Thank you Judy, great to read these stories. Colleen ----- Original Message ----- From: "Eric and Judy Douthie" <jdouthie@bigpond.net.au> To: <AUS-VIC-NE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, May 29, 2007 3:26 PM Subject: [AVNE] Old Newspapers > Last week my husband found some old newspapers while demolishing a house. > They are from 1937, '38, '39 '40. Some are just odd pages while others are > complete newspapers. Pages are from 'The Argus, The Sun, The Age and The > Herald. > > I have gone through and extracted a few articles that apply to the North > East. > > Oct 18 1939 The Age > Yarrawonga - While attending to a horse Mr Harry Vagg, a well known farmer > of Tarramma, Mulwala was kicked on the leg and had his thigh broken. He > was > taken to the Corowa Hospital. > > Whorouly 11th Aug 1938 The Sun > Miss Maisie Steer was entertained by Whorouly Nrth residents at a variety > tea and was handed many gifts before her marriage to Mr A Lindsay. > > LOWRY 21st Jan 1939 The Age > On Jan 13th at Buckland Valley, result of bushfires James Charles Lowry > passed away, loved son of James and Lily Lowry brother of William, Harold > and Alf aged 39 years also grandson Ronald Lee Lowry aged 15 years only > child of William and Edna Lowry of Whitfield. > > Springhurst 16th November 1939 > Mr John Docker Read died in a private hospital in Melbourne on Monday aged > 74. He owned Springhurst Station and was one of the leading breeders of > Jersey cattle in Victoria. He was an active member of the Victorian Branch > Australian Jersey Society of which he was president. He was a leading > exhibitor of jersey stock at the Royal Show. He was also active in work > for > the Church of England. He left a widow, three sons and four daughters. He > was cremated at Springvale. > > more later. > > Regards > Judy > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > AUS-VIC-NE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >