A rural locality by Buffalo RI:; 26 km south of myrtleford. Station was first held by Wm Campion 1845 Dandonga was an aboriginal chief. Lorna F Bechervaise persuaded PMG to change the current misspelt name Dongadale to the original 24 June 1943. Also called Dandongetty Ref. Les Blake Place Names of Victoria Regards Margaret

Hi Margaret - thank you so much for that information. I have wondered how it came by that name, but my own suburb was a red herring - Dandenong -for some silly reason I kept relating back to that and didn't think of looking outside the square! Appreciate your interest and help, Cheers, Nandina ----- Original Message ----- From: Margaret Kennedy <marken@mcmedia.com.au> To: <AUS-VIC-NE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, March 18, 2002 3:15 PM Subject: [AVNE] Dandongadale > A rural locality by Buffalo RI:; 26 km south of myrtleford. Station was first held by Wm Campion 1845 > Dandonga was an aboriginal chief. > Lorna F Bechervaise persuaded PMG to change the current misspelt name Dongadale to the original 24 June 1943. > Also called Dandongetty > > Ref. Les Blake > Place Names of Victoria > > Regards > Margaret > --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.338 / Virus Database: 189 - Release Date: 3/14/02