A Devine Family History

During the time he was a publican at Albury, James worked a claim at Black Range.  It is not known how much it would have produced, obviously not enough to make him rich, but we do know that in 1885 a transaction took place between Ann and her father John Gillatly involving the repayment of some money owed by her husband James.  Ann says she paid her father 50 pounds from the house receipts of the hotel, in notes and gold, perhaps two or three crushings at the engine.