Hi Barbara, I visited Rookwood last week and asked the same question. It is the portion of the cemetery where paupers or people who didn't have enough money to pay for a burial are located. It is mostly grassed with bushes and plants in some places - like a garden. Generally there are no gravestones or marked areas where the graves are. However, some people have erected their own makeshift memorials which I am told isn't allowed unless there has been permission (and a fee) and they are taken down from time to time. You can check the row numbers as most are marked with a timber stake. Sometimes they are hard to read because they are weathered and the handwritten numbers have faded but you can pace out the plots and work out where someone would be in some cases. If you call Rookwood cemetery, the Anglican office will send you a map and show you where the MM section is. Maybe the other denominations have a similar service but I am not sure. Regards, Julia Bulli NSW -----Original Message----- From: aus-nsw-surnames-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:aus-nsw-surnames-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of nookmook Sent: Tuesday, 3 October 2006 12:36 PM To: aus-nsw-surnames@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [AUS-NSW-SURNAMES] Rookwood Lookup Dear Barbara, Thankyou very much for the offer. A photo of Mary Agnes BECK's grave would be fantastic! If she has a head stone mum would be absolutely excited! Another member found a burial record for a George BICK Dec 31st 1889 which sounds like my Great Great Grandfather. Apparently it was a public grave in Section MM. However, what is a public grave?? Many Thanks Nicole NORTHERN NSW ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to AUS-NSW-SURNAMES-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message