Hi again Many thanks Gillie and my dear friend Cathy (you are yet to let me down Cathy!). The Ipswich Gens didn't have that school book for sale - don't think I saw it there either. A friend has the 'They lived in the Lockyer' on loan from the Toowoomba Library and I'm hoping our local library can get it by inter-library loan when she has finished. I can't see us getting to Brisbane in the near future, let alone to the Valley!! I'll see if I can find Mrs Kraatz's address Gillie, thanks for that. I wouldn't mind the Tallegalla book either! Cheers Bev

Hi again No I wasn't asleep, I've been helping a distant cousin, among other things. For years, I've been talking to folk on this List about the GIESEMANNs and no-one seems to know of them. Among that stuff I found is another photocopy of a newspaper article and this one I know must have been in 1977. "PIONEER'S SON DIES LAIDLEY. - A man whose mother owned the entire area which is now the town of Laidley, was buried in Laidley. He was Ernest August GIESEMANN who was born in the district, 90 years ago. He is the last member of the family of 11 (actually 13) born to pioneers, Mr and Mrs C.A. (incorrect here) Giesemann. His mother, Mrs Catherine Giesemann acquired land on both sides of what was to become the main Toowoomba railway line. She built and operated Laidley's first sawmill on the site where the bowling green now stands. Three of her sons, including Ernest, were carpenters and they were responsible for the construction of many business premises and houses still standing in Laidley. After his marriage to Edith NOBEL (should be NOBLE I believe) Mr Ernest Giesemann, took up dairying and mixed farming at Forest Hill on land acquired by government gift by his mother. He is survived by his widow, two sons, Clifford (Townsville) and Neville (Brisbane), two daughters, Violet (Mrs McKay and Syris (Mrs Kissick both of Brisbane, one grandson and four great-grandchildren." I have told you before that C.M.'s will reads like a real estate register! Look on the facade of the building opposite the Hotel and see "Giesemann 1902". (Read the Forest Hill and Hatton Vale school centenary books for more.) SOMETHING ELSE PLEASE - I would like to obtain a copy of "They lived in Lockyer" by P.R.Prince or Price. Can anyone point me in the right direction please? Cheers Bev

Hi All I would dearly love some help please. Was going through old files (well, I started but it's a massive task) trying to find some stuff for a friend who is looking for TOPP. Well it's here somewhere and should be in the GIESEMANN file, but I was stopped when a 'missing link' was found - yep, I'm always missing out on stuff! These pages are un-dated photocopies taken from an Education Mail supplement of the Courier Mail quite a few years ago. From what is here, it could well be the Mt Gravatt School Centenary story. "A short history of the Mount Gravatt area" is one article and just above it are some words of another article including "In 1974 Mount Gravatt State School celebrated its 100th anniversary.". On another page is a list of pupils. Yes -------- course they include our GIESEMANNs!! Silly! On the page with the pupils' listing, the original paper has been folded over for the photocopy, and "SDAY, MARCH" has been copied. I also came across a photocopy of a page of Laidley South School enrolments 1882/3. When we visited the new school, trying to get info similar to the Hatton Vale and Forest Hill books, we were told it was the Laidley North/Plainland School and they didn't have any books - all went to the library. So we missed out on Laidley South or are our stories mixed up? Any help would be appreciated. Many thanks Bev

After runing into some brick walls in my Scottish family lines, I am back on the Bulow and Spann lines. Any one researching these lines? Hazel Patterson, Bundaberg ----------------------------------------------------- Click here for Free Video!! http://www.gohip.com/free_video/

Dear listers, I will be away on vacation for a week. I will be back on line May 7th, 2002 Our daughter is graduating from college and we are going to be with her for the festivities connected with the process. see you all in one week, cheers, Beverly. (List Admin)

am seeking additional information relative to my ancestors in Eltville Germany prior to July 1854. I have some information dating back to 1668 but there are many gaps. I have been informed that the researcher I engaged on a previous occasion is now deceased Does any Lister know of a reputable searcher who I might be able to engage to seek the additional information I require? Brian @ Sunny Dungog ______________________________

I too would be interested in finding someone who could research my family in Prussia. It has been a while since I have been on the list as I have just been blessed with our first child. Names researching - MULLER, HAMMERMEISTER, STIBBE, KIRCHNER, VENZ, KLEIER, STUMER BERLIN, GERBER, KRAATZ, KRAUSE, STRASBURG, VOIGT, ROSENTRETER, KOPP Kerry Muller Melbourne > am seeking additional information relative to my ancestors in > Eltville Germany prior to July 1854. I have some information dating > back to 1668 but there are many gaps. I have been informed that the > researcher I engaged on a previous occasion is now deceased > > Does any Lister know of a reputable searcher who I might be able to > engage to seek the additional information I require? > > Brian @ Sunny Dungog > > ______________________________ > > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > >

Hi Can anyone tell me if the name BOSHLER has German origins? If so, does anyone else have this name in their interests in Qld? Elaine

Dear All, Just to clear up a point, it is Anne Troy, not Noel who is the one with the German ancestors. I'm new to this, so am not sure what appears as the tag for the emails I send. To Noel Bergman, my mother Marjorie, nee Koy who is 80 remembers Podlichs on a farm near the farm her family ran in Manyung. Manyung is between Murgon and Goomeri. With regard to the above book. It is called Fruit in the Scrub: a history of the Manyung school and district. It was put together by the Manyung Reunion Book Committee in either 2000 or 2001 and printed by Robco Printing Service, 56 Gore Street, Murgon, Qld, 4605, phone 4168 1500. It is a history of the district through the eyes of the people who lived there. It contains lots of photos and rememberances. Names covered include: Zerner, Greensill, Muller, Giglers, Harm, Ballard, Holznagel, Dowdle, Vonhoff, Richard, Cooper, Silburn, Christensen, Reif and more. Just to clarify my details: my mother is Marjorie Koy. Her parents were Friedrich Koy and Martha Labuschewski. His parents were Franz Koy and Auguste Rienicker (have found different spellings for this name). Franz came from Lauenburg, Pommern, Germany, (now Lebork in Poland) and Auguste came from Ossecken, Pommern, Germany. Martha's parents were Ferdinand Labuschewski and Eva Schroedter. Ferdinand came from Gros-Roda Stuhm, Germany and Eva came from Gros-Lebenau, Germany. They lived in Frenches Creek, Manyung, Boonah and Murgon. Bye for now, Anne Troy

Hello Everyone, I had a phone call last night from a friend in NSW, saying that the place name BOAH appeared on an early marriage certificate. Does anyone know where this might have been? The family later lived in Drayton, Nobby and Goombungee. Any help would be greatly appreciated . Bev Strohfeldt

Hi All , My family tree is starting to take shape. My G G Sarah McSHANE/SHENE brn abt 1848 in county Amagh Ierland, has lead to lots of Questions. First of all I have not been able to find her coming to Australia from Ireland to Queensland. While speaking to one of my Uncles he mentioned she may have been sent to Australia as a convict , but I have found no evidence of this as yet . He also said she may have been involved in a ship wreck off the coast of Nth QLD . Where her first child James was born at Port Denison now days called Bowen , where she may have been staying in Quarantine. Research from indexes(BD&M) for Sarah McShane reveals she had a baby 14Jul1865 father not stated.Then she marries John Riddle 27Jan1871 (index no 57.71 Qld), has another baby called John Riddle born on 27Sep1871 (index no 71/0007 Qld) and her husband dies in 1871 (index no 173.71 Qld).I cant find any further information on their child John RIDDLE. Sarah Riddle then re-marries Simon Kranz, brn 1828 in Johannisberg Prussia, on 11Jun1872 in Brisbane ( index no 3599/72 Qld) and has another baby, John Laurence on 30Jun1873 (index no 73/008 Qld) and then her husband dies again in 1875 (index no 488/75 Qld). I have a copy of John Laurance 's Birth Certif (born at Drayton, Toowoomba ) where it states that Sarah Mc SHANE was 25 years old in June of 1873. John Laurance and his older brother James both use the family name KRANZ and later start spelling their names as CRANS instead of KRANZ . John Laurance CRANS married Mary Jane BLACK in 1897 at Drayton and they have a child Eric Oswald CRANS . And I wonder if this was their only child ? Eric Oswald CRANS marries Alice Elise TEMPLEMAN abt 1921 in QLD . And I cant get much further on this line either. I have spoken to all the family members I know that still spell their name as CRANS but no one can remember an Eric Oswald and Alice . Sarah KRANZ Then re-married Adam SCHUSTER..30.01.1877 .REG, 1877/000228.. Sarah's maiden name was also spelt...McShene..Adam Schuster and Sarah had an unnamed male child on 4.3.1877... Adam Schuster and Sarah McShene suffered the death of child Adam Schuster on 23.03.1879... There ends the trail again for my Sarah Mc SHANE , RIDDLE, KRANZ, SCHUSTER . Just to summarize my questions to the list . 1. Does anyone have Sarah McSHANE as a Convict or Passenger to Australia / Queensland / Port Denison ? Or any ship wrecks off the coast of QLD in 1865? My research revealed the following ships at Port Denison in 1865 :MARYBOROUGH .. .. 1865 Port Denison ... ... .. .. .... PL M1710 (col/12) ... ... ... ... ... ... MARYBOROUGH 20 05 1865 Port Denison Liverpool .. .. .... JA ... ... Typescript medical report; picture of ship; newspaper articles . But I have no passenger list . 2. Simon KRANZ left Johannisberg 17 APR 1857 possibly through the Port of Hamburg to Australia. Also possibly to join a cousin Casper KRANZ who went to Australia in 1855 and lived around Crows Nest QLD. Does anyone know where I could find how and on which ship Simon KRANZ came to Australia? 3. Does anyone have any information on John Riddle brn 27Sep1871 (index no 71/0007 Qld) ? 4. Did John Laurance & Mary Jane CRANS have any more children other than Eric Oswal CRANS ? 5. Did Eric & Alice CRANS have any children ? 6. Did Sarah & Adam SCHUSTER have any more children ? and did Sarah Mc SHANE /SHENE , RIDDLE , KRANZ , SHUSTER marry again and where did she die ? As Adam was husband nr 3 maybe there is a husband nr 4. ? As a matter of interest I am descended from Sarahs first child James ( father unknowen ) but on his marriage certif it says Father: Simon KRANZ Mother: Sarah McSHANE . James CRANS married Maria Augusta KARGER of Oakey QLD and they lived in Roma QLD where they had 12 Children. Half of the children spell their name KRANZ the other half CRANS and on some birth certif it says both spellings of the name My family tree is starting to look like soap story , Bold & Beautiful eat your heart out . As I live in Amsterdam, The Netherlands I am finding it hard to get any further information and I have drained all the family resources. Family feuding and secrets drove most of the family apart and a lot of family records were lost in a big fire in Roma. There are many stories as to why the family started spelling their name CRANS ( Religion & German decent seem most likely) but no one really knows. As I can remember my Grandfather ( Reginald Arthur KRANZ/CRANS) telling me there were a lot of things " just not talked about " in those days , but maybe someone can help me with my loose ends. If anyone is needing information from The Netherlands I would be help to help in exchange ! Sorry my post is so long but I thought I'd get all my info together before asking all the questions separately or wasting anyones time looking for information I already have . Thanks in Advance Michelle KRANZ m_kranz@dds.nl KRANZ , CRANS , McSHANE/SHENE , RIDDLE , SCHUSTER , KARGER , BLACK , FALLON , WALKER , BROWN . SURAWSKI , BOOMER

Hi Di Have you checked the rootsweb archieves for the original one? Yes, I know it is easier to ask, and to make contact direct, but sometimes, when I 'search' the archieves, I come up with other leads as well, not just the initial one. Lorrae -----Original Message----- From: Dianne Randell [mailto:dirandell@optusnet.com.au] Sent: Wednesday, 17 April 2002 6:33 PM To: AUS-QLD-SE-Germans-L@rootsweb.com Subject: LENZ BACHMANN When I first joined this mailinlg list somebody had posted a message for Lenz and Bachmann. Does anyone have a record of who it was, please. Di (nee Kerley) Randell My German immigrants: LENZ Bolling Willrock/Wittrock Kruger/Kricer Families that married into the LENZ

When I first joined this mailinlg list somebody had posted a message for Lenz and Bachmann. Does anyone have a record of who it was, please. Di (nee Kerley) Randell My German immigrants: LENZ Bolling Willrock/Wittrock Kruger/Kricer Families that married into the LENZ

I have lists of "Ships arriving Queensland - 1860 - 1899. The lists give the Port and Date of Arrival (where available) and is taken from the Immigrant Lists and is usually the first but not the only Port of Disembarkation in Queensland. The lists do not lists the names of immigrants. The lists give a reference for the ship, though. Di Randell Dianne Randell dirandell@optusnet.com.au

Hi Liz and all This is an email that I received in response to a query about the requirements of an ISBN for my Family Tree Book. However, in the meanwhile, I have applied for the ISBN and paid my money. Should be here within 2 working days of applying. Lorrae Johnson Plainland Qld 4341 http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=helmrich -----Original Message----- From: Watt,Maria (DWT-PtMelb) [mailto:Maria.Watt@thorpe.com.au] Sent: Tuesday, 16 April 2002 12:24 PM To: 'taj@uq.net.au' Subject: RE: Family Tree Books There is no legal requirement for any books to obtain an ISBN. For a book such as yours I would suggest that it would not be necessary as it would only have a small print run and by primarily distributed to family and friends. I feel that you would not reap the full benifit of an ISBN. Having said that you can certainly obtain an ISBN is you wish. I have attached an ISBN Application for your information, it may help you decide. Regards -----Original Message----- From: Tom & Lorrae Johnson [mailto:taj@uq.net.au] Sent: Saturday, April 13, 2002 2:15 PM To: isbn.agency@thorpe.com.au Subject: Family Tree Books I have looked through your web pages, and there is no metion to Family Tree Books - Do Family Tree Books legally need to have an ISBN? I have been advised that Family Tree Books are not compulsory to have ISBN? Most printers I have spoken to have advised not to worry about it for Family Tree Books, however, my current printer suggested that I should think about it! Thank you Lorrae Johnson 13 Forest Avenue PLAINLAND Q 4341 Phone/FAX: 07 5465 6725 Mobile: 0409 638 865

Hi Jim, Thanks for sending the message about the posting from Noel Troy in case we didn't see it. (Noel it turns out is a descendant of Eva Schroedter and my husband Noel is a descendant of Christine Schroedter. Eva and Christine were sisters). It is a small world and getting smaller with the help of newsgroups like ours. I am most interested in the relative you found living in the UK. I too am a descendant of ELLEN BRADSHAW formerly SHERIDAN nee PLANT. (descended from the Sheridan Marriage as well) I might have her on my tree. In fact last year, we went to Ireland. It was an amazing trip to visit County Cavan and see the house where the family had lived in. We visited the church in Virginia and saw the Parish Registers. We saw the Baptism entry for Ellen and found she was actually baptised Eleanor. We saw the burial record of her grandmother MARY PLANT NEE DIGNAM for the 1st of September 1848. It was all very exciting. Thank you for the inquiry about our PODLICH reunion. It went very well. We had over 300 people join us for the day and they all helped make it a very unforgetable day. Just an example of how big the family is. We made a full descendant chart and pieced it together. It was so long (over 24 metres) that we had to put it around the outside of the hall. Yes we did produce a book on the family. It was over 300 page long and yes we still have a couple of books left. We sold it for $35.00 with postage of $10.00 for registered post. Of course even though we had done extensive research, sadly we still were unable to contact each and every person who was a descendant. Of course, we haven't stopped researching that family, just because we had the reunion and wrote the book. It is like all families a never ending story, one which we would like to keep updated. Let me know of any new information you come across. Regards Delwyn RESEARCHING: Bergmann,Stumer,Wellbrock,Schroedter,Schroeder,Voje,Koehler,Paul,VichelGottschalk,Zabel, Podlich,Stepke,Erdmann,Dreher,Rogmann,Warncke,Becker,Walpole,Murchison,Nicholson,McGillivray,Robertson, O'Neill,Ryan,Kenny,Hoey,Fulloon,Wittkopp,Drafts,Stewart,McSwain,Raper,de Walpol,Eckersley,Wallace, Baker,Burke,O'Mahoney,Keays,Sadlier,Bridgeman,Fitzpatrick,Harrison,O'Brien,Heeney,Berry,Bateman,Ahearn, Lewis,Norton,Bawn,Mills,Reddie,Sheridan,Quinn,McKenzie,Tracey,Plant,Johnstone,McIntosh,Toshack,Hepburn, Wheatley,Stammers,Lynch,Bell,Pellow,Wasserzieher,Teschner,Neuber,

Hallo Anne, how are you? Saw your recent posting on the names Koy, Labuschewski, Schroedter,Lewald you are interested in. What a small world it really is. I am also related to these names that you are researching. My grandmother was a Podlich and her mother was a Schroedter, and Eva Schreodter who married Ferdinand Labuschewski and Christine Schroedter (my Great grandmother) were sisters. In fact it is a pity we didn't know of you last year as we organised and conducted a huge Podlich Family reunion in May 2001 as part of a committee and we wrote a 350 page Family History book of the Podlichs. There was a chapter in this book we wrote devoted to the Schroedter family back in West Prussia. We are very interested in sharing information with you as we are certainly related. Where is Manyung? we are interested in information about the publication you mentioned. Looking forward to hearing from you soon Regards Noel Bergman Date forwarded: Sat, 13 Apr 2002 19:47:19 -0600 From: "Noel Troy" <annstroy@iprimus.com.au> Subject: AUS-QLD-SE-Germans+2000+7081269234+F Date sent: Sun, 14 Apr 2002 11:49:04 +1000 To: AUS-QLD-SE-Germans-L@rootsweb.com Forwarded by: AUS-QLD-SE-Germans-L@rootsweb.com Dear All, I'm new to this, so bear with me. The names I am researching are Koy, Labuschewski, Schroedter, Wargowski & Rieneker/Reinecker, spelling differs. They all lived around Boonah, Murgon, Frenches Creek. I was interested to see Noel Bergman's email as my great-grandparents are Eva Schroedter & Ferdinand Labuschewski. Also, Eva & Ferdinand's daughter, Augusta, married an August Lewald. There is a history of Manyung school put out last year which has lots of information & photos of people in the district & I think that the Podlichs' are in it. If interested, let me know & I will find details. Regards, Anne Troy CNIDR Isearch-cgi 1.20.06 (File: 210) ========================================================================= Date: Sun, 13 Aug 2000 12:14:12 +1000 From: "nbergman" <nbergman@gil.com.au> To: AUS-QLD-SE-Germans-L@rootsweb.com Message-Id: <200008130212.MAA62775@rex.bne.gil.com.au> Subject: Photo of Charles Dickens Content-type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-transfer-encoding: 7BIT Hi Group, We are in the process of organising a reunion for the Podlich Family at Boonah in May next year and are also writing a book for the occassion. My Great Grandparents Johann Podlich jnr and his wife Christine nee Schroedter and their first child Wilhelm together with Johann's sister Marie and her husband Adolph Lewald and their first child Anna arrived in Australia in 1877 on the ship "Charles Dickens". They then settled at Hoya near Boonah. We were able to purchase a copy of a photo of the ship "Charles Dickens" from the Queensland State Library, but we have also heard from a reliable source that there was in existance a postcard depicting the "Charles Dickens" put out when the company R M Sloman purchased and refitted the ship as a sailing ship. It was originally a steam ship known as the Danube. I would be very interested if anyone had any information on the postcard or other photos or sketches etc. Another aspect of interest for me is that my Great Grandfather Johann Podlich snr and his second wife Rosalia Jeziorkowski nee Zubowitz and her three adult children, Magdalena, Auguste and Joseph, as well as three more of Johann snr's children, Wilhelm Podlich, Auguste Podlich who later married Carl Menge, Louise Podlich who later married Carl Kaden all followed on the ship "Windsor Castle" in 1881. Christine Schroedter's sister Eva and her husband Ferdinand Labuschewski and their daughter Elizabeth followed on the ship "Quetta" in 1883. Johann snr's other daughter Wilhelmine Sawatzki nee Podlich and her husband Carl and six children also followed in 1888 on the ship "Bulimba". All of these families also settled in the Fassifern area, but are now spread far and wide. We would love to hear from anyone with any connections to any of these families or from anyone with any information on any of the ships mentioned in particular the missing postcard of the "Charles Dickens" Hope to hear from you soon Regards Noel Bergman Brisbane Australia RESEARCHING: Bergmann,Stumer,Wellbrock,Schroedter,Schroeder,Voje,Koehler,Paul,VichelGottschalk,Zabe l, Podlich,Stepke,Erdmann,Dreher,Rogmann,Warncke,Becker,Walpole,Murchison,Nicholson,McGillivray,Robert son, O'Neill,Ryan,Kenny,Hoey,Fulloon,Wittkopp,Drafts,Stewart,McSwain,Raper,de Walpol,Eckersley,Wallace, Baker,Burke,O'Mahoney,Keays,Sadlier,Bridgeman,Fitzpatrick,Harrison,O'Brien,Heeney,Berry,Bateman,Ahe arn, Lewis,Norton,Bawn,Mills,Reddie,Sheridan,Quinn,McKenzie,Tracey,Plant,Johnstone,McIntosh,Toshack,Hepb urn, Wheatley,Stammers,Lynch,Bell,Pellow,Wasserzieher,Teschner,Neuber, ______________________________ ------------------------------ ============================== To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 RESEARCHING: Bergmann,Stumer,Wellbrock,Schroedter,Schroeder,Voje,Koehler,Paul,VichelGottschalk,Zabel, Podlich,Stepke,Erdmann,Dreher,Rogmann,Warncke,Becker,Walpole,Murchison,Nicholson,McGillivray,Robertson, O'Neill,Ryan,Kenny,Hoey,Fulloon,Wittkopp,Drafts,Stewart,McSwain,Raper,de Walpol,Eckersley,Wallace, Baker,Burke,O'Mahoney,Keays,Sadlier,Bridgeman,Fitzpatrick,Harrison,O'Brien,Heeney,Berry,Bateman,Ahearn, Lewis,Norton,Bawn,Mills,Reddie,Sheridan,Quinn,McKenzie,Tracey,Plant,Johnstone,McIntosh,Toshack,Hepburn, Wheatley,Stammers,Lynch,Bell,Pellow,Wasserzieher,Teschner,Neuber,

Dear All, I'm new to this, so bear with me. The names I am researching are Koy, Labuschewski, Schroedter, Wargowski & Rieneker/Reinecker, spelling differs. They all lived around Boonah, Murgon, Frenches Creek. I was interested to see Noel Bergman's email as my great-grandparents are Eva Schroedter & Ferdinand Labuschewski. Also, Eva & Ferdinand's daughter, Augusta, married an August Lewald. There is a history of Manyung school put out last year which has lots of information & photos of people in the district & I think that the Podlichs' are in it. If interested, let me know & I will find details. Regards, Anne Troy CNIDR Isearch-cgi 1.20.06 (File: 210) ========================================================================= Date: Sun, 13 Aug 2000 12:14:12 +1000 From: "nbergman" <nbergman@gil.com.au> To: AUS-QLD-SE-Germans-L@rootsweb.com Message-Id: <200008130212.MAA62775@rex.bne.gil.com.au> Subject: Photo of Charles Dickens Content-type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-transfer-encoding: 7BIT Hi Group, We are in the process of organising a reunion for the Podlich Family at Boonah in May next year and are also writing a book for the occassion. My Great Grandparents Johann Podlich jnr and his wife Christine nee Schroedter and their first child Wilhelm together with Johann's sister Marie and her husband Adolph Lewald and their first child Anna arrived in Australia in 1877 on the ship "Charles Dickens". They then settled at Hoya near Boonah. We were able to purchase a copy of a photo of the ship "Charles Dickens" from the Queensland State Library, but we have also heard from a reliable source that there was in existance a postcard depicting the "Charles Dickens" put out when the company R M Sloman purchased and refitted the ship as a sailing ship. It was originally a steam ship known as the Danube. I would be very interested if anyone had any information on the postcard or other photos or sketches etc. Another aspect of interest for me is that my Great Grandfather Johann Podlich snr and his second wife Rosalia Jeziorkowski nee Zubowitz and her three adult children, Magdalena, Auguste and Joseph, as well as three more of Johann snr's children, Wilhelm Podlich, Auguste Podlich who later married Carl Menge, Louise Podlich who later married Carl Kaden all followed on the ship "Windsor Castle" in 1881. Christine Schroedter's sister Eva and her husband Ferdinand Labuschewski and their daughter Elizabeth followed on the ship "Quetta" in 1883. Johann snr's other daughter Wilhelmine Sawatzki nee Podlich and her husband Carl and six children also followed in 1888 on the ship "Bulimba". All of these families also settled in the Fassifern area, but are now spread far and wide. We would love to hear from anyone with any connections to any of these families or from anyone with any information on any of the ships mentioned in particular the missing postcard of the "Charles Dickens" Hope to hear from you soon Regards Noel Bergman Brisbane Australia RESEARCHING: Bergmann,Stumer,Wellbrock,Schroedter,Schroeder,Voje,Koehler,Paul,VichelGottschalk,Zabel, Podlich,Stepke,Erdmann,Dreher,Rogmann,Warncke,Becker,Walpole,Murchison,Nicholson,McGillivray,Robertson, O'Neill,Ryan,Kenny,Hoey,Fulloon,Wittkopp,Drafts,Stewart,McSwain,Raper,de Walpol,Eckersley,Wallace, Baker,Burke,O'Mahoney,Keays,Sadlier,Bridgeman,Fitzpatrick,Harrison,O'Brien,Heeney,Berry,Bateman,Ahearn, Lewis,Norton,Bawn,Mills,Reddie,Sheridan,Quinn,McKenzie,Tracey,Plant,Johnstone,McIntosh,Toshack,Hepburn, Wheatley,Stammers,Lynch,Bell,Pellow,Wasserzieher,Teschner,Neuber, ______________________________ ------------------------------

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This is so exciting, I just have to tell someone that I have had a real stroke of luck. I took some advice and looked in the german telephone directory on the net for winkler as my great aunt has a letter sent to her mother by a relative with the surname winkler and in that letter was the names of his kids. I wrote a letter to two people in the area that the last letter came from and sent it monday. I opened my email last night and found a letter from the son of whom I am tracking down. He said the last letter that he can remember that came from Australia was in 1957, 45 years is a long time between letters. All I can say is never give up and never let an opportunity go by. I am over the moon as my research had really come to a stop. Juanita Ryan Oakey, QLD Australia