Thanks David. I'll go to the newspapers Regards Chris -----Original Message----- From: australia-cemeteries-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:australia-cemeteries-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of D Weatherill Sent: Monday, 18 October 2010 7:31 AM To: australia-cemeteries@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [AUSTRALIA-CEMETERIES] PRESTON CEMETERY Mary McKillop Hi Chris; Not really a direct one. I searched the NLA Newspapers online using the "Pyjama Girl" as a search string. Got quite a few hits and interesting information. I found her burial record and very brief data while researching the cemetery and then checked the newspapers for any further information. Great to have the newspapers on line with the National Library of Australia. Cheers, David -----Original Message----- From: australia-cemeteries-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:australia-cemeteries-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Chris Ward Sent: Monday, 18 October 2010 7:57 AM To: australia-cemeteries@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [AUSTRALIA-CEMETERIES] PRESTON CEMETERY Mary McKillop G'day David, Do you have a link to the story of the Pyjama Girl? Regards Chris -----Original Message----- From: australia-cemeteries-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:australia-cemeteries-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of D Weatherill Sent: Saturday, 16 October 2010 9:26 AM To: australia-cemeteries@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [AUSTRALIA-CEMETERIES] PRESTON CEMETERY Mary McKillop Hi Jo; Thank you for this. Will follow it up. Re the Pyjama Girl; yes she is buried in the cemetery. Linda Agostini (nee Platt) aged 29 years, was buried 13 July 1944 in the cemetery. She is in an unmarked grave. Quite a story regarding her death and conviction of her husband, Antonio Agostini. Cheers, David ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to AUSTRALIA-CEMETERIES-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

G'day David, Do you have a link to the story of the Pyjama Girl? Regards Chris -----Original Message----- From: australia-cemeteries-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:australia-cemeteries-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of D Weatherill Sent: Saturday, 16 October 2010 9:26 AM To: australia-cemeteries@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [AUSTRALIA-CEMETERIES] PRESTON CEMETERY Mary McKillop Hi Jo; Thank you for this. Will follow it up. Re the Pyjama Girl; yes she is buried in the cemetery. Linda Agostini (nee Platt) aged 29 years, was buried 13 July 1944 in the cemetery. She is in an unmarked grave. Quite a story regarding her death and conviction of her husband, Antonio Agostini. Cheers, David

Hi David In the book by Paul Gardiner "An Extraordinary Australian Mary MacKillop" it states that Mary's father Alexander owned land between Merri Creek and Darebin Creek in 1840. Mary was born in January 1842 in Brunswick Street Fitzroy, a house which Alexander sold by April due to some bad business decisions. The family moved to Glenroy then Merri Creek, then Darebin Creek and then to The Plenty [which could have been the house to which Jo referred as on the site of the Preston cemetery]. Cheers Jan ----- Original Message ----- From: "D Weatherill" <djweath@bigpond.net.au> To: <australia-cemeteries@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, October 16, 2010 8:55 AM Subject: Re: [AUSTRALIA-CEMETERIES] PRESTON CEMETERY Mary McKillop > Hi Jo; > > Thank you for this. Will follow it up. > > Re the Pyjama Girl; yes she is buried in the cemetery. Linda Agostini (nee > Platt) aged 29 years, was buried 13 July 1944 in the cemetery. She is in an > unmarked grave. Quite a story regarding her death and conviction of her > husband, Antonio Agostini. > > Cheers, > > David > > -----Original Message----- > From: australia-cemeteries-bounces@rootsweb.com > [mailto:australia-cemeteries-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Jo Kotylak > Sent: Saturday, 16 October 2010 9:49 AM > To: australia-cemeteries@rootsweb.com > Subject: Re: [AUSTRALIA-CEMETERIES] PRESTON CEMETERY Mary McKillop > > Hi David, can't remember when I first knew about this, must be at least 40 > odd years ago - before she was famous, lol.. Wasn't much of a house as I've > heard, made from bark and stuff. More a cottage really. As I said was at > the back left, someone told me later that it's where the Pajama(sp) Girl is > buried, but I think that was just sensationalising. I DO think I remember > hearing it was knocked down to make way for the cemetery, but then again, it > s what I HEARD. Sorry, can't be of much more help. Try the Joeys, Sisters > of St Joseph after this weekend of course, lol.. Good hunting, Jo. > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to AUSTRALIA-CEMETERIES-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

David I have just checked in TROVE and found if you put STRATHALLAN CEMETERY or whatever you will get some hits. I just tried for the period you are after, and I think I got 2 for you. Regards Joy Light

Jo Thanks for the link, if you go to the Gateway to Creswick Indexes, you can search just fine. Regards Joy

Hi Jo; Thank you for this. Will follow it up. Re the Pyjama Girl; yes she is buried in the cemetery. Linda Agostini (nee Platt) aged 29 years, was buried 13 July 1944 in the cemetery. She is in an unmarked grave. Quite a story regarding her death and conviction of her husband, Antonio Agostini. Cheers, David -----Original Message----- From: australia-cemeteries-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:australia-cemeteries-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Jo Kotylak Sent: Saturday, 16 October 2010 9:49 AM To: australia-cemeteries@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [AUSTRALIA-CEMETERIES] PRESTON CEMETERY Mary McKillop Hi David, can't remember when I first knew about this, must be at least 40 odd years ago - before she was famous, lol.. Wasn't much of a house as I've heard, made from bark and stuff. More a cottage really. As I said was at the back left, someone told me later that it's where the Pajama(sp) Girl is buried, but I think that was just sensationalising. I DO think I remember hearing it was knocked down to make way for the cemetery, but then again, it s what I HEARD. Sorry, can't be of much more help. Try the Joeys, Sisters of St Joseph after this weekend of course, lol.. Good hunting, Jo.

Good Morning again; Couple of other pieces of information re the cemetery. * The cemetery is located on Plenty Road, Kingsbury, next to Latrobe University. * One death certificate in 1872 noted the burial of the person in Bundoora Cemetery. There is no Bundoora Cemetery (although one was proposed quite a few years ago but not acted upon) but the person was buried in the Strathallan Cemetery. There is a headstone for the person in the cemetery. You do get some interesting cemetery names on death certificates. Cheers, David

Hi David, can't remember when I first knew about this, must be at least 40 odd years ago - before she was famous, lol.. Wasn't much of a house as I've heard, made from bark and stuff. More a cottage really. As I said was at the back left, someone told me later that it's where the Pajama(sp) Girl is buried, but I think that was just sensationalising. I DO think I remember hearing it was knocked down to make way for the cemetery, but then again, it s what I HEARD. Sorry, can't be of much more help. Try the Joeys, Sisters of St Joseph after this weekend of course, lol.. Good hunting, Jo.

Hi Jo; Curious as to the information you noted. Where did it come from as I had not found it so far in my research? Thank you for the reply. Cheers, David -----Original Message----- From: australia-cemeteries-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:australia-cemeteries-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Jo Kotylak Sent: Saturday, 16 October 2010 9:18 AM To: australia-cemeteries@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [AUSTRALIA-CEMETERIES] PRESTON CEMETERY - Victoria Hi, can't really help, just add a bit of gossip. Mary McKillop had a home on what is now the cemetery, at the back left. Just thought you might like to know seeing as what's going on this weekend. Cheers, Jo.

Hi Jackie; Yes, that is the cemetery. It is called Preston Cemetery but is in Kingsbury. David -----Original Message----- From: australia-cemeteries-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:australia-cemeteries-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Jackie Sent: Saturday, 16 October 2010 9:32 AM To: australia-cemeteries@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [AUSTRALIA-CEMETERIES] PRESTON CEMETERY - Victoria Hi David, Are you talking about the cemetery just down the road from what used to be known as Reservoir High School.......across the road from the shops? I remember as a teenager, I used to sneak out to meet friends and sit chatting for hours. Problem for me was that we'd meet on the track that bordered the cemetery on the Latrobe Uni side. Used to give me the creeps. Now I'm happy to go to cemeteries, but still prefer not to go at night. Jackie Q

Hi, can't really help, just add a bit of gossip. Mary McKillop had a home on what is now the cemetery, at the back left. Just thought you might like to know seeing as what's going on this weekend. Cheers, Jo.

Good Morning; I am undertaking further research intothe Preston Cemetery, just out of Melbourne, Victoria. The following is some brief data on it. * It has been known over the years as Darebin Creek Cemetery, McLeans/Macleans Cemetery, Strathallan Darebin Creek, McLean's Cemetery Darebin Creek, Strathallan Cemetery and finally Preston Cemetery. * the cemetery site was part of Crown allotment 10, Parish of Keelbundora, purchased at the crown land sale 12 September 1838 by Neil Campbell. Like many of Darebin's first land purchasers, Neil Campbell was a speculator and in 1842 sold the land to Malcolm McLean. For the next 40 odd years, the land known as Strathallan/Strathallan Estate, was leased for grazing. * In 1864 Malcolm McLean donated one acre from his property for a cemetery. Anecdotal evidence notes that early graves belonging to the McLean family existed on the site. The site became a cemetery on 21 December 1864. * The cemetery was known as Strathallan Cemetery, and for many years it was a private cemetery. On 7 March 1917 the site of 2 acres 1 rood 14 perches was gazetted as a cemetery [VGG 1917-865] and so became a public cemetery. The extra land had been added to the original 1 acre over the years. * The Council of the City of Preston was appointed as Trustee of the cemetery on 7 November 1928 [VGG 1928-2932]. * The name of the cemetery was changed from Strathallan Public Cemetery to Preston General Cemetery, following a request from the Preston City Council. * Parish Records note the following two buried at Darebin Creek. They may be the first burials in the land set aside by the family for the cemetery: - Allan Maclean, 80 years, 4 November 1844 - Hannah Maclean, 73 years, 9 February 1846 [Wife of Allan] I do have the Parish records for their burials There is more to the history of the cemetery and if people are interested I can provide a more detailed overview of the history of the cemetery. The above is a brief outline of its early history. In 1931, the wooden structure in the cemetery burnt down taking with it all the early burial records. The only data left re these earlier burials is from the headstones that are in the cemetery. The Memorial Inscriptions were transcribed by B. C. Grayden in 1987. Both the GSV and the AIGS hold copies of the list. My request: What I am trying to do is to put together a list of the earlier burials in the cemetery from 1844 (Maclean) to 1870. I do have a few burials in the cemetery (collected via death certificates) but I was wondering if any list members had information for burials in the cemetery during this time period; most data would probably be from death certificates. If anyone does have any information I would appreciate hearing from them. The 1850s/1860s is a lean year for data; the earliest three I have located to date are: WATTS, Ann, Aged 86 years, Died: 23 January 1860. CHAPMAN, Sally, aged 36 years, Died: 13 December 1860 PARTINGTON, James, Aged 96 years, Died 21 December 1860 Any help would be greatly appreciated. Regards, David Weatherill

That's the one. Ahhh what memories. I'm interested in finding out more about the history of it. No rush. Jackie Q At 08:39 AM 16/10/2010, you wrote: >Hi Jackie; > >Yes, that is the cemetery. It is called Preston Cemetery but is in >Kingsbury. > >David > >-----Original Message----- >From: australia-cemeteries-bounces@rootsweb.com >[mailto:australia-cemeteries-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Jackie >Sent: Saturday, 16 October 2010 9:32 AM >To: australia-cemeteries@rootsweb.com >Subject: Re: [AUSTRALIA-CEMETERIES] PRESTON CEMETERY - Victoria > >Hi David, >Are you talking about the cemetery just down the road from what used >to be known as Reservoir High School.......across the road from the shops? > >I remember as a teenager, I used to sneak out to meet friends and sit >chatting for hours. Problem for me was that we'd meet on the track >that bordered the cemetery on the Latrobe Uni side. Used to give me >the creeps. Now I'm happy to go to cemeteries, but still prefer not >to go at night. > >Jackie Q > > >------------------------------- >To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >AUSTRALIA-CEMETERIES-request@rootsweb.com with the word >'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > >No virus found in this incoming message. >Checked by AVG - www.avg.com >Version: 8.5.448 / Virus Database: 271.1.1/3197 - Release Date: >10/14/10 18:34:00

Hi David, Are you talking about the cemetery just down the road from what used to be known as Reservoir High School.......across the road from the shops? I remember as a teenager, I used to sneak out to meet friends and sit chatting for hours. Problem for me was that we'd meet on the track that bordered the cemetery on the Latrobe Uni side. Used to give me the creeps. Now I'm happy to go to cemeteries, but still prefer not to go at night. Jackie Q At 08:15 AM 16/10/2010, you wrote: >Good Morning; > > > >I am undertaking further research intothe Preston Cemetery, just out of >Melbourne, Victoria. The following is some brief data on it. > > > >* It has been known over the years as Darebin Creek Cemetery, >McLeans/Macleans Cemetery, Strathallan Darebin Creek, McLean's Cemetery >Darebin Creek, Strathallan Cemetery and finally Preston Cemetery. > > > >* the cemetery site was part of Crown allotment 10, Parish of Keelbundora, >purchased at the crown land sale 12 September 1838 by Neil Campbell. Like >many of Darebin's first land purchasers, Neil Campbell was a speculator and >in 1842 sold the land to Malcolm McLean. For the next 40 odd years, the land >known as Strathallan/Strathallan Estate, was leased for grazing. > > > >* In 1864 Malcolm McLean donated one acre from his property for a cemetery. >Anecdotal evidence notes that early graves belonging to the McLean family >existed on the site. The site became a cemetery on 21 December 1864. > > > >* The cemetery was known as Strathallan Cemetery, and for many years it was >a private cemetery. On 7 March 1917 the site of 2 acres 1 rood 14 perches >was gazetted as a cemetery [VGG 1917-865] and so became a public cemetery. >The extra land had been added to the original 1 acre over the years. > > > >* The Council of the City of Preston was appointed as Trustee of the >cemetery on 7 November 1928 [VGG 1928-2932]. > > > >* The name of the cemetery was changed from Strathallan Public Cemetery to >Preston General Cemetery, following a request from the Preston City Council. > > > >* Parish Records note the following two buried at Darebin Creek. They may be >the first burials in the land set aside by the family for the cemetery: > >- Allan Maclean, 80 years, 4 November 1844 > >- Hannah Maclean, 73 years, 9 February 1846 [Wife of Allan] > >I do have the Parish records for their burials > > > >There is more to the history of the cemetery and if people are interested I >can provide a more detailed overview of the history of the cemetery. The >above is a brief outline of its early history. > > > >In 1931, the wooden structure in the cemetery burnt down taking with it all >the early burial records. The only data left re these earlier burials is >from the headstones that are in the cemetery. The Memorial Inscriptions were >transcribed by B. C. Grayden in 1987. Both the GSV and the AIGS hold copies >of the list. > > > >My request: > > > >What I am trying to do is to put together a list of the earlier burials in >the cemetery from 1844 (Maclean) to 1870. > > > > I do have a few burials in the cemetery (collected via death certificates) >but I was wondering if any list members had information for burials in the >cemetery during this time period; most data would probably be from death >certificates. If anyone does have any information I would appreciate hearing >from them. The 1850s/1860s is a lean year for data; the earliest three I >have located to date are: > > > >WATTS, Ann, Aged 86 years, Died: 23 January 1860. > >CHAPMAN, Sally, aged 36 years, Died: 13 December 1860 > >PARTINGTON, James, Aged 96 years, Died 21 December 1860 > > > >Any help would be greatly appreciated. > > > >Regards, > > > >David Weatherill > > > > > > >------------------------------- >To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >AUSTRALIA-CEMETERIES-request@rootsweb.com with the word >'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > >No virus found in this incoming message. >Checked by AVG - www.avg.com >Version: 8.5.448 / Virus Database: 271.1.1/3197 - Release Date: >10/14/10 18:34:00

I was too anxious to share, tried a name and got thrown through to ancestry.com - sorry. Jo.

Here is a link to the Creswick and Clunes advertiser which you can do a name search on for the periods 1859 to 1865, hope you find it helpful. Jo. Http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~pobjoyoneill/CRESWICK.htm

Hi all, I have a Marshall Minto (unusual enough name you would have thought) who I know was born in Durham, England in the Dec of 1851 (seen copy of listing), who married a Jane Dolan/Dowlan in 1877 in Victoria Reg 1877/4862, and who I BELIEVE died in Collingwood in 1920 Reg 1920/1268 and is definately buried in Kew Cemetery with Jane - all present and correct so far THEN I go to the Victorian Government Gazette site http://gazette.slv.vic gov.au/ just for the heck of it, because this line of the family is so hard to trace, and I find an insolvency notice for Marshall Minto for 16 Feb 1883 on page 347, and I think HOORAY, except it's for THE ESTATE OF MARSHALL MINTO, oh and it's at Ararat. Oh rats. Now Marshall's dad I THINK is Francis 1826 to 1916 also buried at Kew with HIS wife. SO what the heck. I check the BDM's for a death of a Marshall Minto at Ararat in 1883 or even 1882, and nope. Rats again. Any ideas? Yes I KNOW they could be related, but - why no death for the "other" Marshall Minto???? Sincerely Jo.

Hi Jo Not 100 % sure But I dont think its his death, he went bankrupt, found this,its a notice to people if he owed money to. Julie Insolvency means the inability to pay one's debts as they fall due. Usually used to refer to a business, insolvency refers to the inability of a company to pay off its debts. Business insolvency is defined in two different ways: Cash flow insolvency Unable to pay debts as they fall due. Balance sheet insolvency Having negative net assets – in other words, liabilities exceed assets. A business may be 'cash flow insolvent' but 'balance sheet solvent' if it holds illiquid assets, particularly against short term debt that it cannot immediately realise if called upon to do so. Conversely, a business can have negative net assets showing on its balance sheet but still be cash flow solvent if ongoing revenue is able to meet debt obligations, and thus avoid default – for instance, if it holds long term debt. Many large companies operate permanently in this state. Insolvency is not a synonym for bankruptcy, which is a determination of insolvency made by a court of law with resulting legal orders intended to resolve the insolvency. > Date: Tue, 12 Oct 2010 15:51:44 +1100 > From: joko@tadaust.org.au > To: AUSTRALIA-CEMETERIES-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: [AUSTRALIA-CEMETERIES] 1 man 2 dates of death, a mystery > > Hi all, I have a Marshall Minto (unusual enough name you would have thought) > who I know was born in Durham, England in the Dec of 1851 (seen copy of > listing), who married a Jane Dolan/Dowlan in 1877 in Victoria Reg 1877/4862, > and who I BELIEVE died in Collingwood in 1920 Reg 1920/1268 and is > definately buried in Kew Cemetery with Jane - all present and correct so far > THEN I go to the Victorian Government Gazette site http://gazette.slv.vic > gov.au/ just for the heck of it, because this line of the family is so hard > to trace, and I find an insolvency notice for Marshall Minto for 16 Feb 1883 > on page 347, and I think HOORAY, except it's for THE ESTATE OF MARSHALL > MINTO, oh and it's at Ararat. Oh rats. Now Marshall's dad I THINK is > Francis 1826 to 1916 also buried at Kew with HIS wife. SO what the heck. I > check the BDM's for a death of a Marshall Minto at Ararat in 1883 or even > 1882, and nope. Rats again. Any ideas? Yes I KNOW they could be related, > but - why no death for the "other" Marshall Minto???? Sincerely Jo. > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to AUSTRALIA-CEMETERIES-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Dear all St Peter's Anglican Church Cemetery and Columbarium in St Leonards, an outer suburb of Launceston (northern Tasmania) have now been added to the "Headstones from Cemeteries of Tasmania" website. They cemetery and columbarium are on separate pages. Kindest regards, Ria. -- Dr Ria Kotynia Headstones from Cemeteries of Tasmania http://www.ozgenonline.com/~riacaroline/ Partner Site of Australian Cemeteries http://www.australiancemeteries.com/

Hi, Would anyone have a photo of Wollongbar Cemetery? Regards Glenda