Tis the season to be jolly - tra lah lah lah - la lah la la the original question - was - where is North Altona - the answer is clear - north of Altona - somewhere south of Footscray and somewhere west of the City of Melbourne - now why the hell this has to develop into some skirmish over crematoriums defeats me - - lets get to the facts - with my broadbrush - by observation - North Altona was a working class suburb for many years - featuring a lot of timber cottages - the wrong side of the river - occupied by "blue collar" workers and later immigrants from Europe - lots of brick veneers now? of-course - in the very early days - the suburb was just north of Williamstown - a place graced with some lovely gardens and "semi-mansions" so there you have it - North Altona is now a developed urban area west of the Melbourne business centre - not chosen by most as the preferred area of settlement in the early days - but now enjoying a popularity previously unknown - in the 1950's 60's 70's and some of the 80's - many Melbourne people would have thought that North Altona is the absoulute "pits" - maybe it still is - but fewer think that way. good luck Robert At 08:57 AM 30/11/00 +1100, you wrote: >Ken, >I do not understand you making a comment such as you have, as it has got a >memorial park and "STILL" has a crematorium attached to it and operating. >"I'd say if your not sure about things don't make comments that can give >people wrong information" > >Kenneth Clark wrote: > >> Hi Hazel >> Yes indeedy North Altona is a suburb of Melbourne and I believe used >> to have a crematorium attached to a memorial park, I don't think it is >> still in operation. >> Regards >> Kenneth Clark >> >> Hazel Magann wrote: >> >> > Hello >> > Can SKS tell me if there is a North Altona in Victoria. >> > >> > Thank You >> > Hazel >> > >> > ==== AUSTRALIA Mailing List ==== >> > Ballarat History Index >> > http://www.southernx.com.au/ballarat1.html >> > >> > ============================== >> > Ancestry.com Genealogical Databases >> > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/rwlist2.asp >> > Search over 2500 databases with one easy query! >> >> ==== AUSTRALIA Mailing List ==== >> Ballarat History Index >> http://www.southernx.com.au/ballarat1.html >> >> ============================== >> The easiest way to stay in touch with your family and friends! >> http://www.myfamily.com/banner.asp?ID=RWLIST1 > > > > >==== AUSTRALIA Mailing List ==== >Australians Killed in Action Index >http://www.southernx.com.au/kia.html > > >============================== >Search more than 150 million free records at RootsWeb! >http://searches.rootsweb.com/ >