Hi Beverly My husband's family were German and they lived in Rockhampton they came out on "La Rochelle" the family name is HINZ so if there is any connection to this name, may explain the reason for moving Rockhampton had Mining, Meatworks and Railways by that time Rockhampton has a great Family research centre you may like to contact CQ Family History Associatio... E-mail Address(es): cqfha@hotmail.com Best of luck in your research Joy Brisbane - >Dear Jim, was Toowoomba in that flood? I know nothing about it I wonder if >this could be the reason they moved from Toowoomba to go to Rockhamption? >I really wish they had left some sort of a record.............. >thanks for writing, >Beverly. > > >==== 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 > >