Thanks for the snippet Ronda, much appreciated. Anthony >From: "Ronda Shambrook" <shambrookdr@dcsi.net.au> >Reply-To: AUS-VIC-HIGH-COUNTRY-L@rootsweb.com >To: AUS-VIC-HIGH-COUNTRY-L@rootsweb.com >Subject: [HC] Hillsborough - Stone >Date: Sat, 13 Nov 2004 09:48:14 +1100 > >Hi Wendy, > >It looks like Brainerd Stone helped my great grandfather (William Blewett) >brew the tea.... > > > >Ovens & Murray Advertiser, March 7, 1891 > >Hillsborough State School Picnic >(by Surmisor) > >Of course I went to Hillsborough, and, as a natural sequence, had a good >time in that charming city of the hills. One gets into an entirely >different atmosphere, both geographically and socially, in that altitude. >The various sports, the results of which I append, seemed to please the >numerous visitors from Stanley, Yackandandah, and other hamlets in the >vicinity. The lady secretary (Miss Madge Kelly) was eminently efficient. >The tables were attended to by Misses Folster, McKibbon, Michell, Ralph, >McGowan and Waterson: Messrs Stone and Blewitt brewing the tea. Dancing >was indulged in up to "wee sma' hoors," in the schoolroom, Mr. Chas. >Harridge officiating as M.C., and Mr Thomas Nicholl supplying the music. >Messrs Tresize and Michell favored the company with various vocal >selections, which were well received. > >A long list of results follows, including the following names: >Clingin, Wilberforce, Mummery, Folster, Johnston, Thomas, Jannon, Priestly, >Burns, Buckley, Lee, McGowan, Crawford, Tresize, Waterson, Bigelow, >Kinchington, Bruestdt, Stone, Ralph, Mongan. > >The judges were Messrs Clingin, McGowan and Martin, and the handicappers >Messrs A. Stone, W. Waterson and R.McGowan. > _________________________________________________________________ Sell your car for $9 on carpoint.com.au http://server-au.imrworldwide.com/cgi-bin/b?cg=link&ci=ninemsn&tu=http://carpoint.ninemsn.com.au?refid=hotmail_tagline