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From: "Joan Fawcett" <>
Subject: Re: [GEELONG] WESTERN PORT between Port Fairy & Warrnambool?
Date: Mon, 29 Nov 2004 13:12:31 +1100
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There is no Western Port near Warrnambool and Port Fairy.
However, early newspapers did often refer to them as "the western ports"
(meaning as opposed to Melb, Geelong, Port Albert, Western Port etc).

best wishes
Jenny

----- Original Message -----
From: "Peter O'Sullivan" <>
To: <>
Sent: Monday, November 29, 2004 9:28 AM
Subject: [GEELONG] WESTERN PORT between Port Fairy & Warrnambool?


> Hello,
>
> Could SKS confirm if there is a town called WESTERN PORT between Port
Fairy
> and Warrnambool?
>
> I want to confirm the location of Western Port.
> I have the following information from the Argus Shipping Movements Index
> 1846-1851:
> "Thames" From Western Port To Melbourne 1849 Oct 22.
>
> Many Thanks,
>
> Peter
>
>
>
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