Hi Andrew, Thank you so much for this. It's just a tad difficult to take the pics myself when I'm up here in Queensland. One day I plan to make another trip down that way. Jackie At 04:23 PM 4/03/2005, you wrote: >Hello Jackie, > >I paid a visit to the Bethanga Cemetery today and got the details about >Christiana Mitchell that you were looking for. > >The inscription on her grave says: > >In Loving Memory of >Christiana Mitchell >Died 29th May 1934 >Aged 76 Years >Peace Perfect Peace > >I took my digital camera along and got some photos as well, I uploaded >them to my website. > >General view of cemetery: >http://mixedbunch.com/bethanga/Bethanga_Cem4.JPG > >View #1 of Mitchell crypt: >http://mixedbunch.com/bethanga/Bethanga_Cem6.JPG > >View #2 of Mitchell crypt: >http://mixedbunch.com/bethanga/Bethanga_Cem7.JPG > >Picture of inscriptions: >http://mixedbunch.com/bethanga/Bethanga_Cem8a.JPG > >Close-up of Christiana's inscription: >http://mixedbunch.com/bethanga/Bethanga_Cem8b.JPG > >Hope this helps, I wrote down all the inscriptions from the Mitchell >gravestones just in case you needed any other dates confirmed, I have to >go out right now but I'll put these in another message later tonight. > >Kind regards, >Andrew McPhee > > > > > >>From: Jackie <[email protected]> >>Subject: Bethanga Burial >>Date: Tue, 27 Apr 2004 18:14:00 +1000 >> >> >>Hi all, >> >>I've just received a gedcom from a family member and there is a slight >>anomaly. >>I am hoping someone can check it out for me please. >> >>Christiana MITCHELL (nee SIRL) >>died 29 April or May 1924 and buried at Bethanga. >>I have a photo of the grave but I can't see what the inscription is. >> >>It's a huge crypt with (from memory 6 or 8 people buried there). >>I looks a bit like a roman building with 4 pillars at each corner of the >>roof. However, the roof doesn't completely cover the base. >> >>If anyone can check for me and would like a photo to make it easier to >>find, please email me off list. >> >>Jackie >>QLD

Hi Jackie, No problems, glad I could help out! If you need any more info from Bethanga Cemetery let me know, it's a nice drive out there, I'd be happy to go anytime! Regards, Andrew McPhee At 09:21 AM 10/03/2005 +1000, Jackie wrote: >Hi Andrew, >Thank you so much for this. >It's just a tad difficult to take the pics myself when I'm up here in >Queensland. >One day I plan to make another trip down that way. > > > > >At 04:23 PM 4/03/2005, Andrew McPhee wrote: >>Hello Jackie, >> >>I paid a visit to the Bethanga Cemetery today and got the details about >>Christiana Mitchell that you were looking for. <snip>

A great great uncle of mine William MAson FINN wrote a book on travelling around NEastern Victoria. IN it he references John FINN as a the mayor of Kilmore owning a "first class mill" on the river. Does anyone have any details about John FINN and the possibility that the two are related. WM FINN was one of the first priests ordained in Victoria and brother to Edmund FINN aka GArryowen, my grgrgrfather, who wrote the Chronicles of Early Melbourne cheers Jon Patrick ---------------------------------------------------------------- This message was sent using IMP, the Internet Messaging Program.

Hi all, Does anyone on the list know if a transcription has been done of the Bethanga Cemetery? If it hasn't, I am keen to dip my toe into the water and do it myself. Most of my research involves Canada, USA or Scotland and I have got invaluable data from people who have done transcriptions from over there that helped me out, so I thought I'd give a bit back and do some cemeteries in the local area (NE Vic/Sth NSW). I've got spare time, a PDA, a digital camera and space on my website. I'm rearing to go I just need to be pointed in the right direction! I figure Bethanga Cem. is relatively small and it'd be a good intro. After that, I'd do some others around here - anyone have any requests..? Andrew McPhee