Dear Listers I thought I would repost this web site as some of you might not know of its existance to google it The National Library in Canberra have had a lot of old newspapers digitised including The Shipping Gazette from 23 Mar 1844 to 31 Dec 1860 See http://www.nla.gov.au/ferg/bfull/14403897_bfull.html Happy hunting Bye MargM Central Coast List Admin