Ronda ....that's super.. Another clue to my grandfather - yet to be investigated. We, the cousins, know nothing about him to speak of, only what has been found in the last 6 years and that's little, so thank you so very much for this. This child would like be my uncle Hiram - by then going on two. I shall forward this to my cousin and see if he comes back with any comment on scars etc. So that's where he was, in Sheepstation Ck. He would have been looking after Hiram's 1400 acres I guess - and remember he also had a few of his own - that Price - Walter - Hiram thing in 1905. Great snippet Denise ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ronda Shambrook" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, October 09, 2005 10:17 AM Subject: [HC] Crawford Sheepstation Creek > OMA Aug 7 1897 > > Serious Scalding Accident > An accident, attended with very painful results, occurred at Wednesday > last at Sheepstation Creek, a few miles from Beechworth. Mr Walter > Crawford, son of Mr. H.A. Crawford of Brookfield, Everton, is in charge of > a farm in that locality, and it appears that on the day mentioned Mrs > Crawford and a young child were sitting in front of the stove, on which > stood a vessel of boiling water. By some mischance, one of the legs of > the stove became detached, throwing it forward and displacing the pot of > water which scattered over both of them, inflicting severe scalds. Dr > Skinner was at once summoned to the spot, and promptly attended. The > remedies he applied were successful in alleviating the intense pain > consequent on the severe injuries, but some time must elapse before the > suffers can be expected to gain perfect recovery from an accident which > might have been attended with fatal consequences.