Hi My name is Jean Pritchard. My grandmother was of German origin and was born at Blandford in the Hunter Valley. Her maiden name was Mary HEILER and her parents were Francis Martin HEILER and Catherine HEINRICH. They were married in 1859 at Patricks Plain. I would be pleased to share the information that I have and to receive information. I believe that they were part of the wine making industry and later moved to Murrurundi and then much later to Queanbeyan where they owned a sheep and wheat property. I believe from the little I have researched that there is a very rich history and the early German settlers contributed a great deal to the development of Australia. Jean Pritchard