Dear Paul, Noticed the list of names you are researching in the Hawkesbury district and thought we would mention that on our home page (address at bottom of this e-mail) there is a section titled ... Looking Back in Time extracts from old newspapers ... which comprises a few small articles extracted from various newspapers and one includes a reference to J H Eather, ex Windsor, who had a baker shop at Boggabri and had a bad first day trading - this may be of interest. This page will be updated with new articles each month. Also quite a few of the names you mentioned have entries in the Windsor & Richmond Gazette newspaper index to births deaths marriages obituaries inquests probates etc for 1911-1915 and 1916-1920, and also in World War 1 Hawkesbury Heroes volumes 1 and 2. As you are located in Canberra you will find these indexes/books at the National Library as well as the micro film reels to the newspapers which may be worth a look at. Hope this is of interest, Paul. Best wishes, Rod & Wendy Gow Paul Kirby wrote: > My main area of interest is in respect of the early Hawkesbury area. Thanks > to the work of my mother, Gwen Kirby, I know of all my Australian ancestors > but I am still trying to fill out family and historical details. > > My Hawkesbury ancestors include: > > EATHER, Thomas with LEE, Elizabeth through > ONUS, Joseph and EATHER, Ann Elizabeth > EATON, William and Lloyd (Ison, Gaggers), Jane > CORNWELL, Isaac and EATON, Mary Ann > EZZY, William and Floyd, Jane > LAMB, Henry and CHAMBERS, Elizabeth > THOMPSON, Matthew Pearson and EARLE, Ann > > At the moment, I intend to concentrate on the CORNWELL family as they > currently occur in a haphazard fashion in different places in my records. > > Hoping we can help each other. > > Paul Kirby > Canberra ****************************************************************************** Check out our home page for information on our latest newspaper indexing projects and works in progress at http://www3.ceinternet.com.au/~rgow Indexing newspapers - a fascinating hobby - why not index your local newspaper as a resource to other family history researchers. ******************************************************************************