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Inquests 1881-1890
Surnames beginning with D


Inquests in Western and some of Central New South Wales

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Name of Deceased Year of Inquest Age - Yrs Place of Birth Place Died Cause of Death Value of Property
DALE Thomas 1889 35 to 40 ? Near Albury Found drowned Nil
DALE William 1888 50 England Deniliquin Accidental Abt £75-0-0
DALGLEISH John 1890 52 Scotland Near Forbes Suicide by hanging Not known.
DALLINGER Konrad 1884 62 Baden, Germany Near Albury Accidentally killed About £1,000
DAMES Samuel 1887 23 Victoria Narrandera Self inflicted wound in throat. Nil
DANNAHER Timothy 1890 55 Ireland Broken Hill Natural causes
DARGE Hugh 1889 50 ? Dubbo Inflammation of lungs Nil
DARRINGTON Samuel 1883 27 New South Wales Forbes Accidentally drowned £40-3-0
DAURN John 1881 38 (Probably) Germany Booligal Natural causes £45
DAVENPORT Frederick 1890 11yrs 6mths Balranald Balranald Death by drowning
DAVENPORT Maria 1884 52 Wales Gaol at Dubbo Natural Causes Nil.
DAVEY Frances E. - male infant of 1884 14 days Albury Albury Nil.
DAVEY John Leabar 1882 70 England Mitchell's Creek, Lincoln, Wellington District. Heart disease. £1-3-6; A Conditional Purchase of 640 acres of land; A few head of cattle.
DAVEY Thomas 1889 66 England Broken Hill Dysentery About £1-5-0
DAVEY William 1883 ? England 20 mls from Cobar Privation and exposure Not known.
DAVIDSON Robert 1884 40 Darling River, Wentworth District Found drowned £1-9-0
DAVIDSON William 1883 Buckinbah Natural Causes
DAVIES Ellis 1888 61 Wales Broken Hill Natural causes £10-0-0
DAVIS Arthur 1884 ? ? Caidmurra Station, Walgett District Drowned trying to cross Barwon River.
DAVIS Charles 1889 45 ? Near Broken Hill Natural causes About £16
DAVIS John - afterwards found to be 1887 46 Not known Midgeon Run, Dubbo District Found dead 6 or 7 miles from Narranderra; no evidence. Nil.
DAVIS John F. 1888 52 Near Narrandera Blood poisoning 10/-
DAVIS Thomas 1887 55 Wales Near Wentworth Scalds accidentally received £2-2-0
DAVIS William Austin 1884 2yr 6mths Forbes Forbes Accidentally drowned Nil.
DAWES John 1890 61 England Junee Choked on a piece of meat accidentally. 2/-
DAWSON Hannah 1890 41 Goulburn Nyngan Suicide by shooting £1,400-0-0
DAWSON Henry D.G. 1887 65 Ireland Jerilderie Natural Causes Nil
DAWSON John 1887 45 ? Broken Hill Burns accident Nil.
DAWSON Richard 1889 40 New South Wales Old Junee Accidental Not known.
DAY Frances 1883 ? ? Bellanger Station; Court at Warren. Suicide by taking strichanine.
DAY John 1887 36 Balranald Rudd's Point Apoplexy accelerated by intemperance £50
De BERG Alexander 1887 64 Canada Wagga Wagga Paralysis of heart while under chloroform. Not known.
DEAN William 1890 45 Monaro Parkes Accidental Nil
DEAN William Henry Cooper 1890 14 Melbourne Junee Accidental Nil
DEATH Edward 1889 42 Camden Near Carcoar Effects of intemperance About £500
DEER Anne Maud 1883 7 Frogmore Frogmore, Burrowa District Accidentally drowned in tank. Nil.
DEFFEO William 1885 55 ? Bourke Run over by railway truck. Nil.
DELAHOY Walter 1887 27 Victoria Broken Hill Suicide by strangulation Nil.
DELANEY Adelle 1889 6 mths Hillston Hillston Natural Causes Nil
DELANEY John 1889 54 Ireland Forbes Alcoholic poisoning accelerated by self administered chlorodyne Nil
DEMMERY Percy 1890 2yr 4mths Narrandera Near Narrandera Poisoned by eating wax matches accidentally. Nil
DENN Richard 1889 42 London Parkes Suicide by poisoning Nil
DENSON Edward 1888 32 England Hay Gaol Inflammation of stomach and liver Nil.
DESMOND Denis 1890 4 Hay Hay Death by drowning Nil.
DESMOND John 1889 30 ? Silverton Accidental About £5-8-9
DEVINE Joseph 1881 5 Molong Forbes Diphtheria Nil
DEVONSHIRE Richard 1883 57 England Grantwood, Lachlan River, Corowa District Drowning in Lachlan River £11-15-0
Dick (an Aboriginal) 1882 Abt 35 On Darling River Wutagoona Inflammation of bowels. Nil
DICKENSON James 1889 60 England Near Narrabri Natural Causes About £49
DICKEY Joseph 1890 25 Ireland Near Urana Accidental £230
DICKSON Thomas 1890 29 Ireland Junee Suicide by shooting £1-3-1
DICKSON William 1884 30 ? Near Pooncaira Natural Causes Nil.
DIGHT Frederick William 1882 32 Victoria Bulgandram, Bogan River Gunshot wound in head Nil.
DIGHT William George 1890 44 Albury Near Dubbo Suicide by poisoning About £25,000
DILL Marian Scott 1887 7 Ireland Tooqumbie Station, Hay District Injuries accidentally received
DILLON Anna 1881 10 mths Dubbo Dubbo Accidentally burnt. Nil
DILLON John 1882 Abt 60 Ireland Warrana Station near Coonamble Natural Causes £3
DILLON John 1884 54 Ireland Murrumburrah Apoplexy on brain £7,000
DIXON John Buckley 1881 40 England Howlong Thrown from spring cart Nil
DIXON Joseph 1886 70 England Kooba Station, Deniliquin District Disease of heart Abt £11
DIXON Richard 1889 30 ? Near Moree Manslaughter by George WALLIS Watch and chain valued at £2
DIXON William 1885 60 ? Balranald Disease of heart Small balance in bank.
DODD John 1889 50 England Near Wee Waa Found drowned £20
DODD Mary 1888 26 Binalong Near Young Acute peritonitis Nil
DOGHERTY James 1885 45 Ireland Silverton Nil.
DOHERTY (or DOUGHERTY) Edward 1882 27 Glascow Narramine near Dubbo Run over by railway truck. £1-2-6 found on body.
DOHERTY Charles 1883 22 Near Warialda Near Warialda Fall from his horse. Horse, Saddle and bridle
DONALD Charles 1888 60 Scotland Temora Accidental Value not realized.
DONALDSON Ann 1889 59yrs 9mths Scotland Near Moree Suicide by poisoning Nil.
DONALDSON Philip 1883 District of Jerilderie Fell from his horse
DONEELY Kate 1881 37 Yass Cobar Dropsy Nil.
DONNELLY James 1883 70 ? West Bourke Suicide by drowning Nil.
DONNER Charles William 1890 34 England Coonamble Accidental About 25/-
DONNOLLY Patrick 1882 Abt 30 Ireland Boolcarrol Earth fell on him in excavating tank. Not stated.
DONOHUE Grace 1883 32 New South Wales Ulah station, near Walgett Drowned when slipped into Barwon River Nil.
DOOLAN Michael 1883 58 ? Deniliquin Heart disease accelerated by drink Nil.
DORI[?GAFIR] Charles 1884 35 Switzerland District of Brewarrina Accidentally killed
DOUBLEDAY John - infant daughter of 1881 15 days Albury Albury Congestion of lungs Nil
DOUGALL Richard 1888 See Unknown Man
DOUGLAS Thomas 1886 60 Not known Mt Stuart Run Exposure and drink £0-2-6
DOUGLAS Walter 1884 35 ? Bourke Natural Causes Nil.
DOUGLASS George 1886 ? ? Inquest at Wilcannia Effects of drink and thirst.
DOWDNEY Thomas 1888 40 to 50 ? Near Narrandera Heart disease. £1-16-8
DOWLING Bernard 1882 22 Ireland "Horse and Jockey Hotel", Bree Creek, Police District - Brewarrina Thrown from horse Not known.
DOWLING William Francis Joseph 1890 1yr 4mths Balranald Hay Congestion of lungs. Nil.
DOYLE James Michael 1889 28 Murrumburrah Near Murrumburrah Accidental Nil
DOYLE John 1888 59 Ireland Parkes Hospital Natural Causes Nil
DOYLE John 1884 70 England Near Cannonbar Fell into fire while drunk 7/6?
DOYLE Robert 1882 54 Dublin Near Grenfell Consumption from a cold £10
DRAPER John 1884 See John ROBINSON
DRAPER William 1889 ? ? Near Brewarrina Accidental Nil.
DREW John 1888 40 ? Deniliquin Burns accident Nil.
DREW Mary 1883 Abt 56 ? Bourke Exposure and natural causes Nil.
DRISCOLL Daniel 1889 55 New South Wales Near Albury Found drowned Nil
DRUITT Joseph Thomas 1882 8 wks Belabigal near Dubbo Natural Causes Nil
DRUM Francis 1882 43 Ireland Bang Bang Thrown from his horse. £400 to £500
DRYBURGH Jane H. 1885 60 Scotland Temora Burns accident Nil
DRYSDALE Eliza 1888 60 England Euston Suicide by poisoning Nil.
DUFFY Catherine 1881 20 Victoria Hay Accidental drowning Nil. Buried by employer.
DUFFY John 1883 76 Ireland Forbes Shock and exhaustion. Nil
DUGARD John Henry 1890 16 Echuca Gerogery Accidental £5-10-0
DUGDALE Abraham 1890 60 England Narrandera Accidentally choked on piece of meat. 7d.
DUGGAN Edward 1888 11 Binalong Murrumburrah Accidentally drowned Nil
DUGGAN Patrick James 1884 13 Melbourne Near Young Accidentally drowned Nil.
Dummy (an Aboriginal) 1882 New South Wales Forbes Found drowned. Nil
DUNCAN James 1887 23 Scotland Jugiong Asphyxia by drowning Nil
DUNCAN Robert 1881 60 to 70 Scotland Cobar Spasmotic asthma (£10 handed by deceased to Mr M. Hayes, Commercial Hotel, Cobar); Not known.
DUNLEAVY John 1888 46 Ireland Nyngan Injuries unlawfully inflicted by Thomas WATSON (manslaughter) Value not realized.
DUNMORE Laura Jane 1883 9 New South Wales Eulah Lake (Court at Eulah Creek, Narrabri) Accidentally killed Nil.
DUNN Frederick George 1889 30 England Albury Accidental £21
DUNN George 1890 32 South Australia? Broken Hill Accidental £1-5-0
DUNN John 1881 50 Scotland Dubbo Drowning. Abt £100 - not yet realized.
DUNN John 1885 40 Gaol at Bourke Diarrhoea Nil
DUNN John J. 1883 24 ? Lila Springs Station, Warrego District. Killed by lightning, Not known.
DUNN William 1881 16 Meadow Flat Dark Corner, Mitchell's Creek. Strangulation and mortification of small intestines.
DURKIN James Patrick 1889 54 Ireland Broken Hill Heart disease House and other property, value not known.
DWYER Daniel 1888 26 ? Narrandera Accidentally drowned Nil
DWYER Ethel 1888 8 Bourke Bourke Burns accident Nil.
DWYER James 1882 Victoria Corowa Extravasation of blood on brain, caused by excessive drinking.
DWYER Michael 1885 20 Ireland Murray River Accidentally drowned Nil.
DWYER Patrick 1883 30 Bathurst Mandinana Ponds, Carcoar Mandinana Ponds Creek - found drowned About £100
DWYER Patrick 1886 45 ? Bakhara, Brewarrina District Found dead Nil.
DWYER William 1888 41 Ireland Near Brewarrina Natural causes Abt 5s.
DYDE Mary Jane 1881 5 Murrumburrah Drowned. Nil
DYMOND Sylvanus 1881 58 Bristol, England Wellington Hospital Cart passed over him. Supposed abt £1,000 invested

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