South Australia lookup please.

[krisesjoint]

I will be at the library next week, so will see what I can find out about the drowning in the papers. The article does not seem right, as I cannot find anybody else dying on that date in the right area. I even looked around the date in case the entries had been entered on different dates due to the finding the bodies at different times. Not just no sign of any other Newtwigs but no sign of the other fisherman either. I have to wonder if the others may have been on board but survived and the article is wrong. There may have been other children born after 1928 so could be a son.

Cheers Kris 

[tropicalj]

Just a  thought  here,  if  there were children to  George Newtwig maybe they could have reverted back to the original name of NYQUIST as shown in  the marriage.

There are a small number of NYQUIST listed in  the White Pages but all in NSW, but we do know how much family members moved about.

It is also possible  that  with both parents dying when  they (sic)  were very young, another family took  them in and  they have their name.

Jenn

[shakel]

Good afternoon everyone - I can't thank you enough for the interest you have shown in George. He has become a mystery, or rather, his family have as we seem to know what happened to him. It's interesting that his death has been recorded on the AIF Project - how would those details have been added to his War Record - I didn't think that that would have been relevant - only war injuries or death as a result of war 
That's an interesting thought Jenn - perhaps they (if any)were raised by extended family - although there seemed to be more Beagleholes than Newtwigs......
Thanks Kris for the offer of a lookup at the library - were Flo, Clara, John, Percival all Newtwigs??? and were they all buried in Moonta???
Shakel

[sparrett]

Hi Shakel,
I believe the given names you have listed were BEAGLEHOLE's.
Is that what you meant?
You can search here for yourself.
http://www.coppercoast.sa.gov.au/site/page.cfm?u=764

Sue

[krisesjoint]

Hi Shakel,

No they are all Beaglehole Graves - lots more but I only singled out those four which appear to be together. Looks like John's second wife is nearby alone. I have not seen the graves but can only assume there is nothing to make Florence's surname stand out. The surname seems to have been included as a third Christian name, wherever I find it (and Hewtwig not Newtwig) - would need to see the grave itself to understand why. There are no Newtwig gravestones listed in the Copper Triangle, but it sounds like Georges body was not recovered.

Will see if I can uncover anything further next week.....................Kris  

[tropicalj]

Good afternoon everyone - I can't thank you enough for the interest you have shown in George. He has become a mystery, or rather, his family have as we seem to know what happened to him. It's interesting that his death has been recorded on the AIF Project - how would those details have been added to his War Record - I didn't think that that would have been relevant - only war injuries or death as a result of war

The A.I.F Database
http://www.aif.adfa.edu.au:8080/index.html

to quote the opening page
"About The AIF Project
Its major activity is the construction of a database that draws on a wide range of sources to provide details on the 330,000 men and women who served overseas in the (First) Australian Imperial Force, 1914-1918. "

the details were mostly taken  from  the N.A.A.  where you can see George Newtwig WW1 record.

The information  regarding  his death may have been either sent in later  or  the researchers  would have found  it.  The project was a magnificient achievement and one  that will no doubt be treasured down  the generations to come.

edit by Jenn I  see the researchers found his cemetery records.
Jenn

[tropicalj]

Shakel,
I gather from you comments  that you are not related to George Newtwig  rather you are helping someone?? to try and trace any living descendants to return something?


Would you care to share or is it too personal?


Jenn

[shakel]

Just looked up the AIF project and found Percy - he was a Beaglehole - John and Clara, the parents - sorry Kris - I misread your info.
Jenn - I rang all the NYQUISTs in the phone book - they all belong to the same family - unfortunately not our George.....they were all very nice and wished us luck in our search.
Shakel

[sparrett]

Hi Shakel,
I hope you saw REPLY # 19 where I made mention of a photo being available.

Sue