Hello Everyone, Thank you to Joan, Wendy and Zola and Ronda for their responses to my initial message. The enigma of Catherine Murphy continues. Having purchased a death certificate from Prov for a Catherine Murphy, am, "none the wiser". The cited Catherine died in Prahran, (a suburb of Melbourne!), in a hotel, in 1863, aged 28. All other data unknown to the informant, thus of no use. So, it's back to the elusive Josephus Murphy for information on, in the Beechworth region. He is not cited in the Ovens and Murray Biographical Dictionary so I have been informed via an inquiry. As yet no one has been able to inform me about mining registers held at the Burke Museum. This is of much interest to me. Does anyone have access to these please, who could do a look up for me. Most grateful for anything on this person. Regards, Marina in New Zealand

Hi Marina I did a search covering the Pioneer Index Federation Index Edwardian Index Tasmanian Pioneers Index NSW BDM I can't find anything after 1863, thought I maybe able to follow their children John Malcolm and Rubert but nothing also nothing on their father under Josephus and Joseph. And because there are so many Catherines with parents unknown, i'ts a bit like a needle in a haystack, I have a feeling that because there are no more children recorded after 1863 nor Josephus they may have left the State. This is about the time of the N.Zealand rush. But also many went to Queensland. And much later Western Australia chasing the elusive gold. I had a look also through the Harrietville and Crooked River miners couldn't find him there. Included some info you probably already have Kerry MURPHY John Malcolm Born Spouse Surname/Father: Josephus Spouse Gvn Names/Mother: Cath ARNOLD Birth Place: WOOLSHED Year: 1857 MURPHY Harriet Born Spouse Surname/Father: Josephus Spouse Gvn Names/Mother: Elizabeth Catherine ARNOLD Birth Place: BUCKLAND Year: 1859 MURPHY Harriet Died Spouse Surname/Father: Josephus Spouse Gvn Names/Mother: Catherine Age: 1 Birth Place: BUC Year: 1860 MURPHY Rubert Born Spouse Surname/Father: Josephus Spouse Gvn Names/Mother: Cath ARNOLD Birth Place: MORSES CK Year: 1861 MURPHY Josephus Born Spouse Surname/Father: Josephus Spouse Gvn Names/Mother: Catherine WESTLY Birth Place: OVEN Year: 1863 MURPHY Joseph Cephas Died Spouse Surname/Father: Joseph Cepha Spouse Gvn Names/Mother: Catherine ARNOLD Age: 7M Birth Place: BEEC Year: 1863 MURPHY Catherine Died Spouse Surname/Father: Unknown Spouse Gvn Names/Mother: Age: 28 Birth Place: GLOU Year: 1863 MURPHY Catherine Died Spouse Surname/Father: U Spouse Gvn Names/Mother: Age: 71 Year: 1867 MURPHY Catherine D Spouse Surname/Father: Unknown Spouse Gvn Names/Mother: Age: 30 Birth Place: DUBL Year: 1869 MURPHY Catherine D Spouse Surname/Father: Unknown Spouse Gvn Names/Mother: Age: 58 Death Place: MELB S Year: 1882 MURPHY Catherine D spouse Surname/Father: Wm Spouse Gvn Names/Mother: Age: 60 Death Place: GEELONG Year: 1883 MURPHY Joseph D Spouse Surname/Father: James Spouse Gvn Names/Mother: Elizabeth BROWN Age: 58 Birth Place: U Year: 1880 ----- Original Message ----- From: "Marina & Bruce Borland" <matilda@snap.net.nz> To: <AUS-VIC-HIGH-COUNTRY-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, November 16, 2004 10:34 AM Subject: [HC] Josephus Murphy and Catherine Arnold Hello Everyone, Thank you to Joan, Wendy and Zola and Ronda for their responses to my initial message. The enigma of Catherine Murphy continues. Having purchased a death certificate from Prov for a Catherine Murphy, am, "none the wiser". The cited Catherine died in Prahran, (a suburb of Melbourne!), in a hotel, in 1863, aged 28. All other data unknown to the informant, thus of no use. So, it's back to the elusive Josephus Murphy for information on, in the Beechworth region. He is not cited in the Ovens and Murray Biographical Dictionary so I have been informed via an inquiry. As yet no one has been able to inform me about mining registers held at the Burke Museum. This is of much interest to me. Does anyone have access to these please, who could do a look up for me. Most grateful for anything on this person. Regards, Marina in New Zealand