I have never tried searching in NEW CALEDONIA .Briefly a friend of mine born in 1942 in SYDNEY to John IMBER and Doreen Stratton we have their marriage details both now dec. From what I've seen not much available re NOUMEA ,if my friend wants to start a tree where does she go to find basic information please? Doreen was AUSTRALIAN stayed in Aus and remarried .John died in VILA around 1949 we think .
I will add her father returned To NOUMEA AFTER ww2 and he died without her meeting him .She did have an aunt Lizzie IMBER who died in 1960's who used to keep in touch with her niece and we think there would be relatives still in the area .I don't have dates places here at present ,but will be visiting my friend in week or so to start our search ,just wondered is there any BDM's or records online for us to start