Dear Friends My mother, who passed away on 1 June2000, lost her first unborn child at six months in 1940 in Melbourne. I never had the heart to ask about this when my sister and I were told when we were pre and early teens. To my regret I never asked about this later before she died. Apparently she was trying to free their pet dog who was caught in a broken fence and she was hit in the stomach by a paling. Does anyone know what the policy was then? Might this unborn child have been buried somewhere? If it makes any difference she may have been living in East Melbourne whilst her husband was at the war and her father was an Anglican minister. Is there a burial site? Would there be any records? Any information would be appreciated. John Rowley John Rowley Sound Services Pty Ltd ABN 95 006 817 125 103 Carpenter Street Brighton Vic 3186 Australia T +61 3 9593 2000 F +61 3 9593 2100 M +61 418 100 860 / 0418 100 860 E rowleyj@ocean.com.au ----- Original Message ----- From: <AUSTRALIA-D-request@rootsweb.com> To: <AUSTRALIA-D@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, 11 November 2000 12:00 Subject: AUSTRALIA-D Digest V00 #338