Newsletter – Southern Cross Connect

	Southern Cross Genealogy
Newsletter for ISP subscribers	July/August 1999

	BIRTHS, DEATHS AND MARRIAGES The NSW Registry is still providing its wonderful free index search so keep at it folks, it won’t be there for ever. I know some of our subscribers have been having great success with the indexes as have we, but remember that this index, like most, is subject to typos when the data was entered. For instance, if you are searching for Hubbard, also check Hubberd and Hubard and so on. I looked in vain for William Hubbard and eventually found him both as: * Willaim Hubbard * William Hubberd Go to http://203.111.111.137/cgi-bin/bdm?form=indexes
	We have come across an interesting site which continues the great tradition of genealogists all around the world sharing information… Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild As many of us end up with ship’s passengers lists in the course of our own research, this site allows you to contribute your list and share that information with many others. You might also find someone…. Go to http://istg.rootsweb.com/
	Cora Num’s Genealogy Web site Cora Num is a well-known author from the ACT whose numerous genealogy books have been well received all over Australia. Cora produced one of the first books containing useful web sites for Australian genealogists and its now in the third edition. Also highly regarded is her book on shipping and immigration records in Australia, now in the fourth edition. Have a look at Cora’s great web site for more information: http://www.tip.net.au/~dnum/welcome.htm
	As members of the Telecommunications Industry Ombudsmans scheme, we receive information on all sorts of matters relating to the industry. Did you know for instance that telephone calls to “190” numbers can result in you receiving a bill from a ‘phone company you’ve possibly never heard of? These numbers are usually in the form of 190x xxx xxx and are pay for service calls. It is quite legal for you to be billed separately for these calls and the costs will not appear on your familiar telephone account. More information at TIO
Construction Zone	Free Web Space for Southern Cross ISP subscribers. Have a look at the homepages created by some of our subscribers: David Guillaume Paulette Parkes John Scarborough And, ahem… Max Carrick not as good as the others, but hey! I’m busy and it’s the middle of the rugby season… You too can create a web page, just by using MS Word 97 or any of the HTML editors and pagemakers around. We will be happy to offer you help. Remember, this will put your genealogy interests before a worldwide audience of millions of people….that elusive cousin is out there somewhere!
	Being a bit slower than others, I have only recently found out the difference between graveyards and cemeteries. It seems graveyards are part of a church and most often, part of the church grounds. Cemeteries on the other hand, provide burial places not connected with or even near to, churches. Simple when you know, eh? Ok, so its obvious…..
	How to avoid cutoffs from your connection with us. By this, I don’t mean you are not paying your bills <g>, but rather, how to avoid the automatic cutoff from our system when it detects inactivity. If the system detects no keyboard or mouse activity for about 15-20 minutes while you are connected, it may sever the connection. This is a standard protocol in the industry . Just set your browser (Internet Explorer or Netscape) to “get mail” every 10 minutes and to remember your mail logon password and you are set.