Not looking good for this one, a couple of negative obs posted to vsnet_alert.
Nonetheless, amateur images can be a fertile source of information but they are rarely accessed - great that you put this up Ken.
The SMC is a recent case in point - a nova was discovered on 11 Oct(OGLE-2012-NOVA-002), well past its prime. Professional observatories have been observing it in decline and reporting through The Astronomers' Telegram. The nova should have got to peak brightness about mag 12 some time in or before early June this year but went unnoticed apparently.
Who knows what information might be available in amateur images? It is a fairly popular southern target after all. FWIW the co-ords are 00:32:55.06, -74:20:19.7 (J2000).
http://www.astronomerstelegram.org/?read=4483
http://www.astronomerstelegram.org/?read=4487
http://www.astronomerstelegram.org/?read=4500
http://www.astronomerstelegram.org/?read=4501
Cheers -