Hi Denise, Well, I think I'll have to get my map of Hillsborough out, that's all a bit technical for me. Thanks for your time and trouble. Ronda ----- Original Message ----- From: "Denise" <denisem@powerup.com.au> To: <AUS-VIC-HIGH-COUNTRY-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, January 06, 2006 8:11 PM Subject: Re: [HC] Ronda > You asked for it - if you work it out I'd love to know > > A site for common school purposes has been reserved at Hillsborough as > under - > 3 roods four perches unnamed county town of Hillsborough being allotments > 8 and 9 of Section D > Commencing at the north angle of allotment 9 being the point of > intersection of the western side of Osborne street by the southern side of > Stanley st; bounded thence by Osborne street, bearing S.0deg. 9 min W. > three chains, eight-two links; thence by allotment 7, bearing west two > chains ninety-four links; thence by allotment 6 bearing N 29 deg 23 min W > one chian forty-three links; and thence by Stanley street aforesaid > bearing N 60 deg 37 min E four chians seventeen links to the point of > commencement. > > I can't stop laughing - no wonder they put it in the pub > > >> Hi Denise, >> I know a few details about the whereabouts of the school - it was >> previously a hotel owned by Ellen Kennedy, but I do not have the detail >> you mention. (They must have changed their minds about the tender for a >> new building). >> I'd absolutely love the info, but only if you have time to type it up - >> otherwise I can look it up on my next visit to the State library. >> Ronda >> >> OMA >> November 28th 1867 top 4th column >