I seem to be missing the first enquiry about the Aboriginal person Dixon/Dickerson but it may help to remember that Aboriginal people were not on any electoral rolls until after 1967. Just a thought. > Dear Ray and Heather, > The Electoral Roll for Australia has been electronically arranged > alphabetically State by State for some years. > Each Electoral Office has a screen for public use. > Back copies are certainly held by the State Library and also some libraries, > as well as the Society of Australian Genealogists in Sydney, some on > microfiche and some are hard copies. > The ones older than about 12 years it is necessary to know the District and > Divison of the District to find the enrolled person. If they move, it is not > easy to find them again, unless they remained in that area. > I have to agree that the 73 year old would be a real "outside" chance of > being the person, as Aboriginal people historically have not had a long life > span, and I think that continues today, but getting better. > Sincerely, Bill > > > Heather: given the notoriously lower age of death of many aboriginal > > people > > in Australia, it might be unlikely for the one who died aged 73 to be > > aboriginal. As you have HIS name and address, a search of the NSW STATE > > electoral roll for before that date, should provide his Occupation. _________________________________________________________________ View photos of singles in your area Click Here http://a.ninemsn.com.au/b.aspx?URL=http%3A%2F%2Fdating%2Eninemsn%2Ecom%2Eau%2Fsearch%2Fsearch%2Easpx%3Fexec%3Dgo%26tp%3Dq%26gc%3D2%26tr%3D1%26lage%3D18%26uage%3D55%26cl%3D14%26sl%3D0%26dist%3D50%26po%3D1%26do%3D2%26trackingid%3D1046138%26r2s%3D1&_t=773166090&_r=Hotmail_Endtext&_m=EXT