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13-February-2019
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The headstone over the grave commemorates Spedding Murray who was accidentally killed on board the ship "Ross-Shire" in June 1896.
The City Coroner, Mr. J. C. Woore, J.P., held an inquest at the Lloyd Hotel this morning on the body of Spedding Murray, a sailmaker, who was killed yesterday by falling down the after hatch of the ship Ross-shire, lying at Neutral Bay. Deceased was engaged on the ship when he missed his footing going down the ladder, and fell backwards down the hold. He was in a serious condition when picked up, and died on his way to the hospital. He was a married man, and left a wife and two children in Whitehaven, in the North of England. The medical testimony showed that deceased had sustained a lacerated wound on the scalp, and death was due to fracture of the skull and injury to the brain. The jury returned a verdict of accidental death.
The Australian Star (Sydney, N.S.W.) , Monday 15 June 1896
The Australian Star (Sydney, N.S.W.) , Monday 15 June 1896
Location
| Address: | Memorial Avenue, Old Church of England Sect RRRR grave 480, Rookwood Necropolis, Rookwood, 2141 |
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| State: | NSW |
| Area: | AUS |
| GPS Coordinates: | Lat: -33.877689 Long: 151.062543 Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate. |
Details
| Monument Type: | Grave |
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| Monument Theme: | People |
| Sub-Theme: | Tragedy |
| Actual Event Start Date: | 12-June-1896 |
| Actual Event End Date: | 12-June-1896 |
Dedication
Front Inscription
Source: MAErected by the Officers and crew of the ship "Ross-Shire" of Glasgow.
To the memory of Spedding Murray who was accidentally killed on board on the 12th June 1896.
Aged 40 years.
"At rest"
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