Hi Listers, Thank you to Gail, Rowena, Susan, Norman, Bev, and Tom for your response and advise. Ballarat is not on the itenery as far as I know the Crocketts never went there which I found unusual Susan but you never know. Yes Norman I knew about John Percy's death he died with his clarinet in his hand from a heart attack on his way home from playing in the Tivoli in Sydney. Maldon is not on our itinery either, being a "girls own adventure" my daughter has mapped out the course (she is a scout leader??) but there still could be infomation there. Whroo has I know so will visit the history centre there. Thank you again for all your encouragement, you have made me more anxious to get going. Margaret of Oakey