Many thanks Sue for the informative email on what the Town Surveyor's Dept undertook at the time, this is the first time I have come across a convict with the Department as his Master, and it threw me a little wondering what he would have been doing. Thanks too Kaye for giving us the heads-up with the roadgangs at the State Archives, will keep in touch to see how work is progressing. Cheers Trish Nowra NSW