Historical information

A large lot of papers, including this and many other birth, death and burial records, 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

Transcript of document (partly printed, partly handwritten):

TO THE REGISTRAR OF THE DISTRICT IN WHICH THE UNDERMENTIONED DEATH TOOK PLACE

I hereby certify that I attended Henry Alfred Emmett aged 11 months last Birthday; that I last saw him on December 18th 1871 that he died on December 18th at ________

and that the cause of his death was Diarrhoea, Duration 3 days.

Signed E. Green
Proff. Title: [indecipherable]
Address: ___________
Date: ____________