Here I am, asking again. And I am fairly sure someone out there will answer, again. I have found 1 only photograph of my G G'fa, it is in rather poor condition, but good enough to see the features of his face,etc. He is wearing a jacket which looks to be very similar to the Salvation Army jacket. It has a stand up collar, is of a dark colour, and looks to have a light coloured S one one side of the collar. It was the S that caught my attention. The time frame is hard to account for accurately. There is a series of these photos, all of the lads appear to have been photographed before 1890, which is around the time he died, so it could not have been much later than that. And by the look of the youngest, he was a truly grown man with mature beard and bearing - he was under 1 yr when they arrived here in 1856, so I am guessing 1886 was probably the earliest. This offers a window of around 5 years - problem is they were all taken by different phographers, but look as if they were a set. Anyway, back to G G'fa. Can someone tell me if the Salvation Army was active in Ballarat around the time we are looking at? And if so, is there a particular officer I might contact who may have archive access? See - I knew someone would know....Hmmm. cheers, Nandina