Hi Jenny, Just to expand a little on my original mail-(our research) Johanna Caroline Schwietenberg, the daughter of Heinrich Schwientenberg and Amelia Fredericka Koschnick, was born c 1865 at Nuigetzke, Stolp, Germany and believe she came out with her mother on the "Humboldt" in 1872.(Altho we have seen Amelia's entry, we coud not locate Johanna on the film). My wife's GG/F was Michael Franzmann who was working at the Normanby goldfields (south west of Bowen Qld) and they were married at Bowen 6 Feb 1873. Seems Johanna then adopted the name Annie Franzmann, which led us on many long goose chases for a number of years, until we saw her marriage certificate. We have not followed up the Podosky line very much, but we were in contact with a Mrs Dorothy Robinson (nee Podisky) in Mackay some years ago ans she gave us some details, including a family tree, and a 1939 letter from [extracted from my family history] Joe's nephew, Max Joseph written from Berlin, to a friend Mrs Eleanor Minnie Nottingham c/- City baths, The Strand Townsville, asking the Nottinghams to sponsor the Max Joseph family. Have forgotten which branch you are chasing, but if interested, I could scan our family history dealing with the Podoskys so that you can check on our knowledge so far. Notice John F. Johnson is in Townsville, and you are in Perth. being ex RAAF, we spent many years in both places (out at Nollamara when it was on the edge of the bush), so know both reasonably well.(from the 1961 era). Will have to check our scanned photos to see what we have in this line. Glad to hear from you. Ian, Port Macquarie Download NeoPlanet at http://www.neoplanet.com