Couldn't be before 1900. As the article says: "The above facts have been brought under the notice of the Prime Minister of Australia and the ...." , it must be after 29 March 1901 when Edmund Barton became the first Prime Minister of Australia. Also the article records: Writing to the editor of The Globe Mr King says:- " I was eight years of age when I arrived in Australia [ possibly 1844] and my wife thirteen [1856]. We were married at Hexham NSW. [1859] We have been married fifty three years on the 2nd of August 1910 and my wife, who gave birth to thirty children, was seventy three on the 31st January last. I was seventy eight on the 1st September." While the ages don't appear, at a cursory glance, to tally, I would tend to suggest 1910 as the year of the article. The language pattern could indicate it was written after 31 Jan 1910 and before 2 Aug 1910. Jan On 25/01/2007, at 8:44 AM, Jenny McCarthy wrote: > There is no date on the article in the Maitland Mercury but it must > have > been before 1900 > > > ..· ´¨¨)) -:¦:- > ¸.·´ .·´¨¨)) > ((¸¸.·´ ..·´ -:¦:- > -:¦:- ((¸¸.·´*.` > Jenny McCarthy > Brightwaters N.S.W. > on beautiful Lake Macquarie > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > AUS-NSW-HUNTER-VALLEY-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' > without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

On working out the dates mentioned in the article, I assume it was written around 1916 ..· ´¨¨)) -:¦:- ¸.·´ .·´¨¨)) ((¸¸.·´ ..·´ -:¦:- -:¦:- ((¸¸.·´*.` Jenny McCarthy Brightwaters N.S.W. on beautiful Lake Macquarie