Steve Do you already have the following? Martin HOFFMAN, of Prussia (Rheinprovinz), was Naturalized at Young, NSW 11 July 1874 aged 34 yrs. Source: http://www.records.nsw.gov.au/indexes/searchform.aspx?id=30 In the 'Remarks' column: "Certificate re this naturalisation to Hoffman 2/9/01Letter No 01.16723 in [5/6625]" That letter dispatched in 1901 may contain useful information for a family historian! If it were me, I'd be ordering it from State Records NSW ... :) Also, using the Rootsweb Archives, I found that a Cheryl Comerford was looking for info. re. her gggrandfather arriving per the "Porwards" ie. "Voorwaarts". (07 October 2003 AUS-QLD-SE-Germans List) Perhaps you may be able to assist each other? The address given then was: cheryl_comerford@bigpond.com Rgs Lisa Gladstone, Q _________________________________________________________________ Advertisement: Live Earth Alerts - Seven Philips home theatre systems to win. Go now! http://ninemsn.com.au/share/redir/adTrack.asp?mode=click&clientID=798&referral=hotmailtagline&URL=http://liveearth.ninemsn.com.au