The index, contains over 4100 entries extracted from the Macleay Argus newspaper, encompassing the five year period from 1885 to 1889, detailing references to Abduction, Absconded, Accident, Apology, Assault victim, Auction license, Bailiff sale, Benefit, Bequest, Billiard license, Birth, Booth license, Death, Deserter, Escapee, Estate, Executed, Exhumation, Funeral, Grave, Hawkers license, In Memorium, Inquest, Insolvent, Legal, Marriage, Memorial Service, Monument, Murder victim, Music license, Obituary, Packet license, Probate, Publicans license, Re-captured, Return thanks, Sheriff's sale, Shipwreck, Shooting, Slaughter license, Wine license.

Macleay Argus newspaper is available on micro film for viewing by researchers at  the State Library of NSW in Sydney, the National Library in Canberra,  and also at municipal libraries, and at some historical and family history societies.

Copies of newspaper extracts are also available at a nominal fee of $5 per article from Rod & Wendy Gow.

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e-mail : rgow@gownewspaperindexes.com.au

The following 9 entries are an example of the format in this index.

The index shows the DATE of the edition of the particular newspaper and the P&C (page and column) number within that edition to facilitate ease of research.....
 
 

NAME	EVENT	AGE	DISTRICT	DATE	P&C
Barnes (son to Mrs J M Barnes)	Birth		Smithtown	21 Sep 1889	4.1
Cook Henry	Death	31	near Woolgoolga - ex Morpeth	1 May 1886	3.3
Eggins H (schoolmaster)	Marriage		Kinchela - of Gladstone school	23 Dec 1886	2.7
Hall Charles (apprentice)	Inquest		Bellinger	27 Dec 1889	2.6
Morris R W Mrs	Obituary		Frederickton	23 Mar 1889	4.4
Rothery William	Probate		Kempsey	28 Sep 1889	5.3
Spokes Edwards	Missing		near Pee Dee - of Bellbrook	27 Jul 1889	4.3
Richardson Mr (Pelican Island Hotel)	Publican license		Kempsey Licensing Court	6 Jul 1889	4.6
Saul Martin William (storekeeper)	Insolvent		ex Smithtown	26 Jun 1886	3.5