I took a research trip to the Wagga Wagga Monumental Cemetery to see where Laura Stevens (see post here ) was buried. My efforts to try and confirm that she is my missing relative have thus far not been successful. The cemetery authorities have no record of her burial in this cemetery (see here ) and there is no marker for her grave there either. I was informed that that council only took over management of the cemetery in 1969 and prior to that the records were maintained by the various Churches with many records being lost or poorly kept. Many of the graves in this cemetery are unmarked or in such a state of disrepair that you can no longer determine who is buried in that position. I was not surprised that Laura Stevens grave was unmarked as she was a cook and laundress at Oberne Station, Humula and no family were with her when she died. The Deputy Coroner had filled out her death certificate with most of her personal details being recorded as not known ...
My genealogy journey.