Thank you Dave. Of course this could have been just a family story. GLOVER and his inlaws, WILDRIDGE, were based around Ballarat before going to New Zealand and I am not certain how far away the Ovens field was. He is supposed to have walked from Sydney and my first information on him is his marriage to my GG grandmother in 1861. He could well have spent time on the Ovens field prior to going to Ballarat. Cheers Peter ----- Original Message ----- From: "Dave Evans" <[email protected]> To: "Peter Strauss" <[email protected]>; <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, March 23, 2005 7:51 AM Subject: Re: DISCOVERY OF THE OVENS GOLDFIELD > Hello Peter, > I have a booklet put out by the Department of Mines in 1907 about the > "Discovery of the Ovens Goldfields in 1852" and it gives a description of > the discovery by 2 men who said they worked with Mr. Smyth, surveying the > mountains (Omeo country) and had since left him and were looking for gold. > It then names Howell (who narrated the story) and they told him they had > been to the California diggings. > Amongst the first arrivals after the discovery were John Fisher, William > Wise, Alexander meldrum & Alexander Tone. > No mention of Glover, but we don't know the names of the discovers either. > Dave in Ballarat > > At 07:47 PM 22/03/2005, Peter Strauss wrote: >>Hi Listers, >> >>Can SKS please point me to documents/history or whatever regarding the >>discovery of the Ovens Goldfield? >> >>An 1895 obituary in a New Zealand West Coast newspaper states that my GG >>grandfather, William Roxburgh GLOVER was one of the discoverers of this >>field. >> >>Cheers >> >>Peter Strauss >>Melbourne >> >> >>==== AUS-VIC-GOLDFIELDS Mailing List ==== >>Support RootsWeb and help it support genealogy >>http://www.rootsweb.com/rootsweb/how-to-subscribe.html >
Peter, I have just checked the Digger - Pioneer Index. Victoria 1836-1888 You probably have this entry anyway but thought it was worth a try. Surname: GLOVER Given Names: Barbara Fullerton Event: B Spouse Surname/Father: William Roxbur Spouse Gvn Names/Mother: Agnes WILLRIDGE Age: Sex: Birth Place: BUNI Death Place: Year: 1862 Reg Number: 1108 Cheers Anne Hanson -----Original Message----- From: Peter Strauss [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Wednesday, 23 March 2005 8:31 AM To: [email protected] Subject: [AVNE] Re: DISCOVERY OF THE OVENS GOLDFIELD Thank you Dave. Of course this could have been just a family story. GLOVER and his inlaws, WILDRIDGE, were based around Ballarat before going to New Zealand and I am not certain how far away the Ovens field was. He is supposed to have walked from Sydney and my first information on him is his marriage to my GG grandmother in 1861. He could well have spent time on the Ovens field prior to going to Ballarat. Cheers Peter ----- Original Message ----- From: "Dave Evans" <[email protected]> To: "Peter Strauss" <[email protected]>; <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, March 23, 2005 7:51 AM Subject: Re: DISCOVERY OF THE OVENS GOLDFIELD > Hello Peter, > I have a booklet put out by the Department of Mines in 1907 about the > "Discovery of the Ovens Goldfields in 1852" and it gives a description of > the discovery by 2 men who said they worked with Mr. Smyth, surveying the > mountains (Omeo country) and had since left him and were looking for gold. > It then names Howell (who narrated the story) and they told him they had > been to the California diggings. > Amongst the first arrivals after the discovery were John Fisher, William > Wise, Alexander meldrum & Alexander Tone. > No mention of Glover, but we don't know the names of the discovers either. > Dave in Ballarat > > At 07:47 PM 22/03/2005, Peter Strauss wrote: >>Hi Listers, >> >>Can SKS please point me to documents/history or whatever regarding the >>discovery of the Ovens Goldfield? >> >>An 1895 obituary in a New Zealand West Coast newspaper states that my GG >>grandfather, William Roxburgh GLOVER was one of the discoverers of this >>field. >> >>Cheers >> >>Peter Strauss >>Melbourne >> >> >>==== AUS-VIC-GOLDFIELDS Mailing List ==== >>Support RootsWeb and help it support genealogy >>http://www.rootsweb.com/rootsweb/how-to-subscribe.html >