Have a book written by an American who once worked in Beechworth and then brought his travelling show thru the town. He came to Aust mining, took on other jobs and at one point went over to what he called "the middle Island of New Zealand". Gold was found by Gabriel Read at Tuapeka Otago Province in May 1861. He speaks of Otago, Gabriel's Gully, Golden Age Hotel with old Victorian Harry Richmond who left Aust after going thru the Insolvent Court Victoria. The fields weren't according to the author at all successful, not even one in ten had their expectations realized. Names - Charles Carlos Cole and Henry Hoyt - formed Cole Hoyt & Co. (coaches) - both Americans from Victoria. The author then left for Arrow river 50 miles from Dunstan. Not much for you, but just in case the names crop up in the tree - Denise ----- Original Message ----- From: "Kerry" <kerryb@austarnet.com.au> To: <AUS-VIC-HIGH-COUNTRY-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, November 13, 2004 12:21 AM Subject: Re: [HC] no messages > Hi Wendy > > In about 1861 the word was out on the Otago gold rush had started in May. > And Cobb & Co had started a coach service between Dunedin and Gabriel's > Gully (Otago Goldfield). Although the Herald January 28th 1862 stated > that; > 'A batch of New Zealand diggers returned to Gipps Land last week and > reported they can do better at the Crooked river, than at Gabriel's Gully > or > at any of the diggings in that neighbourhood' > > I know a lot left Crooked River for this rush, not sure if many also went > from Beechworth, I have found ones from Castlemaine also leaving for > N.Zealand. > > Kerry > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Wendy" <wendyfensom@optusnet.com.au> > To: <AUS-VIC-HIGH-COUNTRY-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Friday, November 12, 2004 8:39 PM > Subject: Re: [HC] no messages > > > Hi Kerry, > Can you please tell me the date of the Otago gold rush? Some of my lot > went > to NZ - but I've never known why. Baaaaaaaa. > > Regards, > Wendy > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Kerry" <kerryb@austarnet.com.au> > To: <AUS-VIC-HIGH-COUNTRY-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Thursday, November 11, 2004 10:25 PM > Subject: Re: [HC] no messages > > >> Hi Denise, Bev, Zola, Ray and everyone that I have missed >> >> I have days where I can contribute and others where its head down > and ---up >> working on putting all this gobbley gook together. >> >> I will try and explain what I'm up too, I am putting together a book that > is >> about a group of Irish from Limerick, parishes being Glin and >> Shannagolden >> they were sent to Botany Bay in 1839 and were the first assisted > passengers >> (others being convicts) They were given hell in Botany Bay as the > squatters >> saw then as the beginning of ridding Ireland of is paupers at the > squatters >> expense. Only three of this group remained in Sydney. The others headed > and >> settled in areas like the Tumut, Manaro, Yass, Yackandandah, and >> Pakenham.(Gipplands before it had a road 1841) Their main purpose was to >> work and bring out family members and then they bought out family, so >> they >> started like a pyramid which criss-crosses the High Country. And they > stayed >> very much as a cohesive group. There are also letters that they have > written >> back to Ireland sending money etc.. Some of the names are: >> Healy, Dempsy, Nash, Nolan, Sheehy, Sheahan, O'Connor, O'Brian, Costello, >> Culhane, Enright, Kennelly, Hayes, Griffin, Gallagher, Danahar, McNamara, >> O'Connell, Connelly, Donnelly, Shanahan, Fitzgerald. (very Limerick >> names) >> >> For example: The Yackandandah family were the James O'Conor (connor) from >> Loughill near Glin parish and his wife Johanna Welch, with their four >> children they set off from Botany Bay with a dray and made it to Tumut > where >> he was employed. In 1841 he is squatting at Gooquek Flat, then 1849 > appears >> in Kiewa Valley. Then in 1853 he is leasing Murramurranbong station near >> Yackandandah. Then he is found in Beechworth. His son built the Junction >> Hotel (later Blazing Stump) near Wodonga. Their descendants are still > around >> the North East today. >> >> So why I have put all this here is because from time to time I will need >> support from anyone that has connections with these names. For example > Zola >> some of their descendants took off to New Zealand during the Goldrush in >> Otago. Are you able to access mining registers over there around Pipers >> Flat, I'm looking for John Culhane and wife Ellen nee O'Connor (1868) he >> returned and settled at Briagolong and James Enright and Bridget >> (nee)Hastings, I think he died over there or Bathurst (1872). He had a >> pub >> at Grant near Dargo. >> >> >> Kerry >> >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Zola Ortenburg" <zolaortenburg@bigpond.com> >> To: <AUS-VIC-HIGH-COUNTRY-L@rootsweb.com> >> Sent: Thursday, November 11, 2004 9:33 AM >> Subject: Re: [HC] no messages >> >> >> Hello Bev and other interested members, >> I am also here and thought the list had gone quiet due to a member >> complaining about the chat that was not necessarily on family history. >> In >> my opinion part of this wonderful list was (is) the companionship and >> helpfulness of the list, everyone appears to encourage when one's > searching >> begins to appear nigh on impossible. >> Keep up the good work everyone. >> Zola >> Researching : Pearce (Pierce), Barter, Beach (Betsch) Mahoney, Hart, >> Woolner, all in the high country area, plus the following Henderson, >> Mack, >> Addison, Freeman, Gracie, Nielson. >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Bev Walker" <bbwalker@vic.chariot.net.au> >> To: <AUS-VIC-HIGH-COUNTRY-L@rootsweb.com> >> Sent: Thursday, November 11, 2004 9:11 AM >> Subject: RE: [HC] no messages >> >> >> > Hi Denise, >> > I too am here, most of the time, plugging away at breaking >> > down all the brick walls my ancestors appear to have built >> > around themselves. They must have had a lot to hide. >> > >> > The Americans are the easiest for me, the history has been >> > well documented in America but once they came here it has >> > been harder to find. >> > >> > Most of my rellies were in the High Country around Omeo >> > and involved in farming and goldmining. They were >> > Sloan, Walter. Born USA. >> > Forsyth, Helen, borm Scotland, married the above Walter. >> > Many of the Forsyths were in the gold business and some >> > were lucky. >> > Forsyths were also prominent in Bright and all around that >> > area. There is another branch of the Sloan family who were >> > pioneers in that area, Isaac Sloan. >> > >> > So anything about Sloan, Forsyth families and their activities >> > are of particular interest to me. >> > >> > I have just found, for the information of Sloan's on the list, >> > the place where Grant Sloan died in South Africa in 1909. Thanks >> > to Max Dyer, and his constant search for historical events, that >> > I now have this info and hopefully follow it through to get a >> > death certificate, and burial place. I have a lovely photo of his >> > grave but there is not shred of evidence to suggest where it is. >> > My dream would be realized if that >> > were possible. ANY HELP with the difficult South Africa records >> > would be most helpful. >> > >> > I too miss the friendly chat and banter on the List, also the >> > information and the generosity of the Listers. It was always >> > nice to get up and see a long list of emails waiting to be read. >> > We all have other business to attend to and it is not so easy >> > to make the time stretch to get everything in now days. I am >> > sure that my advancing years also hold me back!!!!! >> > Best wishes to all, Bev. >> > >> > >> > -----Original Message----- >> > From: Denise [mailto:denisem@powerup.com.au] >> > Sent: Thursday, 11 November 2004 12:29 AM >> > To: AUS-VIC-HIGH-COUNTRY-L@rootsweb.com >> > Subject: Re: [HC] no messages >> > >> > >> > Richard - the list has been so quiet these past months, I wonder if any > of >> > the regulars are still members. I've heard of Wendy, Lyn, Ronda, Chris, >> > Peter, where is everyone else? With over 200 members as Di says, >> > what >> > happened to the other 190? Why not have a roll call and see how many >> > listers >> > are actually interested in connecting with others? What or who are you >> > researching Robert? >> > >> > My interests in the northeast are the names I posted last week, plus > from >> > the 1800s >> > Carboor Cheese Factory about which I know very very little >> > Carboor Hotel (Forest Park Hotel) >> > Coaching industry in the northeast and southern NSW >> > Mining >> > Wooragee, Everton, Beechworth, Woolshed, Chiltern >> > and the Upper Murray area. >> > >> > I am also interested in learning about Americans in the northeast - >> > the >> > way >> > my research has taken me I now wouldn't be surprised to find family > other >> > than Hiram, from America, in the area. >> > >> > Who else is game to list their interests. >> > Denise >> > >> > --- >> > Incoming mail is certified Virus Free. >> > Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). >> > Version: 6.0.784 / Virus Database: 530 - Release Date: 27/10/2004 >> > >> > --- >> > Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. >> > Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). >> > Version: 6.0.784 / Virus Database: 530 - Release Date: 27/10/2004 >> > >> > >> >> >> > > >