Hello Jenny, Although it covers four years earlier than your dates, there is a book "A Lady's Visit to the Gold Diggings of Australia in 1852 - 53" by Mrs Charles Clacy that you can read online at the University of Sydney site http://purl.library.usyd.edu.au/setis/id/p00057 It also covers the voyage out as well. Just download the PDF ebook of the text. Best regards, Julie in Cairns mailto:[email protected] JDA> Where can I find out what the living conditions would have been like on the JDA> goldfields at California Gully around the time the DeAngelis family arrived JDA> between 1856-1858? I imagine it would have been pretty rough and ready but JDA> just how rough and ready would that have been? JDA> Any information on how I can find out more on this aspect of the people and JDA> how they lived at that time would be welcome. JDA> Another question I have is about how long would the journey from London have JDA> taken? JDA> Regards JDA> Jenny DeAngelis JDA> Spain. --