Star Hotel in Chiltern, > 2. Forest Park Hotel Carbor, > 3. Of course anything at the Eastern Arcade (time frame 1872-1882) for the > 4. Apollo or any other pub/hall there - there were two or three. > 5. And the Junction Hotel in Wooragee. > of course there is the Everton Pub you found the license for, which I still > haven't got any more on........ > > Hangings - well, this really would surprise me... > > Thanks Mary for keeping any eye out for my names. > > Denise > > > Dear Denise and all, > > I have sent you by private mail an excel file of Theatre Licenses for St. > Georges Hall the Odd Fellows Hall in Beechworth. These appear as the only > entries for Beechworth in this volume. Only a few entries. > > I am currently transcribing lists of Children who were at the Industrial > School or a Reformatory who were 'licensed' out to someone - presumably to > work for them. > > I believe there are other lists of those at the Industrial School. This > book shows the surname, given name of each child, surname, given name and > address of who they were sent to, the date of the licence and the date it > was recorded, a correspondence number and a remarks column. I am quite > surprised there are so many names. > > This book is a licensing record and there are several others, so I have a > way to got yet. It shows licences for holding theatrical performances, > universities claiming bodies of those hanged, water licences etc. it is a > varied book, but rather interesting. I expect it will take me a long time > to list them all. > > I generally keep an eye out for surnames I see on the various lists, but > if anyone thinks their ancestor may have run a hall/pub that required a > licence to have theatrical entertainment or had a vessel that may have > wanted to enter the Bay just give me a name and/or place. Of course if you > had an ancestor that was hanged it may show who claimed the body but not > what they did with it!! I do remember reading a file some years ago that > contained notes from a doctor of sorts who examined the heads/skulls/brains > of murders and other criminals to see if there was something > significant.......................... > > > > Mary of Melbourne > > > > > > >

OK Kerry will keep my eye open. Mary of Melbourne ----- Original Message ----- From: "Kerry" <kerryb@austarnet.com.au> To: <AUS-VIC-HIGH-COUNTRY-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, July 11, 2004 1:17 PM Subject: Re: [HC] Reply - PRO > Hi Mary I have one > > Thomas Ellen who had the British Hotel at 3 Mile. > > Much appreciated Kerry > >

Also a common question at Trivia Nights!! Mary of Melbourne > Hi everyone, Not quite the northeast of Vic but several of us have US ancestors who did live in the NorEast, so I thought I'd post the abbreviations of the states in the US. My US cousin tells me she gets confused! And the Australian ones confuse her also....replied that luckily we don't have 52 to worry her. Thought it may just aid you when searching. Denise > > AL Alabama LA Louisiana OH Ohio > snip

Hi everyone, Not quite the northeast of Vic but several of us have US ancestors who did live in the NorEast, so I thought I'd post the abbreviations of the states in the US. My US cousin tells me she gets confused! And the Australian ones confuse her also....replied that luckily we don't have 52 to worry her. Thought it may just aid you when searching. Denise AL Alabama LA Louisiana OH Ohio AK Alaska ME Maine OK Oklahoma AZ Arizona MD Maryland OR Oregon AR Arkansas MA Massachusetts PA Pennsylvania CA California MI Michigan RI Rhode Island CO Colorado MN Minnesota SC South Carolina CT Connecticut MS Mississippi SD South Dakota DE Delaware MO Missouri TN Tennessee FL Florida MT Montana TX Texas GA Georgia NE Nebraska UT Utah HI Hawaii NV Nevada VT Vermont ID Idaho NH New Hampshire VA Virginia IL Illinois NJ New Jersey WA Washington IN Indiana NM New Mexico DC Washington, DC IA Iowa NY New York WV West Virginia KS Kansas NC North Carolina WI Wisconsin KY Kentucky ND North Dakota WY Wyoming

Hi Mary I have one Thomas Ellen who had the British Hotel at 3 Mile. Much appreciated Kerry ----- Original Message ----- From: "Denise" <denisem@powerup.com.au> To: <AUS-VIC-HIGH-COUNTRY-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, July 11, 2004 12:14 PM Subject: [HC] Reply - PRO Thank you Mary. do you mean snail mail, or emailed privately? I haven't received it email,, however there was one "MM" on my old email address with nothing on it, thought it strange but also thought it one of those spam mails/virus things. Deleted. If it was emailed would you please send it again to my latest email address you used last week? Thank you. As to any names for Industrial Schools, you never know so anything on Haeffner or Crawford (will be surprised) Any for Licenses - again Crawford and Haeffner, and to help place the right Crawfords and Haeffners we have these hotels - 1. The Star Hotel in Chiltern, 2. Forest Park Hotel Carbor, 3. Of course anything at the Eastern Arcade (time frame 1872-1882) for the 4. Apollo or any other pub/hall there - there were two or three. 5. And the Junction Hotel in Wooragee. of course there is the Everton Pub you found the license for, which I still haven't got any more on........ Hangings - well, this really would surprise me... Thanks Mary for keeping any eye out for my names. Denise > Dear Denise and all, > I have sent you by private mail an excel file of Theatre Licenses for St. Georges Hall the Odd Fellows Hall in Beechworth. These appear as the only entries for Beechworth in this volume. Only a few entries. > I am currently transcribing lists of Children who were at the Industrial School or a Reformatory who were 'licensed' out to someone - presumably to work for them. > I believe there are other lists of those at the Industrial School. This book shows the surname, given name of each child, surname, given name and address of who they were sent to, the date of the licence and the date it was recorded, a correspondence number and a remarks column. I am quite surprised there are so many names. > This book is a licensing record and there are several others, so I have a way to got yet. It shows licences for holding theatrical performances, universities claiming bodies of those hanged, water licences etc. it is a varied book, but rather interesting. I expect it will take me a long time to list them all. > I generally keep an eye out for surnames I see on the various lists, but if anyone thinks their ancestor may have run a hall/pub that required a licence to have theatrical entertainment or had a vessel that may have wanted to enter the Bay just give me a name and/or place. Of course if you had an ancestor that was hanged it may show who claimed the body but not what they did with it!! I do remember reading a file some years ago that contained notes from a doctor of sorts who examined the heads/skulls/brains of murders and other criminals to see if there was something significant.......................... > > Mary of Melbourne > >

Pat The name Noorongong is where my Great-grandfather had land (Haeffner) so looked up my Parish Map and sure enough P Shanahan and T. Shanahan had land right near Haeffners. One was dated 16. 3 98 another 27.3.00 (for T Shanahan) and P.'s was dated 3 . 3. 04 - i.e. when land paid outright. Do you have this map? Denise ----- Original Message ----- From: "Patrick O'Sullivan" <pat@ozonline.com.au> To: <AUS-VIC-HIGH-COUNTRY-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, July 07, 2004 11:37 AM Subject: [HC] Shanahan (married Ellen Kinchington) & Brothers > G'day All, > > I've just been contacted by a US member of the Shanahan Family in the US, & > was wondering if anyone on this list has connections? > > The Shanahans came from Borrakiella, Co. Cork, Ireland. (Shanahan's > Noorongong property was called Borakiella.) Of 13 chn., 5 migrated in stages > to Australia: Michael, Bartholomew (Bart), Margaret, Julia and Tim (Barney), > who in 1872 joined his brothers at Yackandandah, working near Albury, and > with a surveying party around Mitta and the north-east." (From Di Carroll's > CD) > > I'm connected through the Mongan family (Ellen Mary married Timothy > Shanahan). > > Cheers. > > Pat.. > > > >

Good thinking, thanks Ronda. ----- Original Message ----- > Denise, > Maybe, if he worked for the Agriculture Dept, he lived in one of the > residences provided. For example, Ellinbank (not far from here) is run by > the Ag Dept, and includes many people living on site, as it is a research > farm. Maybe it was a similiar set up over there.

Thank you Mary. do you mean snail mail, or emailed privately? I haven't received it email,, however there was one "MM" on my old email address with nothing on it, thought it strange but also thought it one of those spam mails/virus things. Deleted. If it was emailed would you please send it again to my latest email address you used last week? Thank you. As to any names for Industrial Schools, you never know so anything on Haeffner or Crawford (will be surprised) Any for Licenses - again Crawford and Haeffner, and to help place the right Crawfords and Haeffners we have these hotels - 1. The Star Hotel in Chiltern, 2. Forest Park Hotel Carbor, 3. Of course anything at the Eastern Arcade (time frame 1872-1882) for the 4. Apollo or any other pub/hall there - there were two or three. 5. And the Junction Hotel in Wooragee. of course there is the Everton Pub you found the license for, which I still haven't got any more on........ Hangings - well, this really would surprise me... Thanks Mary for keeping any eye out for my names. Denise > Dear Denise and all, > I have sent you by private mail an excel file of Theatre Licenses for St. Georges Hall the Odd Fellows Hall in Beechworth. These appear as the only entries for Beechworth in this volume. Only a few entries. > I am currently transcribing lists of Children who were at the Industrial School or a Reformatory who were 'licensed' out to someone - presumably to work for them. > I believe there are other lists of those at the Industrial School. This book shows the surname, given name of each child, surname, given name and address of who they were sent to, the date of the licence and the date it was recorded, a correspondence number and a remarks column. I am quite surprised there are so many names. > This book is a licensing record and there are several others, so I have a way to got yet. It shows licences for holding theatrical performances, universities claiming bodies of those hanged, water licences etc. it is a varied book, but rather interesting. I expect it will take me a long time to list them all. > I generally keep an eye out for surnames I see on the various lists, but if anyone thinks their ancestor may have run a hall/pub that required a licence to have theatrical entertainment or had a vessel that may have wanted to enter the Bay just give me a name and/or place. Of course if you had an ancestor that was hanged it may show who claimed the body but not what they did with it!! I do remember reading a file some years ago that contained notes from a doctor of sorts who examined the heads/skulls/brains of murders and other criminals to see if there was something significant.......................... > > Mary of Melbourne > >

Hi Pat, One of my near neighbours, Mr Hilary HAYES of "Long Swamp", Osbornes Flat, via Yackandandah 3749, is a direct descendant of the Shanahans & has extensive knowledge of them. He still lives on the same property selected by his family in the 1850s, so naturally is connected to Mongans, Meehans, Shanahans, Kinchingtons, etc etc. I seem to recall that I've already given you details of Shanahan burials at Yack. Let me know if not the case and you'd like. Hilary is getting on a bit, doesn't have a computer, but I'm sure would like to hear from the US connection via ordinary mail or through me per email. I see quite a bit of him, and have helped him locate a good many old unmarked family graves at Yack. Peter Ross ----- Original Message ----- From: Patrick O'Sullivan <pat@ozonline.com.au> To: <AUS-VIC-HIGH-COUNTRY-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, July 07, 2004 11:37 AM Subject: [HC] Shanahan (married Ellen Kinchington) & Brothers > G'day All, > > I've just been contacted by a US member of the Shanahan Family in the US, & > was wondering if anyone on this list has connections? > > The Shanahans came from Borrakiella, Co. Cork, Ireland. (Shanahan's > Noorongong property was called Borakiella.) Of 13 chn., 5 migrated in stages > to Australia: Michael, Bartholomew (Bart), Margaret, Julia and Tim (Barney), > who in 1872 joined his brothers at Yackandandah, working near Albury, and > with a surveying party around Mitta and the north-east." (From Di Carroll's > CD) > > I'm connected through the Mongan family (Ellen Mary married Timothy > Shanahan). > > Cheers. > > Pat.. > > > >

Hillsborough 3rd March 1896 The Secretary Department of Lands Sir, I beg to inform you that I have paid a half year's rent on the 25th of last month. The rest I shall certainly pay as soon as possible, which may be before very long. I have the honour to be Sir Yours most respectfully William Blewett. Hillsborough Feb 17th 1902 To the Secretary for Lands Sir, In answer to this circular about my rent I am very sorry I am so far behind with it but I will try and pay some off shortly. Hoping this will suffice. Yours truly William Blewett Secretary for Lands Sir, In reference to the amount owing I will pay it off as soon as possible as I have not been able to pay it off before. William Blewett Hillsborough July 1903 Sir, I am sorry I have not reduced my two years rent, but I hope to before long. I have not been making much lately. Yours truly William Blewett Hillsborough Feb 1st 1904 Secretary for Lands Sire, In reference to the amount owing on my 176 acres I paid a half years rent between two and three weeks ago. I do so when I am able and I will try to do so again after a time. Hoping that will suit. Yours truly, William Blewett Hillsborough June 17th 1904 The Secretary for Lands Sir, I am sorry I am behind time with my rent but it was not convenient before, but I will send it down by the middle of the week for sure. Yours truly, William Blewett (He paid it all off in August 1906).

Denise Any more on the below? thanks Kathy 20-12-1883 Probate of the will of Mrs. Ellen Kelly late of Everton, £735. -

Good to see the list back in action - For the Jarvisites LARCENY OF A TURKEY William Jarvis, better known as "Bill Riley" an elderly man who resides at Corryong, either suffers(?) from kleptomania, or else has a penchant for roast turkey. The latter suspected. James Mackay was awakened from his slumber at 1.30am by hearing a noise amongst his turkeys. Here was "Bill" making off with a prime bird. Turkey dead, throat cut...when Riley alias Jarvis or vice versa, saw Mackay he realised the game was up. Dropped the bird & tried to get away, but alas Mackay detained him until the arrival of Constable Woodhouse as a Mr. Roddick had also been aroused by the commotion & informed the law. Although Jarvis/Riley's "character" as a drunken man was well carried out, he was eventually lodged in the Corryong lockup. Outcome - admitted bail & due to appear at Corryong Court on 7th Dec 1895. Perhaps he was just preparing for xmas.....???? Chris No doubt one of many Colourful Characters of the Upper Murray.

Hi All, And I thought I had been ostrocised Cheers Ray.----- Original Message ----- From: Bev Walker <bbwalker@vic.chariot.net.au> To: <AUS-VIC-HIGH-COUNTRY-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, July 06, 2004 1:12 PM Subject: [HC] Re Nothing happening? > Is the List down at present nothing for a couple of days. > Regards, Bev > > --- > Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. > Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). > Version: 6.0.516 / Virus Database: 313 - Release Date: 1/09/2003 > > >