have you tried the ryerson index? there is a few francis jones listed. http://www.ryersonindex.com/  NLA Newspapers on line now intergrated into TROVE http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/result?q= also the Newcastle Herald which you will need to search for. I know they have archives.. cause i found them once but cant locate them now.. :o( if he was in the wars have you tried searching the Australian War Memorial site.. he may be on there lists and it may lead to further info. http://www.awm.gov.au another place to check is the NSW Records office (Archives) http://www.records.nsw.gov.au/state-archives/resources-for/historians/family-historians cheers Jewelly --- On Thu, 10/2/11, kate lucas <kjlresearch@hotmail.com> wrote: From: kate lucas <kjlresearch@hotmail.com> Subject: [HV] Looking for a death Newcastle To: aus-nsw-hunter-valley@rootsweb.com Received: Thursday, 10 February, 2011, 7:08 PM Hello I have checked the NSW death entries but cant find the death for Frank  (Francis) Jones born in Vic 1879 Parents James Jones and Mary Ellen Barton. Frank moved to Newcastle and gave his sisters address as next of Kin in WW1 and WW11 so assume he died in Newcastle as well If I cant find his death on the NSW web site for BDM no other indexes can help? Regards Kate                             Please remember to snip most of the earlier message before you post any reply...... Thank you! ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to AUS-NSW-HUNTER-VALLEY-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message