Dear Jean, Here are two entries in Greville's 1872 Post Office directory: EXTON James farmer Blake Brook Lismore EXTON Thomas storekeeper --- Lismore The Sands Post Office directory for Sydney is available only on microfiche in many large libraries probably in Brisbane too Shipping..................... You will find some EXTONs mentioned here: http://mariners.records.nsw.gov.au/ You can search all things NEW ZEALAND here: http://www.google.co.nz/ Here are some other EXTON references: One entry for Newtown here: http://www.sydneyarchives.info/Sands_Directory/sands1904.html There are some EXTONs on the 1903 electoral roll (CD) in the following NSW places .............. Lismore Ballina Forest Lodge Canterbury Newtown (see the reference above) Rozelle Erskineville, Edgecliffe plus Oatlands and Oak Farm in Tasmania Cheers, Tony Moore (Castle Hill, NSW) @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ On 29 Apr 2007 at 6:29, Jean Taylor wrote: Date sent: Sun, 29 Apr 2007 06:29:56 +1000 (EST) From: Jean Taylor <rojeanau@yahoo.com.au> To: AUS-NSW-SYDNEY@rootsweb.com Subject: [ANS] shipping lists Send reply to: aus-nsw-sydney@rootsweb.com > Please can someone lookup or tell me if their are any > shipping online lists in the period 1872/75 for > Sydney, also can someone please lookup the following > on the electorial rolls if any in the same time etc. > if no electorial rolls is there anything else that > would have arecord of people living in the region. etc > > The Exton family, George, Rosina, children as follows, > George, Rosina, Henry, Emmeline arrived in NZ from > Australia, sometime between 1872/75, last known area > that they lived in is Sydney, Where there any ships > leaving the port of Sydney for NZ in tht time frame. > > Looking for passenger Lists and the name of the boat > that they arrived in NZ in. > > When they arrived in NZ they were in Auckland or > Hobsonville, perhaps they entered at someother port > also? > > > My brick wall. > > Thank you > > Jean > > Brisbane