Hi
My mother's best friend and chief bridesmaid emmigrated to Australia with her family as a "£10 pom".
Up until this year she received a Christmas card and family letter; but nothing arrived this year.
We had a family home address and phone number but the number now seems to be out of service and no response to mail.
I've tried "White Pages", looked on Facebook for children of the correct age and even emailed a local Australian MP - all without success.
We think she is probably deceased, hope she may have simply moved, but any way of searching from the UK? I've noted comments on other threads relating to the Australian Electoral Roll - can this be accessed from the UK?
Any assistance is greatly appreciated.
Alan
Finding people in Australia - maybe recently deceased
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Re: Finding people in Australia - maybe recently deceased
Greetings from NZ.
As the lady in question may have only moved into a rest home, why not try the neighbours. If the contact address has been the same for a while, it is now possible to Google and "see" the address and neighbouring dwellings. Choose a likely one and post a letter "c/- the house holder number XXX and see what happens.
Alan SHARP.
As the lady in question may have only moved into a rest home, why not try the neighbours. If the contact address has been the same for a while, it is now possible to Google and "see" the address and neighbouring dwellings. Choose a likely one and post a letter "c/- the house holder number XXX and see what happens.
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Re: Finding people in Australia - maybe recently deceased
Hi Alan
This is a good reference for death/funeral notices - majority from Sydney Morning Herald in NSW - but many other newspapers are covered
http://www.ryersonindex.org/
Many newspapers now have death notices online - so if you'd like to give a location - or google you may find other possibilities
The state library in the appropriate state may also be able to assist (they all have an "ask a librarian" service).
Electoral rolls available online (ancestry) only go to 1980s.
Trish
This is a good reference for death/funeral notices - majority from Sydney Morning Herald in NSW - but many other newspapers are covered
http://www.ryersonindex.org/
Many newspapers now have death notices online - so if you'd like to give a location - or google you may find other possibilities
The state library in the appropriate state may also be able to assist (they all have an "ask a librarian" service).
Electoral rolls available online (ancestry) only go to 1980s.
Trish
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Re: Finding people in Australia - maybe recently deceased
Greetings again.
I dont know if there is a similar web site in Australia but this NZ site claims to capture 99% of all [recently deceased] published local death notices.
If I'm contacted by phone, about an out of town death, and wish to see the "local" newspaper announcement, it's the site I go to.
http://www.amemorytree.co.nz/aboutus.php
Alan SHARP.
I dont know if there is a similar web site in Australia but this NZ site claims to capture 99% of all [recently deceased] published local death notices.
If I'm contacted by phone, about an out of town death, and wish to see the "local" newspaper announcement, it's the site I go to.
http://www.amemorytree.co.nz/aboutus.php
Alan SHARP.
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Re: Finding people in Australia - maybe recently deceased
Thanks for the quick responses - much appreciated.
We did "google street view" her house to let mum see where her friend lived, so there are houses either side of the property - never thought of writing to them
Will also have a look through the link to the papers.
Many thanks
Alan
We did "google street view" her house to let mum see where her friend lived, so there are houses either side of the property - never thought of writing to them

Will also have a look through the link to the papers.
Many thanks
Alan
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Re: Finding people in Australia - maybe recently deceased
Best of luck with the post.
When I discovered that an address for a house called "Flowerbank" at Roseneath, Dunbartonshire, in a NZ marriage notification of 1860 was still valid today, I mailed off a letter, and had an email reply about a week later. Postage was only 3x our local mail rate, but the letter went half way around the world to be delivered.
Heres hoping you have similar luck.
Alan SHARP.
When I discovered that an address for a house called "Flowerbank" at Roseneath, Dunbartonshire, in a NZ marriage notification of 1860 was still valid today, I mailed off a letter, and had an email reply about a week later. Postage was only 3x our local mail rate, but the letter went half way around the world to be delivered.
Heres hoping you have similar luck.
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Re: Finding people in Australia - maybe recently deceased
Hello all,
I thought I would provide an update on my search after receiving such helpful suggestions.
I wrote to the neighbours on either side of the address we had and received a lovely email this morning from one of the families. Sadly it was not good news, as the lady in question had indeed passed away, but I now have an email address for her daughter and my my mum can send her a message of condolence.
Thanks again for the assistance.
Kind regards
Alan
I thought I would provide an update on my search after receiving such helpful suggestions.
I wrote to the neighbours on either side of the address we had and received a lovely email this morning from one of the families. Sadly it was not good news, as the lady in question had indeed passed away, but I now have an email address for her daughter and my my mum can send her a message of condolence.
Thanks again for the assistance.
Kind regards
Alan
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Re: Finding people in Australia - maybe recently deceased
Thanks for the update Alan, and it's good that things went reasonably well.
All the best,
Alan
All the best,
Alan
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Re: Finding people in Australia - maybe recently deceased
Greetings again Aliballibee.
You could call this, the thread of the "Alan's"
It's pleasing to see, that the OLD postal system still has it's uses, and you, like me, were able to make contact through it.
As in this case, neighbours can be a mine of information. Though on one hand the info you got, was sad for your Mother, on the other, you now have contact with the next generation to share info with, about your Mother and her good friend.
Alan SHARP.
You could call this, the thread of the "Alan's"
It's pleasing to see, that the OLD postal system still has it's uses, and you, like me, were able to make contact through it.
As in this case, neighbours can be a mine of information. Though on one hand the info you got, was sad for your Mother, on the other, you now have contact with the next generation to share info with, about your Mother and her good friend.
Alan SHARP.