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Inquests 1881-1890
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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
SADLIER Richard Marshall 1887 ? ? Near Wilcannia; Inquest at Victoria Lake Station. Accidentally drowned Nil.
SALISBURY James 1884 65 ? Forbes Accidental …
SALLAS Alice 1888 42 Sydney Albury Epilepsy Nil
SALLY (an aboriginal) 1890 Abt 40 Brewarrina Brewarrina Injuries unlawfully inflicted by persons unknown. Nil.
Sally an Aboriginal 1883 35 Bogan Bogan Murder against Jimmy MARSHELL an Aboriginal. Nil.
SALZKE Hulda Clara 1890 2 … Gerogerie Injuries accidentally received Nil
SAMUELS George 1881 55 ? Hay Hospital Inflammation of spinal cord. Received injuries to his loin while intoxicated; resulted in inflammation and death. Deceased came in coach to Hay from Melbourne. No assets.
SAMUELS John 1888 60 North Wales Cobar Gaol Effects of injuries unlawfully received (Open verdict) £14-0-0 due in wages and £0-6-9 in cash
SANDERS Thomas 1884 44 England Near Mount Hope Alcholic poisoning Not known
SANDON Samuel 1890 43 ? Wagga Wagga Suicide by poisoning £3
SANFEY Annie 1884 … … … See Annie LANFEY …
SANTILLA Susan 1889 66 Ireland Deniliquin Suicide by cutting throat Nil.
SARGEANT Ernest 1889 17 England Near Narrandera Accidentally drowned 3/9 Cash; 26/- due in wages.
SARWADE Wilhelm 1890 64 Prussia Albury Dysentry £13-12-0
SATIE Charles Laurence [SUTIE in BDM] 1889 27 Victoria Near Hay Accidentally drowned Nil.
SAUNDERS Margaret 1889 55 Ireland Near Moree Rupture of blood vessel of brain Nil.
SAUNDERS Thomas 1887 67 Parramatta Gulargambone near Coonamble Natural causes. £3-3-0
SAVAGE John 1888 54 Ireland Near Hay Burns accident Not known.
SAVAGE John 1884 50 Ireland Coonamble Effects of drink and want of nourishment About £1-10-0
SCADDON Richard 1889 29 England Broken Hill Serious apoplexy Nil.
SCANDAL Michael 1884 55 … Mulwala, Corowa District Natural Causes About £6-10-0
SCANLON Michael 1882 40 to 50 Kerry, Ireland Black Range near Albury. Exhaustion. Nil
SCHAMPE August (supposed to be) 1889 Abt 20 Germany Murray River Accidentally drowned Nil.
SCHAUMHARDT John 1885 63 Germany South Lead, Forbes Skull fracture Nil
SCHEATZ Christiana 1888 22 Victoria Albury Suicide by drowning Nil
SCHERR George 1887 ? ? Silverton Accidentally strangled. Nil.
SCHMIDT Andrew (supposed to be) 1889 75 Bavaria Near Walgett Natural causes accelerated by thirst. Nil.
SCHNABEL George 1889 17 Queanbeyan Near Parkes Accidental Nil
SCHNEIDER Catherine 1881 39 Nassau, Germany Dean St, Albury. Apoplexy induced by intemperance. Nil
SCHOEDER George 1886 54 Germany Moree Natural causes Abt £200
SCHRAM Wilber Thomas 1889 9 South Australia Near Broken Hill Accidental Nil.
SCHRUHM Henry 1889 10yrs 9mths Near Temora Near Cootamundra Found drowned Nil
SCHULTZ Ernest 1884 37 Germany Near Albury Effects of blood poisoning Over £1,000
SCHULTZ John 1884 55 Holland Balranald Fall from his dray. Nil.
SCHULTZ Julia 1890 43 Germany Near Warialda Accidental …
SCHULTZ Margarerite 1886 56 Ireland Wentworth Disease of heart £400
SCHULTZ William 1887 2 Burrumbuttock Burrumbuttock, Albury District Accidentally drowned Nil.
SCOBIE Elizabeth 1883 6 India Menindie Drowned accidentally in Darling River Nil.
SCOBIE Robert 1883 9 Scotland Menindie Drowned accidentally in Darling River Nil.
SCOTT Andrew 1889 50 Scotland Near Hay Alcoholic poisoning Nil.
SCOTT Harold 1882 2 Walgett Ulumbie, Walgett Poisoning Nil.
SCOTT James 1889 28 Ireland Wagga Wagga Accidental Nil
SCOTT Kitty 1882 35 New South Wales Nymagee Burns accident Nil.
SCOTT Robert 1890 28 ? Near Collarendabri Death by drowning About £20-0-0; wages due.
SCOTT W.H. 1884 … … … See William HARDY …
SEAMAN Robert 1886 55 ? Deniliquin Disease of heart Not known.
SEARLE Catherine 1881 Abt 80 ? Cootamundra Suppination of lungs £120
SEAVILLE William 1882 35 Victoria Milparinka Inflammation of lungs Abt £57
SECKOLD Peter 1881 25 Manton's Creek, near Yass NSW Big Springs, 14mls fr. Wagga Wagga District Inflammation of bowels. Nil. Steady, temperate habits.
SELBY Adolphe Durand 1881 49 London, England Obley Excessive drinking of spiritous liquors. £700. Deceased left wife and 5 children
SELF [SEEF] John or Edward 1883 Over 36 ? Railway line 4mls from Narrabri Jumping from train while insane. Abt £3
SELLE George 1883 50 Germany Near Hillston Natural Causes Horse, saddle and bridle
SELLE Joseph William 1886 46 Prussia Milparinka Hernia Property £52
SENSE John 1885 24 Gulgong Quambone Accidental gunshot wound Nil
SHANNON James M. 1886 22 mths Victoria Mimosa Convulsions Nil.
SHARP John 1889 34 Parramatta Murrumburrah Natural Causes Nil
SHARPE Exelene 1881 1yr 9mths Kyneton, Victoria Conargo Accidentally drowned Nil.
SHARPE Richard 1885 60 England Balranald Natural causes Nil.
SHAW Arthur R. 1885 24 England Silverton Suicide by poisoning £50
SHAW Colin 1889 55 ? Near Brewarrina Accidental About £33
SHAW Walter Richard 1890 3 Bourke Bourke Death by drowning Nil.
SHEAGH Patrick 1887 ? ? Cobar Natural causes Nil.
SHEATHER John 1889 70 England Near Cootamundra Apoplexy £500
SHEIK Bombay or Moidon 1883 70 Bombay Weebollabilla, Moree District Chronic scurvy and decay of nature. Left a will.
SHELDRAKE Albert E. 1888 1yr 6mths Moira Mathoura Accidentally drowned Nil.
SHELLY Martin 1887 67 Ireland Temora Accidental Over £300
SHERIDAN Nicholas James 1887 1 Coonamble Coonamble Accidentally drowned Nil
SHERWELL John alias "Charcoal Jack" 1888 70 England Corowa Common Accidentally drowned. £17-12-6
SHIPPHERD James W. 1889 33 Tasmania Near Hay Accidentally drowned About £40
SHORDEN Bridget 1885 60 ? Wagga Wagga Natural Causes About £200 in all.
SICARD Henry 1887 49 France Macquarie River, Warren District. Accidentally drowned. £500
SIDDONG Francis H. [SIDDONS in BDM] 1887 19 Otago, New Zealand Angledool Fall from his horse £3
SILVESTER Anthony 1881 69 ? Gaol at Albury. Old age. Nil
SILVESTER Frederick A. 1885 17 Balranald Balranald Gunshot wound accident Nil.
SIMM Joseph T. 1889 45 ? Near Brewarrina Cirrhosis of liver and kidneys Not known.
SIMONS Joseph 1885 ? ? District of Narrandera Suicide from gunshot wound Not known.
SIMPER Charles 1887 4 Hay Eli Elwah Run, Hay District Rupture of abdominal organs Nil.
SIMPKINS Charles (supposed to be) 1884 36 England Gol Gol near Wentworth Syneope [?] £7-10-0
SIMPSON James 1883 50 ? Minore near Dubbo Drowned in Macquarie River near Minore Nil
SIMPSON John Lionel 1884 28 ? Bokhara River, Brewarrina District Drink and exposure. …
SINCLAIR Arthur 1883 Child ? Court held at Clare Hotel, Balranald District. Fell into a boiler of water. Nil.
SINCLAIR John 1884 50 or 60 … Cootamundra Natural Causes £12
SING Henry 1889 6 Dubbo Coonamble Accidentally drowned Nil
SKINNER Henry 1890 32 England Forbes Accidentally drowned Nil
SLADE Richard Thomas 1886 28 Not known Warren Accidentally drowned Nil.
SLAMAN Patrick 1887 48 Ireland Deniliquin Apoplexy Not known.
SLANEY James 1888 33 South Australia Broken Hill Accident £180-0-0
SLEEMAN John 1888 15 South Australia Near Broken Hill Tetanus Nil.
SLEWBURY Mary 1887 23 England Briglow Station, Wamerawa River, Carinda District. Strychnine poisoning self administered. £5
SLOAN William Walter 1885 7 Moama Seven-mile Point, Darling River In a boat and accidentally drowned Nil.
SMART Alexander 1890 57 Scotland Near Wellington Smothered by accidental fall of earth in a mine. 10s and about 1dwt of gold
SMART James 1889 36 Not known Near Dubbo Natural Causes £15
SMIDT Albert 1890 43 Germany Wagga Wagga Asphyxia by hanging, in accordance with law. Nil
SMITH Annie - Infant child of 1887 12 hrs Bourke Bourke Natural causes Nil.
SMITH Charles 1885 44 Rhein Milparinka Peritonitis Nil.
SMITH Charles 1887 ? ? Silverton Effusion of brain Nil.
SMITH Charles 1889 Abt 37 ? Near Moama Accidentally drowned £0-0-3
SMITH David 1890 61 Scotland Near Cowra Accidentally drowned Allotment of land in Cowra and £24-5-6 wages due.
SMITH David 1890 28 Queanbeyan Tenandra, near Warren. Injuries accidentally received Horse, saddle and bridle
SMITH Edward 1882 62 England Tivoli near Cowra Natural Causes Nil
SMITH Edward 1890 28 Victoria Near Hay Death by drowning Not known.
SMITH Elizabeth 1887 45 Scotland Hay Alcoholic poisoning Nil.
SMITH Ellen 1882 6 wks Gundy Creek, Wellington District. Curra Creek, Wellington District Natural Causes Nil
SMITH Ellen Elizabeth 1884 … … District of Narrandera Natural Causes …
SMITH Francis 1886 40 Not known Cowl Cowl Exhaustion etc. Old tools, value 5s.
SMITH Harry 1885 55 to 60 Not known 13 mls from Narrabri Found drowned 16/6
SMITH Henry 1888 54 Scotland Near Hillston Natural Causes Not known.
SMITH Henry Edward 1886 56 Ireland Willandra Creek Found drowned £0-7-6 and clothing
SMITH Herbert William 1881 3yr 1mth Cowra Parkes Poisoning by eating matches Nil
SMITH James 1881 34 Ireland Outer Barmedman Rd, 5mls from Temora Thrown from waggonette; culpably driving by Thomas Steffani (Manslaughter charge) Widow of deceased possessed house. Residence and furniture the property of deceased
SMITH James 1886 60 Not known Near Dandaloo Run against a tree by his horse £3-11-0
SMITH James 1888 60 ? Near Junee Natural causes Not known.
SMITH John 1882 60 England Gengie, 10 miles from Walgett. Natural Causes Nil
SMITH John 1888 27 England Near Bourke Accidentally drowned Nil.
SMITH John 1889 50 to 60 ? Nevertire Natural causes £2
SMITH John 1890 Abt 60 ? Albury Heart disease. £2
SMITH John alias John GRANT 1883 40 ? Menindie Found drowned in Darling River at Menindie £0-3-2
SMITH John M. 1885 11 Dark Corner Mitchell's Creek Accidentally drowned Nil
SMITH John or VOSCORITCH 1885 24 Dantzig Wentworth Accidentally shot himself Not known.
SMITH Joseph 1882 26 Yorkshire, England West Bland Creek Accidentally drowned Nil
SMITH Lewis 1890 22 Victoria Albury Under influence of chloroform; natural causes. Nil
SMITH Louisa 1888 30 ? Forbes Found drowned Nil
SMITH Patrick 1885 40 Victoria Boolbadah, Cobar District Effects of severe cold Hotel - Value not known
SMITH Patrick 1889 36 Ireland Broken Hill Accidentally drowned About £15-0-0
SMITH R.H. 1886 60 Not known Near Hay Killed by railway train from Young. Nil.
SMITH Robert 1890 Abt 65 ? Near Narrabri Suicide by cutting throat. …
SMITH Robert Emanuel 1890 9 Hay Hay Death by drowning …
SMITH Sydney 1887 28 ? Wagga Wagga Self inflicted bullet wound. About £3-3-9
SMITH Sydney F.M. 1887 18 mths Dubbo Hilanous Tank, Bourke to Cobar Road Cold, hunger and privation Nil.
SMITH Sydney George 1881 6 Bogabigal Run, Forbes District Bogabigal Run, Forbes District Accidentally drowned in Deep Creek. Nil
SMITH Sydney Herbert 1884 28 Bathurst District of Wellington Effect of drink and natural causes. About £1,000
SMITH Thomas 1882 65 ? Camboogil near Dubbo Natural Causes £5-15-1 wages
SMITH Thomas 1888 45 ? Booligal Accidentally drowned Nil.
SMITH Thomas 1888 50 ? Near Walgett Natural causes £10-0-0
SMITH William 1882 56 ? Lester Vale near Howlong Exposure while under influence of drink. 5/-
SMITH William 1884 ? ? Bourke Natural causes Nil.
SMITH William 1889 ? Scotland Bourke Internal hemorrhage Watch, £3-7-6 Cash, and £44 Bank.
SMITH William 1889 46 England Near Dubbo Suicide by hanging Nil
SMITH William Latham 1889 53 England Hay Gaol Acute inflammation and congestion of brain. Nil.
SNELL William H. 1887 56 England Broken Hill Injuries received in dynamite explosion Nil.
SNOW James 1887 30 Victoria Wellington Burns accident Nil
SOLOMON Sarah 1883 … … … See Sarah COLEMAN …
SOPP William 1882 48 England Carcoar Hospital Gunshot wound inflicted by John Bourke. Abt £400
SORREL Sarah 1884 28 New South Wales Dubbo Exhaustion after childbirth Nil.
SOUP & BOULLI (Aboriginal) 1881 ? New South Wales Darling River Accidentally drowned …
SOUTH (supposed to be) 1886 ? … Menindie Natural Causes Swag.
SPALDING John Hope 1887 20 Bendick Morrell Grenfell Suicide by gunshot wound Watch, gun and £3
SPARE George John 1889 18 Young Young Accidentally drowned Nil
SPARKS Albert Henry 1890 9yrs 6mths Collarendabri Near Narrabri Death by drowning …
SPARKS W.S. 1885 13 New South Wales Near Murrumbidgee Accidentally killed Nil.
SPARROW John Edward 1889 17 Cargo Near Parkes Accidental Nil
SPEAR Samuel 1887 21 South Australia Broken Hill Accidental Nil.
SPENCE James 1888 55 Scotland Hay Syncope Household effects
SPENCE Matthew 1890 65 England Ulah, near Walgett Congestion of brain. £5-0-0
SPENCER Charles 1889 50 ? Near Netley Result of excessive drinking. Not known.
SPIERS John Henry 1884 5yr 9mths Hay District Hay District Alcoholic poisoning taken accidentally by himself. Nil
SPINKS Thomas 1890 54 England Balranald Heart disease Not known.
SPOWER John 1886 30 Scotland Cowra Exposure £0-10-0
SRUHAN Mary 1890 19 Gunnedah Near Moree Suicide by drowning …
SRUHAN Nina Victoria 1890 4 wks Near Moree Near Moree Poisoned by her mother (above) …
STANIFORTH Herbert Walter 1882 18 Goulburn Grogan Fall of earth while sinking a tank. Nil
STANLEY alias Stirling William 1887 55 ? Albury Accidentally drowned Nil
STANLEY Henry 1886 23 New South Wales Near Cargellico Accidentally killed whilst riding £1-1-0 wages due.
STANLEY William 1887 … … … See Wm. Stirling. …
STANLEY William Joseph 1884 18 Narrandera Narrandera, Brewarina District Accident …
STANTON Christopher 1883 50 ? Borambola Accidentally drowned 8/- cash; £30 property.
STANTON Eliza 1887 65 ? Silverton Burns accident £1-10-0
STAPLE Charles 1890 75 England Burrowa Dropsey and heart disease. £5-4-9
STAPLES John 1882 48 England Willandra, near Dubbo Exhaustion from heavy drinking £400 in Bank of NSW; Cash and effects £20.
STEAD Joseph 1883 50 England Yanga Creek, Murrumbidgee District. Asphyxia - but no evidence. Nil.
STEEL Augustus George 1883 66 India Near Obley Natural Causes Under £5
STEEL James 1884 30 Scotland Near Albury Tree fell on him £500
STEEL Robert 1887 76 Ireland Tocumwal Natural causes Nil.
STEIN Alfred Ernest 1889 3yr 6mths Near Grenfell Near Grenfell Burns accident Nil
STENHOUSE Archibald 1886 53 or 54 Scotland Near Dubbo Accidentally killed by train Nil.
STEPHENS Charles 1884 … … Inquest at Menindie Accidental death. …
STEPHENS John Edwin 1889 8 Coonamble Coonamble Accidentally drowned Nil
STEVENS Henry 1883 52 England Cobar Sanguineous apoplexy £150
STEVENS James 1885 37 England Balranald District Disease of heart £4-0-0
STEVENS Mary 1887 67 Newmarket, Co Cork, Ireland Dubbo Natural Causes £3400
STEVENS William 1888 13 New South Wales Nyngan Accidental Nil.
STEVENSON Archibald 1886 66 Scotland Nth Walpool Station, Deniliquin Accidentally drowned Nil.
STEVENSON Grace 1881 Abt 54 ? Deniliquin Alcholic poisoning Nil.
STEVENSON James 1881 Abt 60 Isle of Man Booligal Accidentally drowned 1 horse (sold to defray burial costs)
STEVENSON William 1882 22yrs 7mths New South Wales Wagga Wagga Fell from horse. …
STEWART David 1889 27 Scotland Near Walgett Accidental Nil.
STEWART James 1886 69 Scotland Mathoura Disease of heart Nil.
STEWART Margaret 1889 84 Scotland Near Albury Burns accident Nil
STEWART Robert 1886 50 England Near Corowa Accidentally drowned Nil.
STEWART Robert 1888 17 Wellington Near Brewarrina Accidental £12-0-0
STEWART Robert 1889 47 Scotland Near Wentworth Accidentally drowned Nil.
STEWART Thomas 1886 32 England Broken Hill Accident Not known.
STEWART William 1887 50 Ireland Euston Natural causes £24-9-0
STIFF Everhard 1885 30 Germany Wagga Wagga Found drowned £80
STIMPSON Edward 1888 50 South America Near Byrock Natural causes Nil.
STIRLING Horace 1890 … … … See Henry TAYLOR …
STIRLING William (Inquest as STANLEY) 1887 55 ? Murray River, Albury Accidentally drowned. Nil
STOKES William Joseph 1884 6 Carcoar Mount McDonald, Carcoar District Accidental Nil.
STONE Aristeady 1886 4 Parkes Near Dubbo Accidentally killed by upsetting cart Nil.
STONE Thomas 1885 40 ? Boneidah Natural Causes Not known.
STONE Thomas 1888 1yr 6mths Wagga Wagga Wagga Wagga Accidental Nil
STONE William 1883 60 ? South Hay Concussion of brain and drowning Nil.
STOTT William 1890 23 ? Broken Hill Accidental …
STOWHAM Michael 1883 72 Young Young Fall from his horse. No property
STREET Phillip W. 1885 56 Bathurst District of Carcoar Natural Causes Not known.
STRICKLAND George 1887 50 England Junee Accidental £20-0-0
STRIDE John 1882 41 … Grenfell Accidental overdose of morphia. …
STUDD Eliza 1886 18 Victoria Murray River, NSW Drowned while bathing Nil.
SUGDEN Cassie May Ryan 1881 4yrs 8mths Moodanong, NSW Moodangong near Booligal. Convulsions Nil.
SULLIVAN Daniel 1883 60 Ireland Euabalong Exposure Nil.
SULLIVAN Jeremiah 1888 45 ? Near Hay Found drowned £59-2-6 cash and £160 in bank.
SULLIVAN Susan - Infant female child of 1888 2yrs 6mths Deniliquin Deniliquin Congestion of brain. Nil.
SUMMERS William 1885 1 mth Deniliquin Deniliquin Effects of starvation Nil.
SUNG Jimmy Nem (Chinese) 1886 65 China Dubbo Natural causes Nil.
SUNG TUEY 1889 33 China Near Urana Rupture of a blood vessel Nil
SUNG WING 1887 50 China Yellow Water Holes, Young District Suicide by hanging. Nil
SURREY James 1886 60 Not known Balranald Rupture of artery Land; £50.
SURRY Lucien J. (or TURRY) 1886 ? ? Cobar Road Suicide by hanging. Nil.
SUTHERLAND Catherine Theresa 1884 25 Tuena, NSW Between Temora and Cootamundra Exhaustion from refusal to take nourishment. £17
SUTHERLAND James 1881 45 Probably Scotland "35-mile Hotel", Booligal Road near Wilcannia Natural causes Nil.
SWADDLING Charles 1889 36 England Near Urana Found drowned £1-6-3
SWAN Christina 1890 22 Victoria Euriowie Suicide by poisoning Nil
SWANSON Edward 1889 51 Sweden Warren Suicide by drowning Supposed £90 Bank.
SWANSON William 1884 46 Scotland Cobar Natural causes £1-2-6 used for burial
SWIFT John 1888 41 Ireland Near Brewarrina Diarrhoea £4,000-0-0
SYDENHAM Samuel 1888 50 ? Near Dubbo Natural causes Nil
SYMONS William 1883 ? ? Wilcannia. Accident; gunshot wound. …

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