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Special List GRG 1/44 Police reports to the Coroner
Series Description
These reports were compiled by police officers and forwarded to the City Coroner.
Information includes, in some cases: name, age, former address and occupation of the deceased; date, place and circumstances of death; relatives of deceased person, name of witnesses, name of police officer and date of report.
Includes reports on the deaths of patients at Parkside and Adelaide Lunatic Asylums.
Until the 1960s they relate only to deaths and fires in the Adelaide Metropolitan area.
Series date range 1879 – 1982
Agency responsible
State Coroner’s Office
Access Determination
Records open after 50 years
Contents Index of police reports to the City Coroner for 1922.
Arranged by year of report being filed, then by surname or keyword. Each report has its own annual single number.
This list has been made text-searchable using Optical Character Recognition (OCR) technology. Please browse the list if you are unable to locate information using the Ctrl F ‘find’ function.
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2 December 2015
THE CITY CORONER'S
POLICE REPORTS
FOR
January 7
February 7
February 11
March 11
April 4
May 18
July 11
August 23
November 20
November 25
December 1
December 2
December 27
January 23
February 7
February 8
February 12
March 11
March 11
March 27
March 27
April 3
April 22
May 11
May 11
A
Annear, Selina Elizabeth
Alderson, William
Angus, Mary
Austral Plaster Works, Birkenhead
Ashwin, Miss C.G. (River Torrens)
Atkinson, Rachael
Ashby, John (Wingfield)
Anderson, G. (Thebarton)
Atkinson, A.V. (Wayville)
Arretta, August
Abbott, R. (Rose Park)
Adelaide Hospital
Allen, Henry Alfred
B
Barry, Bridget T.
·Bunyip Soap Factory (Southwark)
Buttery, Mrs. E. (Magill)
Barratt, Sarah Ann
Blanch, Mary
Bowen, William
Barker, Richard
Bean, John James
Beck, Heber John
Barratt, Mrs. (South Terrace)
Bone, Sissy
Barratt, Peter
6
32
42
73
107
152
196
263
347
350
360
361
388
19
33
37
44
74
75
94
95
104
128
148
149
June
June
June
July
July
July
July
July
August
August
August
August
September
September
September
September
October
October
October
October
October
November
January
January
8
14
20
18
20
24
25
29
1
12
14
17
1
4
25
25
3
5
6
8
27
7
4
20
B ( ... cont.)
Bailey, Edgar Charles
Baker, Alice
Bradbrook, Mary Ann
Berry, Arthur George
Baum, August Wilhelm Phillip
Baldwin, Lily
Bastable, Alfred
Best, Alfred Jasper
Bovill, Harry James M.
Brown, William Percival
Brown, James Charles
Burns, Elizabeth
Bailey, Olive Ester c.
Bell, William Henry
Bails, Ellen
Buchanan, John
Bradbrook, Margaret
Bowen, Roy
Blythe, William Charles Stephen
Brodie, George Alfred s.
Bartsch, Mary Annie
Buttery Bros. (Norwood}
c
Carson, Alfred Gibbons
Carroll, Richard
169
174
180
205
210
214
217
228
230
244
245
255
273
277
297
298
305
308
311
313
323
330
4
14
February 14
February 21
March 23
April 1
April 30
May 7
June 11
June 14
July 25
August 9
August 14
September 3
September 8
September 8
September 19
September 21
October 4
October 22
November 8
November 15
December 31
January 4
January 11
February 23
February 26
c ( ... cont.)
Campbell, James McD.
Clark, Maxwell K.
Cruickshanks, Robert
Collins, Eli
Cox, F. (Prospect)
Campbell, Peter
Cunningham, William
Chapman, Thomas
Crosbie, David Young
Coombers Cocoa Co. (Port Adelaide)
Cawrse, James
Cash T.M. (Kings Park)
Capper, Rebecca
Cook, May
Chapman, Rose Harriet E.
Choat, John
Chambers, Albert Henry
Constandt, Caroline
Commonwealth Government (West Terrace)
Clark, J.J. (motor car)
Cropley, Arthur John
D
Dittmar', Annie
Dawson, Henry Frank
Davis, Emma
Dyer, R.J. (Findon)
49
59
89
102
137
145
171
173
216
241
247
276
280
282
291
293
306
318
333
342
395
3
10
61
66
D ( ... cont;)
March 1 Daniels, Mona E.M. 69
March 19 Dempster, Joyce May 82
March 20 Delmar, William C.A. 86
April 20 Dawson, Eric 122
April 21 Duggan, Mary Eliza 126
May 1 Dellow, D. (Largs Bay) 140
July 12 Dittmer, Richard Bernard 200
July 24 Davis, Arthur 215
August 5 Downer, F.H. (Leabrook) 236
August 6 Davey, Elijah Whitford 238
August 29 Donnelly, Esther 270
November 16 Dixon & Rankin (Norwood) 344
December 4 Dawson, James 364
December 4 Daw, William James 366
December 27 Dobbie & Co. (Pirie Street) 385
December 29 Diganm, Edward 392
E
January 23 Edmondstone, Robert 18
June 8 Earle, Joseph John 168
September 15 Eames, Harry 289
October 31 Elies, K. (Dulwich) 325
November 4 Eva, Angelina Mary 326
December 26 Elliot,'Sarah Ann 383
December 27 Evensen, Andrew Theodor 390
F
February 14 Freemason's Hotel, Pirie Street 48
February 16 Farquahar, Alan v. 54
April 1 Foster, Emily 100
April 20 Fuller, William Edward 123
April 20 Faulkner, William Cook 124
April 24 Fuss, Edith 133
June 23 Fletcher, John Thomas 184
July 15 Foster, William 203
July 31 Fahey, John Bernard 267
September 7 Franklin, James 278
November 4 Flaherty, Michael 329
November 14 Freeman, George 369
G
January 8 Gambrell, Johanna 7
February 8 Goreham, Frederick A. 38
February 24 Givens, Maud Kate 62
March 28 Grass fire, North Unley 97
April 4 Gill, Coates 105
April 12 Gray, Stanley Clifford 114
April 24 Gruneklee, A.J. (King William St.) 134
May 9 Gallagher, Bryan 146
June 5 Gebhardt, Carl Hermann 163
June 6 Gentle, ,Ellen 164
June 6 Gibbons, Alfred George 167
June 9 Gepp, Alfred Ernest 170
June 12 Graham, Isabella 172
June 21
July 12
July 20
August 10
August 15
August 16
August 18
September 7
October 23
November 17
November 22
November 28
November 30
December 1
December 31
January 1
January 14
January 23
January 24
February 7
February 7
February 15
February 26
March 21
April 14
G ( ... cont.)
George, {aboriginal)
Gibbs, Thomas Henry J.A.
Gregg, William Henry
Gregory, Sarah
Gardner, James
Gow, Florence Ethel
Galvin, Mrs J.B. {Landrowna Terrace)
Graves, Robert Henry
Gee, D.R. (Motor Car)
Grayburn, Jane Amelia H.
Gray, Mrs. M. {Unley)
Goudie, P. {Port Adelaide)
Grabau, Claus Heinrich
Goldner, P. (North Adelaide)
Gillett, Florence
H
Howe, Mrs F.J. (Howe's Place)
Harris, Scarfe Ltd. (Rundle Street)
S.S. "Helmsloch" {Birkenhead)
Hartland, John
Hancock, William
Hanson, W.S. {Marryatville)
Harvey, Hester Ann
' Harding, Letitia Ann
Hudd, George {Vincent Place, Adel.)
Hannam, Harold Ethelbert
182
202
208
242
249
253
262
279
321
351
356
358
394
2
12
22
23
34
35
50
65
88
116
H ( ... cont.)
May 4 Hearse, C.R. (Bowden)
May 10 Hancock, Mary Lousia
June 4 Hogan, Mary
July 8 Howlett, James
July 8 Harbours Board (Adelaide)
July 12 Hogben, Margaret
July 23 Hocking, Harold Maxwell ' ~''"'~''''~~'''"''*''''''' ,,,,,
July 25 Hazeal, Sarah
August 2 Rudd & Sons Ltd. (Gilles Street)
August 16 Heberlet, Rhoda
August 17 Hill, Keith
August 21 Hanson, S. - infant child of
August 21 Hayman, Ernest William Vine
September 8 Hendrickson, George Kenneth
September 14 Hughes, A.A. (Southwark}
September 20 Hill, Robert (64 Currie Street)
October 2 Hall, Arthur Henry
October 5 Hart, C.W. (Mitchell's trolly, Unley)
October 15 Hancock, Reginald
October 27 Heffernan, Ellen
November 11 Henry, Daniel Augustain
November 28 Haselgrove F. (yacht "Mirando"}
November 29 Hounslow, William Reeds
December 16 Herman, John
December 18 Hehir, John
December 25 Hill and Sendy (Blackwood)
144
147
162
191
195
199
213
218
231
254
256
259
260
285
288
294
303
309
314
324
339
352
353
373
375
382
February 3
July 27
August 2
January 12
April 24
May 15
July 18
July 26
August 16
September 3
October 18
February 5
February 15
February 20
April 5
April 11
June 24
September 3
October 6
November 9
December . 16
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I
Imrie, William James
Industrial School, Edwardstown
Industrial School, Edwardstown
J
Jureck, Theodore
Jeffreis E.G.M. & E. (Toorak)
Johnson, Valda Muriel
James, Emma
Johanssen, Peder
Jessop, Tom Leslie
Jones, Ernest Joseph Griffin
Jones, W.G. (Kent Town)
K
Kennedy, Lucy Ann
Kensington Oval
Kemp, W.A.F. (Alberton)
Knight, G. (Port Adelaide)
Kilborn, William Wilford
Kayer, Annie Kathleen
Kelly J.A. (Kings Park)
Kell, F;P. (Unley Park)
Keane, Edmond Thomas
King, Norman
27
223
232
9
130
151
206
221
250
274
316
30
51
58
109
113
185
275
312
335
371
L
January 22 Lean, Olive 16
February 13 Lutz, Johna W. 46
February 17 Lawrence, Elizabeth 56
March 26 Ludwig, S.J. (Hackney) 93
April 9 Lloyd,. Henry Arthur 112
April 27 Lewis, Henry William 135
May 23 Lord Exmouth Hotel, Exeter 154
June 13 Luff, Alfred Herbert 176
June 20 Lock, Robert 181
July 10 Lane, Thelma May 194
August 16 Liddy, Patrick 252
August 19 Linden, Karl Wilhelm 257
August 28 Lynch, Charles 266
August 28 Lemon, Charles Sibert 269
August 31 Lyons, David 272
September 23 Leroy, Hannah Rhoda 295
October 5 Leahy, Francis Patrick 310
December 14 Lee, Amy 370
December 23 Luxton, C.G. (Elgin} 378
M
January 13 Mundt, Fredericka 11
January 16 Mills, F.J. (75 Flinders Street) 13
January 22 Mitcheli, Blanche Muriel 17
February 2 Marcus, John Henry 25
February 3 Marsham, Alfred 28
February 12 Millers Lime Depot, Port Adelaide 45
February 14 McCabe, James 47
M ( ... cont.)
March 14 Malthouse, Alfred G. 76
March 18 Murphy, Joanna 83
March 28 Marks, William 96
April 6 McNamara, Andrew Patrick 108
April 12 McCammon, David 115
April 22 Male child - West Terrace 127
April 24 McClure, Timothy Francis 132
April 30 McPherson, H.A. (Pulteney Street 139
May 3 McLean, Thomas 143
May 30 Munday, Sidney Joseph 159
June 17 Mark, Sylvester Ettel 178
June 21 McGee, John 183
June 27 McGrath, John James 186
July 10 McDonald, Douglas Eric 192
July 8 Murray G.V. (Somerton) 193
July 19 May, Joseph Arthur 209
July 31 Mart, William Peach 229
August 13 Moore, Fred 246
August 22 Marks, Claude Hamilton 261
September 27 Moody, Clement Lidbury 299
September 28 Maclead, Frances Tate 300
September 30 Molloy, John 302
October 23 McLeod, John 320
November 8 Morriss, Frank 334 r
November 18 Moss, R.H. (Exeter) 346
November 30 Matters & Co. (Knoxville) 357
December 19 Meech, Miss M. (Goodwood) 376
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December
December
February
March
March
March
April
June
July
July
August
August
March
April
July
July
July
August
November
23
30
16
11
16
28
17
19
25
28
3
11
17
8
1
26
28
21
9
M ( ... cont.)
Maxfield, George Stanley Lorraine
Mcinerney, Cornelius
N
Norwood Town Hall
Noffke, Francis
Nitschke, Charles Herman
Nelson, Frederick Cyril
North Adelaide Public School
Nagayi, Jack
Newman, John
Nealsen, Niels
Nicola, Michelucei
Nicholls, William
0
O'Brien, Patrick Thomas
O'Drea, Patrick James
Overton, George
O'Donnell, Joseph Ernest
O'Neill, William
O'Leary, Mary
Osborne1
George William
379
393
53
72
79
98
119
179
224
226
233
243
81
111
189
220
225
258
336
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p
March 24 Pepper, William 91
April 4 Pomroy, S.T. {Southwark) 106
April 17 Phillips, Roy 118
April 21 Phair, Bessie 125
July 16 Perry, Ellen Laurel 204
August 14 Perry, David 248
August 16 Parnell, Albert 251
September 8 Pettit, Ellen Martha 281
September 9 Paynter, Norman Oswald 284
September 29 Price, Charles 301
October 18 Protchard, P. {Port Adelaide) 315
October 22 Peggram, Arthur Augustus 319
October 23 Penna, John 322
December 1 Painter, William James 359
December 4 Pithers, Ellen Mary 362
December 4 Pearson, Arthur Frederick 363
December 5 .Pillar Box, Waymouth Street 365
R
February 27 Ramsay, Samuel 67
February 28 Rose Park (Vacant allotments) 68
March 5 Russell, William G. 70
March 14 Rowe, Henry Malcolm 77
March 15 ' Rogers, Margaret Ann 78
March 24 Robjohns, Harold H. 90
March 31 Ralston, Helena E.C. 99
April
April
April
May
May
June
June
July
August
August
November
December
6
16
28
2
3
2
29
26
4
5
12
8
January 2
January 6
January 10
January 19
February 5
February 7
March 8
March 17
March 19
April 19
April 20
April 23
R ( ... cont.)
Richards, Jacob
Rose, James
Rowe, A.J. (Southwark)
Ross, Ernest Richard
Rose, Hannah Eunice
Rowland, F.O. (Glanville}
Robinson, Joseph George
Riley, Walter Burnet·t
Robertson, Charles
Rosetta Preserving & Manufacturing Co. (Kent Town)
Roberts, James
Russell, Henry (Parkside)
s
Stanley, Harriet Augusta
Smith, Walter Thomas
Sullivan, Humphrey
Sullivan, Eliza
Smith, Edwain Clarence
Scarfe, T.M. (Marryatville}
Scarfe, Mrs. T.R. (Heathpool)
Spargo, G.S. (St. Peters)
School of Mines, Adelaide
Statham, Clarke J.T.
Smith, H.M.J. (Parkside)
S.A. Brush Co. (Flinders Street)
110
117
136
141
142
161
187
222
234
237
340
367
1
5
8
15
31
35
71
80
84
120
121
129
April 30
May 19
May 27
May 27
May 29
May 31
June 17
June 30
June 30
July 12
July 18
July 23
July 29
August 4
August 27
August 27
August 29
September 10
September 13
September 12
September 16
September 19
October 3
October 18
November 6
s ( ... cont.)
Saunders, Murray Albert W.
S.A. Linseed Milling Co. (Southwark)
Snashall, James Henry
Smith, William George
Sharpe, Ernest (York)
Sears, Washington
Shadgett, William Henry
S.A. Linseed Oil Co. (Southwark)
Saunders, Albert Richard
Sampson, Martha
Sneddon, Dorothy May
Skinner, Sarah Jane
Scholtz, Rosina
Salvation Army Probationary School (Fullarton)
Stewart, John
Stewart, W .P. ,(Unley Park}
·sharp, Margaret Alice
Slattery, Edward
Shonfield, George Stanley S.
Sealy, Mrs. E. (Tatham Street)
Sanders, John
Stubbersfield, James Edwin T.
Stratton, Emma
Simpson'& Sons (Wakefield Street}
Skinner, H.E.T. (Beverley}
138
153
155
157
158
160
177
188
190
201
207
212
227
235
265
268
271
283
286
287
290
292
304
317
328
November
November
November
December
December
December
December
December
December
February
February
February
February
February
April
April
June
October
November
November
November
7
21
30
18
19
24
27
27
27
3
8
9
17
26
3
24
14
4
7
11
29
s ( ... cont.)
Stephens, H.S. (Marryatville}
Scobie, Barry Rodger
Sanders, William John
Stubblety F.C. (Eastwood}
Sharley, Stephen
Sanger, George
Show Grounds, Wayville
Schulein, John
Stanford, Laurence Joseph
T
Treloar, Hector T.
Taylor W. (New Hindmarsh}
Tassie, Malcolm McL.
Tatt, Annie E.
Thirkell Bros. (Glen Osmond)
Treble, Thomas Weston
Tuck, Archibald James
Thomas, Cyril Roland
Taylor, Richard Herbert
Tilley, G.C. (Edwardstown East)
Thomas, Charlotte Susan
Trenton, George
332
348
355
374
377
381
384
386
387
26
36
39
57
64
103
131
175
307
331
338
35L~
February 12
January 23
January 28
February 4
February 10
February 10
February 16
February 17
February 22
February 25
March 20
March 21
March 24
April 1
May 14
May 27
June 6
June 5
July 12
July 12
July 19
July 26
August 5
August 9
August 26
u
Uffindell, H.W. (Lower Mitcham)
w
Wilkinson, Alfred
Walkerville Brewery (Southwark)
Woodcock, H. (Kent Town)
Walker, J.H. (St. Peters)
Walsh, Stephen D.
Williams, Janet
Wilkins, Eliza
Wellington, A.L. (Walkerville)
Wilmshurst, Clifford
Witcomb, Annie
Wood, Dorothy
Woods, Edward
Walpole, Miss L. (Wayville)
.Wilson, Robert Ernest
Wood, Thelma Alathea
Wing, Thomas Henry
Wright, George Alexander
Westover, W.J. (King William Street)
Weldon, Patrick
Wagener, Carl August Wilhelm
Whitney, Frederick Middleton
Willesee, Harriet
Wemyss, Thomas Brown
Wheeler, John
43
20
24
29
40
41
52
55
60
63
85
87
92
101
150
156
165
166
197
198
211
219
239
240
264
w ( ... cont.)
November 10 Wilson, R.D. {North Kensington Park} 337
November 13 West's Coffee Palace, Hindley Street 341
November 16 Werlick (Pirie Street) 343
December 9 West, Elizabeth Ann 368
December 16 Wood, Mrs. W. (South Terrace) 372
December 23 Wenke, Oscar 380
December 27 Wood, Jane Matilda 389
y
January 23 Young, Phylis 21
September 23 Yacht "Volunteer" 296
November 4 Young, George Masi on 327
December 28 Young, Thomas 391