Great reading Pamela Cheers Kathryn ----- Original Message ----- From: "Pamela S" <pakash1@bigpond.net.au> To: <AUS-VIC-HIGH-COUNTRY-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, January 03, 2006 10:10 PM Subject: [HC] News of the day! > Snippets for the First week of January > >From On this Day in the North East - Graham Jones > > January 1 Corowa Post Office was opened in 1861, the publican of Corowa Hotel acted as postmaster > Foundation stone of Beechworth's Wesleyan Chapel was laid by the Rev John C Symons > Wangaratta first public hospital opened 1872 > The foundation stone of the new wing of the Ovens Benevolent Asylum was laid by Mrs Elizabeth Keogh, sister of > the late Theresa Ellen Wallace(dec 1882) who was the wife of Beechworth Pioneer John Wallace > Dr Cullinan of Bethanga died in 1901 after a fall from a horse- was a surgeon in the English Navy, spent > many years living in Wangaratta > > January 3 Smiths Welcome Inn on Reid's Creek was consumed by fire in 1858, many rescued 6 bodies recovered > A volunteer firebrigade was formed in Beechworth soon afterwards. > Yarrawonga Coffee Palace was destroyed by fire in 1896- building occupied by Mrs Mary Fair > > January 5 One of the oldest buildings in Wangaratta built by "Father of Wangaratta" W H Clark, located near the > entrance of Merriwa Park was destroyed in 1929. Fire broke out in shop occupied by Harrison the tin-smith. > The old buildings were in the process of being dismantled to enable a Ford garage to be built on the site > > January 6 First issue of the O&M Advertiser 1855 > Launched as the only local newspaper on the main Sydney Road between Melbourne and Goulburn, by Francis > Hodgson Nixon, architect, surveyor . > The Wahgunyah railway line was officially opened in 1879 > > January 7 The first touring English Cricket team to tour the colonies travelled by coach leaving Melbourne at noon and arriving in > Wangaratta in time for breakfast - are to play a team from the North East > > > I'll try and post weekly if any one is interested. > > Pamela S > > > > > -- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.1.371 / Virus Database: 267.14.11/219 - Release Date: 02-Jan-06 > >