Thank you Ann Hanson, I had this info. It was the father William whose obituary in New Zealand in 1895 referred to him being "one of the discoverers of the Ovens Goldfild. Cheers Peter ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, March 24, 2005 2:00 PM Subject: AUS-VIC-NE-D Digest V05 #43