Keith wrote, | The Sandstone in WA is on the Murchison Goldfield and mining did not start | at that location until the late 1890`s. The main WA gold rush did not start | until circa 1890. Yes, and the "Tarnagulla and Llanelly Courier" reference I am referring to is dated 1871, so clearly the two are not connected. | It is estimated that 35% of the diggers in the rush were from Victoria so if | looking for missing ancestors in that period that is where they might have | gone I have actually found some over there, including one tragic death. I am beginning to wonder if the "Sandstone" as used in the advertisement, really does refer to "Sandstone Reef"? However, the way it is written seems to indicate a locality rather that a reef. Trevor