Thanks Chris - better go and cook your roast dinner too! Regards, W ----- Original Message ----- From: "Christine" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, October 02, 2005 5:26 PM Subject: Re: [HC] OMA > Sorry Denise my multiskilling has just beaten you. > > Chris > > On Sunday, October 2, 2005, at 05:18 PM, Denise wrote: > > > I'll send you some shipping sites later Wendy - but first I appear to > > be doing my home duties - and cook a roast dinner > > > > D > > ----- Original Message ----- From: "Wendy" > > <[email protected]> > > To: <[email protected]> > > Sent: Sunday, October 02, 2005 5:05 PM > > Subject: Re: [HC] OMA > > > > > >> 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. > >>> >> - > >>> >> > >>> >> > >>> >> > > >