Author talk:George Vollans

Link to newspaper article about mudfish and W C Roberts
W C Roberts communicated extracts from letters written by G G Fitzgerald and S E Vollams "On the Mud-fish (Neochanna apoda), being extracts from letters written by G. G. Fitzgerald and S. E. Vollams; communicated by W. C. Roberts" https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/OW18760311.2.88 Otago Witness, Issue 1267, 11 March 1876, Page 19 Noracrentiss (talk) 04:09, 27 May 2023 (UTC){{larger|{{larger|Big text}}

In the following article the name given is "E Vollams" but articles or references to the surname "Vollams" are proving very elusive https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/DSC18721223.2.2.2 Daily Southern Cross, Volume XXVIII, Issue 4782, 23 December 1872, Page 1

W C Roberts was possibly William Charles Roberts, Bank Manager at the Hokitika Branch of the Bank of New Zealand in 1874. From there he went on to be the Bank Manager at the Dunedin BNZ. G G Fitzgerald was possibly Gerard George Fitzgerald BDM 1904/5684 Member of Parliament for Hokitika 1881 -1884 https://www.parliament.nz/media/10153/roll-of-members-of-the-new-zealand-house-of-representatives-1854-onwards.pdf

This article gives the name as G E Vollams: https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/DSC18721224.2.15.

Could it be George Vollans, who worked at the bank in Hokitika? George's obituary confirms that he worked at the bank in Hokitika, so he would have known W C Roberts, and he had a lot of books-->was interested in many things. https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TS19200703.2.18

George Vollans' signature on his will is spelled GeoVollans, which has possibly been interpreted at some stage as G E Vollans? https://ndhadeliver.natlib.govt.nz/delivery/DeliveryManagerServlet?dps_pid=IE67300645

Wainuiomartian (talk) 05:05, 8 July 2023 (UTC)