When the £50 reward for the arrest of the absconder BAILEY comes to be paid, the claims of Detective KIRBY should not be overlooked. It was on the strength of a report by that officer to the Commissioner of Police that BAILEY was captured. The detective learned through private sources of information that BAILEY had been seen at Orange, New South Wales, and reported the facts at once through his superior officer here to the Commissioner, so that he was enabled to cable over to the police there.

Subject: HB Herald, Thurs. June 14, 1894 SHIPPING NEWS: Passenger arrivals - June 13 - Mararoa, s.s., from Sydney via Northern ports. Passengers - Mrs WHITELAW and infant; Miss MAULE; Messrs WAITE, CREETH, HICKEY, KEARUS, GULLY, TROTTER, PROVIS, MAIDEN, SEVERNE, MACINTYRE, M'COLL, VILLERS, GILLMER, PAGE, PETTIGREW, HOLLOW, HODGE, COLE, ROBERTSON, HICKS, FLEMING, CLARKE, JACOB, JOLL, and WHITELAW; Sir George WHITMORE; Hon. J. CARROLL; 25 steerage. June 13 - Tasmania, s.s., from Sydney and Auckland. Passengers - Mesdames M'WILLIAMS, GOODALL, and LAMBERT; Miss KEMP; Messrs WATERHOUSE, NEEDHAM, CAMPBELL, DABYSHIRE, FIELDER, JONES, and MORRISON; 10 steerage. Passenger departures - June 13 - Tasmania, s.s., for Southern ports. Passengers - Miss ADAMS; Mrs HYLAND; Messrs HYLAND, ROSS, BURNS, RYAN, and AUGUSTUS; 3 steerage. June 13 - Mararoa, s.s., for Southern ports. Passengers - Mesdames BLACK and child, SIMMONDS, THOMPSON and child, KING, HEIR, and SLADE; Misses KINGSWELL, THOMAS, and BELL; Messrs WHITE, LEWIS, THORNTON, SANDERSON, KELLY, PATON, CUNNINGHAM, WILLCOCKS, CRAE, ESSEX, BARRETT, REEVES, SLADE, PYKE, FAWKNER, and CHAMBERS; 9 steerage. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.488 / Virus Database: 269.13.33/1036 - Release Date: 9/28/2007 3:40 PM

HB Herald, Tues. June 12, 1894 SHIPPING NEWS: Telegraphic Shipping - Auckland, Monday. Arrived, at 9.30 last night - Mararoa, from Sydney. Passengers for Napier - Messrs FLANNERY, COLE, HICKS, J.E. CLARK, JACOB, J.H. JOLL, WHITELAW, and 14 steerage. Arrived to-day, at 7.30 a.m. - Tasmania, from Sydney. Passengers for Napier - Mr and Mrs FOX, Mr WATERHOUSE, and two steerage.

HB Herald, Mon. June 11, 1894 SHIPPING NEWS: Passenger arrivals - June 9 - Talune, s.s., from Sydney via Northern ports. Passengers - Mrs ADAIR; Misses REID, M'DONALD, HANSARD, and L. LANGLEY; Messrs TRISCOTT, PATON, ASHBY, HUNTER, ABIFIELD, SHIELD, BROWN, POTTS, BUTLER, COOK, HOLDEN, COOMBS, M'KENZIE, WESTRUPP, and BRUCE; 9 steerage. June 9 - Tarawera, s.s., from Melbourne and Southern ports. Passengers - Mesdames ROY and HEIGHWAY; Misses MURGABOYD, RAMSEY, and BRATHWAITE; Messrs ROY, WEBB, and HEIGHWAY; 9 steerage. Passenger departures - June 9 - Talune, s.s., for Melbourne and Southern ports. Passengers - Mrs KNOX; Mr GODDARD; 5 steerage. June 9 - Tarawera, s.s., for Sydney and Northern ports. Passengers - Mesdames MACKIE and infant, and STEWART; Messrs DEBRO, W. RUSSELL, FISHER, REYNOLDS, EDIE, PARKER, HOLLOW, and PETTIGREN; Dr. BAKEWELL; Colonel PORTER; Archdeacon WILLIAMS; 13 steerage.

HBH 1892 Sept 10 T Shipping note Messrs HUDART PARKER and Company's New Zealand And Australasian Steamship Company has appointed Messrs CRANBY and PREBBLE agents at this port. The service will be inaugurated by the company's s.s. WARRIMOO, which is to leave MELBOURNE on 5th November, calling at HOBART and all South ports, and will be here on Tuesday the 15th, proceeding to GISBORNE, AUCKLAND, and SYDNEY. The total time from MELBOURNE round NEW ZEALAND and on to SYDNEY is estimated to occupy 15 days. The steamer then goes to NEWCASTLE for coals, returns to SYDNEY and proceeds on her voyage to NEW ZEALAND ports via AUCKLAND.

HBH 1892 Sept 10 2 Brown Rev George The Rev. George BROWN, D.D., F.R.G.S., general secretary of the Australian Wesleyan Board of Foreign Missions, will shortly pay a visit to Napier, when he will preach and lecture in Trinity Church. Dr. BROWN is widely known as one of the most eminent of living missionaries. In his pioneer labours in New Britain, New Ireland, and more recently in British New Guinea, he has displayed rare qualities of heroism and devotion to a noble cause, while it has been given to few missionaries to see such rapid changes wrought under the influence of Christianity among the cannibal tribes of the South Pacific.

HBH 1892 September 9 ORMOND Melbourne-Thursday The Hon. J.D.ORMOND, of NAPIER, has purchased the thoroughbred Straightshot, but the price is not stated.

HBH 1892 September 9 Telegraphic shipping Telegraphic Shipping Port Chalmers-Thursday Arrived-Aorangi s.s. Captain SUTCLIFFE, from LONDON with 67 passengers and 1000 tons of cargo. She left London on July 22nd.

HBH 1892 September 9 WRAGGE QUEENSLAND Brisbane-Thursday Mr C.S.WRAGGE, government meteorologist, forecasts fierce squalls and gales between the west, south-west and south and they are sure to be experienced between HOBART and NEW ZEALAND ports during the next five days.

HBH 1892 September 9 Mrs O'Brien Aus The death sentence on Mrs O'BRIEN on the charge of poisoning a farmer named CORNWALL has been commuted to imprisonment for life.

Herald, June 6, 1894 SHIPPING NEWS: Telegraphic Shipping - Auckland, Tuesday. Arrived - Talune, from Sydney. Passengers for Napier - Mr FRESCOTT and Miss HITCHINGS. **Note could be PRESCOTT

HB Herald, June 4, 1894 Passenger departures - June 2 - Hauroto, s.s., for Sydney and Northern ports. Passengers - Mesdames CANTLING, SHAW, HUTCHINSON, and LUSK; Misses PERCIVAL, EVETT, MILGROVE, LORRIGAN, JOSHUA, SMART, REYNOLDS, SKERRETT, and WILLIAMS; Messrs WEBB, GREWES, SILVA, WALL, MONKIBELL, LUSK, WILLIAMS, CLARKE, HUTCHINSON, COOK, SHIELDS, LUCAS, POTTS, and BUTLER; 11 steerage. June 3 - Rotomahana, s.s., for Melbourne via Southern ports. Passengers - Mesdames BETOSI, HARVEY, THORNE, and SAUNDERS; Misses PERCIVAL, COOK, JENSEN, and ZENIT; Messrs MILLAR, VICKERARS, BOYD, CURRIE (2), TIMMS, and NICHOLS; Masters COTTERILL and COOK; 7 steerage.

SHIPPING NEWS: Passenger arrivals - June 2 - Hauroto, s.s., from Southern ports. Passengers - Mesdames SMITH and 2 children, LUSK, A.J. SMITH and 2 children, and MACFARLANE; Misses WILSON, REES, GORDON, TAYLOR, FRASER, Le QUESNE, and KAVANAGH; Messrs LUSK, RICHARDS, MACFARLANE, ROWE, TAYLOR (2), and LEVINSOHN; 8 steerage. June 3 - Australia, s.s., from Northern ports. Passengers - Misses NOLAN, FINNIGAN, WALLIS (2), and MUIR; Messrs MATIER, SPENCER, BOYCE, CULLEN, M'BETH, CARKISK, and WILSON; Colonel PORTER; 42 Maoris. June 3 - Rotomahana, s.s., from Sydney and the North. Passengers - Mesdames HAWLEY, HARWOOD, BARNETT and child, MALONEY, CURRIE, M'DONALD, HULME and 4 children, PARKER, and SMITH and child; Misses HITCHINGS, UPEX, WHITE, BAKER, EASTWOOD, WILSON, HAYWARD, STAYTE, ELLISDON, and BUTLER; Messrs MOGRIDGE, M'LEAN, HAWLEY, CLARKE, FAULKNOR, KENDERDING, CROUOGH, MAHONEY, ARUNDEL, GREEN, RUSSELL, BROWN, HULME, PROTHEROE, PAUL, FORDHAM, MITCHELL, EWART, SMITTEN, DENTON, H. WILLIAMS, STAYTE, BARKER, SHERRATT, and SUNDERLAND; 11 natives and 20 steerage. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.488 / Virus Database: 269.13.33/1036 - Release Date: 9/28/2007 3:40 PM

Hi all, apologies for any cross-postings, I was wondering if sks knew of any online searchable databases for Australian immigrants / citizens (in the historical sense) who chose to change their name formally by Deed Poll or whatever. Thanks in advance, Brenda Hamilton, New Zealand Australian surnames: WELLS, WORLEY, RILEY (variations of),

HB Herald, May 21, 1894 SHIPPING NEWS: Passenger departures - May 19 - Wairarapa, s.s., for Southern ports and Melbourne. Passengers - Mesdames CRAWFORD, HORNSBY, ANTHONY, SHERLOCK, and MOLLOY; Misses CRAWFORD, KELLEY, MOORE, SPOONER, HUGHES, ROSS, and BIRCH; Messrs HORNSBY, ANTHONY, MOLLOY, and MUIR; 19 steerage. May 19 - Talune, s.s., for Sydney via Northern ports. Passengers - Misses O'LEARY and MOWBRAY; Mesdames WILLIAMS, BOET, WALKER, and SOUTH; Messrs NICHOLSON, HANNAH, KNEEBONE, WELDON, FROSTICK, REYNOLDS, GRAHAM, JOWETT, BATLEY, TIFFEN, BROWN, CODD, PARSONS (2), DENTON, GOSSAGE, KARAITIANA, and PORTER; Captain ROST; Master WALKER; 12 steerage. Telegraphic Shipping - Auckland, Sunday. Arrived - Mararoa, from Sydney. Passengers for Napier - Mrs GOLIAN; Messrs S.H. GOLIAN and RICH; 4 steerage....

HB Herald, May 21, 1894 SHIPPING NEWS: Passenger arrivals - May 19 - Australia, s.s., from Northern ports. Passengers - Mrs RENATA; Miss JOHNSON; Dr. BAKEWELL; Mr DOUGLAS; several natives; 14 steerage. May 19 - Wairarapa, s.s., from Sydney and Northern ports. Passengers - Mesdames JULL, CRIBARD, RUDDOCK and child, CRESWERN, ENGLAND, WILLIAMS and two children, TIRITA, LIVINGSTONE, HUTCHINSON, and HUTCHISON (2); Misses REED, SYMONDS, MORLEY, and LIVINGSTONE; Messrs BLEASDALE, TANNER, COLLIS, PROFFITT, M'LEAN, SYMONDS, MAHONEY, FRASER, MYERS, HOBBS, CHAMBERS, BURTON, POWDRELL (3), BEATSON (3), TARNAKI, AITKEN, HESCOTT, BOWLEY (2), HUTCHINSON, and M'NEIL; Father DOHERTY; Rev. Mr. JOHNSTON; Colonel PORTER; Master WILLIAMS; 13 steerage. May 19 - Talune, s.s., from Sydney and Northern ports. Passengers - Misses KING, CAMERON, and ANDERSON; Messrs WALKER, C. WHITE, R. FORBES, WILLCOCKS, and HUDDLESTONE; Captain WHEELER; 10 steerage.

Hi John and Laurel and listers I have just typed a full marriage item for a Myers from the Hawke's Bay Herald for Dec 1892 in NZ and here is a transcribed copy which I am also posting to the Aust site and may provide someone with extra clues. wish it was mine-Elaine HBH 1892 Dec 23 p2 John MYERS wedding The following, from Wednesday's Post, will be of interest to Hawke's Bay readers: - Bunting was displayed on several of the vessels in port today, in honor of the marriage of Mr John MYERS, second son of Mr Judah MYERS, and a member of the firm of J. MYERS and Co., Willis Street, to Miss Julia LEVI, second daughter of the late Mr David LEVI, who at one time was a prominent resident of NAPIER. The wedding was performed at Raleigh House, Hobson Street, at half-past 2 o'clock, by the Rev. H. VAN STAVEREN. The bride wore a travelling dress of fawn shot Bengaline silk, trimmed with brown silk lace, with a small white bonnet, and carried a beautiful bouquet of stephanotis and white roses. The bridesmaids were-Miss P. MYERS, sister of the bridegroom wearing cream cashmere trimmed with gold colored silk, cream hat and feathers; Miss M. MYERS, sister of the bridegroom, cream silk striped delaine, cream hat and feathers; Miss Edie MYERS, of BRISBANE, cousin of the bridegroom, cream and gold, with hat to match; Miss Eleanor MYERS, sister of the bridegroom, cream delaine and cream hat; Miss ISAACS (niece of the bride), cream flowered delaine and cream hat; Miss Daisy ISAACS and Miss Leila LEVI (nieces of the bride), white Indian silk trimmed with lace and ribbon, large white hats and feathers, tan shoes. The bride's mother wore black silk trimmed with jet and lace, white and heliotrope cap; Mrs MYERS (bridegroom's mother), a grey costume trimmed with passementerie, and bonnet to match. Each bridesmaid wore a brooch presented by the bridegroom, while the bride carried a valuable gold watch and chain, the gift of the happy man. The bride was given away by her brother, Mr P. LEVI, of WELLINGTON, and the bridegroom was attended by one of his brothers, Mr Philip MYERS. At the conclusion of the service, a reception was held at Raleigh House, and subsequently the happy couple left for the HUTT. The presents were numerous, and included several cheques, one being for £500, from the bridegroom's father.

HB Herald, May 30, 1894 SHIPPING NEWS: Telegraphic Shipping - Auckland, Tuesday. Arrived at 5 p.m. - Rotomahana, from Sydney. She left Sydney at noon on the 25th instant. Passengers for Napier - Misses HITCHINGS and UPEX; Mrs HAWLEY; Messrs MOGRIDGE and J.D. M'LEAN; three steerage.

HB Herald, May 29, 1894 SHIPPING NEWS: Telegraphic Shipping - Bluff, Monday. Arrived at 4.30 p.m. - Manapouri, from Melbourne. Passengers for Napier - Mrs HASTIE; Miss TAYLOR; Messrs W. HASTIE and A. TAYLOR.

HB Herald, May 28, 1894 Miss E. RINGWOOD, the newly-appointed gymnastic instructor to the Girls' High School, arrived from Wellington yesterday by the Mararoa, and will commence her duties to-morrow. Miss RINGWOOD, who is a gold medallist and certificated instructor, was taught by Miss DICK, the well-known head of the Ladies' Gymnasium in Sydney. It is Miss RINGWOOD's intention to open a ladies' gymnasium in Napier.