Hi Bill I have just tried to request another lookup and received this automated response: Sorry, there are no volunteers available to carry out a lookup of the Maitland Mercury from 1894. Shirlee ----- Original Message ----- From: "Bill" <oldboybill@westnet.com.au> To: <aus-nsw-hunter-valley@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, July 13, 2011 9:33 AM Subject: Re: [HV] Lookup for death notice Maitland Mercury > Dear Shirlee, > > Rather than no lookups being available for that period on the Ryerson > Index, > the name Sarah BRADSHAW, in 1894 is not on the Ryerson Index. Lookups from > the Ryerson Index team are only available by quoting the name, newspaper > and > date of publication. Even then it is only is there is a volunteer for that > paper and that year. > > SMH for 1894 is completely indexed, so there was no notice posted in that > paper. > > You will be able to find out which Maitland Mercury papers are indexed > into > the Ryerson Index by using the top left icon on the main page, then > selecting the paper from the list being indexed. > > Sincerely, Bill > >> >> Can SKS lookup a death notice for me? Sarah BRADSHAW died 8 September >> 1894 in Newcastle and was buried in Waverley Cemetery. I have already >> tried the Ryerson Index website and there are no lookups currently for >> that period. >> >> thanks > > > 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

----- Original Message ----- From: "Shirlee Cantwell" <tcantwell@xtra.co.nz> To: <aus-nsw-hunter-valley@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, July 13, 2011 3:58 PM Subject: Re: [HV] Lookup for death notice Maitland Mercury > Hi Bill > > I have just tried to request another lookup and received this > automated > response: Sorry, there are no volunteers available to carry > out a lookup of > the Maitland Mercury from 1894. > Hi Shirlee If someone died in Newcastle would be more likely to be a notice in the Newcastle Herald bye MargM Hunter Valley List Admin