Historical information
A large lot of papers, including this and many other birth and death registration forms, were apparently found in the ceiling cavity of the Sandy Creek/Tarnagulla Post and Telegraph Office in the later 20th Century, during building works.
Donald Clark Collection.
Physical description
Registration of Death form
Name of deceased: Signor Piori
Rank or Occupation: Miner
Age: section missing
Cause of Death: Deceased of Hart (as spelled), noted elsewhere on form 'Inquest 18th Sept' and 'Of valvular disease of the heart'.
Duration of illness: Sudden death
Date of Death: 17th September 1872
Place of Death: Jones Creek
Place of burial: Jones Creek
Father's name: not known
Mother's name: not known
Spouse: not known
Deceased place of birth: Switzerland
Lived in the Colony: 18 years
