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: John Carah
Rank or Occupation: Miner
Age: 48 years
Cause of Death: Fracture of the skull
Duration of illness: not stated
Date of Death: 10th August 1872
Place of Death: Corfu Reef, Tarnagulla
Place of burial: Tarnagulla


Father's name: John Carah (miner)
Mother's name: Elizabeth Carah (Thomas)
Spouse: not married
Issue: none stated
Deceased place of birth: Crowan, Cornwall
Lived in the Colony: duration not stated, locations stated: Friers Creek, Bendigo & Tarnagulla,