Hi Denise Thanks for this again. Lovely to see the list working again even if it is 7 days out of date - things seem really quiet when the list is down. Cheers Merren -----Original Message----- From: Denise [mailto:denisem@powerup.com.au] Sent: Sunday, 4 July 2004 9:11 PM To: AUS-VIC-HIGH-COUNTRY-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [HC] OMA Hi All, Is it a long weekend in Victoria or are you all tucked up in front of a fire? The list is so quiet. I"ve been busy on other matters these past few nights but now back to finish the last few weeks of 1883. -11.12.83 Tom Thumb was a Knight Templar. He was the shortest knight in the world - shorter even than the night of June 21. - Murmungee cricket include J E Burbank c Walter Wilberforce b Finnie A Jessop c and b Griffin E Jessop b Finnie G Calgleish run out A McLeod sub., b Finnie J Cummins sub., c Robertson, b Griffin Gillan b Finnie H Elmer not out J Bigelow sub., c Flood b Griffin Second innings (names not mentioned above) J Wilberforce Will. Wilberforce Hillsborough first innings A Welshman G Wilberforce Griffin McCarthy Flood J Finnie J Wilberforce Blewitt (no initial Blow it , sorry, got to do something while reading all this (g)) - Land Application at Tallangatta to be held 20t December - am putting these in now, just in case the results don't get into the paper before end of year. James McGill 156 acres Between Goldsworthy's and Rowley's holdings Berringa. John Mitchell 20 acres south of J Goldsworthy's holding Upper Murray Rd Berringa 13.12.1883 The railway line to Myrtleford was completed 'today'. It was officially opened by the Minister of Railways. - Licenses renewed/granted. ( liquor licenses.) George Rae Allen's Flat. A transfer of license from J M Cole to Helen McIntyre of Yack. - People selling fat cattle fat sheep fat calves fat lambs and store cattle for the Christmas trade at J H Gray & Co. 19th December O'Donnell Merriang Mc'Aliece Oxley Kelly Mitta M Reid Oxley H A Crawford Whorouly M Welsh Whorouly J Lampitt Kiewa M O'Donnell Merriang Mrs Mackay The Grange J Sutcliffe Wooragee H A Crawford Piney Ranges. Gee I wish he wouldn't do this to me, what's he been up to now. J Kendall Basin Creek G Beatty Osborne's Flat W Fisher Jnr W Henry Bowman's Forest - publican's license Wangaratta Silas Porter Royal Victoria Hotel - 15/12/83 Beechworth Police Court M and T Dodd v Patrick Reardon Fraud summons - ordered to be paid in monthly instalments of £1. - £5.3.6 John Hines v James Hamel claim of 17/6d ordered to pay John Brown charged with using obscene language in a public place was fined £10 or 3 months imprisonment - fine was NOT paid. Went away, not to far, for a Xmas holiday . - H R Tilt, Registrar of Marriages Rowan st Wangaratta. - Handicaps for the Two mile maiden at Boxing Day sports. happy to backtrack for names and distance - two days offer. Thompson, Osborne Jeffs McLean 3 Mile - Stassen Cooper Thompson Maloney Osborne Taylor. Two mile - Cooper Thompson Osborne Stassen Maloney Taylor. - Jeremiah McCormick of Greta granted hawkers and pedlars licenses - Leaving - Mr J E Burbank having disposed of his fourth share in the Jaybird Reef at the Sugarload Bowman's Forest to Jas Kyle at a satisfactory price will leave Beechworth for Queensland where he has obtained employed as an engineer. - --- Incoming mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.716 / Virus Database: 472 - Release Date: 5/07/2004 --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.716 / Virus Database: 472 - Release Date: 5/07/2004