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 >