January 1, 1856 - John Miller goes to Australia
John Miller went to Australia sometime around 1856 when the gold rush was taking place in Victoria. No shipping records have been located to determine when John arrived in either Australia or New Zealand, and no newspaper articles show John being present in Australia during the 1850s.
Source: OTAGO WITNESS, ISSUE 2584, 23 SEPTEMBER 1903, PAGE 31 (https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/OW19030923.2.122.1)