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From: "Raymond W. Henderson" <>
Subject: Re: [AUS-MELB] Place Names Assistance - BORO and HAWTHORN
Date: Sun, 11 Dec 2005 08:58:57 +1100
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First time I've seen county's used in death certificates I now know what you
are meaning and sorry Jeff my mistake

Ray.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Denise Douglas" <>
To: <>
Sent: Sunday, December 11, 2005 2:41 AM
Subject: Re: [AUS-MELB] Place Names Assistance - BORO and HAWTHORN


> Sorry Ray, Jeff is right. Long before there was ever a "City of
> Boroondara" there was the "County of Boroondara" which comprised of a
> number of suburbs, including Kew, Hawthorn etc. I think you'll find
> Jeff was saying that BORO was "the abbreviation for the County of
> Boroondara" in the 1880's - not the City.
> Denise Douglas
>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Raymond W. Henderson" <>
>> To: <>
>> Sent: Saturday, December 10, 2005 11:20 PM
>> Subject: Re: [AUS-MELB] Place Names Assistance - BORO and HAWTHORN
>>
>>
>>> No that's not right Jeff, City of Boroondara wasn't named until the
>>> local governments changed boundaries back in the late 1980 or early
>>> 1990's before that it was either Kew which came under the City of Kew
>>> with the Kew Town Hall at the city end of Whitehorse road Kew, and the
>>> City of Hawthorne with the Town Hall being on the corner of Burwood
>>> Roads
>>> and Glenferrie Road Hawthorne sorry mate!
>>>
>>> Ray.
>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>> From: "Jeff Arnold" <>
>>> To: <>
>>> Sent: Saturday, December 10, 2005 9:45 PM
>>> Subject: Re: [AUS-MELB] Place Names Assistance - BORO and HAWTHORN
>>>
>>>
>>>> BORO in the 1800's was the abbreviation for the County of Boroondara
>>>> which contains Hawthorn, Kew and a few other suburbs and is now the
>>>> name
>>>> of the local government administration area (City of Boroondara). This
>>>> is just a few kilometres to the east of the City of Melbourne.
>>>>
>>>> On Friday, December 9, 2005, at 07:38 PM, Marina & Bruce Borland wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> On the Pioneer Diggers Index, place name stated is BORO. Assume this
>>>>> may be an abbreviation. What could the correct place name be? Probably
>>>>> around the Melbourne region.
>>>>>
>>>>> Also, where is HAWTHORN please?
>>>>>
>>>>> Thanks Listers.
>>>>>
>>>>> Marina
>>>>> New Zealand
>
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