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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