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Bernice Sophia Hyacinth BLUNDELL (1899 - 1916)
Children Self + Spouses Parents Grandparents Greatgrandparents
Mariam Ruth BLUNDELL (1914 - 1981)
 Bernice Sophia Hyacinth BLUNDELL (1899 - 1916) John BLUNDELL (1843 - 1927) Joseph BLUNDELL (1798 - 1874) Joseph BLUNDELL


Mercy BALCOMBE (1814 - 1892) Abraham BALCOMBE (1781 - )
Mercy WEBB (1787 - 1832)
Phoebe Anna Laura SHUMACK (1857 - 1943) Richard SHUMACK (1816 - 1887) Peter SHOEMAKER (1781 - )
Elizabeth (SHOEMAKER)
Anne SHOEMAKER (1821 - 1873) George SHOEMAKER
Catherine (SHOEMAKER)
Bernice Sophia Hyacinth BLUNDELL
Bernice Sophia Hyacinth BLUNDELL
Bernice Sophia Hyacinth BLUNDELL Bernice Sophia Hyacinth BLUNDELL
b. 1899 at Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia
d. 1916 at Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia aged 17
Near Relatives of Bernice Sophia Hyacinth BLUNDELL (1899 - 1916)
Relationship Person Born Birth Place Died Death Place Age
Grandfather Joseph BLUNDELL 1798 Kent, England 13 Dec 1874 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia 76
Grandmother Mercy BALCOMBE 22 May 1814 Rolvenden, Kent, England 08 Apr 1892 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia 77
Grandfather Richard SHUMACK abt 1816 Kilfinane, Co Limerick, Ireland 09 Oct 1887 Weetangera, New South Wales, Australia 71
Grandmother Anne SHOEMAKER abt 1821 Ireland 30 May 1873 Weetangera, New South Wales, Australia 52

Father John BLUNDELL 1843 Liverpool Plains, New South Wales, Australia 30 Oct 1927 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 84
Mother Phoebe Anna Laura SHUMACK 04 Dec 1857 Duntroon, ACT, Australia 01 Apr 1943 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 85

Self Bernice Sophia Hyacinth BLUNDELL 1899 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia 1916 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia 17

Daughter Mariam Ruth BLUNDELL 10 Aug 1914 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia abt 1981 67

Half Brother Alexander BLUNDELL 1862 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia
Half Brother John BLUNDELL 1864 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia 1945 Yass, New South Wales, Australia 81
Half Sister Mary A BLUNDELL 1866 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia
Half Brother Joseph BLUNDELL 1868 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia 06 Jan 1955 Yass, New South Wales, Australia 87
Half Brother Henry BLUNDELL 1870 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia
Half Sister Eliza J BLUNDELL 1872 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia
Half Sister Catherine BLUNDELL 1874 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia
Half Sister Sarah Louisa BLUNDELL 1876 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia 1923 Braidwood, New South Wales, Australia 47
Half Sister Margaret BLUNDELL 1879 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia
Half Sister Eleanor BLUNDELL 1881 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia
Half Sister Florence M BLUNDELL 1884 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia
Half Sister Lilian Jessie Stella BLUNDELL 1885 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia 17 Sep 1965 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia 80
Brother Howard Norman SCHUMACK BLUNDELL 1886 Canberra, ACT, Australia 1920 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 34
Sister Muriel Pearl BLUNDELL 1888 New South Wales, Australia 1963 Wamberal, New South Wales, Australia 75
Sister Naomi Edith Sylvia BLUNDELL 1891 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia 1990 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 99
Brother Everard Vivian Abraham BLUNDELL 1895 Canberra, ACT, Australia 1964 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 69
Sister Audrey Esmerelda Phoebe Merle BLUNDELL 1902 Canberra, ACT, Australia 1996 Goulburn, New South Wales, Australia 94
Half Sister Clara Malvina Ann BLUNDELL 1878 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia 1951 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 73
Half Sister Dora Emily BLUNDELL 1880 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia 1941 Yass, New South Wales, Australia 61
Half Sister Daisy Irene BLUNDELL 1882 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia 1964 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 82

Aunt Susan BLUNDELL 1844 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia 24 May 1875 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia 31
Uncle John ROBERTSON 1835 Parramatta, New South Wales, Australia 25 Nov 1911 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia 76
Uncle George BLUNDELL 1846 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia 18 Dec 1933 Canberra, ACT, Australia 87
Aunt Flora MCLENNAN abt 1845 Isle of Skye, Scotland 04 Jul 1917 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia 72
Uncle Abraham BLUNDELL 1847 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia 05 Jun 1884 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia 37
Aunt Phoebe Anna Laura SHUMACK 04 Dec 1857 Duntroon, ACT, Australia 01 Apr 1943 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 85
Uncle Richard BLUNDELL 1848 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia 28 Nov 1917 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia 69
Uncle William BLUNDELL 1850 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia
Uncle Isaac BLUNDELL 1851 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia 09 May 1910 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia 59
Aunt Emily SHUMACK 11 Jun 1860 Ginninderra, ACT, Australia 25 Mar 1927 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia 66
Uncle Jacob BLUNDELL 1853 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia 27 Jul 1927 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia 74
Aunt Lucy PLUMMER abt 1857 Goulburn, New South Wales, Australia 15 Jan 1924 Ginninderra, New South Wales, Australia 67
Aunt Mary Jane BLUNDELL 1855 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia 1873 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia 18
Aunt Rosanna BLUNDELL 1858 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia 06 Apr 1939 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia 81
Uncle Isaac MEECH abt 1845 Fordington, Dorset, England 23 Nov 1920 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia 75
Aunt Catherine BLUNDELL 1860 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia 1950 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia 90
Uncle William (Gillian) MELVILLE abt 1853 06 Dec 1941 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia 88
Uncle Alfred BLANCH abt 1832 Rolvenden, Kent, England 11 Dec 1898 Casino, New South Wales, Australia 66
Uncle Robert BLANCH 1835 England 1844 New South Wales, Australia 9
Uncle George BLANCH 1837 Rolvenden, Kent, England 1838 At sea 1
Aunt Maria BLANCH 1839 Raymond Terrace, New South Wales, Australia 1938 Bulahdelah, New South Wales, Australia 99
Uncle Abraham BLANCH 1841 Raymond Terrace, New South Wales, Australia 1920 Maclean, New South Wales, Australia 79
Aunt Elizabeth SHUMACK 1842 Buttevant, Co Cork, Ireland 20 Dec 1876 New South Wales, Australia 34
Aunt Margaret SHUMACK 09 May 1844 Buttevant, Co Cork, Ireland 19 Jul 1938 Ainsley, ACT, Australia 94
Uncle John SHUMACK abt 1847 Buttevant, Co Cork, Ireland 25 May 1896 Weetangera, New South Wales, Australia 49
Aunt Mary Maria READ 1863 Gundaroo, New South Wales, Australia 26 Nov 1891 Weetangera, New South Wales, Australia 28
Uncle Samuel SHUMACK 18 Jul 1850 Mallow, Co Cork, Ireland 05 Apr 1940 Peakhurst, New South Wales, Australia 89
Aunt Sarah WINTER 1871 Canberra, ACT, Australia abt 1954 83
Uncle George Edward SHUMACK 23 Apr 1863 Canberra, ACT, Australia 03 Feb 1937 Yass, New South Wales, Australia 73
Aunt Isabella WINTER 1869 Canberra, ACT, Australia
Aunt Mary Armstrong SHUMACK 1882 Canberra, ACT, Australia
Aunt Ida SHUMACK 1883 Canberra, ACT, Australia
Aunt Susannah SHUMACK 1884 Canberra, ACT, Australia
Uncle Richard SHUMACK 1886 Canberra, ACT, Australia
Aunt Alice SHUMACK 1887 Canberra, ACT, Australia 1887 Canberra, ACT, Australia 0

Cousin Sarah Janet (Jessica) ROBERTSON abt 1865 Canberra, ACT, Australia 22 Feb 1926 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia 61
Cousin Katherine ROBERTSON abt 1867
Cousin Mary ROBERTSON 1868 Acton, ACT, Australia 18 Dec 1935 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia 67
Cousin Margaret ROBERTSON 27 Mar 1870 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia 28 Jun 1961 Royalla, ACT, Australia 91
Cousin Eliza ROBERTSON 1873 Acton, ACT, Australia
Cousin Rosanna ROBERTSON 1874 Acton, ACT, Australia
Cousin Edward Duncan ROBERTSON 1876 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia 22 Oct 1954 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia 78
Cousin Montague Watson ROBERTSON 1879 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia 05 Apr 1918 France 39
Cousin Herbert William ROBERTSON 1882 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia 23 Oct 1949 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia 67
Cousin Walter Richard ROBERTSON 1886 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia 09 Oct 1960 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia 74
Cousin Emily Elizabeth ROBERTSON 1888 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia
Cousin Harold William ROBERTSON abt 1889 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia 05 Aug 1893 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia 4
Cousin Verna J ROBERTSON 1892 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia 16 Jan 1918 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia 26
Cousin Flora Susannah BLUNDELL 1875 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia 1892 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia 17
Cousin John BLUNDELL 1878 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia
Cousin Charles Frederick BLUNDELL 1879 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia 28 Apr 1923 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia 44
Cousin George Arthur BLUNDELL 1881 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia
Cousin Herbert Frank BLUNDELL 1882 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia 26 Jun 1957 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia 75
Cousin Ada Agnes BLUNDELL 1883 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia
Cousin Alice Maud BLUNDELL 1885 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia 1955 Burwood, New South Wales, Australia 70
Cousin Joseph Lyle BLUNDELL 1888 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia
Cousin Clara Malvina Ann BLUNDELL 1878 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia 1951 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 73
Cousin Dora Emily BLUNDELL 1880 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia 1941 Yass, New South Wales, Australia 61
Cousin Daisy Irene BLUNDELL 1882 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia 1964 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 82
Cousin Lilian Jessie Stella BLUNDELL 1885 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia 17 Sep 1965 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia 80
Cousin Howard Norman SCHUMACK BLUNDELL 1886 Canberra, ACT, Australia 1920 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 34
Cousin Muriel Pearl BLUNDELL 1888 New South Wales, Australia 1963 Wamberal, New South Wales, Australia 75
Cousin Naomi Edith Sylvia BLUNDELL 1891 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia 1990 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 99
Cousin Everard Vivian Abraham BLUNDELL 1895 Canberra, ACT, Australia 1964 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 69
Cousin Bernice Sophia Hyacinth BLUNDELL 1899 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia 1916 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia 17
Cousin Audrey Esmerelda Phoebe Merle BLUNDELL 1902 Canberra, ACT, Australia 1996 Goulburn, New South Wales, Australia 94
Cousin Charles Henry BLUNDELL 1883 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia 1902 Liverpool, New South Wales, Australia 19
Cousin Edward BLUNDELL 1885 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia
Cousin William BLUNDELL 1888 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia 24 Apr 1960 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia 72
Cousin Susan Mary BLUNDELL 1891 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia
Cousin Beatrice Ann BLUNDELL 1894 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia
Cousin Sarah Rosaline BLUNDELL 1896 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia
Cousin Irene Emily BLUNDELL 1899 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia
Cousin Adrian Isaac BLUNDELL 1905 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia 1977 New South Wales, Australia 72
Cousin Richard BLUNDELL abt 1877 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia 31 Oct 1966 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia 89
Cousin Margaret Anne BLUNDELL 1879 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia 1886 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia 7
Cousin Caroline BLUNDELL 1881 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia 1886 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia 5
Cousin Allan BLUNDELL 1884 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia 1963 Murrumburrah, New South Wales, Australia 79
Cousin Lucy Anne BLUNDELL 1887 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia
Cousin Alice Jane BLUNDELL 1889 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia
Cousin Arthur BLUNDELL 1891 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia
Cousin Emily BLUNDELL 1893 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia
Cousin Maria BLUNDELL 1895 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia
Cousin Marge BLUNDELL 1898 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia
Cousin Charlotte BLUNDELL 1903 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia
Cousin Olive Mary MEECH 1886 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia 04 Sep 1947 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia 61
Cousin Richard Alfred MEECH 1887 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia 06 Aug 1915 28
Cousin Grace Susan MEECH 1888 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia 1954 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia 66
Cousin Enid C MEECH 1890 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia
Cousin Louisa Jane MEECH 1892 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia
Cousin Violet Elsie MEECH 1893 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia 26 Apr 1974 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia 81
Cousin Isaac Arnold MEECH 1895 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia 1964 Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia 69
Cousin Jessie Elma MEECH 1897 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia
Cousin Freda R MEECH 1901 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia 1902 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia 1
Cousin Sarah S MELVILLE 1896 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia
Cousin George W MELVILLE 1897 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia
Cousin Laura MELVILLE 1898 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia 1969 Katoomba, New South Wales, Australia 71
Cousin Stanley MELVILLE 1900 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia
Cousin Robert R MELVILLE 1901 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia
Cousin Hilda M MELVILLE 1903 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia 1926 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia 23
Cousin Marion SHUMACK Feb 1891 Weetangera, New South Wales, Australia 28 Sep 1924 Goulburn, New South Wales, Australia 33
Cousin Jemima Ann SHUMACK 1894 Ginninderra, ACT, Australia
Cousin John Everest SHUMACK 1896 Ginninderra, ACT, Australia
Cousin Elmira Ruth SHUMACK 1899 Ginninderra, ACT, Australia
Cousin David Henry Bright SHUMACK 1901 Ginninderra, ACT, Australia
Cousin Sarah Clementina Selina Adeline SHUMACK 1904 Ginninderra, ACT, Australia
Cousin Samuel Heber SHUMACK 1907 Ginninderra, ACT, Australia
Cousin Stephen Rupert Wilberforce SHUMACK 1910 Ginninderra, ACT, Australia
Cousin Ethel Margaret Catherine Eileen SHUMACK 1912 New South Wales, Australia
Cousin Elizabeth Ethel SHUMACK 1890 Canberra, ACT, Australia 23 Aug 1967 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia 77
Cousin Jean Jemima SHUMACK 12 Feb 1894 Canberra, ACT, Australia 24 Sep 1973 79

Nephew William Henry BLUNDELL 1890 Adelong, New South Wales, Australia 1968 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 78
Nephew Stanley V M BLUNDELL 1895 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia
Niece Lottie M BLUNDELL 1898 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia
Nephew Reginald N J BLUNDELL 1900 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia
Nephew Walter J BLUNDELL 1904 Young, New South Wales, Australia
Niece Lynda Maggie A BLUNDELL 1906 Yass, New South Wales, Australia
Niece Ruth I BLUNDELL 1907 Yass, New South Wales, Australia
Niece Annie B BLUNDELL 1909 Yass, New South Wales, Australia
Nephew Adrian Raphael TANKEY 1907 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia
Nephew Mervyn Charles TANKEY 1909 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia
Nephew Joseph Abraham Earle TANKEY 1911 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia
Niece Monica Anna TANKEY 1913 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia
Niece Angela Catherine TANKEY 1915 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia abt 1918 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia 3
Niece Ursula Madeline TANKEY 1918 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia
Nephew Kevin Howard John TANKEY 1920 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia
Nephew Alban Bernard TANKEY 1922 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia
Niece Living or Recently Deceased
Nephew Living or Recently Deceased
Nephew Henry "Harry" James GOSLETT 1900 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia 1992 92
Niece Ethel May GOSLETT 1902 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia 1985 83
Niece Malvina Genevieve GOSLETT 1903 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia 1921 Yass, New South Wales, Australia 18
Nephew Mark Vivian GOSLETT 1904 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia 1995 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 91
Niece Lillian Merle GOSLETT 1906 Yass, New South Wales, Australia 1993 87
Nephew Sylvester Charles GOSLETT 1907 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia 1968 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 61
Niece Rita Irene GOSLETT 1910 Yass, New South Wales, Australia 1930 Yass, New South Wales, Australia 20
Niece Muriel Phoebe GOSLETT 1911 Yass, New South Wales, Australia 1966 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 55
Nephew Lynn Ray GOSLETT 1913 Wee Jasper, New South Wales, Australia 2005 Griffith, New South Wales, Australia 92
Niece Clara Patricia GOSLETT 1914 Yass, New South Wales, Australia 1972 Gundagai, New South Wales, Australia 58
Niece Ursula Valentine Lorice GOSLETT 1918 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia 1985 Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia 67
Niece Esme GOSLETT abt 1920

Sister in Law Susanna FORRESTER 1867 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 1902 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia 35
Sister in Law Isabella MARTIN 1877 Yass, New South Wales, Australia 31 Aug 1921 Goulburn, New South Wales, Australia 44
Sister in Law Christina PEARSALL 1880 Burrowa, New South Wales, Australia
Brother in Law William Charles TANKEY 1858 Waterloo, New South Wales, Australia 26 Mar 1939 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia 81
Brother in Law Thomas Richard LEA 1886 1932 46
Brother in Law James Ernest WATERS 1885 1969 84
Brother in Law John SMITH 1871 1935 64
Sister in Law Ethel Annie MARTIN 1898 Yass, New South Wales, Australia 1975 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 77
Brother in Law Donald Edward BUSH 1900 1991 91
Brother in Law James GOSLETT 13 Aug 1861 Gundaroo, New South Wales, Australia 15 Aug 1947 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 86
Brother in Law Michael HOLLINGSWORTH abt 1873 1939 66
Brother in Law Arthur George BUCKLEY 1886 1962 76
Events in Bernice Sophia Hyacinth BLUNDELL (1899 - 1916)'s life
Date Age Event Place Notes Src
1899 Bernice Sophia Hyacinth BLUNDELL was born Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia
10 Aug 1914 15 Birth of daughter Mariam Ruth BLUNDELL Sydney, New South Wales, Australia 26959/1914 18
1916 17 Bernice Sophia Hyacinth BLUNDELL died Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia 63
Personal Notes:
Queanbeyan Age and Queanbeyan Observer 28 Apr 1916
POLICE COURT. TUESDAY, APRIL 25, 19x6. ATTEMPTED SUICIDE. (Before Mr. Irish, J.P.) George Martin was charged with attempting to commit suicide at Uriarra on Saturday; 22nd April, 1916. Mounted Constable Coyle, sta tioned at Gininderra, stated : About 5.30 a.m. on the 22nd April from something I heard I proceeded along 'the Uriarra-Fairlight Road about three quarters of a mile from Mr. George Webb's Fairlight Station, and found the accused lying with his head in a gutter. His body being up on the road. He had apparently been lying there for some time. Rolled him over and found him to be alive, al though stiff. I worked the body when he frothed from the nose and mouth. He spoke and I said, What is your name? He replied, George Martin. I said, What is wrong with you ? He replied, What do you want to know for. I said, Do you know me? He replied, Yes, I do: the girl died for me, and I b---- well want to die for her. I said, What girl ? He replied, Bernice Blundell. I said, Why do you want to die? He replied, I took half a bottle of strychnine about two hours ago and I'm not dead yet; I'll give any b'-----' a quid who'll shoot me ; if I can get a hold of another dose I will take it ; go away for Christ's sake and let me die. Then got a cart and removed him to his room at Mr. Webb's Fairlight Station. Searched the room occupied by accused and found two bottles containing stry chnine. Produce the bottles, one containing white crystal grains and the other pink; also an open state ment I found lying in a tin trunk in his room. Also produce a written statement and a letter addressed to Mrs. John Martin, Hillgrove, Wee. Jasper, via Yass. Another unstamped letter was. addressed to Mr. Geo, Webb, Fairlight. The statement on the envelope bore the words, "I'm taking my life for a girl". Another envelope was addressed to Miss Mar nol. This contained a watch chain and two rings, also a purse, contain. ing 9d. The letter addressed to Mrs. Jon Martin contained a one pound note and five penny stamps. Ac cused did not see me open the letters, but admitted having written them. He then said, Who told you they were mine? I replied, You have already admitted they were yours. He said, If I did you tell. George Webb he can have my four horses, he has been a good fellow to me. In the presence of Mr. Webb, who as assisted to carry Martin from the cart to his room I searched the accused but found nothing of any danger in his pockets, but after the arrival of Constable Brown from Queanbeyan we had a further search and found a small tin and another bottle of stry chnine in his pocket. Asked him where he got the tin and bottle from and he replied under the bed between the mattress. Accused then said, I'Il take another dose if I get a chance. Asked him how long he had the strychnine in his possession and he replied about five months; I got it from a man named Hall for poisioning foxes and rabbits. Asked him who Hall was and he said, You know Charnwood Hall. When I first saw him he was bereft of his senses, but when Constable. Brown arrived he seemed to be getting ra tional. Sidney Longden Richardson, Go ernment Medical Officer, stated : On Saturday morning I received a phone message from Fairlight to come at once that a man had poisoned him self. On arrival at Fairlight I saw the accused in his own room. He appeared to be very confused, was maudlin drunk, and signs of vomit ing were about the place. I came to the conclusion that he had drunk a lot of whisky and evidently had taken some strychnine by tipping the bottle into his mouth. There was no con vulsions of any kind. Was present when Constables Coyle and Brown searched him. He repeatedly said, "The girl died for me and I think it's up to me that I should die for her ; I mean to do it if I get half a chance. Otherwise accused spoke rationally. Sent him into Quean beyan with Constable Brown and again saw him on my arrival it town, At the lockup I discovered symptoms of poisoning but not sufficient to cause convulsions. He has now re covered, from the effects of strychnine and drink, but I do believe that un less he had been found in the morn ing he would have died on the road side. Accused pleaded guilty and elected to be summarily dealt with. He was fined £1 and ordered to pay £4/4/- doctors expenses and cost of car hire £2/10/6
Source References:
63. Type: Web Page, Abbr: Trove, Title: Trove National Library of Australia, Locn: http://trove.nla.gov.au/
- Reference = The Tumut and Adelong Times 6 Apr 1943 (Death)
- Reference = The Tumut and Adelong Times 6 Apr 1943 (Name, Notes)
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