Hello Margaret, There are still DALZIELs in the Cairns and surrounding regions. In fact the name DALZIEL is mentioned in the Far North Qld Pioneer Register to 1940 which is available through the Cairns and District Family History Society. No McMILLAN but there is a McMELLAN. Regards Julie from Cairns Wednesday, September 28, 2005, 8:54:29 AM, you wrote: f> margaret trewick wrote: >>Has anyone heard of the Dalziel Boulder West Tin Mine Syndicate >>or Dalziels Tin Mines Ltd. please. f> http://www.diggerhistory.info/pages-vc/dalziel-vc.htm f> This site has info I think you might be referring to f> Henry 'Harry' Dalziel VC., was born at a small mining camp near f> Irvinebank, Far North Queensland on 18th February 1893, the son of f> James and Eliza Maggie (nee McMillan) Dalziel. f> Henry and his brother Victor as young boys are credited with f> discovering tin samples, which led to the opening of the Boulder f> Mine near Emuford. This mine one of the largest mines in the area f> remained in production until the 1960s. f> Regards f> Cathy West Australia mailto:tropikkal@mytown.net.au