Dear Wendy, If you know the name of the offender, State Records at Kingswood will probably still have the trial papers, only because it was a Murder. That will of course only give you details of her evidence, but may throw some light on circumstances. Sincerely,Bill > I am trying to find the burial place of Catherine LILLEY (nee Carmody) who > died in 1850. I have sent for the transcription of her death, but I don't > hold out much hope of gleaning any more information from it. > Catherine was living in Coppy Creek Cassilis in June 1849, but was in > Maitland in September 1849 have "come down the country" as witness in a > murder trial. This information was obtained from the Maitland Mercury & > Hunter River General Advertiser on the NLA site. > I don't know if Catherine went back to Cassilis or stayed in Maitland and > died there. > Any suggestions as to how I can find where she is buried please? E-mail message checked by Internet Security (6.0.0.386) Database version: 5.13070 http://www.pctools.com/en/internet-security/

Dear Bill Thank you for your reply. This is how the newspaper article started off: "William HARRIS was indicted for feloniously assaulting Brian CROSBY at Croppy Creek, on the 18th June, 1849" The article is very long and gives very detailed descriptions of all the witness statements etc. No clue as to whether or not Catherine went back to Croppy Creek. Do you know if NSW State Records are available online? Regards Wendy Mackay, Queensland > Dear Wendy, > If you know the name of the offender, State Records at Kingswood will > probably still have the trial papers, only because it was a Murder. > That will of course only give you details of her evidence, but may throw > some light on circumstances. > Sincerely,Bill