Unclaimed letters can be intriguing. You can't help but scour the lists in the hope that you will see a familiar name.
Before we explore them further, let me answer the same questions I am always asked when I post these lists..
" NO, they aren't available for researchers, or anyone else to read."
"Yes, they most likely have been destroyed."
"Sorry, I have no way of knowing if any of these people mentioned have been found."
Of course, that won't stop us wondering.. what if? I have included a couple of possibilities, though I have no idea as to whether these are actually a match for the names selected. Nice to dream...
The 20 pages included here are just a fraction of the 206 pages that were in this Gazette.. You can click on the page images to enlarge..
I will leave you to explore further. Enjoy!
New South Wales Government Gazette (Sydney, NSW : 1832 - 1900), Wednesday 13 May 1891 (No.300) National Library of Australia http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article222094365
George Lewis
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BIRTH |
13 Sep 1835 Zagare, Vilnius District Municipality, Vilnius, Lithuania |
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DEATH |
2 Aug 1893 (aged 57) Broken Hill City, New South Wales, Australia |
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BURIAL |
Broken Hill, Broken Hill City, New South Wales, Australia |
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PLOT |
Jewish section |
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MEMORIAL ID |
219203702 · |
George was buried in the Jewish section of the Broken Hill Cemetery according to his death certificate, but the cemetery cannot find any records. His friend and business partner, Henry Levy, acted as 'minister' and the undertakers Charles and John Tonkin were witnesses to the burial.
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/219203702/george-lewis
Broken Hill
A.
http://dmdc.blissmedia.com.au/images/broken-hill-new-south-wales-about-1890
Newcastle
B.
Victoria Theatre built in 1870’s
https://www.abc.net.au/local/photos/2012/03/07/3447685.htm
Paramatta
C.
https://heritagecentre.cityofparramatta.nsw.gov.au/objects/8374/church-street-parramatta-looking-north-showing-the-bank-of-new-south-wales-circa-1890
Bourke
D.
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Mitchell_Street,_Bourke,_1890_
(5362664152).jpg
Possible missing person
56. Bourke John Simpson
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/184956147/john-simpson
Armidale
E.
(Reader version)
https://historicalaustraliantowns.blogspot.com/2018/01/armidale-heritage-
museums-and-galleries.html
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