Douglas Clare Murray - Lithgow, NSW
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S 33° 29.561 E 150° 07.978
56H E 233628 N 6290412
Douglas Clare Murray was accidentally killed on 9 December 1947 aged 32 years.
Waymark Code: WMWQ5Q
Location: New South Wales, Australia
Date Posted: 09/30/2017
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His gruesome death was recorded in the Morning Bulletin, Rockhampton on 10 December 1947 as
PICK THROUGH SKULL!
SYDNEY, December
A 30-year-old miner, Douglas Murray, married, of Lithgow was killed today when he fell on his own pick at the Lithgow Valley colliery. The pick pierced his forehead above the eye, penetrated the brain, and came out at the base of the skull.
The newspaper article is reproduced in Trove Digitised Newspapers, National Library of Australia, the website listed below.
His headstone is worded:
In loving memory of my dear husband
Douglas Clare Murray
Accidentally killed 9th December 1947 aged 32 years.
Type of Death Listed: Accident
Cause of death inscription on headstone: Accidentally killed
Website (if available): [Web Link]
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