Hi Researching the following family James YOUNG married Margaret MC MAHON in 1846 NSW children Mary 1848 Cupacumbalong,NSW William 1847 Thomas 1851 Elizabeth 1853 Frank 1855 If anyone has any info in this family or related look forward to hearing from you Kind REgards, Vanessa

Probate records for which state? -----Original Message----- From: Grahame James <grahamej@viper.net.au> To: AUSTRALIA-L@rootsweb.com <AUSTRALIA-L@rootsweb.com> Date: Friday, 15 December 2000 7:59 PM Subject: PROBATE RECORDS >Hello Everyone > >I was wondering if any one knows where I could obtain a set of Probate >records on Microfiche as I have a scored myself a microfiche reader and >would like to purchase a set if they are still availiable. > >Alternately if any one has a set I could borrow for a short time I would >be appreciative. > >Regards > >Grahame > > >==== AUSTRALIA Mailing List ==== >Subscribe to the AGI (Australian Genealogy Information) Bulletin >A Free Service for Australian Family Historians >http://www.southernx.com.au/ > > >============================== >Search over 600 million names at Ancestry.com! >http://www.ancestry.com/rd/rwlist1.asp > >

Hello Everyone I was wondering if any one knows where I could obtain a set of Probate records on Microfiche as I have a scored myself a microfiche reader and would like to purchase a set if they are still availiable. Alternately if any one has a set I could borrow for a short time I would be appreciative. Regards Grahame

I am trying to contact descendants of John BOLAND or Mary SCULLY. They were witnesses at the wedding of John CAIRNS and Bridget CARTY (McCARTHY?) in Ballarat 1863. The chances are that they were just friends, but I have no other family for the Bride and Groom and this is a long shot. Sue O'Neill - from Very Far North Queensland. email = sloneill@octa4.net.au listowner POBJOY-L@rootsweb.com List of Indexes I have created on line: http://freepages.history.rootsweb.com/~pobjoyoneill/index.htm and here's where I live http://www1.octa4.net.au/sloneill/saibai/SAIBAI.htm

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The question was about a death certificate where the occupation was listed as Federal Pensioner aged 70. I suspect what is recorded on the death certificate is a federal old age pension as apposed to a state Old age pension. The constution gave to the Commonwealth the power to leglisate on invalid and old age pensions but it was 8 years before anything was done at the federal level the Fed Gov being reluctant to impose direct taxation. NSW introduced an old age pension in 1901 based on residentual qualifications. By 1905 Qld and Vic had introduced schemes with residentual qualifications. The migratory worker of hte oldback had no chance of applying for a pension. Payable from july 1909 the Deakin government introduced an old age pension of £26p.a.subject to means test on income and property. An Average workman earned £110 p.a.. Costs were met from customs duty. Invalid pensions were not introduced for a while longer. Reference: Frank Crowley, Documentry History of Aust Vol 4 1901-1939 Elizabeth A. Roberts N.S.W. Genealogical and Historical Research Wahroonga NSW

I have been sent a PAF file, what program do I need to open it. Nancy

Just thought I'd re list my surnames; NORSTER, NOSTER, NOSCITER, FARNHAM, ROSEWELL, KIL(L)MI(N)STER. Don Farnham Don@farnham51.freeserve.co.uk

thanks Jim I have a couple of extracts from newspaper funeral notices with these names - and as I have no link to them, I thought that might have been the case >Walter Neve is listed in the 1901 Federal Directory of Newcastle and >District as an Undertaker with address 80 Hunter St. >William Dart is not listed in that Directory. >Cheers Jim >----- Original Message ----- >From: "Sue O'Neill" <sloneill@octa4.net.au> >Newsgroups: soc.genealogy.australia+nz >Sent: Sunday, December 10, 2000 10:42 AM >Subject: Funeral Directors in Newcastle NSW > > > > Can someone tell me if Walter Neve & William Dart were funeral directors >in > > the Newcastle area in the late 19th C. Sue O'Neill - from Very Far North Queensland. email = sloneill@octa4.net.au listowner POBJOY-L@rootsweb.com List of Indexes I have created on line: http://freepages.history.rootsweb.com/~pobjoyoneill/index.htm and here's where I live http://www1.octa4.net.au/sloneill/saibai/SAIBAI.htm

Hello everyone I have updated my pages today. http://web.one.net.au/~lisagibson Hope you will be able to find something of interest. Merry Christmas to you all regards Lisa

Hi Judith, There is a book by Thomas A. McClelland called Mines, Shafts and Reefs: An insight into the Bowling Alley Point, Hanging Rock and Nundle Goldfields (1st ed. May 1997). It has a cover photo of a mine, courtesy of Henry Couley, Woodley Family. Tom's address, as given on the title page, is: Thomas A. McClelland, "Macrosing", Barry Road, Hanging Rock 2340. Phone/Fax 02-67 693673 Could be worth contacting him - he has written a number of books, and may have more photos up his sleeve. (But permission needs to be obtained before reproducing his work). My g-grandfather John Albertson and his brother William were also gold-diggers at Nundle. They appeared in a case at Maitland Quarter Sessions on 12 August 1858 in a case in which a former member of their team, Henry Dolt, was indicted for stealing 20 ozs of gold and 20 ozs of quartz from Henry Hyman and others. (They lost). Cheers, Lesley (Melbourne) Judith Neville wrote: > > Hi listers, > > Does any one know of a site for photos of the above areas about > 1870 ish please? Or books with photos or these areas, also anxious > to obtain photos of the Peel River diggings, including the Happy Valley > area > and Oakenville Creek. Or would they have photos they are willing to scan > and send? I have the book Hills of Gold which contains some photos > but the quality is too poor for reproduction. > > Regards > Judith Neville > Researching: > DAVIES [Bowling Alley Point > DAVIES/DAVIS [Cincinatti,OH] > HUTCHESON [Vanderburgh Co.IN. Tarrant Co.TX,Topeka,KS] > MARLEY/MORLEY [Vanderburgh Co.IN., Tarrant Co.TX.,Buncombe Co.N.C.] > LEWIS [Vanderburgh Co.IN.,Tarrant Co.TX] > SNEDDON [Stirling,Lanark,Edinburgh,Mid & West Lothian], > BENNIE [Polmont, STIRLINGSHIRE] > GRANT [Polmont, STIRLINGHSHIRE] > HAIR [AYR] > NEILL [AYR,RENFREW] > RICHMOND [AYR] > FARROW [UK] > WORLEY [London, UK] > WARREN [South Australia] > > ==== AUSTRALIA Mailing List ==== > Subscribe to the AGI (Australian Genealogy Information) Bulletin > A Free Service for Australian Family Historians > http://www.southernx.com.au/ > > ============================== > Visit Ancestry's Library - The best collection of family history > learning and how-to articles on the Internet. > http://www.ancestry.com/learn/library

Hello everyone I have just borrowed the following book from the library. I have it for a couple of weeks and I am willing to do lookups ... within reason of course. The book is 'Notorious Strumpets and Dangerous Girls : Convict Women in Van Diemen's Land 1803-1809' by Phillip Tardiff. It has an extensive index so if you are looking for a female convict in this date range then let me know. Julie

Hello All, Mike from Canada asked about the gold rush in Australia. Just to add to Nandina's reply, there were also significant gold mining sites in NSW too. The 1850s saw gold discovered in the Bathurst region which prompted a 'rush' to the area. Sofala, Hill End, Trunkey and many other towns sprang up as a result. Most now are just a small collection of a few remaining houses(with a pub), where once thousands had dug for gold. Cheerio, Cathy _____________________________________________________________________________________ Get more from the Web. FREE MSN Explorer download : http://explorer.msn.com

Hi, Would anyone have access to the Stawell Cemetery Records or the Local Paper for Stawell. I would like to find out whether the following are buried in the Stawell cemetery and whether there were any obits. for them. Ellen Jane Copley - died 15.5.1929 and her husband Alfred Wright Copley - died 9.11.1929. Thank you in anticipation. Eileen Sullivan - Kyabram.

I am looking for a H.Hobson who was both a Chemist and a Dentist according to his advetisment in Sands Directory. He occupied 3 Coronation St Hornsby ( sometimes called Burdett St and Cowan Rd.) NSW from 1901 till the late 1920s. I am researching the building he occupied, all I have about him is his name and occupation. He lived above the shop with his family according to the census collectors books 1901. Elizabeth A. Roberts N.S.W. Genealogical and Historical Research Wahroonga NSW

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Suzanne, this may help you, certainly call them, they are reasonably obliging; Department of Human Services, 16th Floor, Transport House, 589 Collins Street (The Spencer Street End, same building as BD & M). Their Phone number is (03) 9616 2822 and Fax is (03) 9616 2833 They were extremely helpful, but at the same time extremely reticent (I Felt) in being free and easy with advice, possibly for good reason. This is (My) typed version of their leaflet: Services available for Former Wards. As a former ward you may be interested to; Apply for records about your wardship Discuss aspects of the information with a counsellor Seek counselling about issues arising from your time in care Search for family members from whom you have been separated The Department of Human Services provides a service for former wards to assist with counselling, searching and mediation to people who have been Wards in the State and their families. This service is located with the Adoption Information Service. If you would like to enquire about the services available to you please contact: The Duty Worker Telephone (03) 9616 2822, Mon to Fri 0900 - 1700. Best of Luck Don Environmental Petroleum Systems PO Box 5080, Cheltenham. Victoria. Australia 3192 Ph 613 9583 0369 Mob 0419 321 998 "Dangerous Goods Listserver" Subscribe at: http://www.onelist.com/subscribe/DangerousGoods "Petroliana Australia Listserver" Subscribe at: http://www.onelist.com/subscribe/petrolianaAustralia The information contained herein was obtained from sources which I believe to be reliable, but I cannot guarantee any accuracy.

I wonder if SKS has any ideas about what a federal penisoner was and how it differs from a old age penisoner. I have a death certificate for William Cole who died in 1916 in Melbourne,aged 70years, and it states he was a storekeeper and a federal penisoner. I have not come across the term before, and wonder if there some records I could check to see why his penison is call this, was it a type of service penison. Thank you and wishing everyone a Merry Christmas Gail

Hello Mike - First, to answer your question simply - yes, the years in which Thomas Connor may have spent in Oz coincide with the gold rush and subsequent 'gold fever' in Victoria. The first discovery was publicly anounced in 1851, and for several years would-be prospectors flooded into the area. In fact the greater percentage of gold was taken in the first few years, although in 1869 the largest nugget was discovered. There is a mailing list associated specifically with the Gold-mining areas of Victoria: AUS-VIC-GOLDFIELDS@ROOTSWEB.COM which you may be interested to join. Hope this helps a little cheers, Nandina ----- Original Message ----- From: Mike Connor <mconner2@home.com> To: <AUSTRALIA-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, December 14, 2000 6:08 AM Subject: Need some advice > Hello Listers > > I'm new to the list and new to researching for information in Australia. > > My g.g. grandfather Thomas Connor (B:Oct.16,1842) was born to Thomas > Connor and Mary Stewart, somewhere in Ireland and died in Jan. 1901, > Minnesota, USA. In his obituaries it states that had been in Australia > for several years and worked as a gold miner in an unknown location. I > know that Thomas (Jr.) arrived in the US in 1869 so it does narrow down > somewhat the yeas he could have left Ireland and been in Australia. > > If his obituary is in fact accurate is there any suggestions as to how I > can get any information on Thomas (Jr.)? Knowing the present > restrictive immigration policies were similar restrictions in place back > then? Would someone coming into Australia be required to report to an > agency to obtain work permits etc.? etc. > > I know there was a great gold rush in Australia but are the years that > Thomas was there consistent with the years of the gold rush? Was the > gold rush in a particular area of State of Australia? > > So many questions and no place to start. Any suggestions would be very > much appreciated. > > Mike Connor > Abbotsford, British Columbia > Canada > > > ==== AUSTRALIA Mailing List ==== > Australians at War > Boer War Soldiers Awarded the Victoria Cross > http://www.southernx.com.au/secure/boersvc.html > > > ============================== > Create a FREE family website at MyFamily.com! > http://www.myfamily.com/banner.asp?ID=RWLIST2 >

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