Thanks PEter, you done good!!! This won't be the Page to whom I refer, unless it was his brother. But then I don't know what his brother ended up doing after landing in 1853. Page was referred to in Hirams Diary when he met up with him in Beechworth October 53 and then they both did some mining around the creeks and then zapped over to the Buckland rush. Page died there in the epidemic. I am only assuming that it is the cabin mate Augustus, and not his brother also on the Texas H.C.. Thanks very much Peter, Denise ----- Original Message ----- From: "Peter Ross" <rossof@ozemail.com.au> To: <AUS-VIC-NE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, March 10, 2002 10:50 AM Subject: Re: [AVNE] Buckland > Briefly, Morgan's Diary is the diary of Henry Morgan, an American from > Yellow Creek, Indiana, who describes his journey from 1852 to Aust 1853 (on > the Barque "President") and his life here, mostly in the Buckland Valley > (1856 - 1909) as a miner & farmer. His unique style (although his > understandable pre-occupation with the weather can be tiring!) makes for > wonderful reading. > > The original is in the National Library, Canberra. There is a copy at the > State Lib of Vic (MS12525, Box 3404/1, La Trobe Collection). Copyright for > the electronic version is claimed by Mr F. R. Vines. I am happy to do > look-ups of course. > > Henry does not give the name(s) of the PAGE man or men he mentions... > 22 July 1860: ....."Brown, Miller, Page, Williams and others were here to > day having in view the purchase of plant." > 6 Dec 1861: "Page, Lees, Tanswell, Bryant and Fowler started for the > Lachlan". > > These are the only references to Page. The Tanswell of course was Thomas, > who was a bucher & hotel-keeper in the Buckland (1857) before having a hotel > at Morses Creek (Bright), and then at Beechworth. > > Peter > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Denise McMahon <helendmc@powerup.com.au> > To: <AUS-VIC-NE-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Saturday, March 09, 2002 8:05 PM > Subject: Re: [AVNE] Buckland > > > > Your Para 1. > > > > Who or what is Morgan's Diary? Thanks for looking anyway. What is the > > reference please. Page was an American who arrived on the Texas in 1853. > > AC Page aged 20 (Augustus) > > and > > HC Page aged 22. > > > > In order to fill in a few blanks in HIram's story, I would dearly love to > > find out about Augustus in particular. He was cabin mate to my gg Hiram > > Crawford on the above ship. Whilst they were waiting to sail from New > York, > > they went to Hiram's home town of Oakham in Massachusetts to fill in a few > > days. It's weird to think that this guy slept in my gg's home, ate from > > my ggg's table, and he ended up here in Buckland but before meeting on > the > > Texas they didn't know one another. > > > > Probably not an unusual case, just that I happened to find out about it. > My > > curiosity is on fire! > > > > > > Your Para 2. > > > > My knees are shivering!!!! > > > > (son's expression when at 3 years of age we took him to a ghost town - > > Walhala) > > > > > > Denise > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Peter Ross" <rossof@ozemail.com.au> > > To: <AUS-VIC-NE-L@rootsweb.com> > > Sent: Saturday, March 09, 2002 6:35 PM > > Subject: Re: [AVNE] Buckland > > > > > > > Denise, > > > > > > Can't find any reference in Morgan's Diary before abt 1860 (thogh there > is > > a > > > ref to "Page", no given name). No record in Buckland Cemetery, or > Bright. > > > > > > Try & get to Wang earlier... I'm going to give you heaps!! > > > > > > Peter R > > > > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > From: Denise McMahon <helendmc@powerup.com.au> > > > To: <AUS-VIC-NE-L@rootsweb.com> > > > Sent: Saturday, March 09, 2002 7:05 PM > > > Subject: [AVNE] Buckland > > > > > > > > > > I am wondering if anyone knows of a list of deaths for Buckland > perhaps > > it > > > is in a book. I am speaking of the period during the epidemic - > typhoid - > > > which occurred shortly after gold was discovered there. > > > > > > > > Nothing is registered on the BDMs for Buckland before about 1880's so > > > perhaps Beechworth would have been the spot for registration. > > > > > > > > I am looking for a male called PAGE, and possibly Augustus. > > > > > > > > Long shot, but worth trying. > > > > > > > > Thanks everyone > > > > > > > > Denise > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >