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Title: SMH Death Notice Lookup 1998
Post by: Walcha72 on Tuesday 09 December 14 05:37 GMT (UK)

Hi,

Can someone please look up the following death notice in the SMH for me?

John Thomas BELL, SMH 24 Dec 1998, late of Adelaide formerly of Balmain.

I have looked everywhere on-line I can think of.  I have the notices from the Adelaide Advertiser (in case someone sees Adelaide and suggests that - Wonderful service from the SA State Library!).  Unfortunately they have no family information in them so I can't prove this is the one I am looking for yet.

Thanks,

Debbie

Title: Re: SMH Death Notice Lookup 1998
Post by: Billyblue on Tuesday 09 December 14 12:58 GMT (UK)

Are you unable to go into town to look it up for yourself?

Dawn M

Title: Re: SMH Death Notice Lookup 1998
Post by: sparrett on Tuesday 09 December 14 20:47 GMT (UK)

Quote from: Billyblue on Tuesday 09 December 14 12:58 GMT (UK)

Are you unable to go into town to look it up for yourself?

Dawn M

There may be many reasons that a person, though living locally to a record source, is unable to leave home to access those records.
 
Asking  for and offering assistance is all part of the Rootschat interaction in my opinion.

Sue

Title: Re: SMH Death Notice Lookup 1998
Post by: majm on Tuesday 09 December 14 22:33 GMT (UK)

Hi Debbie,

I will not be in Sydney until the week after Easter 2015, but if there has not been an RChatter to directly help, please send me a reminder and I will follow up at the NSW SL in Macquarie St.

Cheers,  JM

Title: Re: SMH Death Notice Lookup 1998
Post by: cupoflife on Tuesday 09 December 14 23:08 GMT (UK)

Hi Debbie,
I can do that look-up for you in the next day or two. Will PM details once I have done so.
cheers :)
cupoflife

Title: Re: SMH Death Notice Lookup 1998
Post by: Walcha72 on Wednesday 10 December 14 01:06 GMT (UK)

Hi everyone,

Thanks for your responses.  Unfortunately work got in the way  :'( and this is the first chance I have had to check the messages.

Cupoflife I very much appreciate your offer. There is no rush but if you are in a position to look it up that would be great. JM - your offer was also appreciated.  I hope you enjoy your visit to Sydney next year.

Dawn and Sue - thanks for your comments.  Yes, I am in Sydney and would love to spend time at the State Library but at the moment with work and Christmas coming up, the time just isn't there. This is one mystery I would like, hopefully, solved so I can move on to some other research so thought I would ask the question here on Rootschat and see if someone else could fit this into one of their own visits.

Anyway, off to enjoy some lunch before finalising the November accounts.  There is always something!!

Once again, thanks to everyone for their interest.

Debbie

Title: Re: SMH Death Notice Lookup 1998
Post by: cupoflife on Wednesday 10 December 14 08:53 GMT (UK)

PM sent, luckily death notice names wife Bobbie (deceased), daughter/son-in-law, grandchildren and also his siblings, so hopefully useful to confirm or eliminate.
cheers :)
cupoflife

Title: Re: SMH Death Notice Lookup 1998
Post by: Billyblue on Wednesday 10 December 14 11:14 GMT (UK)

Good on you, cupoflife!

That's one I can cross off my Ryerson lookup list   :)  :)  :)

Dawn M

Title: Re: SMH Death Notice Lookup 1998
Post by: Walcha72 on Wednesday 10 December 14 21:33 GMT (UK)

Hi everyone,

Thanks cupoflife, PM received.  Confirmed this is the JT Bell I was looking for. Look up much appreciated.

Another one to cross off the list!!

Thanks to everyone for their interest.

Debbie