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CONTENTS 1 - Contents, Branch information 2 - Area Administrator, Guest Editor 314 - Warrnambool District Historicals: November 1899 4/6 - Warrnambool District Historicals: December 1899 618 - Warrnambool District Historicals: November 1924 819 - Warrnambool District Historicals: December 1924 9 - Can you help? Missing issues of The South West Genealogist 9 - Recent Research Requests BRANCH INFORMATION Monthly Meetings The Warrnambool Area of the A.I. G. S. Inc., meets at 8.00 p.m. on the second Thursday of each month (except December & January) in the Library of the Flagstaff Hill Maritime Village, 23 Merri Street, Warrnambool. Visitors are most welcome. Research Library The Library is open at various times [Monday to Sunday] when staffed by volunteers of the Group. Ring Flagstaff Hill on 03 5564 7841 between 9.30 a.m. and 4.30 p.m., Monday to Friday, to check specific opening times. Workshop Nights At the Flagstaff Hill Library at 7.30 pm. on the Fourth Wednesday of each month. Correspondence All correspondence to the Branch should be addressed to P. 0. Box 607, Warrnambool, Victoria 3280 Newsletter Subscriptions $8.00 per year, including postage Branch Officers Area Administrator: Ray Welsford Secretary: Wendy Reed Minute Secretary: Aurelin Giles Treasurer: Dan Eyre Newsletter Production Master copy prepared from material contributed by Branch Members, edited, and printed by Ray WeIsford. Reg. No. A0027436X Photocopying courtesy of Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum. Disclaimer The Warrnambool Area of The Australian Institute of Genealogical Studies, Inc., does not accept any responsibility for the opinions or the accuracy of the information contained in this newsletter. *** 1 *** AREA ADMINISTRATOR Issue No. 1 of The South West Genealogist is dated February 1990. The Editor was Doug Holmes, who continued in the role until No. 50, November 1994. To mark No. 100, Doug has written the Guest Editorial which is printed below. The Area Resources Officers receive, catalogue, record and file all incoming items. They provide advice on resources already held, and on desirable additions. In short, they fulfil a very important role within our activities. The current officers, Lucy Toohey and Helen Price, have indicated that they wish to move on to other tasks as from the November Meeting. Two things follow on from this decision ..... 1. we pass on our grateful than to Helen and Lucy for their very considerable contribution during their time in office - very well done & many, many thanks for your attention to the details. 2. we need to find new Resources Officers. Volunteers might contact the Area Administrator on 5562 0388. The next issue of The South ~ Genealogist Number 101, will appear in early February 2000, prior to our meeting on Thursday 10 February. Accordingly, your editor wishes all readers the compliments of the season. May everything work out the way that you would wish, as you enjoy time with family and friends. - Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year Ray Welsford GUEST EDITORIAL Celebrating the 100th Edition A Word from the Original Editor 1 attended my first meeting of the Warrnambool Area of the A.I.G.S. Inc. in October 1989. Six members were present including the Guest Speaker and the holdings of the Area, including the fiche readers, fitted into one steel cabinet. How things have changed. In November 1989 the Area Administrator, Noel Hallam, called a special crisis meeting at the Tourist Information Centre to discuss the future of the Area; do we close up shop or do we go on. Around 30 members turned up at this meeting and a fairly lively discussion took place with lots of suggestions put forward for discussion. Obviously it was decided to continue on as we are still here a decade later Having returned to Warrnambool after some 20 years away and most recently from Wodonga where I had been the foundation secretary of the Wodonga & District Family History Society 1 put forward two suggestions to the meeting 1. That a local membership fee of $ 10.00 per annum be introduced 2. That an Area Newsletter be established Both of these suggestions were adopted by the meeting and here we are with the 100th edition of The South West Genealogist which 1 feel is quite an achievement. Surprisingly there have only been four editors over this ten years, 1 did the first 50 editions followed by Lorraine who did the next 25. Ray Welsford took over and after a year took leave to perform Rotary duties before returning again this year. During Ray's absence Betty Beavis produced the newsletter. The newsletter has been successful due to two special people who over the life of it have kept producing material for inclusion edition after edition. Betty Beavis and Mane Boyce have produced the bulk of the articles and information published and without their support it would be quite difficult for the editors to keep coming up with material to publish. Thanks Betty & Marie: your contribution has been priceless. Over the years other members have also contributed articles and I would like to think them also for their support; without it we wouldn't have a newsletter. Finally on behalf of the Area I would like to thank Pat Baulch and Marjorie McLean who each month photocopy, assemble and mail out the newsletter. Doug Holmes *** 2 *** WARRNAMBOOL & DISTRICT HISTORICALS November 100 Years Ago - 1899 [As reported in The Warrnambool Standard, compiled by Betty Beavis] BIRTH At 'Innisfail', North Warrnambool, a son to Mrs George THRELFALL of 'Hopkins Bank', Ballangeich [ ] MARRIAGES, James W GRIFFITHS, son of Evan J, to Alice JONES - Durban, South Africa [7]. George D BRUCE, Illowa, to Matilda BAXTER of 'Greenbank', Nagambie. Gifts and donors named [23]. E P CLEVERDON of 'The Heart', GippsIand, to Mabel GAZZARD of 'Como', Allansford. Gifts and donors named [28]. Joseph DALLIMORE of the Gellibrand, formerly of Lake Gillear, to Beatrice Mary WIGGS of Timor Street. Long report [9]. FAREWELLS & PRESENTATIONS To Mrs George BRUCE of Yangery [6]; to James KENNEDY, railways employee and fine bandsman. Promoted to Birchip [14]. SALES By R LINTON, Yangery [13] and Mrs BRIGHT, Kelp Street North [18] - leaving the district. Also W RABACH of Allansford who has accepted appointment to South Australia [7]. ACCIDENTS To E FAGAN of South Warrnambool [2]. ITEMS OF INTEREST Mrs GARNER's Dining Rooms moved to Koroit Street - next to ALSTON & SWAN's [1]. Mr VIRTUE, Woodford, procures new varieties of pansy seed from America [ 11]. F GEE seeks permission to remove some dead wood from the common [1]. Wind blows down milking shed of P HAYDEN, jun., while he and his wife were milking at Nirranda. Large tree cut shed in two. No injury to people or cows [30]. John G DICK (late of N.Z.) elected Clerk of Works on drainage works; James FLETT, Clerk of Works for the timber section [30]. Joke played on "Baron" SEARS when boniface of Royal Hotel [30]. J TYLER, formerly partner of Mr WATSON in South Warrnambool tannery, wins 1125 in Melbourne Cup sweep [13]. F GRAYSON, caretaker of racecourse gives his report [23]. R McCONNELL granted licences for two lorries [28]. Three delivery horses "play up!' in Liebig Street - property of W PATERSON, KUCKS Bros, and YOUNGER & Co [ 16]. Bees surprise Mr BOLGER, guard of mail-car on Warrnambool line, while clearing post-box at Dennington Station [14]. Long report on George LANCE's recent painting of sea battle [18]. More re bull trespass case [16]. 3 November 1899 continued ..... Mr BURRELL praised for excellent book-keeping [30]. Portrait of J DESMOND, for 9 years vet in Warrnambool, published in Adelaide paper with details of career [8]. Henry MARVIN, Yangery, equals G RITCHIE in guessing weight of two sheep [25]. W GREENWOOD holds record for once-round Warrnambool golf links with 52. Closely followed by Murray DICKSON and Mr TATCHELL [27]. Various court cases:- J DAY V W GREENWOOD (neighbours) P J McNAMARA V W M'CARTNEY Constable CROAGH V W THOMPSON (marine dealer & reference to Allan FISHER) [14] Juan SINGH V A W HARRIS (21 November and 5 December) John KIRKLAND (lessee and inspector of town market) V Joseph BALLIS - T FISHER witness [28]. Question in Parliament - Why money claimed by Warrnambool Hospital relating to treatment of Thomas BRUTON, fatally injured at Dennington railway crossing, had not been paid? [29]. SS DERWENT returns to Western Ports run from Queensland. Captain C W GALLOIS, son of Captain GALLOIS (well-known intercolonial ship master), in charge; Chief Officer - John CLARKE, formerly of the OTWAY; Second Officer - Mr STORMONT of DAWN, JULIA PERCY, etc.; Commissaire - Mr GRAINGER, C W GALLOIS was for many years chief officer of the DER WENT [ 13]. DEATHS Edmund GLEESON, 83, father of Margaret and Drs P F & E J GLEESON; brother of Mrs DUFFUS. Port Fairy pioneer [1]. Eliza, Mrs James ROBINSON, Grasmere [3]; memorial service [11]. George SMIBERT, once postmaster in Warrnambool [6 & 9]. Mrs MOONEY, old identity of Farnham & Yangery, dies at Echuca [9]. F W SMITH Lava Street, brother of H H SMITH [20]. Sarah, relict of late James ANDERTON, Dry Lake farmer, Wangoom. Born Tasmania [23]. Peter ARNOLDT, saddler, at Warracknabeal. Old Warrnamboolian. Born Denmark. Long report [28]. James TAIT, aged 45, at Port Pirie, South Australia [8]. Mary KILDUFF, relict of James, aged 86, at residence of Miss D0HERTY, 'Weenobah' [8]. Son of Mr FOX, Kelp Street - killed by falling tree. Second member of family to have fatal accident [3]. WARRNAMBOOL & DISTRICT HISTORICALS December 100 Years Ago - 1899 [As reported in The Warrnambool Standard, compiled by Betty Beavis] MARRIAGES At 'Wynnstay', Allansford Road, Arthur Grenville PURSELL of Cromie & Pursell to Florinda WILSON. Report [14]. Alexander Morison NICOLSON, son of Mr NICOLSON, Scotland, to Florence Louise, daughter of Hon N THORNLEY, 'Radclff , Grandview Grove, Armadale [29].