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Hi Everyone, I'm still looking for McGURK in Australia in 1870s. Caroline Lavina Eve Mc GURK stated she was born & married in NY & is the daughter of Henry MELVIN ship captain & Blanche Florence ALLAMANDA - spellings could vary. Unsure if her husband came to Australia with her or if she came alone. Estimate her birth to be around 1850. She lived in Gympie, Charters Towers & Brisbane, married Nicholas Peters, & is buried in Gympie. Any sightings? Thanks Heather

Hello subscribers to the aus-usa mailing list. All Rootsweb mailing lists have been nearly dead for the last two or so years. In February this year, Rootsweb upgraded the software that runs their 30,000 or so mailing lists, and after a few teething problems, the system is now up and running. The archives of past posts are gradually being restored, but this may take months. Subscribers may notice minor differences. The main difference for you is that you can register as a subscriber and then be able to adjust options for how you receive emails (e.g. single posts or digests in plain or MIME format, halt mail while on holidays and a few more things). Or you can just leave things as they are. As a reminder, this mailing list for anyone with a genealogical interest in Australians who emigrated to America or Americans who emigrated to Australia. To post to this list or respond to a post, use the email address     aus-usa@rootsweb.com For questions about the operation of this list, please contact the list administrator at      aus-usa-owner@rootsweb.com Your list is back up, so if you want to keep it active and ongoing, please post your queries or information to the list. Otherwise you may lose it! Cheers Peter Lakeman Temporary List Admin

Hi Everyone, Still looking for help with the above surnames - spellings probably vary. Caroline Lavina McGurk born NY turned up in Gympie QLD in 1870s. She stated she was born in NY ( about 1850)& married there. She gave her parents as Henry Melvin, sea captain, & Blanche Florence Allamanda. Any clues welcome. Thank you Heather (BC Canada)

Hello subscribers to the aus-usa mailing list. All Rootsweb mailing lists have been nearly dead for the last two or so years. In February this year, Rootsweb upgraded the software that runs their 30,000 or so mailing lists, and after a few teething problems, the system is now up and running. The archives of past posts are gradually being restored, but this may take months. Subscribers may notice minor differences. The main difference for you is that you can register as a subscriber and then be able to adjust options for how you receive emails (e.g. single posts or digests in plain or MIME format, halt mail while on holidays and a few more things). Or you can leave things as they are. As a reminder, the purpose of this mailing list is for anyone with a genealogical interest in Australians who emigrated to America or Americans who emigrated to Australia. For questions about the operation of this list, please contact the list administrator at aus-usa-owner@rootsweb.com <mailto:aus-usa-owner@rootsweb.com> To post to this list or respond to a post, use the email address      aus-usa@rootsweb.com Your list is back up so if you want to keep this list active and going, please post your queries or information to the list. Cheers Peter Lakeman Temporary List Admin