Resources – Return of Sudden Deaths.

These names along with a further, to date, 320 names, are included in my Residents of NSW Index series.  See Residents of NSW Vol. 3.

Place/School/Mine/ District First Name Surname Address/Dept/Notes Year Sources/Additional Note
Warialda Joseph Murray Found dead; cause – supposed heart attack; Coroner or Magistrate was  R. H. Fitzsimmons. Not known but c. Feb. 1870 Source :1870 .Return of Sudden Deaths, or Deaths by Accident or Violence on which Coroner’s Inquest or Magisteral Inquires have been held
Bathurst Thomas Eglington Died from disease of the heart; Name of Coroner or Magistrate: George Bushby. Not known Source :1870 .Return of Sudden Deaths, or Deaths by Accident or Violence on which Coroner’s Inquest or Magisteral Inquires have been held
Limestone Creek John Coolan  ( Chinaman) Death caused by a blow to the head – how administered not known; Coroner or Magistrate was  J. W. Bunn Not known Source :1870 .Return of Sudden Deaths, or Deaths by Accident or Violence on which Coroner’s Inquest or Magisteral Inquires have been held
Bukkulla William F. Sinclair Concussion of the brain, fall from a horse; Coroner or Magistrate was C. a. Fraser J. P. date of death28.12.1869 Source :1870 .Return of Sudden Deaths, or Deaths by Accident or Violence on which Coroner’s Inquest or Magisteral Inquires have been held
Newcastle no name Female infant; accidentally suffocated in bed with its parents; Coroner or Magistrate was H. Scott P.M. date of death27.11.1869 Source :1870 .Return of Sudden Deaths, or Deaths by Accident or Violence on which Coroner’s Inquest or Magisteral Inquires have been held
Inverell George Cook Cupable neglect of John Hawkey and Hugh McDonald riding through Inverell town. Both commited for trial chaged manslaughter . Coroner or Magistrate was  C. Ross J. P. date of death2.3.01870 Source :1870 .Return of Sudden Deaths, or Deaths by Accident or Violence on which Coroner’s Inquest or Magisteral Inquires have been held
Guntawang Thomas Knott Accidentally crushed to death against a tree by a dray; Coroner or Magistrate was W. King date of death19.11.1869 Source :1870 .Return of Sudden Deaths, or Deaths by Accident or Violence on which Coroner’s Inquest or Magisteral Inquires have been held
Bathurst Henry Budge accidental death caused by explosion of a gun; Coroner or Magistrate was J. m. Marsh P.M. date of death18.2.1870 Source :1870 .Return of Sudden Deaths, or Deaths by Accident or Violence on which Coroner’s Inquest or Magisteral Inquires have been held
Armidale John Morris killed by John Dunkley; Dunkley committed for manuslaughter; Coroner or Magistrate was Lewis Markham date of death16.12.1869 Source :1870 .Return of Sudden Deaths, or Deaths by Accident or Violence on which Coroner’s Inquest or Magisteral Inquires have been held

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