Hi All, I have in my possession an oval metal plate, some 10 “ wide (quite heavy) with the following inscription – J. Smith Pty Ltd Maker Ballarat. I have searched Google with no success for Boilermakers in Ballarat and now hope that someone from Ballarat may recognize the name and have some Hx on this company. Any replies gratefully appreciated. Regards Graeme Rummler – Sunshine Coast, Queensland. All E-Mails Virus Scanned on Receiving & Sending by Nortons. sunfin@spiderweb.com.au Graeme: List Administrator for Rummler & Rumler at www.rootsweb.com The Australian & New Zealand Rumler surname was originally spelt as Rummler from Reichenbach, Schlesien, Preussen. Rummler is a variation of the Low German, Dutch and Flemish nickname Rommel from Middle Low German Rummeln = To make a noise or create a disturbance. It was used to describe the Obstreperous person. Variaions include Rommele: Rommler: Rumler: Rummel & Rummele etc etc. Schlesien surnames of interest: Rummler: Rümmler: Radeck: Weiss: Lampert: Schmidt: Schnell: Suessmann: Keller: Elter: Hippe: Wuendisch: Marx: Brendel: Fleissig: Hillgner: Heintz: Bauer: Gruender: Wiesner: Hoffmann plus many many more to numerous to mention. Australian surnames of interest: Rumler: Rummler: Blackmore: Odgers: Davies: Weightman: Wills: Wolfe: Sobey: Renkin: Hicks: Caddy: Jennings: Godfrey: Watkins: Heinricksen: Gollop: Douglas: Reeves: Bray plus many more to numerous to mention.