Steward Young - Lithgow, NSW
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S 33° 29.630 E 150° 07.947
56H E 233583 N 6290283
Steward Young was accidentally burned to death on 17 December 1909.
Waymark Code: WMWQJQ
Location: New South Wales, Australia
Date Posted: 10/02/2017
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The Coroner's Inquest into his death was reported in the Lithgow Mercury on 20 December 1909 as (in part):
INQUEST ON DEATH OF STEWARD YOUNG.
The Coroner Mr. E. P. Richards opened an inquest in the Inspector's Room at the Town Hall on Friday afternoon into the cause of the death of Steward Young, junior who's charred remains were found in the house in Tank Street, burnt down on Friday morning.
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 our beloved son
Steward Young
Born Yorkshire England 2nd June 1877
Accidentally burned to death
17th December 1909.
Type of Death Listed: Accident
Cause of death inscription on headstone: Burned to Death
Website (if available): [Web Link]
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