Hi there Helen, I have plenty of deaths and burials in Qld from around those times and a burial the next day was very common. You have to remember that this was a time when refrigeration was almost non-existent in most places, and replacement of blood with embalming fluids for a body was probably very expensive. Also the death is in hot Qld. So a next-day burial was not unusual, but often essential. -- Stephen Nicholson (Wollongong) On 24 May 2012, at 8:24 AM, Helen Galea wrote: > Hello Julie, > > Many thanks for the additional burial information for Michael Bodel > BURROWES. I notice you state he was buried the day after he died, > not sure was that the norm? Seems very quick. > > > Regards Helen

Hi I'm originally from the north of the state and can confirm that burials were carried out as quickly as possible after the death except in exceptional circumstances due to limited refrigeration and the lack of a morgue in some places. Have several deaths/burials in my family to attest to this. Jocelyn formerly of Home Hill, Nth Qld notice you state he was buried the day after he died, not sure was that the norm? Seems very quick. Regards Helen