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 |
| LADE John | 1890 | 19 | Tasmania | Moama | Death by drowning | Nil. |
| LAIBYAN Leonard | 1884 | 35 | Germany | 30 miles from Girilambone | Natural Causes | 3/1 |
| LAKE William Alfred | 1883 | 20 | New South Wales | Warrego district | Horse fell upon him | Nil. |
| LAM SUE | 1890 | 27 | China | Wagga Wagga | No evidence to show | Nil |
| LAMBERT Gertrude | 1889 | 14 | ? | Wilcannia | Suicide by drowning | Nil. |
| LANCASTER William | 1888 | 55 | ? | Pooncaira | Natural causes | Nil. |
| LANE Arthur | 1882 | 14 | Orange | Macquarie River near Dubbo | Found drowned | Nil |
| LANE Harriet | 1884 | 58 | England | Albury | Natural Causes | Nil. |
| LANE John | 1882 | 11 | Orange | Macquarie River near Dubbo | Found drowned | Nil |
| LANE Joseph | 1889 | 74 | ? | Near Oxley | Senility | £7-10-0 |
| LANFEY or SANFEY Annie | 1884 | 32 | … | Near Coonamble | Skull fracture accelerated by exhaustion and want of water | … |
| LANGBEIN Henry | 1888 | 62 | Germany | Cowra | Natural Causes | £2 |
| LANGDON James | 1885 | 45 | England | Ballandry | Stricture and effects of drink | Nil |
| LANGWELL David | 1884 | 35 | Ireland | Walgett | Kidney disease from drink | … |
| LANIGAN Michael | 1883 | 23 | Ireland | Dubbo | Inflammation of lungs | Nil. |
| LANNIGAN John (supposed) | 1888 | 47 | Kilkenny, Ireland | Forrest Hills, Wagga Wagga | Found on site of building destroyed by fire; no evidence. | Nil |
| LARKINS Charlotte Mary Jane Agustine | 1881 | 16 | Brewarrina | Brewarrina on 13th Dec 1881 | Clothes caught fire accidentally | Nil. |
| LARKINS William | 1888 | 33 | Victoria | Near Menindie | Accidentally drowned | Nil |
| LARUM Ellen Jane | 1889 | 6 | Wellington | Wellington | Natural causes | Nil |
| LAURIE William | 1890 | 19 | New Zealand | Broken Hill | Burns | … |
| LAVENDER Esther | 1888 | 58 | England | Young | Burns accident | Nil |
| LAVIS Elizabeth | 1884 | 27 | Adelaide | Near Albury | Natural Causes | … |
| LAWLER Jane | 1885 | 49 | Scotland | Corowa | Serious apoplexy | Nil |
| LAWLER John | 1887 | ? | ? | Redbank | Accidentally drowned | Nil. |
| LAWLOR John | 1889 | 46 | Ireland | Cannonbar | Inflammation of lungs | Nil. |
| LAWRENCE Benjamin | 1890 | 50 | England | Near Deniliquin | Aneurism of the aorta. | Not known. |
| LAWRENCE Francis | 1890 | 60 to 70 | ? | Near Cobar | Heart disease | £5-0-8 |
| LAWRENCE William | 1887 | 40 | England | Miniosa, Wagga Wagga District | Heart disease. | £1,200 |
| LAWSON John | 1887 | 24 | Sweden | Near Wentworth | Asphyxia by drowning | 17/6 |
| LAWSON William | 1885 | ? | ? | Near Pooncarie | Found drowned | Nil. |
| LAWTON Thomas | 1882 | Abt 23 | Victoria | Booligal | Weakness from dysentry. | £4-1-7 Cash; 4 pennyweights of gold. |
| LE MEASUERE John | 1888 | 45 | Jersey | Moama | Found drowned | £0-1-6 |
| LE TISSIER David | 1889 | 45 | Guernsey | Broken Hill | Heart disease | £3-6-8 |
| LEAH Alice | 1888 | 62 | England | Nyngan | Burns accident | Nil. |
| LEAHY Ellen Mary | 1889 | 17 | Victoria | Near Albury | Suicide by drowning | Nil |
| LECK John | 1886 | 48 | Not known | Bourke | Internal hemorrhage through swallowing piece of glass. | Nil. |
| LEDDINGHAM James | 1890 | 22 | Scotland | Near Hay | Death by drowning | £50-0-0 |
| LEDGER William | 1888 | 70 | New South Wales | Tolarno Station | Accidentally drowned | Nil. |
| LEDGEWOOD William | 1882 | 24 | Victoria | Milparinka | Dysentry | £100 |
| LEE CHEA | 1888 | 37 | China | Wagga Wagga | Congestion of heart | £3-6-0 |
| LEE Edward | 1888 | 26 | Mount Harris | Near Dubbo | Accidentally drowned | Nil |
| LEE James | 1890 | 33 | England | Broken Hill | Epileptic convulsions | £2-19-7 |
| LEE Robert | 1884 | … | … | Inquest at Wilcannia | Accidentally drowned | … |
| LEE Thomas Henry | 1890 | 39 | Gosford | Near Moree | Death by drowning | Nil. |
| LEES Mary Isabella | 1888 | 28 | Cowra | Nevertire | Natural Causes | Nil |
| LEES William | 1883 | 35 | Ireland | Near Culcairn, Albury. | Natural Causes | £50 |
| LEESON William | 1887 | 38 | New South Wales | Cannonbar | Natural causes | 2 horses and saddle |
| LEGGETT John | 1890 | Abt 50 | England | Near Nymagee | Cancer | About £0-10-0 |
| LEIGH John | 1884 | 23 | England | Murrumbidgee River | Accidentally drowned | Nil. |
| LEONARD Edward | 1882 | … | … | Dubbo Gaol | Natural Causes | Nil |
| LEVIN Henry | 1884 | 30 | New South Wales | Murray River | Suicide by drowning | 7/6; Gold watch. |
| LEWIS Edmund | 1882 | 60 | England | Narrabri | Apoplexy | Nil |
| LEWIS George Evan | 1883 | 3 | Dubbo | Dubbo | Burns. | Nil. |
| LEWIS James (supposed) | 1884 | ? | ? | Billabong, Wentworth District | Found drowned | Nil |
| LEWIS Margaret | 1884 | 62 | Ireland | District of Dubbo | Weak heart | Nil |
| LIDDY Patrick | 1882 | 35 | Ireland | Harden, Murrumburrah | Thrown from his horse. | Between £300 and £400 |
| LIEBSCHWAGER Charles | 1887 | 40 | ? | Silverton | Knocked down and run over by railway truck. | Not known. |
| LILLEY Charles | 1884 | … | … | Inquest at Moama | Apoplexy | … |
| LINDQUIST Emily Frances | 1884 | 6 | Victoria | Wentworth | Accidentally drowned | Nil. |
| LINDSAY Bridget | 1885 | 60 | Not known | Young | Serious apoplexy | 1/6 and a swag. |
| LINFORD Charles | 1884 | 49 | England | Near Brewarrina | Accidentally drowned | Nil. |
| LINTON Edward | 1887 | 36 | ? | Near Narrabri | Natural Causes accelerated by intemperance. | 4/6 |
| LINTON Joseph | 1889 | 67 | England | Deniliquin | Heart disease | Nil. |
| LITTLE Matilda Harriet | 1888 | 39 | Ireland | Cootamundra | Childbirth | Nil |
| LLOYD Edward | 1889 | 47 | Ireland | Near Narrabri | Accidental | £400 |
| LO POON | 1887 | 25 | Hong Kong | Wirlong Station, Gilgunnia near Cobar | Suicide by hanging. | Nil |
| LOBB Richard | 1883 | 27 | England | 17mls from Temora | Suicide by cutting throat | Not known. |
| LOCKYER Richard E. | 1885 | 20yr 7mths | Cowra | The Cowra Road | Accidental | Nil |
| LOGUE David | 1888 | 50 | New South Wales | Dandaloo Road | Natural Causes | About £100 |
| LOMAX F.S. - child of | 1884 | Newly born | Narrandera | Narrandera | Natural Causes | Nil. |
| LORD Elizabeth | 1889 | 49 | England | Near Cowra | Burns accident | Nil |
| LORENTSON Frederick | 1888 | 40 | Copenhagen | Broken Hill | Accidental | Abt £30-0-0 |
| LORKINGTON Charles | 1881 | 50 | Lorkington | Nymagee | Hanging while suffering delerium tremis caused by interperance. | Nil. |
| LOVE James Thomas | 1889 | 23 | Victoria | Balranald | Cold and exposure | About £3 |
| LOVEDAY Henry | 1890 | 32 | South Australia | Wentworth | Death by drowning | … |
| LOVELL John | 1881 | 43 | Mayo., Ireland | Albury Gaol | Blood poisoning. | £2-11-0 |
| LOWE Michael James | 1890 | … | … | … | See Michael James ARMOND | … |
| LOWERGREN August | 1883 | 65 | Sweden | Conargo; Deniliquin District. | Sanguineous apoplexy | Nil. |
| LOWREY John | 1887 | 75 | Scotland | Yellow Water Holes, Young District | Natural Causes | Nil |
| LUCAS William | 1882 | 76 | Birmingham, England | Bungah Station, South Hay | Apoplexy from ruptured brain vessel | Nil. |
| LUCK Edward | 1884 | 31 | Campbelltown | Pomingolarna, Wagga District | Injuries accidentally received | Nil. |
| LUCKIE James | 1882 | Abt 45 | Scotland | Near Coonamble | Self inflicted; severed throat; temporary insanity. | Nil |
| LUDLOW W.H. | 1882 | 8 | Shepparton | Morago | Accidentally killed | Nil |
| LUDVITCH Leopold | 1888 | 40 | Austria | Near Milparinka | Effects of thirst | £0-1-0 |
| LUSH George | 1884 | 62 | Surrey | Mourywong, near Wentworth | Natural Causes | … |
| LUXON Charles | 1883 | 23 | ? | Young | Accident | 2 horses |
| LYFORD George | 1885 | 48 | England | Little Billabong | Fatty degeneration of heart | Cash £2-7-6; Clothes £5; Legacy £600 |
| LYMTH Christr. | 1885 | 60 | England | Near Carrathool | Died in a fit through drink | Nil |
| LYNCH Catherine Maria | 1887 | 17 | New South Wales | Cobar | Suicide by poisoning | Nil. |
| LYNCH John | 1885 | 36 | Sydney | Dubbo | Not known | … |
| LYNCH John | 1890 | 34 | Ireland | Near Albury | Effects of drink | About £500 |
| LYNCH John | 1884 | 50 | ? | Wilcannia | Found drowned | Nil. |
| LYNCH Thomas | 1887 | 46 | Ireland | North Wagga Wagga | Accidentally drowned. | Not known |
| LYNCH Victor Charles | 1882 | 3mths 3wks | Warren | Bultge Street Dubbo | Convulsions | Nil |
| LYNCH William | 1890 | 10yrs 3mths | Balranald | Balranald | Death by drowning | … |
| LYNCH William | 1890 | 19 | Victoria | Mathoura | Accidental | Nil. |
| LYNE Stanley F.H. | 1889 | 3yrs 6mths | Nyngan | Nyngan | Burns accident | Nil. |
| LYONS Thomas Henry | 1883 | ? | ? | Cobar District | Accidentally drowned while bathing. | … |
| LYSAGHT James | 1887 | 54 | Limerick, Ireland | Moorara near Pooncaira | Natural causes - accelerated by interperance. | Nil. |
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