Hi Gwen, Thanks for clarifying those points for me. You efforts are much appreciated. As I won't be travelling east in the foreseeable future I will have to wait to find out the contents of John Amey's letter. Kindest Regards Narelle ----- Original Message ----- From: "Gwen O'Callaghan" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, August 23, 2005 9:24 AM Subject: [AVG] BLADIN > Hi, Narelle > > The information about Olaf Bladin's later life was very interesting. It > explains why his wife was conducting her own business as a dairywoman in > Sale in 1884. > > >Could you tell me what the abbreviations [AVR], [CGN]... > > AVR - Australian Vital Records CD > CGN - Cox's Gippsland Notes > > >I gather [GG] means government gazette? > > Gippsland Guardian, newspaper published at Port Albert 1855-1866. There are > microfilm copies in libraries in Gippsland and Melbourne. > > >...go to the goldfields to make some money > > Stockyard Creek, an early name for Foster, did not become a major goldfield > but must have aroused Olaf's interest in striking it rich on bigger fields. > > >Can you tell me how I would gain access to these records. > > It's possible most of them are accessibly through state and genealogical > libraries in Perth. Otherwise a holiday in the areas of Gippsland where the > family settled is your best plan. Gippsland Regional Maritime Museum offers > a limited research service but it's mainly a do-it-yourself facility. > > Gwen > > ----------------------------------------- > Gippsland Regional Maritime Museum > Tarraville Road, Port Albert 3971, Victoria, Australia > http://yarrampa.customer.netspace.net.au/pamm.html > > > ==== AUS-VIC-GIPPSLAND Mailing List ==== > Anyone seen any good GIPPSLAND websites lately. Please feel free to mention GIPPSLAND websites on list, or drop a note to the Listowner to have them added to the AVG Home page at http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~surreal/AVG/ >