>From Sarah: When searching in ancestry.com try using inf, inf* or infant as the forename. It will pop up 'inf' or 'infant' and give the parent's name. Geo.

Please welcome 'Tina' (t_marie_23000 at yahoo.com) to the List. Hi, Tina, I give you a very warm welcome. You'll find the most friendly bunch of folk here so don't be shy, make yourself comfortable, pull up a keyboard and tell us a little about yourself, where you are and what your interests are. Geo. in beooterful Busselton, s-w corner of Western Australia.

Sorry Anne P. in Oz I was still working on the e-mail and I hit 'send' instead of what I was going to hit, I think the message is still readable though a bit garbled maybe Marlene ___________________________________________________________ Support the World Aids Awareness campaign this month with Yahoo! For Good http://uk.promotions.yahoo.com/forgood/

PEI --- Prince Edward Island ...... the home of Anne of Green Gables Story fame by L.M. Montgomery I only know it's beautiful by reading brochures, and on TV and 'puter search and I couldn't type much if I did know the Island inside out at the moment still trying to type with my right hand. On the first URL go to Pictures and Videos ..... Trouble is I see Beauty in lots of places and things if I had a little more money and was 20 years younger I would travel all over the place, while I still had time ... it's amazing how many Oakville Ontarians I have met who have never travelled more than a 30 mile radius, don't even know all the bus routes of Oakville and they are not stupid .. except for fact they don't venture and explore while they can. Hope you enjoy the trip in parts of PEI ... http://www.gov.pe.ca/ this one isn't as good http://www.canadianaconnection.com/cca/pei.htm Marlene ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Marlene, Where is PEI & what Island?? Cheers. Anne from Cairns, Aus. ___________________________________________________________ Support the World Aids Awareness campaign this month with Yahoo! For Good http://uk.promotions.yahoo.com/forgood/

I had, some time ago, gone looking for the real story of Sweeney Todd. I didn't send it out because I wasn't able to sort out what was actual fact and what was myth or legend. I just found the following URL this morning, and it seems to show quite a reasonable level of research, done for the BBC last year. The article is quite long, running to 24 chapters, but for those who are interested: http://www.crimelibrary.com/serial_killers/weird/todd/index_1.html For me the site answered some questions and raised other questions. What do you think? Here is another site that has the PBS's version of Sweeney Todd. It has a spoken version of the story for any who haven't heard it before. I suspect it is not for listening to alone on a dark and stormy night. http://www.pbs.org/kqed/demonbarber/ For a different version of the truth and myths surrounding Sweeney Todd the following site has some interesting variations on the first site, including some information that is at total variance with it. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sweeney_Todd It will be up to you to decide which of the versions presents the closest relation to the truth. Capt'n John

Marlene, Where is PEI & what Island?? Cheers. Anne from Cairns, Aus. > Marlene Cox <[email protected]> wrote: > > Thanks .... That's A Good one and not seen before > nearly all the funnies and not so funny ones are > so old hat now. ...... > BUT... REUNIONS ..have been on my mind lately, Are > we going to try and get one organized this year in > the UK .. and perhaps some smaller ones elsewhere > where there are little pockets of Trivvies where > people can meet. I'd like to try and get back out > West again this year; would love to do PEI .. but > they don't seem to have buses routes that travel > around the Island and it was PEI I fell in love > with 60 odd years ago through the Anne books. > Marlene > > > The Reunion......

I have been to PEI once and it just happened that the worst rain storm in 30 years hit that day while we were in a restaurant in downtown Charlottetown. It rained so hard the works department was sandbagging the entrance to the theatre which sat in a bit of a low area on the main street. We watched from the comfort of the restaurant until the rain stopped. The owners gave us free drinks and we bought food while we waited about three hours for the storm to stop. Friendly is only a word until you meet a bunch of strangers in such a situation. We all had fun even with the rain and the power out. We had toured about the Island and yes, visited the Anne of Green Gables home of Lucy Maude Montgomery. My MIL had always wanted to visit and we decided to take her along on our trip and she had such a great time it was well worth it. A beautiful Island, calm and green, but my heart was won over by Newfoundland from where we had just come back after a week long visit. Jim, Caledon, Canada [email protected] [email protected] Marlene Cox wrote: > PEI --- Prince Edward Island ...... the home of > Anne of Green Gables Story fame by L.M. Montgomery > > I only know it's beautiful by reading brochures, and > on TV and 'puter search and I couldn't type much if > I did know the Island inside out at the moment > still trying to type with my right hand. > On the first URL go to Pictures and Videos ..... > Trouble is I see Beauty in lots of places and things > if I had a little more money and was 20 years younger > I would travel all over the place, while I still had > time ... it's amazing how many Oakville Ontarians I > have met who have never travelled more than a > 30 mile radius, don't even know all the bus routes > of Oakville and they are not stupid .. except for > fact they don't venture and explore while they can. > Hope you enjoy the trip in parts of PEI ... > > > > http://www.gov.pe.ca/ > > this one isn't as good > http://www.canadianaconnection.com/cca/pei.htm > > Marlene > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > Marlene, Where is PEI & what Island?? > Cheers. > Anne from Cairns, Aus. > > > > ___________________________________________________________ > Support the World Aids Awareness campaign this month with Yahoo! For Good http://uk.promotions.yahoo.com/forgood/ > . > . > "IS THE SUBJECT LINE STILL RELEVANT? > If not, PLEASE change it." > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > >

Me too Ros. I have a friend lives in Kethel Rd Cheltenham. Tourists here winter and summer! Val xx > Many a time as a child I rode the South Steyne. Loved it when passing the > heads and it was like a roller coaster. Know or rather knew Manly well. > Grew up at Cheltenham in between Epping and Beecroft. > I know live South West Rocks - Mid North Coast NSW. We are breathing > easier now as all the, as we call them, terrorists have gone. > > > caddy. fotosearch - search clipart, illustration, drawings and vector eps > graphics images" > src="http://www.fotosearch.com/comp/sue/sue110/penguin-caddy-~-gfcl0199.jpg" > width=157 border=0> > ROS > > > > ----- Original Message ---- > From: Valerie Bower <[email protected]> > To: [email protected] > Sent: Saturday, 2 February, 2008 2:27:37 PM > Subject: Re: [TRIVVIES] Village life > > Not at all, enjoyed it, thanks. > Manly is still called a village, which I guess it is until the ferry comes > in and hordes of tourists appear! > Val xx > > > > >> My experience of village life is probably completely different to the >> majority on this list. This is Village life Oz style. >> >> When married I lived in Sydney. My husband Jeff was a Systems Programmer >> and I was working for an Insurance Company. Finally, when I fell >> pregnant >> with our first child Jeff wanted to get out of the pressure and move back >> to the family property (6,000 acres) and raise the kids in the bush. His >> dad had died a few years earlier and his brother with the aid of a >> co-worker and mum were living there. My only concern were snakes as I >> hate them. Jeff's comment "Don't worry, in all my years there I have >> only >> seen 2 in the yard. Unfortunately he had forgotten that his family had >> moved into the old house which hadn't been lived in for many years and >> had >> open drains - it was used to store this and that. The reason for this >> move was that mum's house had burnt to the ground - lost everything - the >> bank for an overdraft of a few thousand dollars would not release the >> insurance money to build a new house. This was in the 70's. >> >> Gulargmbone is 350m north west of Sydney - on the road to Lightning Ridge >> and in between Gilgandra and Coonamble. Population of 500 including the >> outlying properties. It comprised of 2 Stock and Station Agents, Milk >> Bar, Corner Shop, Garage x 3, small super market and Caps News agency >> where you could buy everything from newspapers to work clothes - all at >> fantastic prices according to Cap a Central School, 3 churches a pub, >> tennis, bowls and golf club and a hospital. >> >> Life was interesting in my first few years every where I went I seemed to >> attract a snake (Jeff could not believe it) we had a doctor on Monday >> morn >> and if you could get into see him you wold have to travel 50k's to get >> the >> script filled or ring the Chemist in Coonamble and have it delivered the >> next day. Dentist 50k's away. For major shopping and specialist >> testament you would drive to Dubbo 1 1/2 hours away. >> >> It was a small friendly community where you made your own fun. We used >> to >> have blackouts every time a cloud came over. When the kids were older we >> used to play a game called "This is how they lived in the Olden Days". >> The heat was a shocker, the house was brick - built in the early 1900's - >> the first in the area and after prolonged 40C was like an oven. All the >> bricks and tiles were made on the place. Unfortunately it was built on >> sandy soil - therefore shifted a lot which was obvious with the cracks in >> the walls and how the pillars moved to an awful angle. >> >> For interest I played sport and later involved with the school - Mum was >> heavily involved in Church groups, Red Cross and others in CWA (Country >> Women's Association) and Hospital Auxiliaries. >> >> There was a large Aboriginal community. It was quite interesting to talk >> to the older ones of their life growing up in what was called the "Old >> Mission". It was an area that was fenced off on the other side of the >> river. I remember one lady telling me how she was not allowed to venture >> outside the fence because they were scared of the Chinese. >> >> Anyway enough of my prattling. Probably more info than you wanted. >> >> >> >> >> ROS >> >> >> Get the name you always wanted with the new y7mail email address. >> www.yahoo7.com.au/y7mail >> >> . >> . >> "IS THE SUBJECT LINE STILL RELEVANT? >> If not, PLEASE change it." >> >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without >> the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > . > . > "IS THE SUBJECT LINE STILL RELEVANT? > If not, PLEASE change it." > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without > the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > Get the name you always wanted with the new y7mail email address. > www.yahoo7.com.au/y7mail > > . > . > "IS THE SUBJECT LINE STILL RELEVANT? > If not, PLEASE change it." > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without > the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

The following is a link to a new LDS Church site containing lots of information. At the moment most of it is American but there is a small amount of other stuff including a few UK Parish Register transcriptions and page images. More data is being added all the time so it is worth re-visiting often; http://search.labs.familysearch.org You need to register to access the data and the site is still in the development stage so it may occasionally be slow or down or not work quite right. Geo.

Transcribed by Ann Selchick. Geo. THE NORTHERN NEWS, OCTOBER 9, 1897. TEN YEARS’ PENALTY FOR LYING DOWN. ____ “It is ten years ago this year that I recklessly lay down in an open field when I was in a bath of perspiration.” Thus confessed a countryman. The consequences were serious. He said, “I got rheumatism, and my spine became diseased, and in fact, I seemed to be completely breaking up. I went into Salisbury Infirmary with my complaint, where I received the most careful attention, and I certainly obtained some relief, but I had not been out of the hospital long ere I was as bad as before, and I had to give up my work. This was ten years ago. I failed to get any better until early in the present year I read in the papers the wonderful cures that Dr. WILLIAMS Pink Pills for Pale People had effected, and I decided upon the persuasion of my wife, to try a box. In March last I bought the first box. I did not seem to feel any benefit for a day or so, but I went on the pills and to my great surprise before I had finished the first box I certainly felt much better. I bought a second box, but actually I did not require them at all! I was never better in my life than at this time.” “Do you really credit your recovery to the effects of Dr. WILLIAMs’ Pink Pills and to them only?” queried the reporter of the Wilts Mirror, from which this is reprinted. “I certainly do,” said the patient cheerfully, and he gladly consented to publication of the case with his name and address - Mr. John LAMPARD, St. Martin, near Salisbury. Ten years suffering is a heavy penalty for a momentary error: and Mr. LAMPARD would have been suffering still, but for his fortunate discovery. ______________ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Start the year off right. Easy ways to stay in shape in the new year.

Transcribed by Susan Bergeron. Geo. Carlisle Journal Friday, December 8th, 1899 A Hard Case William LIVINGSTONE 32, labourer, Oakbank Cottage, was charged with using snares for the purpose of taking and killing game on October 30th. William BELL, a game watcher, found a number of snares on Oakbank Farm, and from a place of concealment saw them visited by the defendant. One of the snares contained a rabbit. The defendant pleaded guilty and said he was hard up. His wife for some time had been so ill that she required constant attention. He was unable to get a woman to wait on her and had to remain at home himself. He had work to go to if he only had a chance. A fine of 10s. and costs was ordered to be paid (£1 2s 6d). Defendant said he had no money, and if he was at work would make only 3s a day. The magistrates allowed a month for the payment of the fine. ..... Cruelty to a Horse William CAMPBELL labourer, Longtown, was charged with working a horse in a unfit state at Longtown Station on November 30th; and William JOHNSTONE, carter, South Henry Street, Carlisle, was charged with causing the horse to be worked. Sergeant BELL stated that the horse was leading gravel from the river to the station. He saw that it pulled badly and examined it. Under the saddle on the near side were two wounds, each about the size of a sixpence and red raw, and on the offside there was a wound as large as the palm of his hand. CAMPBELL who was in charge of the horse, said the wound had been caused three days before, and as he did not want to be idle and there was no other horse for him to take charge of the padded the saddle and protected the wound as well as he could. It was only skin deep. JOHNSTONE, the owner, was sworn, and said he had not seen the horse for three weeks. His father was superintending the loading of the wagons, and was at Longtown nearly every day, but on the Tuesday of the week in question he went to Newcastle and did not visit Longtown until the following Friday. He had therefore never seen the horse when it was suffering. The case against JOHNSTONE was dismissed: CAMPBELL was fined 30s, and costs (£1 17s 6d. altogether.) ..... Costly Revenge. John WELSH, an old tramp who has been in Longtown for a few weeks, was charged with willfully breaking a plate-glass window at the King's Arms Hotel, the damage being estimated at 30s. MRS. BACK, the landlady, stated that the prisoner was in the Hotel on Wednesday night, and having conducted himself in a disorderly manner, she ordered him out. He refused to go whereupon a man who was in the Hotel put him out. A young man named THOMAS RICHARDSON stated that he saw Walsh put out of the Hotel. Walsh went to the gutter, turned round, and charged at the window with his head, smashing the window into fragments. He then walked to the middle of the street, and exclaimed, "That will do for flinging me out of the pub," Sergeant BELL then took him into custody. The prisoner was ordered to pay the damages (30s) and the costs of the case, or go to gaol for a month. ..... Silloth Thursday (Before W. CRABB, Esq., and Dr. MITCHELL) Obstructing The Footpath. David HARDING, C. KERR, J. HAYTON, James WEIGHTMAN, Thomas HARPER, and James POTTER were charged with obstructing the footpath at Silloth on November 25th. The charge was proved by Police constable SANDERSON. HARDING and KERR were fined 10s each, including costs, and the others 7s 6d. each, including costs. Wife Assault. William ELLIOTT, butcher, Silloth, was charged with assaulting his wife, Jane ELLIOTT, on September 3rd. He was fined 30s., including costs, and an order of separation was granted, the wife to be allowed 10s per week, with custody of the children. ..... Longtown Thursday (Before J. J. BOWMAN, H. BROOKS-BROADHURST, and T. L. SIMPSON ESQRS.) School Attendance Cases. William MURRAY, labourer, Longtown, was charged with neglecting to send his three children regularly to school. MR. W. DIXON, clerk to the Arthuret and Kirkandrews-on-Esk School Board, prosecuted in this and in other School Board cases, and evidence in support of the information was given by Mr. MACDOUGALL, the school attendance officer. The magistrates granted an attendance order. John REAY, labourer, Longtown, was also charged with neglecting to send his children to school. Mrs. REAY, who appeared, said that the children had to stay at home because she was working out. The Clerk: That is why you are here. The law does not admit of such an excuse. If you are starving you must apply to the Board of Guardians and get relief in that manner; you must not neglect to send your children to school. That is the law, and the magistrates have to administer it. The cannot alter it. An attendance order was issued. In a case against William NOTMAN, labourer, Mossband Hall Cottage, Mrs. NOTMAN said the child was six years old, and the nearest school at Blackbank was about two miles away. The child had been absent about half the times the school had been open. Mrs. NOTMAN had told the attendance officer that she would not send her to school for any man in wet weather, and she now said that the little girl had no company, and it was dark at night before she could reach home. The Chairman said the parents were to blame in not sending the child to school regularly during September when there was fine weather; but they could not expect them to send the child regularly to school in bad weather for such a distance. They therefore made no order, but urged the parents to do their best. James TELFORD, labourer, Plump Cottage made a similar excuse in regard to his child's absence, but the evidence for the prosecution showed that the distance was not more than a mile, and that the child had company on the road. An attendance order was granted. Attendance orders were also issued in cases against John Robinson and Adam THORNBURN, both labourers living in Longtown. .....

Transcribed by Susan Bergeron. Geo. Carlisle Journal Friday, December 8th, 1899 School Boards Brampton. The monthly meeting of this Board was held on Monday night, the members present being Mr. J. B. PENFOLD (chairman,) and Rev. T. ARMSTRONG, and Mr. T. GADDES, with the Clerk (Mr. W. CHARLTON,) and the Board Officer (Mr. S. HETHERINGTON.) A discussion took place on irregular attendance, and what steps should be taken to deal with it. Mr. ARMSTRONG was inclined to think it would not be a bad plan to make an example of a very bad case, and get the boy sent to an Industrial School. Attention was called to the fact that tradesmen employed children at an age before they were entitled to leave school, and the schools lost considerably in grant. The Chairman announced the receipt of £27 14s 1d , grant under the Agricultural Rates Act. It was agreed that the Christmas holidays extend from December 22nd to January 3rd. A letter was read from Miss IRVINE, head mistress in the Infants' Department, applying for an increase of salary, but pending the adoption of a scale of salaries and the attendance of a full Board, consideration of the letter was deferred. The following is the percentage of school attendance for the past month: Boys, 82; girls, 75; infants, 67. Blennerhasset and Kirkland. The monthly meeting of the above Board was held in the Schoolroom yesterday, Mr. J. BLAND presiding. The master's report showed the average attendance to be 91.5 per cent. It was decided that the school close on the 20th inst. for Christmas holidays and resume duties on the 8th January, 1900. Considerable discussion ensued in relation to three scholars who had been employed on the Brayton estate during shooting days, and it was finally decided to write to the agent, Mr. James THOMSON, asking that no school boys be employed on such occasions. .....

I'll let Marlene tell you, but it's beautiful! Edna.............at the other end of Canada Marlene, Where is PEI & what Island?? Cheers. Anne from Cairns, Aus. > Marlene Cox <[email protected]> wrote: > > Thanks .... That's A Good one and not seen before > nearly all the funnies and not so funny ones are > so old hat now. ...... > BUT... REUNIONS ..have been on my mind lately, Are > we going to try and get one organized this year in > the UK .. and perhaps some smaller ones elsewhere > where there are little pockets of Trivvies where > people can meet. I'd like to try and get back out > West again this year; would love to do PEI .. but > they don't seem to have buses routes that travel > around the Island and it was PEI I fell in love > with 60 odd years ago through the Anne books. > Marlene > > > The Reunion...... . . "IS THE SUBJECT LINE STILL RELEVANT? If not, PLEASE change it." ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Thanks .... That's A Good one and not seen before nearly all the funnies and not so funny ones are so old hat now. ...... BUT... REUNIONS ..have been on my mind lately, Are we going to try and get one organized this year in the UK .. and perhaps some smaller ones elsewhere where there are little pockets of Trivvies where people can meet. I'd like to try and get back out West again this year; would love to do PEI .. but they don't seem to have buses routes that travel around the Island and it was PEI I fell in love with 60 odd years ago through the Anne books. Marlene > The Reunion...... > > I had prepared for it like any intelligent woman > would. I went on a starvation diet the day before, > knowing that all the extra weight would just melt > off in 24 hours, leaving me with my sleek, trim, > high-school-girl body. The last forty years of > careful cellulite collection would just be gone with > a snap of a finger. > > I knew if I didn't eat a morsel on Friday, that I > could probably fit into my senior formal on > Saturday. Trotting up to the attic, I pulled the > gown out of the garment bag, carried it lovingly > downstairs, ran my hand over the fabric, and hung it > on the door. > > I stripped naked, looked in the mirror, sighed, and > thought, "Well, okay, maybe if I shift it all to the > back..." Bodies never have pockets where you need > them. > > Bravely, I took the gown off the hanger, unzipped > the shimmering dress and stepped gingerly into it. I > struggled, twisted, turned, and pulled and I got the > formal all the way up to my knees ... before the > zipper gave out. I was disappointed. I wanted to > wear that dress with those silver sandals again and > dance the night away. > > Okay, one setback was not going to spoil my mood for > this affair. No way! Rolling the dress into a ball > and tossing it into the corner, I turned to Plan B: > the black crepe caftan. [.... Snipped ....] ___________________________________________________________ Yahoo! Answers - Got a question? Someone out there knows the answer. Try it now. http://uk.answers.yahoo.com/

I was born and brought up in a village which had been home to my father's family for years. However, my mother was a 'foreigner' having been in service with a farming family who moved to a neighbouring village from the Herefordshire area where she was born. After my parents were married they settled in the village where I was born. My father was a roundsman and his customers were curious about my mother and one of them bravely asked him if it was true that he'd left her, to which he replied that he'd left her that morning! <bg> I was the first child and in due course had 3 brothers. We all went to the village school. I left when I was 14, but my brothers went on to higher education. There was a very good bus service between Ashford and Tunbridge Wells. From the village, a return ticket to Cranbrook cost 9d and to Tenterden, 11d. We didn't often go beyond them. Trains ran from Cranbrook station to London pre Beeching. There was a coach service to London, but I think it was only once a day and needed to be booked. The village had a church, a school (C.of E). Vicarage, 2 pubs, a working man's club, (to which my father belonged) a bicycle cum hardware shop, a butcher, an excellent grocery, provisions, bakery,and drapery shop. a blacksmith, a cobbler who was deaf and dumb, a tobacconist and sweet shop, garage for petrol, vehicle repairs,accumulators and the like. The was a small village hall where the Womens Club, Guides and Brownies met, and a scout hut. On the outskirts of the village were 2 dairy farms and the milk was delivered and measured into the housewives jugs. Pre pasteurising and TT testing. The blacksmith, cobbler, garage and sweet shop, plus the dairy farms have now gone. We had a beautiful Green and a recreation field with a tennis court. May 15th was Fair day with livestock bought and sold. My Grandfather used to sell his bullocks there having walked them a couple of miles from the farm. At one time there was a funfair as well. Jean Oz

Not at all, enjoyed it, thanks. Manly is still called a village, which I guess it is until the ferry comes in and hordes of tourists appear! Val xx > My experience of village life is probably completely different to the > majority on this list. This is Village life Oz style. > > When married I lived in Sydney. My husband Jeff was a Systems Programmer > and I was working for an Insurance Company. Finally, when I fell pregnant > with our first child Jeff wanted to get out of the pressure and move back > to the family property (6,000 acres) and raise the kids in the bush. His > dad had died a few years earlier and his brother with the aid of a > co-worker and mum were living there. My only concern were snakes as I > hate them. Jeff's comment "Don't worry, in all my years there I have only > seen 2 in the yard. Unfortunately he had forgotten that his family had > moved into the old house which hadn't been lived in for many years and had > open drains - it was used to store this and that. The reason for this > move was that mum's house had burnt to the ground - lost everything - the > bank for an overdraft of a few thousand dollars would not release the > insurance money to build a new house. This was in the 70's. > > Gulargmbone is 350m north west of Sydney - on the road to Lightning Ridge > and in between Gilgandra and Coonamble. Population of 500 including the > outlying properties. It comprised of 2 Stock and Station Agents, Milk > Bar, Corner Shop, Garage x 3, small super market and Caps News agency > where you could buy everything from newspapers to work clothes - all at > fantastic prices according to Cap a Central School, 3 churches a pub, > tennis, bowls and golf club and a hospital. > > Life was interesting in my first few years every where I went I seemed to > attract a snake (Jeff could not believe it) we had a doctor on Monday morn > and if you could get into see him you wold have to travel 50k's to get the > script filled or ring the Chemist in Coonamble and have it delivered the > next day. Dentist 50k's away. For major shopping and specialist > testament you would drive to Dubbo 1 1/2 hours away. > > It was a small friendly community where you made your own fun. We used to > have blackouts every time a cloud came over. When the kids were older we > used to play a game called "This is how they lived in the Olden Days". > The heat was a shocker, the house was brick - built in the early 1900's - > the first in the area and after prolonged 40C was like an oven. All the > bricks and tiles were made on the place. Unfortunately it was built on > sandy soil - therefore shifted a lot which was obvious with the cracks in > the walls and how the pillars moved to an awful angle. > > For interest I played sport and later involved with the school - Mum was > heavily involved in Church groups, Red Cross and others in CWA (Country > Women's Association) and Hospital Auxiliaries. > > There was a large Aboriginal community. It was quite interesting to talk > to the older ones of their life growing up in what was called the "Old > Mission". It was an area that was fenced off on the other side of the > river. I remember one lady telling me how she was not allowed to venture > outside the fence because they were scared of the Chinese. > > Anyway enough of my prattling. Probably more info than you wanted. > > > > > ROS > > > Get the name you always wanted with the new y7mail email address. > www.yahoo7.com.au/y7mail > > . > . > "IS THE SUBJECT LINE STILL RELEVANT? > If not, PLEASE change it." > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without > the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

You were lucky!! I grew up on Springfield Green, which was on the outskirts of Chelmsford and was bounded by fields. By the time I left, aged 18, the fields had turned into houses. I spent the next 40 years in a small village. We had a shop, post office and pub as by the 60s a lot of the trades had died with the owners. I often think how lucky I was - out grocer was also the milkman so he picked up my order book on a Tuesday and Friday morning and deposited my order on my kitchen table a few hours later!!! None of this pushing a trolley and associated 'hard work'....LOL Most of the activities seemed to be centred round the church or the cricket or football club. In the past the pub had also been the bakers shop. At the farm I had a 'Brew House' with brewing copper and a baking oven for bread. Aunty used to tell me that when she was a child they used to do all their cooking in that oven. Not sure about the brewing of beer but she pointed out the fact that it was possible to open the side bits on the back and cellar doors so the barrels could be rolled into the cellar. Some years ago our vicar was doing some research and he thought that the farm was on the old 'Pilgrim Way' which stretched from the coast. There were certainly a few interesting stones in the garden. Lt Saling church also had this big stone set outside and I gather it was something to do with the ley lines and one of my stones was a smaller version. Back in the 1800s there were more houses around the farm house so possible it was more at the centre of a hamlet that it was when I lived there. It certainly had a lot of history and had been changed over the years. Maggie ----- Original Message ---- From: Jean Kemp <[email protected]> To: GEN-TRIVIA-ENG-L <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, 2 February, 2008 6:13:46 AM Subject: [TRIVVIES] Village life I was born and brought up in a village which had been home to my father's family for years. However, my mother was a 'foreigner' having been in service with a farming family who moved to a neighbouring village from the Herefordshire area where she was born. After my parents were married they settled in the village where I was born. My father was a roundsman and his customers were curious about my mother and one of them bravely asked him if it was true that he'd left her, to which he replied that he'd left her that morning! <bg> I was the first child and in due course had 3 brothers. We all went to the village school. I left when I was 14, but my brothers went on to higher education. There was a very good bus service between Ashford and Tunbridge Wells. From the village, a return ticket to Cranbrook cost 9d and to Tenterden, 11d. We didn't often go beyond them. Trains ran from Cranbrook station to London pre Beeching. There was a coach service to London, but I think it was only once a day and needed to be booked. The village had a church, a school (C.of E). Vicarage, 2 pubs, a working man's club, (to which my father belonged) a bicycle cum hardware shop, a butcher, an excellent grocery, provisions, bakery,and drapery shop. a blacksmith, a cobbler who was deaf and dumb, a tobacconist and sweet shop, garage for petrol, vehicle repairs,accumulators and the like. The was a small village hall where the Womens Club, Guides and Brownies met, and a scout hut. On the outskirts of the village were 2 dairy farms and the milk was delivered and measured into the housewives jugs. Pre pasteurising and TT testing. The blacksmith, cobbler, garage and sweet shop, plus the dairy farms have now gone. We had a beautiful Green and a recreation field with a tennis court. May 15th was Fair day with livestock bought and sold. My Grandfather used to sell his bullocks there having walked them a couple of miles from the farm. At one time there was a funfair as well. Jean Oz . . "IS THE SUBJECT LINE STILL RELEVANT? If not, PLEASE change it." ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

I remember my litle dog who had to go to hospital for a week with pancreatitis, he barked and howled at me for a week after he came home Val xx > Whenever we had to leave our cat and dog they pined. Even though they > were with our Auntie Ann... still they resented our leaving... they take > it very personally. When my Buddy Cat got run over and disappeared..until > someone found him and took him to the humane society.. where I found him > after much searching... I took him straight to the vet where it was > discovered he had a broken leg... when I went to visit him at the vets he > was in a cage.. he turned his back on me... as if it was all my fault. > Took him quite a while to get over it. Animals are funny. All you can do > is make a big fuss of him as you are doing Di, and give him time. Is his > mouth still bothering him? > Glennis > > Di Di <[email protected]> wrote: > Oh Mary I am so sorry to hear this but as you say he was a good age. > > Since I have come home I am concerned about Scruff......the vet said she > ok > as I took her there on Tuesday but she is not the old Scruff.....I am > thinking maybe me leaving her was not a good thing. She may buck right > up....I hope so and i am just giving her all the love she missed when I > was > away. > > I know her life was not as good as I give her. My friend told me she had > trained Scruff to wait for her food till Jesse the cat had finished > his.....I always feed them together....she is too old to be made to do > different things. But I must not complain because my friend did move in > and > look after both of them for 6 weeks. > > Hugs > Di Di > [email protected] > > . > . > "IS THE SUBJECT LINE STILL RELEVANT? > If not, PLEASE change it." > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without > the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Sorry to hear of your loss, Mary. She was a good age, but that's no consolation. Sorry too to hear about Scruff, Di Di. I expect she will come round given a bit of time. you did your best for her and Jesse, and she was in her own home. Jasper follows me around all the time and I wonder if he thinks I will be next to forsake him. Jean Oz > Oh Mary I am so sorry to hear this but as you say he was a good age. > > Since I have come home I am concerned about Scruff......the vet said she > ok > as I took her there on Tuesday but she is not the old Scruff.....I am > thinking maybe me leaving her was not a good thing. She may buck right > up....I hope so and i am just giving her all the love she missed when I > was > away. > > I know her life was not as good as I give her. My friend told me she had > trained Scruff to wait for her food till Jesse the cat had finished > his.....I always feed them together....she is too old to be made to do > different things. But I must not complain because my friend did move in > and > look after both of them for 6 weeks. > > Hugs > Di Di > [email protected] > > > >> sorry to hear about George, Johno. I know just how you feel. My >> daughter's old dog, Nicky, who has been living with me these past couple >> of years finally died Jan 15. She was almost 16, a lab/border collie >> cross, so was a good age. She was almost blind, and deaf and had >> arthritis, but still enjoyed her quiet life here - that day - when her >> kidneys failed, and I had to take her down to the vet.... I still miss >> her and expect her to appear from time to time - though my hands are >> pretty full these days with a 10 month old West Highland Terrier I was >> given early in November - Jock is full of energy, and requires many >> walks no matter how cold it is out there... >> >> mary >> buried in snow >> >> >> Johno wrote: >>> Hello All >>> >>> A sad bloggo this week as we lost our lovely cat George last week to a >>> tumour. He was a lovely brave cat who battled on for nearly 6 months >>> but >>> in the end it proved too much for him. We all miss him a lot. I made a >>> bit of a mistake in the bloggo though and called him our black cat when >>> he was, in fact, white. Sorry about that George. >>> >>> http://www.connolley.co.uk/Bloggo_de_Johno.htm >>> >>> Hope you are all keeping well >>> >>> Kindest Regards >>> >>> Johno >>> . >>> . >>> "IS THE SUBJECT LINE STILL RELEVANT? >>> If not, PLEASE change it." >>> >>> ------------------------------- >>> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >>> [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without >>> the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >>> >>> >> . >> . >> "IS THE SUBJECT LINE STILL RELEVANT? >> If not, PLEASE change it." >> >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without >> the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >> > > . > . > "IS THE SUBJECT LINE STILL RELEVANT? > If not, PLEASE change it." > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without > the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >

Me too, Ros. I wasn't bored. It did remind me that I'd forgotten to include our very good, down to earth Doctor in my report. We didn't have a chemist and he made up all his own prescriptions Jean, another snake hater. > Not boring at all, Ros. I find it very interesting and would like to hear > more. > Thanks for sharing. > Edna.......who hates snakes too > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Ros Connell > To: [email protected] > Sent: Friday, February 01, 2008 5:09 PM > Subject: [TRIVVIES] Village life > > > My experience of village life is probably completely different to the > majority on this list. This is Village life Oz style. > > When married I lived in Sydney. My husband Jeff was a Systems Programmer > and I was working for an Insurance Company. Finally, when I fell pregnant > with our first child Jeff wanted to get out of the pressure and move back > to the family property (6,000 acres) and raise the kids in the bush. His > dad had died a few years earlier and his brother with the aid of a > co-worker and mum were living there. My only concern were snakes as I > hate them. Jeff's comment "Don't worry, in all my years there I have only > seen 2 in the yard. Unfortunately he had forgotten that his family had > moved into the old house which hadn't been lived in for many years and had > open drains - it was used to store this and that. The reason for this > move was that mum's house had burnt to the ground - lost everything - the > bank for an overdraft of a few thousand dollars would not release the > insurance money to build a new house. This was in the 70's. > > Gulargmbone is 350m north west of Sydney - on the road to Lightning Ridge > and in between Gilgandra and Coonamble. Population of 500 including the > outlying properties. It comprised of 2 Stock and Station Agents, Milk > Bar, Corner Shop, Garage x 3, small super market and Caps News agency > where you could buy everything from newspapers to work clothes - all at > fantastic prices according to Cap a Central School, 3 churches a pub, > tennis, bowls and golf club and a hospital. > > Life was interesting in my first few years every where I went I seemed to > attract a snake (Jeff could not believe it) we had a doctor on Monday morn > and if you could get into see him you wold have to travel 50k's to get the > script filled or ring the Chemist in Coonamble and have it delivered the > next day. Dentist 50k's away. For major shopping and specialist > testament you would drive to Dubbo 1 1/2 hours away. > > It was a small friendly community where you made your own fun. We used to > have blackouts every time a cloud came over. When the kids were older we > used to play a game called "This is how they lived in the Olden Days". > The heat was a shocker, the house was brick - built in the early 1900's - > the first in the area and after prolonged 40C was like an oven. All the > bricks and tiles were made on the place. Unfortunately it was built on > sandy soil - therefore shifted a lot which was obvious with the cracks in > the walls and how the pillars moved to an awful angle. > > For interest I played sport and later involved with the school - Mum was > heavily involved in Church groups, Red Cross and others in CWA (Country > Women's Association) and Hospital Auxiliaries. > > There was a large Aboriginal community. It was quite interesting to talk > to the older ones of their life growing up in what was called the "Old > Mission". It was an area that was fenced off on the other side of the > river. I remember one lady telling me how she was not allowed to venture > outside the fence because they were scared of the Chinese. > > Anyway enough of my prattling. Probably more info than you wanted. > > > > > ROS > > > Get the name you always wanted with the new y7mail email address. > www.yahoo7.com.au/y7mail > > . > . > "IS THE SUBJECT LINE STILL RELEVANT? > If not, PLEASE change it." > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without > the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > . > . > "IS THE SUBJECT LINE STILL RELEVANT? > If not, PLEASE change it." > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without > the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >