Thanks Chris - I'll give it a try. I've tried a few avenues in past year which didn't work but nothing ventured nothing gained! Cheers, Wendy ----- Original Message ----- From: "Christine" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, October 02, 2005 4:49 PM Subject: Re: [HC] OMA > Hi Wendy > > It might pay you to sub to the NZ mailing list & pose a few questions - > you'll either be inundated or a deadly silence. > I have found them on occassion to be quite a helpful bunch. > > Chris > On Sunday, October 2, 2005, at 04:44 PM, Wendy wrote: > > > Maybe NZ is where I'll find young John MILNE. Does anyone have any > > ideas > > about how/where I might be able to get the NZ records searched? One > > of the > > later Milne's did go there - but that was towards the end of that > > century. > > Thanks, Wendy > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Denise" <[email protected]> > > To: <[email protected]> > > Sent: Sunday, October 02, 2005 3:57 PM > > Subject: [HC] OMA > > > > > >> Over the last couple of months of OMA many have closed up and left > > Victoria - I haven't posted the names, but will from now until the end > > of > > paper 1861. > >> > >> G Beer leaves Beechworth for New Zealand selling all his stock has to > >> be > > sold by 10/10/61. OMA 8.10.1861 > >> > >> Wm Lawrence butcher of Beechworth leaving the colony - OMA 5.10.1861 > >> > >> John K Brown leaving for Scotland OMA 5.10.1861 > >> > >> Robert McKenzie after 6 six years in Ovens and family store in Newtown > > leaving this part of the colony - OMA 8.10.1861 > >> > >> -- > >> OMA 8.10.61 > >> Kiber & Rockstraw beg to inform the public that they will translate > >> the > > English, German and French Languages and copy music and documents of > > every > > description and also give lessons in the above languages. > >> #3 Somerville Cottages Camp street. > >> - > >> 8.10.1861 - OMA > >> Wiesenhausen falls down 150 mine shaft - going on favourably - broken > >> this > > and that > >> - > >> Word in from NZealand - the word "DOLEFUL". Newspaper expects to see > >> many > > locals who have got as far as Melbourne returning on 'urgent private > > domestic affairs" to the northeast! > >> - > >> Many left from Wangaratta for New Zealand. > >> > >> George Harrison returns from England buys Joseph Brown's butchery at > > Growler's Ck. > >> - > >> The ladies will be racing at Battley Town - Side Saddle for Lady > > equestrians only. > >> - > >> > >> > >> > > >