And for anyone interested in making contact with Victoria Police here is the address. museum@police.Victoria.bc.ca Regards, Ray. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Sherrie Blackman" <Sherrie@blackman-genealogy.homeip.net> To: <AUS-VIC-GOLDFIELDS-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, 24 August 2005 11:21 PM Subject: Re: Tracing a German miner > Hi Tim, > > Foelsche Naturalistion papers are on-line in the National Archives... > > http://www.naa.gov.au/the_collection/recordsearch.html > > Naturalisation papers usually include where the person has been living > since entering Australia. > Perhaps there may be some reference to Victoria. > > Or possibly there may be other information in the National Archives > regarding > any time Foelsche spent in Victoria. > > > You can also contact the Victorian Historical Unit > > Victoria Police Museum > Address 637 Flinders Street, Melbourne 3005 Postal Address PO Box 415, > Melbourne 3005 > Telephone (03) 9247-5213 Fax (03) 9247-5216 > (Notes - Formally known as the Victoria Police Historical Unit) > > Kind regards, > Sherrie. > > Sydney, NSW. > > > On Tue, 23 Aug 2005 17:30:40 +1000, tim smith <tghsmith@bigpond.com> > wrote: > >> I am a PhD student writing on the photographic work of the South >> Australian police Inspector, Paul Foelsche who migrated from Hamburg, >> arriving in Adelaide in 1854. A comment in a letter by him implies >> that he spent 2 years on the Victorian goldfields, possibly in the >> Goulbourn district before enrolling in the South Australian police force >> in November 1856. This would suggest that he tried mining, or perhaps >> even joined the Victorian police on the goldfields for those two years. >> Can you direct me as to where I might records that relate this district >> and time. >> >> sincerely >> >> Tim Smith >> Tel: 0413 613784 >> >> >> >> ==== AUS-VIC-GOLDFIELDS Mailing List ==== >> Searchable archives at >> http://listsearches.rootsweb.com/?list=AUS-VIC-GOLDFIELDS-L >> >> > > > > > ==== AUS-VIC-GOLDFIELDS Mailing List ==== > Searchable archives at > http://listsearches.rootsweb.com/?list=AUS-VIC-GOLDFIELDS-L > > > -- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. > Version: 7.0.338 / Virus Database: 267.10.15/80 - Release Date: 23/08/2005 > >