This index contains over 5,200 entries extracted from the Cumberland Mercury newspaper, for the year 1883, detailing references to the following events -

Accident, Apology, Appointment, Article, Assigned estate, Auction license, Award, Benefit, Bequest, Billiard license, Birth, Birthday, Booth license, Brewery, Burial, Capture, Coach license, Death, Distillery license, Donor, Effects sale, Escapee, Estate, Family, Family memorial, Farewell, Funeral, Grave, Hawker's license, Hotel, In Memoriam, Inquest, Inquiry, Insolvent, Lease, Leaving district, Left district, Legal, Legal notice, Letter to editor, Lightning strike, Lightning victim, Liquor license, Marriage, Medical, Medical practice, Missing person, Notice, Partnership, Presentation, Promotion, Publican's license, Recaptured, Relocation, Removal, Rescue, Resignation, Retirement, Return, Reward, Robbery, Robbery victim, School, Shark attack, Shooting accident, Slaughter license, Snake, Social, Suspension, Testimonial, Transfer, Wine license, Wounded.

This is the third index in this series. The two previous indexes for the time frames of 1875-1878, and 1879 having already been published - see our web site for the list of names, events, age where stated, and districts, featured in these newspaper indexes.
 

To facilitate ease of research, the format states the DATE of the edition of the particular newspaper and the P&C (page and column) number within that edition.

The newspaper, in micro film form, is available for viewing at some historical and family history societies and is also available at your local municipal library through Inter Library Resource Sharing from the National Library in Canberra. Armed with this index, it is a very simple task to locate the particular newspaper article which may enhance your family's history.
 

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

Contact us by e-mail for further details - please state the name of the newspaper index.
 

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
Chapman (son to Mrs E Chapman)	Birth		Norfolk Villa Granville - of Mudgee	19 May 1883	6.7
Byrnes Alfred Wooster (son of John L Byrnes)	Death	10 mths	Parramatta	9 Jun 1883	5.2
Denshire Mr (postmaster)	Suspension		Liverpool	6 Oct 1883	3.7
Eyles Arthur (son of William Eyles)	Marriage		Parramatta - of Field of Mars	12 May 1883	5.2
Granlan Isabella Jane Miss	Inquest	4	Prospect	18 Aug 1883	5.1
Jenkins James	Funeral		Rookwood Cemetery	14 Jul 1883	3.6
Marshall Sarah Miss (assistant teacher)	Appointment		Liverpool School	26 May 1883	4.3
Purchase Samuel	Legal notice		Somerset Cottage Parramatta	20 Oct 1883	5.1
Simon Henry (stepfather of Herbert Brown)	Legal		Parramatta Police Court - of Hornsby	15 Sep 1883	4.5