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Subject: Re: Queenstown gold: Dunolly& George Boston
Date: Fri, 11 Apr 2003 21:04:28 -0600


Can't help out with the local stuff, but suggest you "google" negro immigation
as there was a whole lot going on with who and who could not leave the country
and suggest that there must have been records kept for that time. It would
have been quite unusual ."Negro" would have been the acceptable term at the
time and has been retained in certain historical contexts, although a search
for african-american may also show up something more recent, in terms of
research.
Merryl
> Hi again LIsters,
>
> Just a couple of lunch-time comments re. the hunt for George Boston.
>
> Does anyone know why Blackman's Lead, the main subsidiary lead in
> Maryborough [the one that goes under the the Tech. School and Railway yards]
> got that name? James Flett, in 'Maryborough, a Goldfields History', 1975,
> Poppet Head Press, just starts mentioning the lead, without any reference to
> its origins. There's no reference to George that I can see in Helen
> Harris's 'Digging for Gold', Helen Harris, 1988, nor in Weston Bate's 'Lucky
> City', M.U.P 1978, nor 'A Homestead History', G.F. James, Oxford 1942.
> That's all I've got out of the Library right now.
>
> Does anyone know if an Index exists for Harold Nunn's Maryborough (Victoria)
> 1854 - 1954?
>
> Cheers, Tom
>
>
> >From: "Tom Woolman" <>
> >To:
> >Subject: Re: Queenstown gold: Dunolly& George Boston
> >Date: Sat, 12 Apr 2003 07:04:07 +1000
> >
> >Hi Listers,
> >
> >I discovered a posting from a Helen Kenny [below] on the AUS-VIC List,
> >which shows that the George Boston that Anne is looking for died at
> >Dunolly. Thus, between us, we may have access to some local records which
> >contain references to him or any children born to him at named locations.
> >It would be good to help the St. Andrews people out if we could, no? and
> >you never know the local spin-offs which may occur. I keep getting personal
> >nuggets from my postings.
> >
> >Boston isn't such a common name, and we have the clues that he was an
> >American [the papers of the time, and even Flett, described him as "a
> >negro" - see my posting on this thread - and the papers may have continued
> >to do so. While it's totally unacceptable for us to refer to him by that
> >racist label, it may help to find records of his movements for the St.
> >Andrew's people so they can celebrate his achievements. Any postings using
> >that term should show the reference and have the words in inverted commas
> >to show that we are quoting an historical source and that we are aware that
> >the term is racist.]
> >
> >Could someone start the ball rolling by looking up George as a potential
> >groom and parent in the BDM's? Does anyone have a list of Dunolly Cemetery,
> >old or new, burials and/or headstone transcriptions? Does anyone have
> >access to the Dumolly papers from the time of his burial, in case there's
> >an obituary? Weren't there, from memory, at least two papers covering the
> >area - the Maryborough and Dunolly Advertiser, and the Dunolly and Bet Bet
> >Express? Have they been indexed? George could have gone straight from St.
> >Andrews to the Dunolly area and so have been mentioned in the papers from
> >their inception. Could someone search the archives for the Goldfields, Aus-
> >Vic and other relevant lists for the key words, starting at
> >http://listsearches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl?list=AUS-VIC
> >[I'm flat out for the next few days].
> >
> >Any other ideas on where to look?
> >
> >Could we also all post our search areas and results [including negative]for
> >George to the list on this thread, to avoid us fossicking over each other's
> >old ground? Could we also post the source of what we look in so if it's
> >available on inter-Library loan for our own seraches, we have enough info
> >to order it? [This guy wants everything, I hear you mutter!]
> >
> >Looks like a bit of a focus and detective hunt emerging here.
> >
> >I've advised Helen Kenny that I'm posting her message here.
> >
> >Happy hunting, and thanks from me, Tom
> >
> >
> >AUS-VIC MESSAGE from Helen Kenny.
> >
> >St Andrews/Queenstown Historical Society seeks your assistance.
> >2004 marks the anniversary of the discovery of gold in our area. This
> >occured in 1854 and has been attributed to GEORGE BOSTON who was an
> >American who arrived in our area from the east(?). We would love to track
> >down his movements prior and post his arrival in our area.
> >His death certificate reveals that he died 13 July 1876 in Dunolly, after
> >spending 23 years in Australia.
> >Should you be able to assist we would be most grateful.
> >Helen Kenney
> >
> >
> >
> >>From: Anne Stokes <>
> >>To:
> >>Subject: Queenstown gold
> >>Date: Wed, 9 Apr 2003 08:11:07 +1000
> >>
> >>Can anyone help with any info on George Boston who discovered gold in
> >>Queenstown/St Andrews in or around 1854/55
> >>
> >>
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