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September 11 Whroo live Maps collection updated
Quote My Live Search Maps collection May 25 Whroo Live Maps collectionbegining of the Map of Whroo Historical site Quote My Live Search Maps collection March 13 Launch day
Thank you to all the families that attended the launch.
We had a great day on Saturday 10th of March at the launch of The Early Families of Whroo and the CD of family photos, Whroo Remembers.
The movie DVD is not far away and we will let you know.
For the families who are descedentants of the early settlers of Whroo, please think about what I have told you of sending me a photo of yourselves with your children. Make sure that you put name and date of birth of everyone in the picture and the family that you are linked to at Whroo.
March 08 Launch on Saturday March 10The big day is close – at Whroo, Saturday 10 March: meeting together at 1pm, the launch is at 3pm, followed by music.
The book of the families is a history that we have accumulated over the past eight years.
The CD is a collection of photos of families in the early days of Whroo.
The DVD is scenery around Whroo: buildings, the mine, how it was and what we have today.
We will be taking photos at the launch to put at the end of the movie. There will be a showing of the DVD on the day. This movie will be on sale later on and we will notify you.
If you wish, you can order the book, CD or DVD before the launch and collect them on the day. Also if you would like them signed, please let me know before the day.
We can post them to you – hear are the costs:
The book is $15.00 CD is $8.00 DVD is $10.00 Post is $3.50
February 09 Laucnhing of the History of the family of whrooThe history is at the printers and the big day is the 10 March at 1pm 2007 at Whroo.
My number is 0358561561. The book will be laucnhed and the CD and the Movie will be a later because we are going to put the big day of the llaunch on the back of the movie and CD December 14 Chinese on GoldfieldsWe had two Chinese ladies write some thing in Chinese for our history Book of The families of Whroo. Then we tried to get the Chinese writing translated into English. We tried many Chinese families without success. Then we went to the Golden Dragon Museum in Bendigo and they were great The translation is Live Through Hard times in victorian goldfields Your successors will remember you forever Hope your souls are now at rest. December 12 Ngooraialum Aboriginal elderThis aboriginal elder is from the Ngooraialum tribe his name is King Charles Tattambo his wife was Queen Mary he died in 1866 and is buried in Murchison. A great leader of his poeple.
It is comeing togetherThe end is geting closer the book is at the printers and it is very close now. The book will be here before Christmas. It is great to be able to preserve ,the history of the Familys of Whroo I so glad and honoured to be involed in such a project and presenting it in a picture form. I feel sure that this book will be well received by familys how, share with me, the history of the Whroo pioneers April 04 Adding more HistoryI have meet Mrs Ellen Bazeley. She is one of loveliest ladies I have meet, I take my hat off to her. March 28 Interview more familyWe have an other tape on the list This will be 20. Some of the former residents have passed on, it is great to have these taps There history will live on March 14 Permission LettersWE are sending out permission letters for the families to sign and return we will have the things ready to go when time comes for publication February 24 LeRoy reunionI had the pleasure to go to the reunion of the LeRoy family in the fitzroy Gardens and took some paper work and the tape recorder and some lunch and had a good day it might be out of my way but I love it. Just to relive the past and learn their history. February 14 Whroo To dayWhroo has changed from a bustling gold mining town of 8,000 or so people 64 businesses school 3 churches and over 100 houses they are all gone today at Whroo is a lovely place to relax and enjoy a pincic or a B.B.Q you can also camp for free think of days gone by. January 27 Keep them coming its greatI had a great week with some great photos and history it makes my day full and alive. January 17 News add went in paperWE had an add put in the Herald Sun on Sunday15-1-2006 and we had a few responses it was great we have more family the more the merrier January 06 Families coming togetherThis week we had more families searching for their early history at Whroo. December 30 Help us to add more historyI am hoping to put out as much information that I have and would hope that others will add to it so we will preserve our histroy. The hardshipe of our ancestors is worth remembering - we all look back and search for our past. Thank you to BruceI would like to thank Bruce for his family history and Photos it was great to have met him I am hoping that more families would come foreward |
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