Hi Beryl "Struan" Estate, later Paschendale was acquired by the Soldier Settlement Commission in March 1919, a clearing sale was held in July and then it was opened for inspection. Applicants were interviewed at the Casterton Courthouse in August 1919. Permits for occupation by successful applicants were issued in Oct 1919. Most applicants had taken up residence by the end of October 1919. Many thanks for your offer. Regards Daryl At 11:24 AM 25/06/2007, you wrote: >Daryl, do you have a date that the estate was set up? Often in the Coleraine >paper they listed the settlers on a new estate or those who had applied. I >could check it out at the SLV> >Cheers >Beryl > >Beryl O'Gorman >Greensborough Victoria Australia > > >----- Original Message ----- >From: "Daryl K Povey" <povey.daryl.k@sebas.vic.edu.au> >To: <aus-vic-western-district@rootsweb.com> >Sent: Monday, June 25, 2007 7:15 AM >Subject: [AUS-VIC-WESTERN-DISTRICT] WW1 Soldier Settlers, Merino area > > > > Hi Folks > > > > Current project on identifying the original 39 WW1 Soldier Settlers > > on the "Struan Estate", later known as Paschendale between Merino and > > Coleraine.