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From: Marie Lockyer <>
Subject: Re: [GEELONG] Selection in northern Victoria
Date: Mon, 27 Feb 2006 14:33:54 +1100
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Simon, My ancestors moved from Gnarwarre in Barrabool Hills district
to Mologa, part of the Terricks survey in 1870's. Family oral tradition
is that they moved to get more land for their two grown sons. That area
had just been surveyed and was declared excellent farming land. (It was
a good season that year!) I have the diary of the man who surveyed that
area (It was published in the Pyramid Hill newspaper) and can send you
excerpts. Many families moved North at that time. Marie
On 27/02/2006, at 11:55 AM, Simon wrote:

> Both my wife and I have ancestors who lived in the Moolap area in the
> 1860s then in the early 1870s selected land in northern Victoria,
> specifically in the small area around Mount Hope, Terricks, Pyramid
> Hill, etc. Has anyone on the list got examples of this in their
> families? If so, I wonder why our Geelong ancestors selected in these
> areas in particular. Was selection in these areas promoted heavily in
> the Geelong press at the time? Any ideas?
>
> Cheers
> Simon
>
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