gracie wrote: > Sorry I do not have much to go on and what I do have is hearsay. > > the story is that a Rev Alan Cameron and his wife jean were murderd in > the Gulf of Papua, maybe Kiwai Island and buried in a cemetery at Daru > in western PNG. > > I do not have dates possibly 1870's really in the range 1856 to 1887. > > I have proven other items in this hearsay false so I do not take too > much stock in accuracy - but you never know. > > I have come back to this hearsay as it is one of my frustrating brick > walls. > > So if anyone can give if a clue as to where to look for death or > cemetery records - it would be appreciated. > > > Regards > > Gracie Hill Thanks for the hints so far. I know no more than the above if they were missionaries or not I do not know other than there may be a military connection again extremely vague information. But at this time as PNG was part of Australia where would death records be recorded before 1859 - I would have assumed NSW but I think this is too early anyway.