Fun times Lorraine!! ----- Original Message ----- From: "Lorraine Key" <keyman@net2000.com.au> To: <AUS-VIC-NE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, February 11, 2002 2:57 PM Subject: Re: [AVNE] 12th February > Hi Denise > I have read that William CLARK owned the Punt, That Billie worked on. > William Clark had upset the Government or who ever built the bridge, > They moved the bridge so that it would not go past the pub that William owned. > The day the bridge opened the punt sunk. > Regards Lorraine Key > > Denise McMahon wrote: > > > 1855 > > Wang got its bridge across the OVens. > > Canadian design, spanned the stream in a single arch (yep only one). The gangs used axes from America for the very very first time in the colony, so that made it a wonderful bridge............All good things came from America. > > > > Poor Billie the Puntman when out of business. Got into a bad mood about it too. > > > > then in > > 1866 on the same day. > > > > The First sparkling wine was made. Mr. P.D. Ramsey , Beechworth, mde it, with assistance from mr. Russom, the soda water manufacturer. > >