James SCOBIE and Peter MARTIN
Dear Ballaarat General Cemeteries Trust,
This is a request under Section 17 of the Freedom of Information Act. Victoria.
1. I request copies of all documents held by the Ballarat General Cemeteries Trust that relate to the internment of James SCOBIE that is reputedly to have taken place at the Old Cemetery on or after the 6th October 1854, possibly but not necessarily in grave identified by the Trust as "CN Section 15, Grave 08"..
2. I request the same in relation to the possible internment of Peter MARTIN that may have taken place in the same time scale of that of James SCOBIE..
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3. I further request copies of all documents held by the Trust that relate to the granting of the Right of Internment for said grave identified by the Trust as CN Section 15 Grave 08 and for each internment that took place at the same time or subsequent to the Grant of the Right to Internment until the present time.
4.Additionally ,documents that relate to alterations, additions or maintenance to said grave commencing with the very first approval for the construction of a monument memorial until the present time.
Yours faithfully,
Peter Berlyn
Dear Peter,
This email is to acknowledge receipt of your email and advise that we are currently assessing your requirements and will get back to you within the required time frame.
Angela Bigarelli
FOI Officer
Ballarat General Cemeteries Trust
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From: Peter Berlyn <[FOI #8808 email]>
Sent: Tuesday, 26 April 2022 5:02 PM
To: enquiries <[email address]>
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Dear Ballaarat General Cemeteries Trust,
This is a request under Section 17 of the Freedom of Information Act. Victoria.
1. I request copies of all documents held by the Ballarat General Cemeteries Trust that relate to the internment of James SCOBIE that is reputedly to have taken place at the Old Cemetery on or after the 6th October 1854, possibly but not necessarily in grave identified by the Trust as "CN Section 15, Grave 08"..
2. I request the same in relation to the possible internment of Peter MARTIN that may have taken place in the same time scale of that of James SCOBIE..
.
3. I further request copies of all documents held by the Trust that relate to the granting of the Right of Internment for said grave identified by the Trust as CN Section 15 Grave 08 and for each internment that took place at the same time or subsequent to the Grant of the Right to Internment until the present time.
4.Additionally ,documents that relate to alterations, additions or maintenance to said grave commencing with the very first approval for the construction of a monument memorial until the present time.
Yours faithfully,
Peter Berlyn
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Dear Peter,
Freedom of Information request
I refer to your correspondence dated 26^th April 2022 in which you
requested:
1. I request copies of all documents held by the Ballarat General
Cemeteries Trust that relate to the internment of James SCOBIE that is
reputedly to have taken place at the Old Cemetery on or after the 6th
October 1854, possibly but not necessarily in grave identified by the
Trust as "CN Section 15, Grave 08"..
2. I request the same in relation to the possible internment of Peter
MARTIN that may have taken place in the same time scale of that of James
SCOBIE.
3. I further request copies of all documents held by the Trust that relate
to the granting of the Right of Internment for said grave identified by
the Trust as CN Section 15 Grave 08 and for each internment that took
place at the same time or subsequent to the Grant of the Right to
Internment until the present time.
4.Additionally ,documents that relate to alterations, additions or
maintenance to said grave commencing with the very first approval for the
construction of a monument memorial until the present time.
You are making a request under the Freedom of Information Act 1982 (Vic),
however at this time your request is not valid under Section 17 of the FOI
Act because you did not pay the application fee of $30.10 or complete a
FOI request form (Attached).
We have completed an initial search for the information required. We
provide these document to you without utilising the FOI process. Further
information requests will require you to complete a compliant FOI
request.
Copies of Documents provided are:
Ballarat Old Cemetery line book entries for burial location CN Section 15
Grave 08
Ballarat Old Cemetery computer list showing those buried within the above
mentioned location and a copy of the inscriptions on the monument
Ballarat Old Cemetery Burial Deed No 2816 & Order B555 for the above
location
Burial records for:
James George Watson Scobie
George Scobie
Phoebe Scobie
Phoebe Scobie
I have undertaken an initial search of our burial register for a Peter
Martin and find no records relating to the timeframe you requested.
Kind Regards
Angela
Angela Bigarelli
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Dear Angela Bigarelli,
Please tell me where you are up to with my request.
I submitted a copy of my health card to your reception in your absence weeks ago.
Yours sincerely,
Peter Berlyn
Hi Peter,
This is a courtesy email to let you know I am still searching our records
looking for any information we may have on the Scobie Grave and the
burials there in.
I will keep searching and up date you if, cross fingers, I find any
information at all.
Angela
Angela Bigarelli
Executive Assistant
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Dear Angela Bigarelli,
Please give me a likely date that you will stop looking because I am getting constant reminder emails from Right To Know telling me that your formal response is well overdue and telling me that I should now be escalating to the Information Commissioner or to VCAT.
I really do need to draw a line in the sand at some point and if there is nothing more, and you tell me that, then this will be the end of the matter for me.
Yours sincerely,
Peter Berlyn
I am currently away and will respond to your email on my return Monday
18th July. If the matter is urgent please contact
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Hi Peter,
Thank you for the email and of course your continued understanding on this matter and the amount of time taken to read up on research your request.
I have exhausted all avenues at this end with regards to reading and researching Trust Minutes and any other documents we have pertaining to the Monument in the old cemetery for the Scobie Family and in particular the memorial inscription for James Scobie.
There was always a small amount of hope from me that I might have discovered further information but unfortunately this wasn't so.
Again I thank you for your patience.
Angela
-----Original Message-----
From: Peter Berlyn <[FOI #8808 email]>
Sent: Tuesday, 12 July 2022 1:58 PM
To: Angela Bigarelli <[email address]>
Subject: [EXTERNAL EMAIL] Re: Information
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Dear Angela Bigarelli,
Please give me a likely date that you will stop looking because I am getting constant reminder emails from Right To Know telling me that your formal response is well overdue and telling me that I should now be escalating to the Information Commissioner or to VCAT.
I really do need to draw a line in the sand at some point and if there is nothing more, and you tell me that, then this will be the end of the matter for me.
Yours sincerely,
Peter Berlyn
-----Original Message-----
Hi Peter,
This is a courtesy email to let you know I am still searching our records
looking for any information we may have on the Scobie Grave and the
burials there in.
I will keep searching and up date you if, cross fingers, I find any
information at all.
Angela
Angela Bigarelli
Executive Assistant
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Ballarat General Cemeteries Trust
1250 Doveton Street North, Ballarat 3350
Telephone: (03) 5332 1469
Facsimile: (03) 5333 5869
Email: [2][email address]
Web: [3]www.ballaratcemeteries.com.au
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