UNCLAIMED LETTERS Trove Tuesday 2nd Aug 2022

 

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? 

They can be helpful in that they may lead to an area that an ancestor lived in or worked near by. When searching, try to ascertain as to what industries/businesses/farms were in the area mentioned. You just might find the names mentioned in Trove in newspaper reports or notices.

You can click on the image to enlarge or use the link to go to the original item.

New South Wales Government Gazette (Sydney, NSW : 1832 - 1900), Thursday 20 September 1888 National Library of Australia   http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article219882228

PinterestArgent St, Broken Hill in 1888.

Tattersall’s Hotel in the early 1900s (Image courtesy of Moree and District Historical Society).

Anglican Church of St Peter and St Paul, Milton NSW original building, 1890s

Milton/Ulladulla

Waverley 1886-1888

 City of Sydney Archives

Kerry, Charles H. (Charles Henry) (1880).  

A miner's hut, Lithgow Valley, New South Wales, ca. 1885.

Bayliss, Charles (1876).  Fairy Falls, Lawson Region, Blue Mountains, New South Wales, 

ca. 1888.

Curran, J M (1885).  Photograph of 'Granite Rocks, Beardy Plain, Glen Innes, NSW'.

(1888).  First fire brigade in Glen Innes - Glen Innes, NSW.

Cultural Collections (2009).  Centennial Hotel, Scott Street, Newcastle, NSW, [1888 - 1892].

(1880).  Quarry near East Maitland

Some other hints that may help - look for notices in TROVE or Name Record Search  as well as cemetery listings in the named area.

Happy Hunting!