Robyn & Mari I think you will find that the "Back Creek" mentioned in the diary was the previous name for Talbot, near Amherst. Go to this URL on the Avoca website: http://home.vicnet.net.au/~adhs/Amherst.html ... where I have attempted to list some resources for Talbot (Back Creek) and Amherst. Cheers Denis Strangman ADHS Website Maintainer http://home.vicnet.net.au/~adhs/ADHSMain.htm ==================== >From: "Robyn & Robert Kelly" <rrkelly@origin.net.au> >To: AUSTRALIA-L@rootsweb.com >Message-ID: <008601c07d49$10b5ac00$2e02fea9@rrkelly> >Subject: Re: Geography >Content-Type: text/plain; > charset="iso-8859-1" >Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit > > >I have ancestors who were born at Back Creek, Central district of Sandhurst >(Bendigo, Vic) > > >Robyn > > >----- Original Message ----- >From: "Mari and Brian Walker" <marbri@chariot.net.au> >To: <AUSTRALIA-L@rootsweb.com> >Sent: Saturday, 13 January 2001 3:46 >Subject: Geography > > > > > Wondering whether anyone can help solve a puzzle for me. > > > > In my great-x-grandfather's sermon diary, he mentions two places: AMHERST > > and BACK CREEK. > > > > I have searched the web and found Back Creek as a CREEK in Victoria and an > > AMHERST in the gold diggings area around Bendigo, but I also found an > > Amherst here in Sth Australia which indicates it was/is a homestead, > > outstation, outcamp, woolshed and it is at 36 30'00"S 140 190'00"E (around > > Lucindale, I think - anyway, above Naracoorte) (Geography not my subject!) > > > > Two questions: > > Does anyone know anything of this Sth Austn Amherst and also, is there a > > BACK CREEK in Sth Aust? It has been suggested there is/was one somewhere ? > > around Normanville, or down that way. > > > > Any help greatly appreciated. > > > > Thanks, from a very HOT Adelaide > > Mari Walker, Adelaide, Sth Australia