THanks Jennifer for this - always on the lookout for more staff names and history regards Denise ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jennifer" <jcrockett@optusnet.com.au> To: <AUS-VIC-NE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, May 10, 2002 8:09 AM Subject: Re: [AVNE] Tallangatta names > Hi Denise > > I'm afraid I don't know anything about his work in Tallangatta. The family > moved several times, and later were in Swan Hill for some time and then in > Burrumbuttock. My grandfather turned to building houses when motor vehicles > came into vogue. My father was his apprentice, and they built several houses > around Burrumbuttock in the 1920s. > > Jennifer > > > > > Ah Jennifer you asked for this.............who did your grandfather build > > for? I realise he probably built coaches jinkers and the like for > private > > concerns, but any mention of Crawfords? > > > > Denise > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Jennifer" <jcrockett@optusnet.com.au> > > To: <AUS-VIC-NE-L@rootsweb.com> > > Sent: Thursday, May 09, 2002 9:25 AM > > Subject: Re: [AVNE] Tallangatta names > > > > > > > Hi Chris > > > > > > Thanks for the offer. > > > > > > My father Douglas Thomas COLSTON was born in Tallangatta 3 October > 1907. > > > His father Arthur Alfred COLSTON was a coach builder. Mother Ethel Mary > > > (nee LENNON) > > > My father's elder brother was Fraser COLSTON. > > > > > > Thanks again > > > Jennifer > > > jcrockett@optusnet.com.au > > >