well, from what I can understand it's difficult with New Zealand research. I think the Archives control most -but please, Chris will know more on this -she is our NZ contact person for the Yankee research. Among her many skills she writes to the NZ list. There are some shipping details around - have you checked the outwards shipping Wendy? d ----- Original Message ----- From: "Wendy" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, October 02, 2005 4:44 PM Subject: Re: [HC] OMA > 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. >> - >> >> >>

I've checked some of them - and even found a letter written by some passengers including one of my gg-grandmothers thanking the captain for safe passage across the Tasman - around 1862/63 from memory. But that was a different side of the family. Do you have any web sites you can suggest? Thanks, Wendy ----- Original Message ----- From: "Denise" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, October 02, 2005 4:52 PM Subject: Re: [HC] OMA > well, from what I can understand it's difficult with New Zealand research. > I think the Archives control most -but please, Chris will know more on > this -she is our NZ contact person for the Yankee research. Among her many > skills she writes to the NZ list. > > There are some shipping details around - have you checked the outwards > shipping Wendy? > > d > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Wendy" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Sunday, October 02, 2005 4:44 PM > Subject: Re: [HC] OMA > > > > 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. > >> - > >> > >> > >> >