Hello Grant, Sherrie replied to your email with: > To my knowledge 'S-17' would not be an Australian code. Our codes are all 4 digits However, historically, each Australian state had its own postcode system e.g. my postcode was "W 15 Victoria" This meant that I lived in an area or suburb to the West of the capital, Melbourne, in area 15, which was Newport. The modern equivalent is "3015 Vic" So what we have here is an old postcode showing that the town (you think is "Largs" ) was situated south of a state capital in area 17. South of the capital of South Australia - Adelaide- is Largs Bay and Largs North, and the modern postcode for both is "5016 South Australia". close to your S 17. I think this may be the one you are seeking. Put up another message with the NAME plus "in Largs, South Australia ?", and you may get someone who has access to South Australian records, who might do a search for you. Regards Ada Ada Ackerly. Melbourne Formerly Ackerly Docusearch ----- Original Message ----- From: "Sherrie Blackman" <silkweb@tpg.com.au> To: <AUSTRALIA-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, June 15, 2006 5:45 PM Subject: Re: [AUST] Assistance required > Hi Grant, > > To my knowledge 'S-17' would not be an Australian code. Our codes are all > 4 digits > > eg: Sydney 2000, Melbourne 3000 > > However there is a 'Largs' in Ayrshire, Scotland... > > http://www.largsonline.co.uk/largsonewhome.html > > http://www.scottish-towns.co.uk/ayrshire/largs/ > > though the postcode 'S-17 or S17' appears to outside of Sheffield... > > > I checked the Victorian deaths to 1985 and could not find a Barbara Adam, > nee Duncan. > > Probably not a bad idea to look for deaths under ADAMS as well. > > I had a quick look in our National Archives, but couldn't see anything > relevant. > > http://www.naa.gov.au/the_collection/recordsearch.html > > You could write to them and see if they have a file on William & Barbara > Adam. > > Kind regards, > Sherrie. > > Sydney, NSW. > -- > http://www.silkweb.com.au/ > > > On Thu, 15 Jun 2006 10:26:45 +1000, Grant Cargill > <Gcargill@btinternet.com> wrote: > > > Hi Everyone, > > > > I have heard great things about this mailing list, so I thought I would > > see what assistance you could provide for me. > > > > Just after WW1 my great-aunt (Barbara Duncan) married William Adam and > > they soon moved to Australia from the NE of Scotland. I have been able > > to obtain a photo which I believe to be of them and their family. I am > > very confident that this photo is of them, and at the bottom of the > > photo it reads: > > > > "Dellow-Studio. > > Largs > > S-17" > > > > I have had a look around on the web and believe that there is a Largs in > > NSW and one in South Australia. I also have checked a BMD database for > > NSW but I cannot see either William or Barbara there. > > > > I would love to be able to find out more about the family, in the > > photograph there are five girls. Any help on the old postcode, if > > indeed that is what the S-17 is, would be of help and I can then be at > > least hopefully be > > searching in the correct state. > > > > Regards, > > > > Grant Cargill > > > > > > > > ==== AUSTRALIA Mailing List ==== > > Please type all surnames in caps. Helps them stand out in text on a > > computer screen > > > > ============================== > > New! Family Tree Maker 2005. Build your tree and search for your > > ancestors at the same time. Share your tree with family and friends. > > Learn more: > > http://landing.ancestry.com/familytreemaker/2005/tour.aspx?sourceid=14599&ta rgetid=5429 > > > > > > > ==== AUSTRALIA Mailing List ==== > The address for posting any message to any Rootsweb list is ALWAYS > LISTNAME-L@rootsweb.com > > ============================== > Find your ancestors in the Birth, Marriage and Death Records. > New content added every business day. Learn more: > http://www.ancestry.com/s13964/rd.ashx >

Hi Ada, Well you learn something everyday. Not once in my 10 years of research have I seen this been mentioned before. :) Kind regards, Sherrie. On Fri, 16 Jun 2006 16:02:24 +1000, Ada Ackerly <aackers@alphalink.com.au> wrote: > Hello Grant, > > Sherrie replied to your email with: >> To my knowledge 'S-17' would not be an Australian code. Our codes are >> all > 4 digits > > However, historically, each Australian state had its own postcode system > e.g. my postcode was "W 15 Victoria" This meant that I lived in an area > or > suburb to the West of the capital, Melbourne, in area 15, which was > Newport. > The modern equivalent is "3015 Vic" > > So what we have here is an old postcode showing that the town (you think > is > "Largs" ) was situated south of a state capital in area 17. > > South of the capital of South Australia - Adelaide- is Largs Bay and > Largs > North, and the modern postcode for both is "5016 South Australia". > close to > your S 17. I think this may be the one you are seeking. > > Put up another message with the NAME plus "in Largs, South Australia ?", > and > you may get someone who has access to South Australian records, who > might do > a search for you. > > Regards Ada > > Ada Ackerly. Melbourne > Formerly Ackerly Docusearch > ----- Original Message ----- > snip -- http://www.silkweb.com.au/