Hello Denise, Thanks for this one on FOSTER. I expect it is my ggrandfather doing the rounds, maybe before election time. Does anyone know if the hospital is still running? Continuing on the sporting bits and pieces of late, my second son is playing in a State League Lacrosse Grand Final this Saturday. We have been in the finals for seven years and never cracked it, but come very close, so have everything crossed we will have a victory; if so the party afterwards will be great!! Thanks Mary of Melbourne ----- Original Message ----- From: "Denise" <denisem@powerup.com.au> To: <AUS-VIC-HIGH-COUNTRY-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, September 02, 2004 10:06 PM Subject: [HC] OMA 23.3.1895 - Omeo News from "the Telegraph" Mr Foster paid a protracted visit to the Omeo Hospital on Sunday morning. He was inquisitorial almost as the Income Tax fellow. queried as to the opinion he had formed of the establishment Mr F replied laconically - 'well very little. The building is badly situate, and the arrangements are not good. However, the matron and wardsman, the doctors and committee are doing their best' - -