PerretHi Sybil, Seems they were a large family, found these for you. Lesley Anderson. Digger - Pioneer Index. Victoria 1836-1888 Query...
Hi Donald,
Dubhsith Macphie As a previous suggestion - the National Archives website will enable you to look for pbuttenger arrivals, and perhaps to other records as well.
Australians in those days were British, so he didn't have to take up citizenship - he was already a citizen.
Doubt it.
Brisbane store MCDONNELL & EASTThere's not a lot to say really. It was a department store in George St with a fairly heavy emphasis on clothing. There was a time when it was very...
If you mean the Australian Tax Office, probably yes, but they wouldn't tell you, so forget that line of enquiry.
Sands & McDougall Post Office Directories (annual up until 1974) would help you trace his whereabouts on an annual basis if he was in Melbourne the whole time. His rest certificate will tell you where he was buried, with a date you might get an obituary in a local or a Melbourne newspaper (or at least rest notices.)
He may have had administration papers connected with buttets owned by him in Victoria - you'll need to get someone to check the Probate Index. The records if they exist would be held by the Public Record Office of Victoria. You'll find a website for them using Google.
You might think of approaching the Prahran Historical Society to see if they could fill in more information, if he spent most of his time in Prahran.
database for Prahran Historical Society (just put Prahran in the search engine) and you will get contact details for them.
Good luck,
Lenore Frost Essendon, Vic
