You might try the church at Mossman, that's closer than Cairns. St Therese is across the road from here but I think you will need the main diocese in Cairns. Google should tell you the details. Cheers. Annie from Cairns, Aus. > Mary Mizzi <mmizzi@dodo.com.au> wrote: > > Hi Pam, > > Have received lots of history from the Cooktown Historical Society's > Marjorie about the Neills but she cannot find her burial or death > either. > Lena is not registered in the cemetery and the cemetery is for all > denominations. There is no Catholic Church there nowadays to search the > registers so I will contact the Cairns Catholic Church or the Bishop in > Cairns who might be able to help. > > Many thanks for your help, > > Kind regards, > > Mary > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Pam Dale" <pamjdale@bigpond.net.au> > To: <aus-qld@rootsweb.com>; <mmizzi@dodo.com.au> > Sent: Friday, September 18, 2009 5:55 PM > Subject: Re: AUS-QLD Digest, Vol 4, Issue 301 > > > > Hi Mary > > > > It might be worthwhile trying the council in Cooktown. Some if the > > cemetery is overgrown when I was there about 12 years ago, though very > > interesting. The main area looked okay though. There is a museum in > > Cooktown, I think it is called the James Cook Museum or something > > similar. > > > > Try http://www.cook.qld.gov.au/ > > > > http://www.cook.qld.gov.au/visitors/Cemetery.shtml > > > > http://www.cook.qld.gov.au/community/cthistoricalsoc.shtml > > > > Hope this helps > > > > Pam in Brisbane > > > > > > From: "Mary Mizzi" <mmizzi@dodo.com.au> > > To: <aus-qld@rootsweb.com> > > Sent: Thursday, September 17, 2009 3:09 PM > > Subject: Re: [AUS-QLD] RE death and burial of LENA NEILL. > > > > > >> Thanks to Stan, Janelle, Barbara and Sherrie for your replies to my > >> email > >> about Lena NEILl. > >> > >> No results as yet in finding her burial or grave. Family seem to > >> think she > >> is buried in Cooktown and I am thinking of contacting the Catholic > >> Priest > >> in > >> Cooktown to see if he has any idea of her death/burial. As > >> suggested, the > >> grave might be there but the number covered in dust although, I > >> would be > >> rather surprised if there was not a headstone above her > >> grave...after all, > >> she had Helenvale and Helen Street, Cooktown named after her....a > >> wonderful > >> lady from what I have read, who was always a great help to all. She > >> never > >> married but was always on call to help her family and friends. > >> Will see what I can find. > >> > >> I have most of the history of the Neill Family...thanks Janelle for > >> that > >> mention of Johanna Guilfoyle....will open that site and save the > >> information > >> for the NEILL family tree, which I am researching for the > >> descendants. > >> > >> Again thanks for all your help...such a lot of kind people and a > >> great > >> site > >> for getting any help in tracing our ancestors. > >> > >> Kind regards, > >> > >> Mary > >> > > > > > > All mail must be typed in plain text, any sent in HTML will bounce and > be a wasted effort > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > AUS-QLD-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message Cheers. Anne from Cairns, Aus.

Hi Annie. Will contact family I am researching for and show them this. Many thanks, Mary ----- Original Message ----- From: "anne caroline pittard" <acpittard@optusnet.com.au> To: <aus-qld@rootsweb.com> Cc: <pamjdale@bigpond.net.au> Sent: Friday, September 18, 2009 11:04 PM Subject: Re: [AUS-QLD] AUS-QLD Digest, Vol 4, Issue 301 > > > You might try the church at Mossman, that's closer than Cairns. St > Therese is across the road from here but I think you will need the main > diocese in Cairns. Google should tell you the details. > Cheers. Annie from > Cairns, Aus. > >> Mary Mizzi <mmizzi@dodo.com.au> wrote: >> >> Hi Pam, >> >> Have received lots of history from the Cooktown Historical Society's >> Marjorie about the Neills but she cannot find her burial or death >> either. >> Lena is not registered in the cemetery and the cemetery is for all >> denominations. There is no Catholic Church there nowadays to search the >> registers so I will contact the Cairns Catholic Church or the Bishop in >> Cairns who might be able to help. >> >> Many thanks for your help, >> >> Kind regards, >> >> Mary >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Pam Dale" <pamjdale@bigpond.net.au> >> To: <aus-qld@rootsweb.com>; <mmizzi@dodo.com.au> >> Sent: Friday, September 18, 2009 5:55 PM >> Subject: Re: AUS-QLD Digest, Vol 4, Issue 301 >> >> >> > Hi Mary >> > >> > It might be worthwhile trying the council in Cooktown. Some if the >> > cemetery is overgrown when I was there about 12 years ago, though very >> > interesting. The main area looked okay though. There is a museum in >> > Cooktown, I think it is called the James Cook Museum or something >> > similar. >> > >> > Try http://www.cook.qld.gov.au/ >> > >> > http://www.cook.qld.gov.au/visitors/Cemetery.shtml >> > >> > http://www.cook.qld.gov.au/community/cthistoricalsoc.shtml >> > >> > Hope this helps >> > >> > Pam in Brisbane >> > >> > >> > From: "Mary Mizzi" <mmizzi@dodo.com.au> >> > To: <aus-qld@rootsweb.com> >> > Sent: Thursday, September 17, 2009 3:09 PM >> > Subject: Re: [AUS-QLD] RE death and burial of LENA NEILL. >> > >> > >> >> Thanks to Stan, Janelle, Barbara and Sherrie for your replies to my >> >> email >> >> about Lena NEILl. >> >> >> >> No results as yet in finding her burial or grave. Family seem to >> >> think she >> >> is buried in Cooktown and I am thinking of contacting the Catholic >> >> Priest >> >> in >> >> Cooktown to see if he has any idea of her death/burial. As >> >> suggested, the >> >> grave might be there but the number covered in dust although, I >> >> would be >> >> rather surprised if there was not a headstone above her >> >> grave...after all, >> >> she had Helenvale and Helen Street, Cooktown named after her....a >> >> wonderful >> >> lady from what I have read, who was always a great help to all. She >> >> never >> >> married but was always on call to help her family and friends. >> >> Will see what I can find. >> >> >> >> I have most of the history of the Neill Family...thanks Janelle for >> >> that >> >> mention of Johanna Guilfoyle....will open that site and save the >> >> information >> >> for the NEILL family tree, which I am researching for the >> >> descendants. >> >> >> >> Again thanks for all your help...such a lot of kind people and a >> >> great >> >> site >> >> for getting any help in tracing our ancestors. >> >> >> >> Kind regards, >> >> >> >> Mary >> >> >> > >> > >> >> All mail must be typed in plain text, any sent in HTML will bounce and >> be a wasted effort >> >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> AUS-QLD-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >> quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > > Cheers. Anne from Cairns, Aus. > All mail must be typed in plain text, any sent in HTML will bounce and be > a wasted effort > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > AUS-QLD-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >