thanks for searching for me.
Yeah it is so easy to get off track.
I think james and catherine hoskin might have died in nsw, not vic. the trail on james hoskin ended in WW1 archives. his son died in france, and a letter had to be forwarded to his daughter and son in law because james (my gggrandfatehr) was 'of no fixed address'.
i have romantic visions of swagman...h eh ehe...but who knows.
thanks again.
rachel