Moving "On My Mac" Mail folders to another account not working

Hi,
I recently bought a new iMac (2 weeks ago). I originally setup 3 mail accounts on the main user ID (created by the migration assistant software from my old laptop. I imported the mail folders manually from the old Thunderbird and all was good.
I then decided to leave the main user account for my wife, create my own user account and put mu POP mail account in my user account. Again all good.
Now the problem, I want to move the "On My MAC" mailboxes from the main user account to my accounts mail. No matter what I do, it doesn't work.
1st attempt: I exported the mailboxes to the public folder, changed users and tried to import them. It seemed to work (selecting Apple Mail), saying the mailboxes would be in the Imported mailbox but nothing at all shows up even after restarting mail (it doesn't even show "on my mac" I checked the actual Mailboxes directory and only the outbox is there.
2nd attempt: I tried copying the mailboxes from their original directory on the disk to the new accounts mail folder. After a restart, the mailboxes appear under "on my max" but there are no mail items showing ?
Can anyone help, it's driving me mad !!!

Hi Glenn,
Might I please dredge up this older topic?
I want to "import' or "transfer" my Mail accounts and many, many mailboxes from my EXISTING laptop to a new Lion BUILD that I am constructing on an external device. Both are 10.7.4 of course.
I have been constructing a fresh BUILD of 10.7.4 on an external device--reinstalling all my apps as oppposed to a Migration, which brings everything across in one big sloppy mess. I have issues with some defunkt HP software that won't fully uninstall--and I just want to start fresh this time. (there's remnants panther, tiger, leopard, and SL from years of migration) My rebuild is not live yet, it doesn't have any accounts. I did this already on another 8core I use for work--performance and stability has increased.
As for MAIL, I understand everything in your post about local vs iMap. In my case, I have about 25GB of mailboxes and attachment both On My Mac and on iCloud. (I realize this is redundant and that iClould keeps a local copy).
Of course when I startup from the external BUILD device (its on a Lacie portable FW drive), launch MAIL and then try to import mailboxes, there is no way to see the main Library on the EXISTING OS--so I can't navigate to that that Mail folder that contains the stuff. I'm interested in knowing if there's any Console or Terminal command that will reveal that Library folder on my laptop.
Or I'll do it the way you describe above, though I'm a bit suspicious. My gut tells me I'm better off importing the mailboxes--because I would be concerned there's other Preferences and supporting files that wouldn't get moved in that big transfer. Will all my attachments come accoss?
While we're on the subject, any posts or white papers you can direct me to that will show me how to move my iPhoto libary in this similar manner?
thanking you in advance Glenn

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