Hec Did you notice if they have the Buckland Division of the Beechworth Mining District. This was the forerunner for the Crooked River District until 1864. Kerry ----- Original Message ----- From: Hec Alcock To: AUS-VIC-HIGH-COUNTRY-L@rootsweb.com Sent: Sunday, January 01, 2006 5:10 PM Subject: RE: [HC] Spare Deaths Hi Wendy, Happy New Year to you, am trying to catch up a bit, Was in Beechworth last week going through the mining registers at the Museum and was full of praise for the penmanship in the record books, but it not always the same......still probably better than most writers today cheers Hec -----Original Message----- From: Wendy [mailto:wendyfensom@optusnet.com.au] Sent: Sunday, 1 January 2006 4:57 PM To: AUS-VIC-HIGH-COUNTRY-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [HC] Spare Deaths Hi Heck, Long time no see! Happy New Year. What was it about the Beechworth pens?? All the same. Think they must have been using quills.... Cheers, Wendy > -- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.362 / Virus Database: 267.14.9/216 - Release Date: 29/12/2005