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 John Coombe aged 26 last Birthday; that I last saw him on April 6th 1872 that he died on April 6th at Llanelly

and that the cause of his death was Typhoid Fever, Duration of illness 21 days.

Signed: Edward Green
Proff. Title: [indecipherable]
Address: Tarnagulla
Date: April 8th 1872