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Title: Where is "WOOR ..." Victoria
Post by: FishMan on Friday 22 October 10 23:32 BST (UK)
A recent search for an 1872 birth in Victoria revealed a birthplace of "Woor". Can anyone tell me what this is short for? Parents marriage was 1872 in Geelong and all subsequent births in Beechworth 1874-1887.
Title: Re: Where is "WOOR ..." Victoria
Post by: sparrett on Friday 22 October 10 23:41 BST (UK)
Hi
Possibly WOORI YALLOCK which is about 75 kilometers east of Melbourne.

Sue
Title: Re: Where is "WOOR ..." Victoria
Post by: tropicalj on Friday 22 October 10 23:47 BST (UK)
In case you need to find other places

as per  the Victoria Resources Board

Place names in Victoria abreviations
·   http://talltrees.sirrah-comp.com/resources/vic_abbr.htm
·   http://www.historyaustralia.org.au/ifhaa/misc/vicnames.htm


Jenn

Title: Re: Where is "WOOR ..." Victoria
Post by: cando on Saturday 23 October 10 00:14 BST (UK)
Another place to consider is Wooragee, which is north east of Beechworth.

Cando
Title: Re: Where is "WOOR ..." Victoria
Post by: alison2763 on Saturday 23 October 10 01:47 BST (UK)

I live in Beechworth. Wooragee is 10kms down the road on the way to Wodonga.
If you need any help in Beechworth let me know  ;) There are still many descendants of the pioneering families living here.

Regards
Alison
Title: Re: Where is "WOOR ..." Victoria
Post by: Inekes on Thursday 23 November 17 15:43 GMT (UK)
Quote from: alison2763 on Saturday 23 October 10 01:47 BST (UK)

I live in Beechworth. Wooragee is 10kms down the road on the way to Wodonga.
If you need any help in Beechworth let me know  ;) There are still many descendants of the pioneering families living here.

Regards
Alison

Hi Alison, any chance you still live in Beechworth?  It has been a while since this post I realise!
Title: Re: Where is "WOOR ..." Victoria
Post by: alison2763 on Thursday 23 November 17 22:56 GMT (UK)
Yes I do  ;)
Title: Re: Where is "WOOR ..." Victoria
Post by: Inekes on Friday 24 November 17 12:31 GMT (UK)
Great! Do you know if there are any Thornhill's still around? I am looking for descendents of William Henry Thornhill and Matilda Walker Thornhill, arrived sometime between 1856 and 1858...more details can be found here.
http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php?topic=775495.36 
Please don't put yourself out for information though, just what you might recall from previous research/experience! 
Title: Re: Where is "WOOR ..." Victoria
Post by: alison2763 on Saturday 25 November 17 03:16 GMT (UK)
Quote from: Inekes on Friday 24 November 17 12:31 GMT (UK)
Great! Do you know if there are any Thornhill's still around? I am looking for descendents of William Henry Thornhill and Matilda Walker Thornhill, arrived sometime between 1856 and 1858...more details can be found here.
http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php?topic=775495.36 
Please don't put yourself out for information though, just what you might recall from previous research/experience!
I have just read through the other post.
I don't know of any Thornhills in Beechworth but there are still JENSENs here.
Title: Re: Where is "WOOR ..." Victoria
Post by: Inekes on Saturday 25 November 17 09:54 GMT (UK)
Thanks, that's what I thought. Appreciate your confirmation.  ;D
Title: Re: Where is "WOOR ..." Victoria
Post by: alison2763 on Saturday 25 November 17 09:59 GMT (UK)
No worries if you want any photos of graves, buildings etc let me know  :D
Title: Re: Where is "WOOR ..." Victoria
Post by: John915 on Saturday 25 November 17 10:13 GMT (UK)
Good morning,

There could still be Thornhill descendants there. Girls will have married and have a name change. Just takes a little more time to find them.

John915
Title: Re: Where is "WOOR ..." Victoria
Post by: alison2763 on Saturday 25 November 17 10:35 GMT (UK)
Yes there are still Jensens here- on the other thread it mentioned a daughter marrying a Jensen. ;)
Title: Re: Where is "WOOR ..." Victoria
Post by: Inekes on Monday 27 November 17 07:54 GMT (UK)
Yes, it's proved tricky finding who the girls married, apart from Ann marrying a Jensen there is no info I could find on bdm Victoria or New South Wales.

I will consider hunting down a copy of a historical book about Beechworth when I'm in Melbourne next week; time and previous commitments makes it impossible to visit Beechworth, as pretty as it looks!
Title: Re: Where is "WOOR ..." Victoria
Post by: alison2763 on Monday 27 November 17 08:10 GMT (UK)
I have a fair Library of books on Beechworth. Which one were you after ? I can look it up for you ;)