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Australia / Re: SALT CREEK, Yankalilla, South Australia
« on: Thursday 21 June 12 09:31 BST (UK)  »
Hi Robyn,
I called in there on Monday and had good discussions with the volunteers there. We checked that book, but unfortunately the Osbornes weren't listed.
Do you have any information re them??
They lived at the corner of salt creek and hay flat roads I reckon.
I don't know where Michael Osborne and his wives Ann & Fanny are buried. Michael & Ann's son Henry and his wife Mary are buried at Edithburgh - the birthplace of my mum and her parents.
would like to contact you privately, so will watch for future posts.
Cheers, Bill

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Australia / Re: SALT CREEK, Yankalilla, South Australia
« on: Thursday 21 June 12 03:51 BST (UK)  »
Hi Jennifer,
I have just tripped over your post re Salt Creek and would you believe, I am currently staying at The Links Resort at Lady Bay, about 1 km. from Salt Creek!! We are spending a few days here to research my ancestors who had wheat property on Salt Creek road in the late 1800s.
Salt Creek itself is quite small and would be dry for a lot of the time (not now, as it's bucketing down).
The fresh water that you mention would probably have been from the Bungala river which enters the seat at Normanville.
I managed to locate the property that my ggg grandfather settled on in 1840 - unfortunately it's now just an open wheat paddock with no building remains or any evidence of them left.
I live at Seaford in South Australia which is about 30 minutes drive from here.
Cheers, Bill

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