Hi Kathy, I would appreciate a copy Thanks Jim Parslow Ada Ackerly wrote: > At 14:15 24-04-02 +1000, Kathy Myles wrote: > >Well I have finished the index of The History of the Kiewa Valley - 25 pages > >for a 125 page book!!! - lots of names. I was trying to finish it before I > >started work on Monday. > > > >Would any one else on the list like a copy. If so contact me directly > >kmyles@alphalink.com.au > >and I will email a copy. > > > >Kathy > > Hello Kathy, yes please, I would like a copy > aackers@alphalink.com > > regards, > Ada Ackerly, Melbourne, Australia > formerly Ackerly DocuSearch

Hello Jenni, I suppose you have looked at "Wool Past the Winning Post by Heather Ronald, on the Chirnside family? The 1862 Land Act under Section 17offered many leases for land. Purchasers had to sign that they were applying for land for their own use, and that they had selected no other land. Andrew Chirnside acquired thousands of acres by using dummy bidders who then transferred the land to him. The Public Record Office has at least one series illustrating this: VPRS 832, Applications for Crown Grant of land leased under Section 17, 1862 Land Act, in Unit 1, Bundle 1 are listed 111 such allotments at Caramballac (he was entitled to purchase only ONE by the Land Act), a total of 39,000 acres! These licences were entered in the "red book" which indicates Lands staff felt the purchases should not be allowed. They were also referred to as "red faced Returns" for the same reason. I think there are also at least another 90 allotments of 19,850 acres which were aquired in much the same way, plus a note that Chirnside was agitating for a further 112 allotments to be issued to him because he had been allowed to be the purchaser of the previous 200! They refer to Baangal, Kornong, Caramballock North & South Other persons who were not quite as greedy and devious (excuse the language as this is your relative) as Chirnside were Alexander McGill of Gatum Gatum, I McVean of Cressey, J.B. Hughes of Redruth.... and this was from a cursory look at the first box in this series! This is probably the reason why Bealiba was so difficult to sort out and sell, as it was made up of at least 40 different licences, but it was sold in 1907 after, according to Mrs Ronald, an "Act of Parliament", though it was likely, she says, to be caused by the difficulty in locating all the 40 different titles. Hope that helps you. Regards Ada At 11:27 26-04-02 +1000, you wrote: >Hi, >Is anyone researching the Bealiba area? I am trying to find any info on >the "Bealiba Station" [farm] that was owned by the Werribee CHIRNSIDES >{Werribee Mansion etc} >It was run by Thomas LEE from about early 1870's. >Thomas LEE is my gg grandfather and his wife Elizabeth WATSON was related >to the CHIRNSIDES. > >Any suggestions as to where I can get my hands on any sources for that >area would be great. > >And thankyou to everyone who did the marraige lookup for me, I was >astounded with the response!!! > >Kind regards >Jenni > > > >==== AUS-VIC-GOLDFIELDS Mailing List ==== >Support RootsWeb and help it support genealogy >http://www.rootsweb.com/rootsweb/how-to-subscribe.html regards, Ada Ackerly, Melbourne, Australia formerly Ackerly DocuSearch

Hello Margaret I looked In the Seymour paper for about two weeks on and after the date. There were no death or funeral notices at all, and so I was looking for a news item. Nothing to be found. I didn't have time to look in the Melbourne papers. Best wishes Jennifer ----- Original Message ----- From: "margaret mcintosh" <marmac51@hotmail.com> To: <AUS-VIC-NE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, April 24, 2002 11:06 PM Subject: Re: [AVNE] Look-ups Melbourne Friday 26 April 2002 > > Hello Jennifer, > Thank you for this wonderful offer. If you have time...could you do a check > of the Seymour newspaper/s (there may have been two at this time, not sure) > for death notice of RUBY McINTOSH who died around 7th December, 1907, > please? > I have a memorial card for her death but cannot locate her in the Seymour > Cemetery and wondered if the paper mentions her death and/or where she was > buried, or any other details. (Am too lousy to buy the certificate just > now!!! (g) ) > Thanks for your help. > Regards, Margaret. > > > > >I am going to the State Library this Friday 26th. > >Anyone wanting look-ups please contact me.

Hello Heather SLV couldn't help without knowing which hospital. There were many, including private hospitals. They suggest phoning the Australian Nursing Federation as they may be able to help. Best wishes Jennifer ----- > Hello Jennifer > > Is it possible to find out what years my GM did her nursing training at > Melb. hospital please? It would have been around 1900 sometime. Her > name Frances Clara Blacksell or could have been Barrett. She was born at > Apsley Vic in 1881. > > Thanking you > Heather >

Heather The Kiewa Valley is a steep river valley cut by the Kiewa River in North East Victoria. The valley extends from Wodonga on the Murray River south east to Mount Beauty, which is at the foot of Mt Bogong, Victoria's highest peak. Mt Beauty is the jumping off point to the Ski Resort of Falls Creek, which is only about 30km from Mt Beauty (BUT straight up). There are two major towns in the Kiewa Valley - Yackandandah and Mt Beauty, with smaller centres such as Dederang. Summer or winter, this is one of the most beautiful roads in Australia, and every chance I get I do the drive from Wodonga to Mt Beauty, up over Towonga Gap to Bright, and back through Myrtleford to Wodonga. Hope this helps. Chris ----- Original Message ----- From: "hbrooks" <hbrooks@iprimus.com.au> To: <AUS-VIC-NE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, April 26, 2002 11:52 PM Subject: Re: [AVNE] Re: History of Kiewa Valley Index > Hi Ada > > Where is Kiewa Valley? > > Regards heather >

Hi Ada Where is Kiewa Valley? Regards heather

On the 21 March at Edge HIll far, Samaria, Thomas Sykes, eldes son of the late Rev Thomas Powell, of Doncaster England and brother of Edmumd T Powell of Wodonga, aged 62 years. Ths was in the Wodonga & Towong Sentinel - 1892. April 20thish 1892 Dissolution of Parnership We hereby give notice that the partnership between the undersigned is hereby disssolved. All outstanding accounts against the late firm must be sent in at once, and all accounts owing to the said firm must be paid at once. Dated this first day of February 1892 John Johnson C.T.W. King Witness C M Wilkinson, Solicitor Albury. This was in the paper a couple of days after 20th April 1892. Denise

Today I received two photos of the only things I now know as having belonged to C and C. Chris Wild took photos of coach lamps which were used on the Corryong Wodonga runs of Crawford and Co. This has spurred me on to do something which I should have started eons ago and that is to find what remains of the Company in the north east. If I find even two more, it will be a catalogue of three. If anyone knows of anything - anywhere in fact - which was part of the company I would be so grateful to hear. In fact may I impose on you all, that should you be wandering around looking at relics (other than your other half) and find where something of C and C happens to be, let me know. I intend to start dong a ring around the museums in the north east - any other ideas? regards Denise

Jim I need your email address to send the Kiewa Index as you cannot send an attachment through the list. Kathy > Hi Kathy, > > I would appreciate a copy > Thanks > Jim Parslow > > Ada Ackerly wrote: > > > At 14:15 24-04-02 +1000, Kathy Myles wrote: > > >Well I have finished the index of The History of the Kiewa Valley - 25 pages > > >for a 125 page book!!! - lots of names. I was trying to finish it before I > > >started work on Monday. > > > > > >Would any one else on the list like a copy. If so contact me directly > > >kmyles@alphalink.com.au > > >and I will email a copy. > > > > > >Kathy > > > > Hello Kathy, yes please, I would like a copy > > aackers@alphalink.com > > > > regards, > > Ada Ackerly, Melbourne, Australia > > formerly Ackerly DocuSearch > >

Hi Kathy, Many thanks for checking. I know the other Huons are related but I'm only researching John Francis' line. Cheers Jan At 11:18 PM 24/04/2002 +1000, you wrote: >Jan >No John Francis HUON in the index though there are plenty of other HUONs. > >Kathy

At 14:15 24-04-02 +1000, Kathy Myles wrote: >Well I have finished the index of The History of the Kiewa Valley - 25 pages >for a 125 page book!!! - lots of names. I was trying to finish it before I >started work on Monday. > >Would any one else on the list like a copy. If so contact me directly >kmyles@alphalink.com.au >and I will email a copy. > >Kathy Hello Kathy, yes please, I would like a copy aackers@alphalink.com regards, Ada Ackerly, Melbourne, Australia formerly Ackerly DocuSearch

The names below were coach drivers - if you connect or know of these men would you please contact me as I would like some information to include in the STAFF section of The Golden Gumtree. This would be much appreciated - Denise D. and F. Hollister James Barry C. A. Millard G. Vine S. Mills J. Nankervis J. O'Sullivan. Thanks very much, Denise

Hello Carol, That would be the AUS-VIC-NORTHWEST list. Cheers Peter ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ At 06:10 PM 25/04/02 +1000, you wrote: >Dear list, > >Sorry for such a dumb question, but which list should I subscribe to that >covers the Gannawarra Shire area including Kerang. > >Thanks > >Carol Dale >

Dear list, Sorry for such a dumb question, but which list should I subscribe to that covers the Gannawarra Shire area including Kerang. Thanks Carol Dale

Hi Kathy, Would you mind checking to see if John Francis HUON appears in the index please? Cheers Jan At 02:15 PM 24/04/2002 +1000, you wrote: >Well I have finished the index of The History of the Kiewa Valley - 25 pages >for a 125 page book!!! - lots of names. I was trying to finish it before I >started work on Monday. > >Would any one else on the list like a copy. If so contact me directly >kmyles@alphalink.com.au >and I will email a copy. > >Kathy > > > >

Donald Wilson Veitch & Arthur Wilson Veitch Donald Veitch was born in Bridgeton in Glasgow, Scotland, 1870. He was the 5th son and 8th child of a total of 10 to James Veitch and Margaret Wilson. When Donalds parents married in 1851 at St Nicholas Church in Aberdeen, his father James was a professional Soldier.a Colour Sergeant in Queen Victoria' s 42nd Royal Highlanders, stationed in Aberdeen. This regiment is famous as the Blackwatch regiment. Not much is known of Donalds young life except that it is clear that he was quite well educated. When he was around 20 or so he came out to Australia. My grandmother told me that he was sent out here to take the opportunity to study wool husbandry in Victoria. Whether he was sponsored in some way or came out of his own accord is not known.. His eldest brother was working as a Forester on the Greenburn estate outside Edinburgh in 1891. This is sheep country and maybe there was a connection. What is clear though, is that he was intended to go back to Scotland after his studies In 1894 Donald met Mary Ellen Payne in Berwick. Mary Ellen seems to have had a very tough life. She was born in New Zealand in 1877. Her parents are listed as George Payne and Elizabeth Wakelin, who did not marry until 1882, so it seems that she was either born out of wedlock or perhaps was born to Elizabeth Wakelin by a different father and changed her name to Payne after George and Elizabeth married when she was 5. George Payne died when she was 8 years old. He was a railway platelayer and he was "found drowned" according to his inquest. In 1889 Mary Ellens mother died leaving her with both parents dead by the time she was 12. At some stage after 12 she came over to Australia...perhaps to be with relatives or what is more likely, she came over as an indentured servant to help alleviate the acute labour shortage that existed in Australia at the time? In 1894 she was living in Berwick and met Donald. They married in June and their first child, Arthur Wilson Veitch was born six months later. Over the next 20 years Mary Ellen and Donald had twelve children, the fifth one was Clara Ellen who was my grandmother ( known as Nellie). My Nana has described her childhood as normal for the times, but to us it would seem a tough one. By this time her father was working as a revenue officer for the tax department to support his large family. It seems that Donalds family back in Scotland were never happy with his marriage to a "colonial girl". They would often try and induce him to come home to Scotland and they would sent him the money for his fare, but it was only for one person, one way. When he would get a letter like this from "home" he'd usually go and get on the booze for weeks and usually lose his job. Nana has described to me that at those times she remembers the family would hock whatever they could, including the brass bed stands and all the beds would be sitting up on kerosene tins. Eventually, the old man would sober up, get another job and things would settle down again, usually with the arrival of another baby. In 1914 when war broke out in Europe, Donald saw this as an opportunity to get back home to Scotland to see his family and take his eldest son with him. No doubt, they believed that it would all be over in three months, like the rest of Australia did at the time. In 1914 he lowered his age from 45 to 39 to qualify, and he was among the very first to enlist in the AIF with his son. Arthur Wilson Veitch, a paper miller at Australian Paper Mills was 19 years old. They enlisted in Fitzroy as Registered numbers 157 and 158, in the 7th Battalion. My nana has told me that George Annas Veitch, the next son down, also wanted to go with them. As he was only 15 he was too young to enlist. So with his eldest son 19 years old and his youngest one 9 months old, Donald set off to war. Father and son trained together for three months in Australia, were shipped off to Egypt together and on April 25th, 1915, the first Anzac day, they landed on the beaches of Gallipoli together. They are both listed as having died on that day although the son was originally listed as wounded and missing in action. Both of them lie in unmarked graves somewhere on the beaches of that sad and historic place. They form part of the Lone Pine Memorial in Anzac Cove in Gallipoli because many who died in those first days were hastily buried in shallow graves which were later obliterated by shell fire. They never made it to Scotland. The next son down, George, enlisted in 1916 when he was 17 years old and was sent to the infamous trenches in France where he was gassed. He died in Heidelberg Repatriation hospital of war wounds in 1937 aged 35. My grandmother helped her mother raise the remaining 10 children. She never heard a word from the heartless family in Scotland. In my view, the hero in this story is my great grandmother.

Hi Jennifer, Thank you for your wonderful offer. If you have the time, could you please have a look for a Death Notice, in Melbourne newspapers, for the death in Melbourne, and/or Victoria, of a gentleman by the name of Henry Herbert/Henry OSWALD, there perhaps may be the name of Kennedy given also. This death occurred some time after 1938, perhaps before 1941. He was a son of Michael Henry Kennedy OSWALD and Alice (nee SOUTHAM). Henry Herbert was an old brother of Catherine Ann (my Mother). Thank you so much, from Leona in Toowoomba kingskid@ozxpress.com.au

Hi Ronda Sorry I don't know anything about your Colville family. I have an Ellen family in Yack about the same time. Met up with Val and John yesterday at the Gardens Inc day in Mansfield, had a nice day - except that I backed into their car, fortunately only damage a bend number plate. Do drop in if you are ever up this way. Kind regards, Bev. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ronda Shambrook" <shambrookdr@dcsi.net.au> To: <AUS-VIC-NE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, April 20, 2002 12:03 AM Subject: [AVNE] Colville Family > Hi, > Is there anyone else out there researching the family of Archibald and Mary Colville (Yackandandah)? > James Colville b 1862 > Hannah Jane b 1864 > William James b1865 > George Reid b 1868 > Mary Elizabeth b 1871 > Margaret b 1873 > Archibald b 1876 > Ellen (or Helen) b 1879 > > Ronda Shambrook > >

Thanks Chris much appreciated. Heather

Jan No John Francis HUON in the index though there are plenty of other HUONs. Kathy ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jan Glasby" <jan.glasby@hawkerc.act.edu.au> To: <AUS-VIC-NE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, April 25, 2002 5:53 PM Subject: Re: [AVNE] Re: History of Kiewa Valley Index > Hi Kathy, > > Would you mind checking to see if John Francis HUON appears in the index > please? > > Cheers > Jan > > At 02:15 PM 24/04/2002 +1000, you wrote: > >Well I have finished the index of The History of the Kiewa Valley - 25 pages > >for a 125 page book!!! - lots of names. I was trying to finish it before I > >started work on Monday. > > > >Would any one else on the list like a copy. If so contact me directly > >kmyles@alphalink.com.au > >and I will email a copy. > > > >Kathy > > > > > > > > > >