>From Thelma (Bostock) Birrell in Queensland. Good Morning to Beryl, Daryl and other listers. While Beryl is faithfully maintaining this list, I have been off most lists for over a year, while consolidating most of my research into fixed slip files. I have learned, by this reflection, much more from all the data that I gathered in the last 20 odd years.. These large slip cases, some with 60 - 100 clear cases hold 120 - 200 pages and can now be read like a book. When I am "pushing up pansies", anyone will able to see what is in each one and read them like a book (marked clearly). I am on the list now, to share much of what I have . I am not wanting to do research or sell anything, but I have a lot of great data from many side lines of many families. For the cost of postage or for just asking on the email, I am delighted to share, what I can. Firstly the email quoted on this list recently is only new - compiled by the wonderful Roland Bostock of London. His father Edward began this research many, many years ago when he visited me at Bli Bli, Queensland (15 yrs ago). Roland has taken up the task and has done amazing things, with putting families together across the world. I spoke to him in London a few nights ago and he is about to add a couple more Australian lines to his Family Tree sites. He took most of the data from my book and correspondence over 18 or so years ("Mariners Merchants... then Pioneers"). Additional are recent findings by him and myself. Now there are a few errors in transcriction, but with such a wonderful job, I am not about to correct just yet. So please be patient. I would be happy for anyone to contact me if you wish something to be altered. There are copies of this RED book in the Warrnambool City Library and A.I.G.S. etc. I will send another email re the Augustus Bostock Diaries.... For now - Just enjoy - Sincerely in Searching... Thelma (Bostock) Birrell at Maroochydore. Ph. 07 5313 5047 "Pour a little kindness and sweeten with a smile" Bostock: http://birrell.1hwy.com/index.htm