Information about the Corvans in Australia is very thin on the ground, but the biggest problem is a period of seven years between 1856 and 1863, during which I can find absolutely no sign of Anthony and his family.
There are several "perhaps" sightings, when it is a definite possibility that the 'Corvan' family name has undergone another evolution to 'Carven' or 'Carvan':
In the Victorian Gazette of 1857, part 4, there is an entry for "E. Carven" in a list of "Outstanding Accounts- Accounts unpaid at the Sub-treasury, Beechworth, 31st August, 1857."
In the Victorian Gazette of 1858, Part 5, there is a similar entry:
"At the Receipt and Pay Office, Maryborough- Outstanding Accounts now lying at the Pay Offices of the Treasury: A.E Carven".
The "A.E" initials indicate to me that this is a reference to our Anthony...the name 'Anthony' in itself isn't particularly common in the 1850s-60s, and the continual use of 'Edward' or the initial 'E' by our Anthony Corvan becomes a great help in tracking him through the misspellings of the Corvan name.
In the Argus newspaper on two occasions in May of 1859 ( May 21st and 26th) the following notice was placed in the "Missing Friends, Messages &c" section:
ROYAL ARTILLERY- James White, late gunner and driver, New Zealand, will find Edward Carven at Police Barrack, Benalla."
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