Hello Dennis. As you are in Scotland, you might not be aware that the Sydney Morning Herald newspaper has an RSVP column (don't know if it is daily or weekly, sorry) where anyone can BRIEFLY list people who they are searching for, reunions, etc. Try an online search, as the SMH is freely available EACH DAY (not for past papers) on-line; and details should be given there on how to send a request to the RSVP column. Alternatively, someone on this list who reads the paper daily might be able to give you the answer immediately. You could try writing two separate entries to them for publication in that part of the paper; and as I assume that many ex-staff would read "their" paper religiously, you might hit a wider audience, with a better response than just writing to the bureaucrats. Also, I think that the Sydney Symphony Orchestra is attached to the ABC (Australian Broadcasting Commission), so if you tried to contact say the Librarian there (I am married to a librarian, and LOVE them and their positive and helpful attitudes to researchers); she might be able to help you also; or at least to put you in touch with the relevant people. Librarians generally go out of their way to go that extra distance to try to help us all. And on a slightly different tack, there is a library and archives of some sort attached to the Sydney Opera House. At the SSO performs there, it is not unlikely that they might also have something on your relevant person. Hoping that amidst all of this verbiage there might be something to help you. Good Luck: Ray in Oz. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Dennis Johnstone" <dennis@donjon1.demon.co.uk> To: <AUS-NSW-HUNTER-VALLEY-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, March 21, 2007 2:12 AM ... I've written to the SMH to see if they have any records or if there's anyone still around that remembers Henry but with no response to date. > As for Henry's wife Ida, she gives her occupation as a violinist with the Sydney Symphony Orchestra, but again my efforts at finding out more have gone without response. ... > > Dennis > PS I have time to write this as we're having fierce blizzards here in NE Scotland. It certainly makes a change from the Hunter. > > Dennis Johnstone > Email: dennis@donjon1.demon.co.uk > Blog: http://stonehead.wordpress.com

Hello Dennis, I have the book, now out of print, "Play On! : 60 years of music-making with the Sydney Symphony Orchestra" by Philip Sametz. Sydney, ABC, 1992. They began in the thirties. Several members of the Orchestra are mentioned, but your Ida is not listed in the index under either WILKS or CANTWELL While they perform at the Opera House the Orchestra's headquarters are in Pitt Street, Sydney, and they do have an archivist there who might be able to help you. The postal address is Sydney Symphony, GPO Box 4972, Sydney, NSW 2001, or you could try emailing info@sydneysymphony.com, for his attention. Hope this helps. Judy Ray wrote: ><snip> >Also, I think that the Sydney Symphony Orchestra is attached to the ABC >(Australian Broadcasting Commission), so if you tried to contact say the >Librarian there (I am married to a librarian, and LOVE them and their >positive and helpful attitudes to researchers); she might be able to help >you also; or at least to put you in touch with the relevant people. >Librarians generally go out of their way to go that extra distance to try to >help us all. > >And on a slightly different tack, there is a library and archives of some >sort attached to the Sydney Opera House. At the SSO performs there, it is >not unlikely that they might also have something on your relevant person. > > >----- Original Message ----- >From: "Dennis Johnstone" <dennis@donjon1.demon.co.uk> >To: <AUS-NSW-HUNTER-VALLEY-L@rootsweb.com> >Sent: Wednesday, March 21, 2007 2:12 AM > >... I've written to the SMH to see if they have any records or if there's >anyone still around that remembers Henry but with no response to date. > > >As for Henry's wife Ida, she gives her occupation as a violinist with the >Sydney Symphony Orchestra, but again my efforts at finding out more have >gone without response. >... > > >>Dennis >> >> >> >PS I have time to write this as we're having fierce blizzards here in NE >Scotland. It certainly makes a change from the Hunter. > > >>Dennis Johnstone >>Email: dennis@donjon1.demon.co.uk >>Blog: http://stonehead.wordpress.com >> >> > > >