Taken from "Place Names of Victoria." Doroq : Parish. Co. of Grenville; in 1842 surveyor H.W.H Smyth recorded this Abor. n. of swamp. also n. of RS in shire of Leigh. Eileen. ----- Original Message ----- From: <klord@students.latrobe.edu.au> To: <AUSTRALIA-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, January 19, 2001 8:59 AM Subject: Doroq, Victoria > Hi all, > > I recently found reference to my GGGrandmother being a teacher at the one > teacher Victorian government school of Doroq. She was originally appointed > in March, 1879 and was still there in 1884/5. > > From the internet I have found the Doroq postcode of 3321. However I > cannot find Doroq. It is not in my Victorian atlas and was not in an 1864 > Victorian Gazateer. The nearest postcode that I have found is Edenhope, > 3319. This implies that Doroq may be, (may have been) over near the SA > border in the Wimmera region of Victoria. > > Does anyone know anything of the history of Doroq &/or the Doroq school? > > Bill Lord > Wattle Glen > > > ==== AUSTRALIA Mailing List ==== > Subscribe to the AGI (Australian Genealogy Information) Bulletin > A Free Service for Australian Family Historians > http://www.southernx.com.au/ > > ============================== > Create a FREE family website at MyFamily.com! > http://www.myfamily.com/banner.asp?ID=RWLIST2 >