SALT around the borders, stops them dead. > > From: "Merren Cliff" <mcliff@bigpond.net.au> > Date: 02/07/2004 8:32:57 > To: AUS-VIC-HIGH-COUNTRY-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: RE: [HC] OMA - McQuilton > > Thanks Denise - Alexander and Archibald are mine - not sure about J... > > How come this rare sighting of snails is not the case in my garden? Our > front garden is all of 15' x 4' and my daily occupation is to extract > about 15 snails to be disposed off. > > Cheers > > > Merren > > -----Original Message----- > From: Denise [mailto:denisem@powerup.com.au] > Sent: Thursday, 1 July 2004 10:46 PM > To: AUS-VIC-HIGH-COUNTRY-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: [HC] OMA > > 6.10.83 > > Snails - The gardener at the Ovens Hospital found seven genuine English > snails. The interesting little creatures (not my words believe me) who > carry their 'houses' in the shape of shells on their backs were objects > of curious interest to those who saw them, particularly to Australians, > to whom the sight was a rare one, while it revived recollections of home > among those in whose country such snails are common. > - > The Buffalo Heifer Estate - 450 acres freehold land and 15,000 grazing > right up for sale. Describes the property rather well if anyone > interested. John Fearn is leaving the district. > - > Murmungee Gold Sluicing Co. - first adjourned general meeting held > 3/10/83 > Albion Hotel Ford St B/worth. > present - W Dalgleish J Gillan James Gillies T M Ellen A McQuilton H > Ellen R Varley Ah Quong J Cowan M Ellen W Ellen C J O'Sullivan M Moye A > R Cane > John Gillies J E Toye P Feely E Jessop > represented by proxy - > D Kelty M Monaghan A Scullen S Mummery C Mummery J Stapleton P and M > Connors C S Mummery J Neary J Neary Miss M Moye D O'Sullivan E Neary > Alex McQuilton J McQuilton Thomas Mummery P Jessop C O'Brien W Ellen > Arch. McQuilton M Edomondson W Fynny and J Moye. > > - > Jeffs paid money owed by council. > - > 9.10.83 > New Licenses issued > Thomas Collier 16a1r11p Beechworth > William Foster 13a 2r 21p Bright > Matthew Lynch 4a 3r 35p B/worth > - > New Fire brigade proposed in B/worth. The town then has two brigades for > the next 20 years approximately. Rivals, caused by some of the members > of this brigade having belonged to previous brigade and having been > guilty at a fundraiser for the brigade, of misconduct. Suspended from > Brigade #1, then up and resigned, and then grouped with others and > formed Brigade #2. > - > Mr W Carkeek Tallangatta has a four legged on day old chicken.. One > pair grows out of the neck underneath the wings, the other pair where > they should be. It was killed by a native cat otherwise it might have > lived to be a walking wonder. > - > Codfish caught near Corowa, sent by rail to B/worth. Weighed 97 lbs. > - > Cook and laundress wanted by Mrs W H Foster Beechworth > - > Staunch horse adapted for buggy or spring car for sale - apply B Barnes > Camp ST Beechworth or R Barnes maybe. > -0 > > > --- > Incoming mail is certified Virus Free. > Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). > Version: 6.0.709 / Virus Database: 465 - Release Date: 22/06/2004 > > > --- > Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. > Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). > Version: 6.0.709 / Virus Database: 465 - Release Date: 22/06/2004 > > > This message was sent through MyMail http://www.mymail.com.au