Hi Russell Oh! I wish I had your luck! It didn't work for me when I contacted the catholic church in Bathurst but then again Bathurst catholic church is now a Cathedral isn't it, so that could have something to do with it maybe. I have had some luck with some smaller catholic churches so I never give up trying. Thanks for keeping my hopes alive. Regards Rhonda ----- Original Message ----- From: "Russell" <russellkel@optusnet.com.au> To: <aus-pt-jackson-convicts@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, March 10, 2009 6:33 PM Subject: Re: [PJ] Time capsule ....Fr Therry's papers and RCArchives > In my experience the catholic church have their records in various > places - not just St Mary's, Sydney with the gate guardian from hell. > I rang a church in Naranderra NSW and the old preist said "just a > moment" and came back with a 105-year-old book of marriage records that > were different to the NSW BDM info! > Also I found a repository in Toowoomba (the Marion Centre archives) that > had baptism info that cannot be found anywhere else. > My advice - ring the church in the town where your ancestors were, you > may be surprised. > > Russell >