Leith, Norman W. Clarke wrote a book last year "Kiandra - Gold Fields to Ski Fields" ISBN 0-646-46337-3. I looked in the index but there is no Davis listed. However he may have come across something during his research on this book. I am afraid I no longer have his address but he is from Sydney so maybe you might have some luck looking up the white pages for a Norman W. Clarke in the Sydney region. Pat Raymond ----- Original Message ----- From: "Leith " <leithd@westnet.com.au> To: <aus-nsw-se@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, April 22, 2007 1:10 AM Subject: Re: [NSW-SE] Looking for Meg from New Zealand > Hi Col and all > Family research is very quiet just now - too much study and not enough > time! > Thanks for continuing to keep an eye out for me! > The news I had was that my family now has an interest in the original Watt > & > Mathie sawmill at Wandandian, and one of the last remaining mill workers' > cottages in NSW is being restored, much to my delight. > I'm also digging around the development of skis at the Kiandra goldfields. > My father before he died passed on to me a gem of a piece of oral history > that I'm trying to keep alive now that the direct connection has gone. My > three shipwright Davis ggg uncles were at the ski fields and apparently > made > their stake at Kiandra by making skis for the miners, the first skis in > Australia. Always thought it was odd that 3 young Irish-Australians > dreamed > up skis but have since found out that it was Norwegian miners that brought > the idea and originally tried barrel staves. Now can see how they must > have > got together - the first thing shipwrights learn is how to steam and bend > wood. Heaven knows how I will get any substantiation or evidence - any > ideas would be gratefully appreciated. I'm thinking of writing a paper > for > the Australian Forest History Society if I can find enough material (in my > spare time????) > > Leith > > -----Original Message----- > From: aus-nsw-se-bounces@rootsweb.com > [mailto:aus-nsw-se-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Colin > Borrott-Maloney > Sent: Saturday, April 21, 2007 4:18 PM > To: aus-nsw-se@rootsweb.com > Subject: Re: [NSW-SE] Looking for Meg from New Zealand > > Hi Leith > How is it all going. > Have you some news ? > Still on the look out for you :-) > > Cheers > Col > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Leith " <leithd@westnet.com.au> > To: <AUS-NSW-SE@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Friday, April 20, 2007 5:17 PM > Subject: [NSW-SE] Looking for Meg from New Zealand > > >> Just resubscribing on my home email after leaving work to become a >> fulltime >> student. >> >> Surnames: DAVIS MCGUIRE SUFFOLK HOFFMAN ELLMOOS >> >> If Meg from New Zealand is still subscribed, could you email me on this >> address? Left contacts on my work computer and have some interesting >> news >> >> >> >> Leith Davis >> >> Adelaide >> >> >> -- >> No virus found in this outgoing message. >> Checked by AVG Free Edition. >> Version: 7.5.446 / Virus Database: 269.5.5/769 - Release Date: 4/19/2007 >> 5:56 PM >> >> To post a message to the AUS-NSW-SE mailing list, send an email to >> AUS-NSW-SE@rootsweb.com. >> >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> AUS-NSW-SE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >> quotes in the subject and the body of the message >> >> __________ NOD32 2207 (20070420) Information __________ >> >> This message was checked by NOD32 antivirus system. >> http://www.eset.com >> >> > > To post a message to the AUS-NSW-SE mailing list, send an email to > AUS-NSW-SE@rootsweb.com. > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > AUS-NSW-SE-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 Free Edition. > Version: 7.5.446 / Virus Database: 269.5.6/770 - Release Date: 4/20/2007 > 6:43 PM > > > -- > No virus found in this outgoing message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.5.446 / Virus Database: 269.5.6/770 - Release Date: 4/20/2007 > 6:43 PM > > > To post a message to the AUS-NSW-SE mailing list, send an email to > AUS-NSW-SE@rootsweb.com. > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > AUS-NSW-SE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Thanks for your help, I will try that. I know that when Gwen Dundon wrote her book on shipbuilding in Brisbane Water, she couldn't find any documented evidence that the Davis brothers were ever in Kiandra, even though the family was full of the stories that they made their stake there, so I'm not very hopeful. I guess they had to stake claims, though. Leith -----Original Message----- From: aus-nsw-se-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:aus-nsw-se-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Pat & Frank Raymond Sent: Sunday, April 22, 2007 11:22 AM To: aus-nsw-se@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [NSW-SE] Looking for Meg from New Zealand Leith, Norman W. Clarke wrote a book last year "Kiandra - Gold Fields to Ski Fields" ISBN 0-646-46337-3. I looked in the index but there is no Davis listed. However he may have come across something during his research on this book. I am afraid I no longer have his address but he is from Sydney so maybe you might have some luck looking up the white pages for a Norman W. Clarke in the Sydney region. Pat Raymond ----- Original Message ----- From: "Leith " <leithd@westnet.com.au> To: <aus-nsw-se@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, April 22, 2007 1:10 AM Subject: Re: [NSW-SE] Looking for Meg from New Zealand > Hi Col and all > Family research is very quiet just now - too much study and not enough > time! > Thanks for continuing to keep an eye out for me! > The news I had was that my family now has an interest in the original Watt > & > Mathie sawmill at Wandandian, and one of the last remaining mill workers' > cottages in NSW is being restored, much to my delight. > I'm also digging around the development of skis at the Kiandra goldfields. > My father before he died passed on to me a gem of a piece of oral history > that I'm trying to keep alive now that the direct connection has gone. My > three shipwright Davis ggg uncles were at the ski fields and apparently > made > their stake at Kiandra by making skis for the miners, the first skis in > Australia. Always thought it was odd that 3 young Irish-Australians > dreamed > up skis but have since found out that it was Norwegian miners that brought > the idea and originally tried barrel staves. Now can see how they must > have > got together - the first thing shipwrights learn is how to steam and bend > wood. Heaven knows how I will get any substantiation or evidence - any > ideas would be gratefully appreciated. I'm thinking of writing a paper > for > the Australian Forest History Society if I can find enough material (in my > spare time????) > > Leith > > -----Original Message----- > From: aus-nsw-se-bounces@rootsweb.com > [mailto:aus-nsw-se-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Colin > Borrott-Maloney > Sent: Saturday, April 21, 2007 4:18 PM > To: aus-nsw-se@rootsweb.com > Subject: Re: [NSW-SE] Looking for Meg from New Zealand > > Hi Leith > How is it all going. > Have you some news ? > Still on the look out for you :-) > > Cheers > Col > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Leith " <leithd@westnet.com.au> > To: <AUS-NSW-SE@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Friday, April 20, 2007 5:17 PM > Subject: [NSW-SE] Looking for Meg from New Zealand > > >> Just resubscribing on my home email after leaving work to become a >> fulltime >> student. >> >> Surnames: DAVIS MCGUIRE SUFFOLK HOFFMAN ELLMOOS >> >> If Meg from New Zealand is still subscribed, could you email me on this >> address? Left contacts on my work computer and have some interesting >> news >> >> >> >> Leith Davis >> >> Adelaide >> >> >> -- >> No virus found in this outgoing message. >> Checked by AVG Free Edition. >> Version: 7.5.446 / Virus Database: 269.5.5/769 - Release Date: 4/19/2007 >> 5:56 PM >> >> To post a message to the AUS-NSW-SE mailing list, send an email to >> AUS-NSW-SE@rootsweb.com. >> >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> AUS-NSW-SE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >> quotes in the subject and the body of the message >> >> __________ NOD32 2207 (20070420) Information __________ >> >> This message was checked by NOD32 antivirus system. >> http://www.eset.com >> >> > > To post a message to the AUS-NSW-SE mailing list, send an email to > AUS-NSW-SE@rootsweb.com. > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > AUS-NSW-SE-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 Free Edition. > Version: 7.5.446 / Virus Database: 269.5.6/770 - Release Date: 4/20/2007 > 6:43 PM > > > -- > No virus found in this outgoing message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.5.446 / Virus Database: 269.5.6/770 - Release Date: 4/20/2007 > 6:43 PM > > > To post a message to the AUS-NSW-SE mailing list, send an email to > AUS-NSW-SE@rootsweb.com. > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > AUS-NSW-SE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message To post a message to the AUS-NSW-SE mailing list, send an email to AUS-NSW-SE@rootsweb.com. ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to AUS-NSW-SE-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 Free Edition. Version: 7.5.463 / Virus Database: 269.5.7/771 - Release Date: 4/21/2007 11:56 AM No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.463 / Virus Database: 269.5.7/771 - Release Date: 4/21/2007 11:56 AM