Two articles appearing in The Argus on this day in 1899 have some relevance today. Both dairy farmers and earthquakes have been in the news of late.
WARRNAMBOOL. (1899, April 14). The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 – 1956), p. 6. Retrieved February 16, 2012, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article9513570
At least the dairy farmers of 1899 didn’t have to contend with supermarkets selling their milk at discounted prices.
A SHOCK OF EARTHQUAKE. (1899, April 14). The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 – 1956), p. 6. Retrieved February 16, 2012, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article9513558
Wartook is a small settlement in the Grampians National Park, north of Halls Gap. A reservoir was built in 1887 to provide water to the Wimmera/Mallee and at one time there was a post office and school. Interestingly, further research at the Seismicity of Western Australia website found that an earthquake was felt in Robe, South Australia on 2 May 1899 which was a magnitude 5.3 quake. Robe is about 300kms south-west of Wartook. An article from the South Australian Register can be seen at the following link Robe Earthquake
Western District Families 
Hi,
I just found your blog from geneabloggers and I’ll be following it. My father’s family started on the goldfields when Gt Grand-dad Henry Tissett finally managed to leave VDL and married in Portland in 1853.
Cheers,
Rosemary in Tulsa, Oklahoma
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Hi Rosemary
Great to hear from you and I’m glad you found my blog.
I have found a Henry Tissott who was born around 1833 and died in 1900 at Timor, Victoria, Australia. He married Emma Sutherland in 1853 and they had around nine children. Henry was found drowned in a dam. This is a link to the article http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article28676565 .
Does this sound like your Henry?
Regards
Merron
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