To avoid anyone duplicating effort, I thought I had better follow up to say that I have e-mailed the cemetery office since sending this message. I hope they will be able to help me, however a newspaper death notice or obituary would be enormously helpful Thanks Catherine On 15/01/2011, at 1:00 PM, Catherine Fitchett wrote: > I am trying to gather information on Robert Hugh MONTEITH who was buried at Macquarie Park Cemetery on 30 April 1976. > I am piecing together information on descendants of my great grandmother's brother Hugh Monteith who emigrated to South America. From clues sent to me by a relative - names in photos, old address books etc - I believe that this Robert Hugh Monteith may be one of his grandsons, however before I go to the expense of purchasing a certificate I would like to obtain further details.

Hi there is a site http://trove.nla.gov.au it is newspapers within australia up to 1954. you can sign in and create a name etc and it is easy to search I found a birth notice for Robert and Dorothy Monteith. it was in the Sydney morning herald 15 november 1951 MONTEITH (nee Mellion) -November 8 at Mater Hospital to Dorothy and Robert-a son (Robert Hugh) ----- Original Message ----- From: "Catherine Fitchett" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, January 15, 2011 11:14 AM Subject: Re: [ANS] Robert Hugh MONTEITH died 1976 (2) > To avoid anyone duplicating effort, I thought I had better follow up to > say that I have e-mailed the cemetery office since sending this message. I > hope they will be able to help me, however a newspaper death notice or > obituary would be enormously helpful > > Thanks > Catherine > > On 15/01/2011, at 1:00 PM, Catherine Fitchett wrote: > >> I am trying to gather information on Robert Hugh MONTEITH who was buried >> at Macquarie Park Cemetery on 30 April 1976. >> I am piecing together information on descendants of my great >> grandmother's brother Hugh Monteith who emigrated to South America. From >> clues sent to me by a relative - names in photos, old address books etc - >> I believe that this Robert Hugh Monteith may be one of his grandsons, >> however before I go to the expense of purchasing a certificate I would >> like to obtain further details. > > > 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 > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without > the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

hi here is more from te newspaper MONTEITH-MEILLON. - The Engagement is announced of Dorothy Rochfort, youngest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Meillon, of Forbes, to Robert Hugh, of Killara, and son of Mrs. A. Bates, of Arequipa, Peru, S.A. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Catherine Fitchett" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, January 15, 2011 11:14 AM Subject: Re: [ANS] Robert Hugh MONTEITH died 1976 (2) > To avoid anyone duplicating effort, I thought I had better follow up to > say that I have e-mailed the cemetery office since sending this message. I > hope they will be able to help me, however a newspaper death notice or > obituary would be enormously helpful > > Thanks > Catherine > > On 15/01/2011, at 1:00 PM, Catherine Fitchett wrote: > >> I am trying to gather information on Robert Hugh MONTEITH who was buried >> at Macquarie Park Cemetery on 30 April 1976. >> I am piecing together information on descendants of my great >> grandmother's brother Hugh Monteith who emigrated to South America. From >> clues sent to me by a relative - names in photos, old address books etc - >> I believe that this Robert Hugh Monteith may be one of his grandsons, >> however before I go to the expense of purchasing a certificate I would >> like to obtain further details. > > > 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 > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without > the quotes in the subject and the body of the message