Thanks Denise, I now have something to offer the list as well as your Coach Rides. I am sure the quality of my gggrandfather's meat products would have been good - ................... The FOSTER family from Coventry had apprenticed their sons as butchers for some generations, and initially after my gggrandfather Wlm. Hy. FOSTER mined in One Mile and Two Mile mines when he first came here, it is interesting he went back to his apprenticeship trade of being a butcher. I did not know he used the name "Henry" instead of "William". I know there has to be a good story in the name Madman's Gully and Devil's Elbow - can anybody help? Thank you, Mary Sent: Saturday, October 01, 2005 10:59 PM Subject: [HC] OMA 3.10.1861 > Henry Foster > BUTCHER > Madman's gully > near the Chinese Camp > BEECHWORTH > Late of Devil's Elbow > Prime Corned Beef and Pickled Tongues always on sale. > - > > >

Mary Didn't they run around starkas in Madman's Gully!! I'm sure someone else will shed some light for you. Chris On Monday, October 3, 2005, at 06:06 PM, MM wrote: > Thanks Denise, > > I now have something to offer the list as well as your Coach Rides. > I am sure the quality of my gggrandfather's meat products would have > been good - ................... > The FOSTER family from Coventry had apprenticed their sons as butchers > for some generations, and initially after my gggrandfather Wlm. Hy. > FOSTER mined in One Mile and Two Mile mines when he first came here, > it is interesting he went back to his apprenticeship trade of being a > butcher. I did not know he used the name "Henry" instead of > "William". > I know there has to be a good story in the name Madman's Gully and > Devil's Elbow - can anybody help? > Thank you, > Mary > > > Sent: Saturday, October 01, 2005 10:59 PM > Subject: [HC] OMA 3.10.1861 > > >> Henry Foster >> BUTCHER >> Madman's gully >> near the Chinese Camp >> BEECHWORTH >> Late of Devil's Elbow >> Prime Corned Beef and Pickled Tongues always on sale. >> - >> >> > >

here you are Mary, from Chris herself and the Archives ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Christine" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Saturday, November 20, 2004 9:00 PM > Subject: [HC] Madman's Gully > > > The tension on the gold fields sometimes provoked extreme anti social > behaviour..... > > A gully within a bend on Spring Creek opened 17.1.1853...men soon began > to squabble over claim rights. > "One man in his anxiety to secure good ground, ran naked from his tent > and with small sticks began to mark out his claim, threatening with > vengeance anyone who dared oppose him. The new diggings acquired the > name of Madman's Gully. > > Chris