I noted some recent posting on the "Billy" Clark family in Wangaratta. Billy's granddaughter Ellen (Nell) Kemp Clark (1912-2002) passed away last month in Sydney. The following, extracted from her obituary, speaks of her grandfather. It may be of interest to some. "The Clark family had been pioneers of Wangaratta (Vic.) where my great grandfather, William Clark, built the Sydney Hotel (still standing) and operated a punt over the Ovens River, (Because there was no bridge) during the gold rush years to Beechworth and Bright (about 1890) this continued until the bridge was built. The prow of this punt is now erected as a memorial to the pioneers, just near the bridge over the Ovens River as one enters Wangaratta. My great grandfather had come from England (Kent) in 1832, where his family had been yeoman farmers with a family tree going back to the 16th century. Among his many gifts to the town of Wangaratta, was the land on which the Anglican Cathedral and the Cathedral Close, now stands. His portrait and that of his wife hang in the Cathedral Vestries and there are memorial windows in the Cathedral as well. There are members of the Clark family still living in Wangaratta. A 15th Century painting "The Madonna of the Grapes" hangs above the altar in the Lady Chapel, a memorial to my parents, which I caused to be erected." Nell was a great help to me when I first start chasing my 'roots'. She was a charming and talented woman, proud of her forebears Pat Morgan Corte Madera, California

Pat, Thanks for this. In the past I was helping one of our list members with this name, taking bits and pieces from books on the man himself, William Clark. Billy the puntman came up then. This would have been some months ago. Denise -----