Too hot to do anything folks so came across a couple of things whilst searching our papers and have decided to do a bit more and have come across these entries. Click on the link to find more info on a couple of them. I have tested the links and they should work. Bev Devon Folk in Australian Newspapers The Perth Gazette and Western Australian Journal (WA : 1833 - 1847) Saturday 27 December 184 Report of Deserters from Her Majesty's Ship, Driver Dated Freemantle, Dec. 14, 1845 William McDonald- quality, able seaman; age, 25 years; born at Devonport, Devon; height 5ft 3½in; hair, dark brown, eyes, hazel; complexion, fresh. http://trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/article/646375 ***************************** The Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser (NSW : 1803 - 1842) Saturday 19 May 1832 http://trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/article/2206645?searchTerm Married: On Thursday the 10th instant, at Bathurst, William LAWSON s/o William LAWSON to caroline, d/o Thomas ICELY, Esq., of Devonport, Devon ************************** The Darling Downs Gazette and General Advertiser (Toowoomba, Qld. : 1858 - 1880) Tuesday 6 August 1867 http://trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/article/75518224 MARRIED:At Toowoomba, Mr. Henry HOLLAWAY. s/o Mr. Henry HOLLAWAY of Witchurch Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, to Miss Elizabeth Ann PENGELLY d/o Mr. John PENGELLY of Devonport, Devon ************************* The Sydney Herald (NSW : 1831 - 1842) Monday 24 August 1835 p 3 Family Notices trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/article/12852906 DEATHS: At Devonport, Devon, on the 20th of February last, at the advanced age of eighty-eight years, Mrs. HILL, relict of Mr. James HILL, of Sydney. *********************