----- Original Message ----- From: "Mark Feodoroff" <mark@feodoroff.com> To: "'Janet'" <jmartin17@gmail.com>; <aus-qld@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, April 15, 2014 12:15 PM Subject: Re: [AUS-QLD] Shipping Lists -Another suggestion Hi Mark > I hadn't considered looking up Trove before. > That can be the bees knees as a source of info on all sorts of things ! > I believe his naturalisation file is reasonably accurate (a few > minor errors > that don't match but he did fill it in 6 years or so after > arrival), and his > QRail employment history seems to align (roughly) to his > movements noted > within the file. The lack of documentation (eg passport) is a > concern, > adding fuel to the family rumour that he may have changed name > during his > voyage. He was a fitter and worked with steel, so having a job > as crew on a > ship is quite plausible. And a quick change to a dairy farmer ? Did he own that land ? His hand writing in English was very good . I wonder where he learnt ? Using http://tinyurl.com/knkq9h9 find the others who came on this ships same voyage and try some side ways research .... He might have come here with friends from the same area ?? Might even be descendant or 2 looking for info similar to you....... Be worth a try ! Unsure about whether lack of documentation (eg passport) would be a concern in Qld in 1914 ?? Did Russia issue such docs then ?? Google has quite a lot of info like : http://tinyurl.com/l2fpysx . Need a wet weekend to study that lot ! Bye MargM Qld List Admin

Thanks for the links. After 'leaving' QLD Rail, Alex headed west with his family with plans to get a 'selection'. It's unclear at this point in time if he got one or not, or how good a dairyman he was! They moved to Brisbane in the by the 30s, so I suspect dairying wasn't his thing. Cheers, Mark ----- Original Message ----- And a quick change to a dairy farmer ? Did he own that land ? His hand writing in English was very good . I wonder where he learnt ? Using http://tinyurl.com/knkq9h9 find the others who came on this ships same voyage and try some side ways research .... He might have come here with friends from the same area ?? Might even be descendant or 2 looking for info similar to you....... Be worth a try ! Unsure about whether lack of documentation (eg passport) would be a concern in Qld in 1914 ?? Did Russia issue such docs then ?? Google has quite a lot of info like : http://tinyurl.com/l2fpysx . Need a wet weekend to study that lot ! Bye MargM Qld List Admin Please remember to snip most of the earlier message before you post any reply...... Thank you! ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to AUS-QLD-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message --- This email is free from viruses and malware because avast! Antivirus protection is active. http://www.avast.com