Pauline If he died in a mining accident there would be an inquest, but cannot find him in the indexes there either. Do you know who his parents are, it is possible the name has been mispelled or interpreted incorrectly. If you look for him under his mother's name you may find him. Also have you found where is wife is buried to see if he is buried with her.Or did you check the indexes for those who went to WA looking for Gold. Carmel -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Pauline Stuart Sent: Thursday, 1 January, 2009 12:47 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Lost man in Caledonian diggings Importance: High Can anyone shed any light on the death of John Gast who mined on the Caledonian Diggings from possibly 1850. His last known address was Queenstown in 1866 when his last child was born. I can not find him in either the Victorian or NSW GRO's. He was an ex convict who came to the goldfields from Maitland in NSW. We know that his family continued to live in the area of Diamond Creek. His wife Catherine died in 1895. Could it be possible that he died in a mining accident in the mines and is it possible that some of these deaths were not registered. Regards Pauline ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message