Liz, as a rule census were not kept in Australia, just the odd ones survive, the first complete census kept 2006. Have you looked at www.familysearch.org, www.rootsweb.com click world connect page, www.ancestry.com.au is a paid site, perhaps your local library or historical society has a subscription, the National library of Australia has been digitising the newspapers, have you been through that site. Check out www.ozgenon-line cemeteries, www.coraweb.com.au www.records.nsw.gov.au for New South Wales records. Jenelle. ----- Original Message ----- From: "john maxwell" <lizmax@optusnet.com.au> To: <AUS-NSW@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, August 31, 2009 2:28 PM Subject: [AUS-NSW] Richard Musrave/Musgrove > Dear list, > > I am trying to help a friend in America trace her family and was hoping > that some one on this list was able to help me. > > This is all the information that I have > > Richard MUSGRAVE/MUSGROVE emigrated with his family to Australia in 1862 > on "Annie Wilson" The family was sponsored by the Australian Agricultural > Society to work in the coal mines around Newcastle. > > Can anyone point me in a direction of where to go from here.Are census > records or shipping records available or something similar.to show who was > with Richard when he arrived here? Is there any records of the AAS. > > Thank you for reading this > > Liz Maxwell Melbourne > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > AUS-NSW-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 8.5.409 / Virus Database: 270.13.71/2336 - Release Date: 08/30/09 17:51:00