Do not know why but this one is saying not a subscriber, although one other came through...!! ----- Original Message ----- From: "May Tan/Trevor Gerard" <may.tan@realestate.com.au> To: <CARMARTHENSHIRE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, October 30, 2005 12:37 AM Subject: {not a subscriber} Re: [Cmn-L] Help from Australia?! > Hi Margaret , > Townsville is a nice place to visit its right on the > ocean and you get spectacular views form the Hotels as they are on the > beach front . it is also close to the departure of the boats that visit > all the islands , Frazer, Great Barrier reef ,etc. > If and when you intend to plan a trip let me know and Ill post you the > brochures , that way youre not relying on a tourist office to guide you > into the deal that they get paid the most for .. Back to births deaths > etc the web site is www.justice.qld.gov.au. your links will be on there. > Cheers Trevor > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "SM Coomey" <smcoomey@bigfoot.com> > To: <CARMARTHENSHIRE-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Sunday, October 30, 2005 7:22 AM > Subject: Re: [Cmn-L] Help from Australia?! > > >> Hello Trevor >> Thanks for getting back to me so quickly. It does seem a lovely area to >> visit although it wasn't in our immediate plans! A coincidence was that >> in >> looking up "Kennedy" I found that it was near Hinchinbrook island, and I >> live near Huntingdon in Cambridgeshire (England) and there is a >> Hinchinbrook >> House there!! >> I would be so pleased to have the specific contact details that you >> offered. >> I do have specific details of the bride and groom; name , age and >> birthplace >> and ,of course, the date of marriage in Charters Towers. The Australian >> certificates were very detailed weren't they? >> Eagerly awaiting your reply.... >> Hwyl >> Margaret. >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "May Tan/Trevor Gerard" <tangerard@bigpond.com.au> >> To: <CARMARTHENSHIRE-L@rootsweb.com> >> Sent: Saturday, October 29, 2005 12:32 PM >> Subject: Re: [Cmn-L] Help from Australia?! >> >> >>> Hi Margaret, >>> Charters Towers is outside Townsville , a town north >> of >>> Brisbane by about 1000 klms Townsville is very hot but a nice place to >>> "visit " for a short time , and of course its full of Aussies. Are you >>> thinking of a visit. The Births deaths and marriages are well >>> docunentrd >>> here and are available on line, but like everywhere else you must have >>> specific accurate info to do a valid search. If you like I can get the >>> specific contact details for you. >>> >>> Regards >>> >>> Trevor Gerard >>> Queensland Australia >>> ----- Original Message ----- >>> From: "SM Coomey" <smcoomey@bigfoot.com> >>> To: <CARMARTHENSHIRE-L@rootsweb.com> >>> Sent: Saturday, October 29, 2005 8:14 PM >>> Subject: [Cmn-L] Help from Australia?! >>> >>> >>> >I know it's not strictly Carmarthenshire history, but I wondered if >> someone >>> >in Australia could point me in the right direction? I have "surfed" to >> no >>> >avail.. >>> > I have a wonderfully detailed birth certificate from the district of >>> > Kennedy in Queensland dated 1918 (not sure if that registration >>> > district >>> > still exists?) >>> > It mentions a marriage in 1886 in Charters Towers Queensland..(I've >>> > managed to get some good holiday info about this place, but not a lot >>> > else!) >>> > Any ideas of how I could go about obtaining this marriage certificate? >> an >>> > address possibly? >>> > Hoping for help.. >>> > Hwyl >>> > Margaret. >>> > >>> > >>> > ==== CARMARTHENSHIRE Mailing List ==== >>> > GenWeb & Genconnect pages for your genealogical web links and research >>> > questions & Quiries. >>> > http://www.carmarthenshirefhs.co.uk >>> > >>> > >>> >>> >>> ==== CARMARTHENSHIRE Mailing List ==== >>> Wales Genealogy CD's for Wales research >>> http://www.Wales-Genealogy.co.uk >>> >> >> >> ==== CARMARTHENSHIRE Mailing List ==== >> Wales Genealogy CD's for Wales research >> http://www.Wales-Genealogy.co.uk >> >> >