Hi Jack, From "Shipping Arrivals and Departures Victorian Ports" by Marten Syme ...... Courier, 1060t, Master G. Melling, Sailed from Plymouth 7 June 1849, arr. Melbourne 11 Sep 1849 carrying 325 / 281 immigrants, slates and salt. Departed between 2 and 5 Oct 1849 for Bombay. Regards ...... Susie Z ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jack Earnshaw" <jack.earnshaw@ntlworld.com> To: <AUS-VIC-GOLDFIELDS-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, September 25, 2005 12:32 AM Subject: Gold Mine called Lorna Doone > Hi, > This is my first post to this list. > > My 3g uncle, John Blackmore, arrived in Port Phillip in 1849 on the ship > Courier. I've already asked on the Aus-Vic-L list if anyone knows how to > find where this ship sailed from, but if anyone here has an idea I'd be > pleased to hear from you. > > He settled in Maldon and raised a family of 9 and there still appear to be > a > number of descendants living within a few miles (I spoke to one this week > in > Castlemaine). > > But my question is about a gold mine that is named in a letter from his > nephew in UK. > > It says that John Blackmore owned a gold mine and named it Lorna Doone > (well, with the name Blackmore you would wouldn't you?). The only > references > I've found to a mine with that name seems to be a long long way away from > Maldon. It may just be tosh, as the same nephew also claimed that RD > Blackmore was his uncle - and I know that is totally untrue. > > Being new to research in Australia, I haven't yet found out how I might > find > any reference to the mine, or his name - other than BMDs. > > TIA > Jack in Berkshire UK > > > > > > > ==== AUS-VIC-GOLDFIELDS Mailing List ==== > Do NOT send virus warnings <- considered off-topic. > >
Susie Many thanks for such a speedy response. I never cease to be amazed at how much information there is that people on these lists are willing to share. Jack -----Original Message----- From: Susie Zada [mailto:szada@zades.com.au] Sent: 24 September 2005 15:58 To: AUS-VIC-GOLDFIELDS-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: Gold Mine called Lorna Doone Hi Jack, From "Shipping Arrivals and Departures Victorian Ports" by Marten Syme ...... Courier, 1060t, Master G. Melling, Sailed from Plymouth 7 June 1849, arr. Melbourne 11 Sep 1849 carrying 325 / 281 immigrants, slates and salt. Departed between 2 and 5 Oct 1849 for Bombay. Regards ...... Susie Z ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jack Earnshaw" <jack.earnshaw@ntlworld.com> To: <AUS-VIC-GOLDFIELDS-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, September 25, 2005 12:32 AM Subject: Gold Mine called Lorna Doone > Hi, > This is my first post to this list. > > My 3g uncle, John Blackmore, arrived in Port Phillip in 1849 on the ship > Courier. I've already asked on the Aus-Vic-L list if anyone knows how to > find where this ship sailed from, but if anyone here has an idea I'd be > pleased to hear from you. > > He settled in Maldon and raised a family of 9 and there still appear to be > a > number of descendants living within a few miles (I spoke to one this week > in > Castlemaine). > > But my question is about a gold mine that is named in a letter from his > nephew in UK. > > It says that John Blackmore owned a gold mine and named it Lorna Doone > (well, with the name Blackmore you would wouldn't you?). The only > references > I've found to a mine with that name seems to be a long long way away from > Maldon. It may just be tosh, as the same nephew also claimed that RD > Blackmore was his uncle - and I know that is totally untrue. > > Being new to research in Australia, I haven't yet found out how I might > find > any reference to the mine, or his name - other than BMDs. > > TIA > Jack in Berkshire UK > > > > > > > ==== AUS-VIC-GOLDFIELDS Mailing List ==== > Do NOT send virus warnings <- considered off-topic. > > ==== AUS-VIC-GOLDFIELDS Mailing List ==== Practice safe genealogy - don't include the personal details of the living.