Hi Leanne I would get a copy of the inquest, the details of which are: Digger - Inquest Index. Victoria 1840 - 1985 Surname: ROWLES Given Names: William Year: 1920 Reference: 728 Cause: Suicide gunshot Inq Date: 1920-7-17 Willaura has a cemetery which has been indexed and copies are with the Ballarat Genealogical Society. Our Resarch officer can be contacted from the following web page: http://www.ballaratgenealogy.org.au/contact.htm Regards Daryl Povey At 07:00 PM 17-01-04 -0700, you wrote: >From: "Leanne Cairnduff" <[email protected]> >To: [email protected] >Subject: [AUS-VIC-West] Wellaura/Rowles > >Hi Everyone, >I've just rejoined the list after quite a long absence. >Can anyone on the list tell me where someone who died in Wellaura in 1920 >might be buried? Does anyone on the list know if they have their own >cemetery? Wellaura is situated 49 km's NE of Ararat. >Does anyone have any connections to William Rowles son of William Gosling >Rowles and Annie Floyd. William looks to have died of suicide by a gun shot >wound in Wellaura in 1920. >Any help at all much appreciated. >Leanne >Melbourne