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Offline Jaki

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Newspaper Lookup
« on: Wednesday 26 October 05 10:10 BST (UK) »
Hi

Not sure which paper I need to look in but I am looking for a funeral/death notice for John George Hall. He died 14 November 1970 in Coledale NSW.

Any help would be appreciated.

Jaki
<i>OK Charles Henry Kingwell when did you arrive in Australia????</i><br /><b>Coates</b> - Warwickshire, Staffordshire??<br /><b>Hall</b> - Warwickshire, Yorkshire<br /><b>Hirst</b> - Yorkshire<br /><b>Kingwell, Bulley, Bunce</b> - Devon<br /><b>Sample</b> - Northumberland, Durham<br /><b>Shipp</b> - Gloucester<br /><b>MacGillivray, Grant, Forbes, McBean</b> - Scotland

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Re: Newspaper Lookup
« Reply #1 on: Wednesday 26 October 05 10:53 BST (UK) »
It seems Coledale is in the Wollongong region of NSW - not far from Sydney. The notice could be in one of the Sydney papers (SMH, Telegraph - reasonably easily accessible on microfilm) or there is no doubt a local Wollongong paper, but I do not know the name of same. Google would probably find it.

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Re: Newspaper Lookup
« Reply #2 on: Wednesday 26 October 05 12:02 BST (UK) »
Jaki

There is the Ryerson Index website at http://www.rootsweb.com/~nswsdps/dpsindex.htm  You may wish to view it and see what is there.

Hope this helps

Reg
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Re: Newspaper Lookup
« Reply #3 on: Wednesday 26 October 05 12:19 BST (UK) »
Hi Reg & Jaki

The Ryerson Index mainly covers 1974 to present (being the period of no access to NSW deaths) - but I do notice that earlier years are now being indexed. Unfortunately only one day in 1970 for SMH. I did find the name of the Wollongong paper from there.
WOLLONGONG - ILLAWARRA MERCURY  - Indexes from 2000 0nly.

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Re: Newspaper Lookup
« Reply #4 on: Thursday 27 October 05 01:21 BST (UK) »
Trish

Did find the name of the paper but not when the indexes started.

Reg

Did check the Ryerson Index but didn't realise when it started.

Have the death certificate .. was just going to see if there is a mention of the married names of a couple of the daughters. John George Hall was my great grandfather's brother ... didn't think i would ever find anything about him.

Jaki
<i>OK Charles Henry Kingwell when did you arrive in Australia????</i><br /><b>Coates</b> - Warwickshire, Staffordshire??<br /><b>Hall</b> - Warwickshire, Yorkshire<br /><b>Hirst</b> - Yorkshire<br /><b>Kingwell, Bulley, Bunce</b> - Devon<br /><b>Sample</b> - Northumberland, Durham<br /><b>Shipp</b> - Gloucester<br /><b>MacGillivray, Grant, Forbes, McBean</b> - Scotland

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Re: Newspaper Lookup
« Reply #5 on: Thursday 27 October 05 01:24 BST (UK) »
I just rang the offices of Illawarra Mercury.  Youl would need to attend at Wollongong Library where they would have it on microfilm.

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« Reply #6 on: Thursday 27 October 05 02:02 BST (UK) »
Thanks for that Leonie. I live near Newcastle so will try to head down that way on my next holidays .... its only a small detour on the way to Canberra ... lol

Jaki
<i>OK Charles Henry Kingwell when did you arrive in Australia????</i><br /><b>Coates</b> - Warwickshire, Staffordshire??<br /><b>Hall</b> - Warwickshire, Yorkshire<br /><b>Hirst</b> - Yorkshire<br /><b>Kingwell, Bulley, Bunce</b> - Devon<br /><b>Sample</b> - Northumberland, Durham<br /><b>Shipp</b> - Gloucester<br /><b>MacGillivray, Grant, Forbes, McBean</b> - Scotland

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« Reply #7 on: Thursday 27 October 05 02:09 BST (UK) »
Hi Jaki

It might be worth a call to your Newcastle library - our Brisbane library has copies on film of some regional Queensland newspapers - could be lucky. They would surely have the SMH and the notice could be there as well - especially if he lived at some time in Sydney.


It's certainly worth checking - I have found many children and married names through these notices.

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Re: Newspaper Lookup
« Reply #8 on: Friday 28 October 05 01:21 BST (UK) »
Hi Trish

Have just received a reply to an email i sent to the Newcastle Library yesterday and they do have the SMH for 1970 .... yeehaa ... now just have to get there.

They don't have the Illawarra Mercury though. Fingers crossed  that i find something in the SMH.

Jaki
<i>OK Charles Henry Kingwell when did you arrive in Australia????</i><br /><b>Coates</b> - Warwickshire, Staffordshire??<br /><b>Hall</b> - Warwickshire, Yorkshire<br /><b>Hirst</b> - Yorkshire<br /><b>Kingwell, Bulley, Bunce</b> - Devon<br /><b>Sample</b> - Northumberland, Durham<br /><b>Shipp</b> - Gloucester<br /><b>MacGillivray, Grant, Forbes, McBean</b> - Scotland
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