The newspaper archive is TOTALLY addictive - I love seeing the newspaper image as well. The gold rush started here in New South Wales in 1851 so the timing is good. This is a good time line http://www.goldrush.com.au/

Robyn Horan wrote: > The newspaper archive is TOTALLY addictive - I love seeing the > newspaper image as well. I think any newspaper archive is addictive. It's so easy to get sidetracked by an interesting headline :)) > The gold rush started here in New South Wales in 1851 so the timing is > good. This is a good time line > > http://www.goldrush.com.au/ Many thanks for that :)) I've since found Uriah's brother, Job, was also transported albeit only for 7 years. He gets a mention on the Ancestry Australian Convicts Database (which also includes many who were never convicted, let alone transported) then vanishes completely - along with his family! A lady on another list very kindly offered to have a look for him but can't find any trace of him at all. She hasn't given up on him yet. All very strange. Job took one of Her Majesty's cruises before Uriah did. -- Charani (UK) OPC for Walton, Greinton and Clutton, SOM Asst OPC for Ashcott and Shapwick, SOM http://wsom-opc.org.uk