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From: Stephen Woodland <>
Subject: Re: [AVG] Bricks (again)
Date: Mon, 20 Oct 2003 20:28:34 +1000
References: <Law15-F47W82SWgBaGv0001721c@hotmail.com>


My mother knows all about Yallourn so I will ask her - her father was the
first shopkeeper there in the 30's
----- Original Message -----
From: "lisa mc murray" <>
To: <>
Sent: Monday, October 20, 2003 1:12 PM
Subject: Re: [AVG] Bricks (again)


> I seem to recall my father (who is now deceased) telling me that he used
to
> work for Latrobe bricks in his early 20's and that it was located
somewhere
> near the power station. I'm not sure if that would be Morwell or yallorn.
He
> was born in 1930 in Yarram so I know it was in Gippsland.
> Lisa McMurray (Mckenzie)
> Canada
>
>
> >From: Linda Barraclough <>
> >Reply-To:
> >To:
> >Subject: [AVG] Bricks (again)
> >Date: Tue, 14 Oct 2003 18:56:48 +1000
> >
> >Hi Everyone,
> >
> >I seem to be surrounded by bricks. Have just put out Heritage Journal
with
> >a pic of a brick (thanks David, for answering my plea) - that one is the
> >Leongatha brick.
> >
> >Then, today, when checking a pile of old bricks, I thought, Eureka, I've
> >got one. It started with L, was fairly degraded, but was definitely a
named
> >brick. But the word was too short, and I THINK it is LATROBE. So my
> >question is - does anyone know if there were bricks made around, say
> >Morwell, that might have had the word "LATROBE" stamped on them??? Or is
> >this the Latrobe in Melbourne (like Hotham).
> >
> >This brick is slightly more modern than the other bricks I have seen, but
> >is definitely still a branded brick. Can anyone help????
> >
> >Linda
> >www.kapana.com
> >
> >
> >
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