Hi Sue, A great uncle of mine, by marriage. Cheers Ray ----- Original Message ----- From: Sue <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, October 31, 2005 9:27 PM Subject: [HC] My Honourable Ancestor > A site called 'Chinese Voice' contains much early Chinese N/E Vic history & genealogy which may aid researchers. > www.stevenyoung.co.nz/chinesevoice/ChinConf/S5.html - 113k - > > extract from site: > "When they returned to the King Valley they lived in a cottage next to the King Valley school and it was here that both of their children were born and reared. This cottage had a strange history. It was built for the first school master of the King Valley school, William Coulton Smith, but he only lived in it a few months before he died of tuberculosis." > > The truth is as follows - > William Coulton SMITH b.1882 Barnawartha taught at King Valley School from 1906 till 1915. > His last posting was Headmaster at Essendon School no.483 from 1942 till 1945. > He died 25th August 1945 and according to his death certificate (fortunately) he did not die of tuberculosis. > I have tried to have this misinformation corrected many times to no avail. > > Sue > (William's great grand neice.) > >