Hi, I'm sure others will be more knowledgeable on this - hopefully they'll add their comments .. Here's my understanding - way back when during the gold rush days of the 1850s?? the government and others becameconcerned that there were too many orientals arriving in Geelong or Melbourne and then heading off to the Victorian goldfields. In an attempt to restrict the number of orientals landing in Victoria the government imposed a fee on oriental arrivals - intended to deter orientals - hard to say how well it worked. However, resourceful and hard working - many of the orientals arrived in South Australia - and avoided the Victorian landing charge - many would have landed at Robe. The orientals then made there way overland from South Australia - some on wagons or carts and many on shanks pony (that is they walked). So if Oseen doesn't appear in the indexes for arrivals in Victoria then I'm guessing that if the records survive there is a chance Oseen's arrival will be recorded in some South Australian passenger list. good luck Robert PJN wrote: > Good Afternoon Listers, > We have overwhelmed by the responses, and suggestions to our plea for > assistance with our James Oseen, who we now believe to be HAU/HOU Xin. > We now are interested in finding more about our HAU Xin who was born in Amoy > about 1827. His father's name we think was HAU Chung. > We know that he married Emily BASS in 1858 Castlemaine, and Margaret > Mowbray Black in 1862 Eaglehawk -both close to Specimen Creek where he was a > storekeeper..... however, his means of travelling to Australia and his point > of entry remain unanswered questions. > HAU Xin died in 1868 and is buried in Campbells Creek cemetery....does any > lister have access to this cemetery, or have a photo of the grave of James > OSEEN.../HAU Xin? > We have downloaded both marriage certificates, the death certificate, the > entry from the Eaglehawk and District Pioneers Register Volume 4, and the > only photo that we have: daughter Harriet OSEEN later known as Harriet > CROSSLEY with her NICHOLLS grandchildren. > Are there any listers interested in this family, or perhaps able to expand > our knowledge?. > We are exceedingly appreciative of all assistance both on Rootsweb, and on > Chinese Genealogy > With best wishes > >