Hi Ronda, Thanks for this one too. I've just welcomed Brainerd to the family tree! Cheers, Wendy ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ronda Shambrook" <shambrookdr@dcsi.net.au> To: <AUS-VIC-HIGH-COUNTRY-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, November 12, 2004 11:39 PM Subject: [HC] Brainerd Stone obit > from the Yack Times: > > Yackandandah Times, Friday, March 29, 1895 > > > We regret to record the death of another of the old identities, Mr Brainerd H Stone of Hillsborough who passed away on Sunday last. For some years past he had been suffering from a lupus in the ear and although he suffered a good deal therefrom it was soothing to the feelings of Mrs Stone and family to see that his end was a peaceful one. The funeral took place on Monday and was largely attended. Mr Stone had been in the district since the early settlement, in fact he is credited with having sunk the first hole along the Yackandandah Creek. He had been a resident of Hillsborough thirty years having been engaged most of the time with reefing. He was 68 years of age at the time of his death and leaves a family, mostly grown up. > > >