Phillis Colley - Lithgow, NSW - Graves Mentioning a Cause of Death on Waymarking.com

The Inquest into her death was reported in The Daily Telegraph, Sydney on 14 July 1886 as:

A Fatal Fall
Lithgow Tuesday

A sad accident occurred last night to a girl 12 years of age named Phillis Colley, daughter of John Colley, overseer of the pottery works. She fell down a cutting opposite the station masters residence, a depth of forty feet and was killed instantaneously. At a coronial inquiry today a verdict of accidental death was returned.

The newspaper article is reproduced in Trove Digitised Newspapers, National Library of Australia, the website listed below.

Her headstone is worded:

In memory of
Phillis
The beloved daughter of
John & Hannah Colley
Who was accidentally killed by falling from a railway cutting
At Lithgow
On July 12 1886
Aged 11 years & 6 months.

Type of Death Listed: Accident Cause of death inscription on headstone: Accidentally killed Website (if available): [Web Link]

Visit Instructions:
When posting a visit to an unusual grave, please include the minimum of one picture of your visit as proof that you were there in the flesh.

Although not required, please include your personal experience of this location.

Recent Visits/Logs:

Date Logged Log   05/10/2019 Grahame Cookie visited it