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 Mary Dike aged 42 last Birthday; that I last saw her on April 24th 1872 that she died on April 26th at Tarnagulla.

and that the cause of her death was Exhaustion From Protracted Labour.

Signed: Edward Green
Proff. Title: [indecipherable]
Address: Tarnagulla
Date: April 25th 1872