Nancy, In Queensland, 1968 is too recent to obtain a death certificate (unless you can prove membership of immediate family). The publicly-available indexes also stop a few years earlier than this. This mainly leaves newspapers and burial records for research. Fortunately, Brisbane City Council put its burial indexes online a year or so ago: follow the link "check cemetery records" at http://www.brisbane.qld.gov.au/ The Helen IVES d. 1968 was 79 years old, and shares the grave with 2 other family members. Record from the website pasted below. Regards Steve Name Sex Burial Date Age Ives Gordon J NR* 09 / 10 / 1918 Unknown Ives Helen V NR* 24 / 12 / 1927 Unknown Ives Helen F 01 / 07 / 1968 79 years Brisbane City Council records show that more than one individual is buried in this grave. Their details are shown above. * NR indicates that Brisbane City Council has no record of the sex of this individual. Cemetery Details Cemetery: South Brisbane Cemetery Street Address: 181 Annerley Rd, Dutton Park UBD Ref: Map 179 P4 Portion Grave Number 6 392 NancyRobb wrote: >Hi, > Just joined the list from Scotland, and looking for help re how/where to obtain details of the death of Helen Darcy (married name Ives) who died 1968 Brisbane. Hoping this turns out to be an Aunt of mine, who no-one in the rest of the family has heard of. My father's family was orphaned of both parents at very early ages, and dispersed to various foster homes.I have a birth Cert. for a Helen, and she appears on the 1901 census living with the rest of the family, ---after that, all record searches in Scotland have been negative. > Found a Helen Darcy/Ives details on "first Families 2001" site , and would like to get death details, Advice how to do this from Scotland please? > Many thanks > nancy >