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aussietrekker · Posted: Wed Feb 27, 2013 4:58 am Post subject: 1963 Electoral Roll, Altona.

I have just spent the past few days sourcing the 1963 Electoral Roll of Altona. I didn't expect to find anyone with a hostel address, but there are a few from Altona and Brooklyn. Then I found a shorter "supplemental" roll with all the late additions, and there are LOADS of people we know. The roll goes all the way up to parts of Newport and Kingsville, as well as North Altona and Brooklyn. Eventually I'll post a list of all the inmates of both hostels. I'll squeeze in what I can with the memoirs etc. over the next three weeks till I go away, but a few big jobs have just come in so I might be scratching. But it's a very interesting read, I recognise so many old neighbours and schoolmates, and there were so many streets that didn't exist in 1963.

Susan Gillet · Posted: Wed Apr 24, 2013 3:25 am Post subject:

Did you find anything on Jimmy McQuade or the Eaton's?
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aussietrekker · Posted: Thu Apr 25, 2013 6:18 am Post subject:

No, not for 1963. But I'm working my way down the 100+ pages and marking off the Altona and Brooklyn Hostel folk, and have found many familiar names already.

Susan Gillet · Posted: Mon May 06, 2013 3:34 am Post subject:

You will have to send me a list sometime, it would be great to see how many I remember. Smile

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Resident of Altona Hostel, 1963-1965

stormfour · Posted: Wed May 29, 2013 3:41 am Post subject:

Do you have a link to that site Judith
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Carol Myers Altona Hostel Dec 1962 - June 1964

aussietrekker · Posted: Mon Jun 03, 2013 9:53 am Post subject:

I pinched it off ancestry.com, will start listing it when I get back from England.

aussietrekker · Posted: Fri Oct 18, 2013 4:44 am Post subject:

Donald Chapman, Process Worker.
Ann Chapman.

John Raymond Chattenton, Process Worker
Violet Gwendoline Chattenton, Canteen Worker.

Albert Edward Daintry, Process Operator.
Janet Daintry.

Andrew Stewart Dykes, Electrical Welder.
Catherine Dykes.

Eric Douglas Findlay, Labourer.
Elizabeth Findlay.

Desmond George Gillet, Electrician.
Olwen Gillet, Assistant Nurse.

Robert Gilpin, Electrical Mechanic.
Charlotte Gilpin, Process Worker.

John Albert Griffin, Rigger.
Margaret Doreen Griffin, Nursing.

Susan Gillet · Posted: Sun Oct 20, 2013 11:54 pm Post subject:

The Myers' and McKeeman's would have been there at that time too. Keep up the good work Judith. Also look for McLean, Reginio, Mackey (or Mackie). Don't think the Eaton's would have arrived by that time, I think they were later. Logan's I think were there then, Dennerley's, Livesay's, John Mills (Skip).
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Resident of Altona Hostel, 1963-1965

aussietrekker · Posted: Mon Oct 21, 2013 12:23 am Post subject:

Working down them in alphabetical order.

madoc1946 · Active Member Joined: 28 Apr 2012 Posts: 13

Did you find any reference to j Bardizbanian p Bardisbanian on the altona roll, Very Happy

aussietrekker · Posted: Thu Apr 30, 2015 6:21 am Post subject:

Couldn't find it, for some reason half the A and B surnames didn't print properly.