Thank you Anne You have had a great find for me. Yes I would like the detail of the business in 1877 Thank you again, I will send this info to Roger for his comment, Roger is 95 years old and lives at The Flour Mill Site in Tarrawingee and is very with it. I am sure he would love to talk any person interested in the past history of the area. Regards Doug ----- Original Message ----- From: "Anne Hollingshead" <hollies@melbpc.org.au> To: <AUS-VIC-NE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, April 05, 2002 1:23 PM Subject: Re: [AVNE] Wangaratta Despatch Wed 2 Nov 1887 > Hello Doug, > > Well I went to the State Library and searched the papers yesterday and only > found a notice that Alex Clements has bought the North Eastern Flour Mills > in Wangaratta. The advertisement which said that the business would be > continuing noted that he had experience at Tarrawingee for 10 years. This > advertisement continued in the paper on a regular basis over the month. > I have photocopied the entry and can transcribe it if you are interested. > > I have only just checked the following and found the date in 1885 and in the > Chronicle not the Despatch so next week I will try and get back there and > search again > > I have these notes from Roger Smith of Tarrawingee > " The grain mill at Tarrawingee was built by three Shield brothers for James > TINNING. It was taken over by Grant and Wilson then later by Alec Clements. > In 1886 on either the 6th or 26th of November the mill was sold to John > Smith in Wangaratta at the Commercial Hotel by auctioneers Phillips. The 90 > acres on Woolshed Rd was sold separately to John Peppards on the same day > for three pounds, two and six an acre. This property was recently sold to > the Moroney family for $1200 an acre. Woolshed Road borders the site on one > side. The mill was burnt down when bags of charcoal stored in the mill > caught fire this was in 1920 ? The house on the mill site was pulled down > forty years ago (about 1954 ? ?? ) and replaced with a modern cream brick > house. The sales of the mill and the 90 acre property are likely to be > recorded in the Wangaratta Chronicle on the 6th or 26th of November. " > > I think the auctioneer was G. Phillipson's Jun who I gather owned the Wang > mill before Clements > > I also have this > > "The flour mill which for many years converted locally grown wheat into > flour, was built for Graham and Wilson, by the Sheils Bros. Jack Tom and > Bill, who were carpenters and wheelwrights about 1870 and William Sheils was > also a part owner. During the early part of its history it had several > managers including Joe Chicken. David Wyllie was another employed there. > James Tinning ran it for 10 or 12 .... years before Alex Clements > ????......owned by Smith and Humphreys but after a few years Humphreys sold > his share to John Smith, who managed it until it ceased to exist when it was > burnt down about 1917." > >From "The Story Behind Tarrawingee 1854-1954" Apr 1954 Centenary by > Chronicle Dispatch > I have a photocopy of this book but the last lines on the page are missing > > also this > > DESTRUCTIVE FIRE > TARRAWINGEE FLOUR MILLS DESTROYED > CAUSE UNKNOWN > Owner John Smith a very heavy loser. > Was built about 50 years ago by Messrs. Wm. and Thomas Shields. > >From its beginning it had several managers, and James Tinning ran it for > over 10 to 12 years. Alex Clements was the proprietor when William Alexander > McGregor was employed at the flour mill and it was where he learnt his trade > later enabling him to run his own mill. It was subsequently owned by John > Smith > (supplied by the Wangaratta Historical Society.) > Query summary from the original article ?? > > I also have the will of James Tinning which details the contents of the > whole business in 1877. And his wife's obituary in 1939 > > Let me know if you want any of this. > > Anne > > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Doug & Pat MacLaren-Smith" <youknow@nor.com.au> > To: <AUS-VIC-NE-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Wednesday, 3 April 2002 2:14 > Subject: [AVNE] Wangaratta Despatch Wed 2 Nov 1887 > > > > Dear fellow Researchers. > > I wonder if some kind person could look up the Wangaratta Despatch on Wed > > 2nd Nov 1887, > > for an entry or an adverisement by Alex. Clements which could refers to > the > > purchase or sale of The Mill at Tarrawingee for 1200 pounds on Saturday. > > Or this entry may refer to the Estate of James Smith Snr, as I a hand > > written note given to me by Roger Smith.Which reads James Smith Snr, when > he > > died left his Estate to his daughter Helen and when she died she did note > > leave a will so the Estate was sold and distributed betwween the whole of > > her relations. Wangaratta Desparch 2 Nov 1887. > > I would appreciate any help that I can get on this on this one. > > Thank you > > Doug MacLaren-Smith > > > > > > >