Fay, The nearest I can come is "Hauer" meaning Miner. From Owen Mutzelberg's book "How to trace your German Ancestors". Regards David ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mr Stephen Bradford" <faybradford@bigpond.com> To: <AUS-QLD-SE-Germans-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, November 09, 2002 10:53 AM Subject: German occupation > Hello everyone > > Has anyone come across the German occupation "Hauerling"? (Nineteenth century) > > Fay > > > ==== AUS-QLD-SE-Germans Mailing List ==== > A List for the research of the descendants of the Germans who migrated to South East Queensland, Australia. > > ============================== > 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 >