From Kay, Australia
Pietro, Domenica, Conrad, Berchtold [‘Beat’] Cantieni migrated to Gippsland from 1870. Their parents were Joachim Cantieni and Menga Mani. Peter, Dominic and Beat settled in Kevington region of gippsland, and worked as gold miners. They each married local girls and had many children.
HI Kay,
My grandparents lived in Kevington circa 1910. Taresa DARE (nee MATTEI) operated the unlicensed hotel there, and the Post Office too. Her husband James DARE was a miner.
Have you read Brian Lloyd’s books on the area? He has published many good books, eg “Gold in the Ranges – Jamieson to Woods Point” He is/was an engineer with an interest in both history and mining and our gold tpwns of the ranges. A charming man and highly recommended.
Good luck,
Barb