An interesting development: - the marriage certificate, recevied this morning, for the eldest daughter of John Hill (my gg grandfather), Angelina - marriage to Frances Watt - 8 Oct 1863 at Learmouth - has an interesting comment: `Angelina Hill being a minor & the Father being absent from the Colony of Victoria, the written concent of the Mother was obtained previously to celebrating the marriage` So, which state or country was the hot spot for gold mining in or about 1863? Any suggestions on which state I should focus my attention? John Hill