Outback Graves Markers

John MCCARTHY

Burial Location:Bamboo Creek  (details...)
Occupation: Miner
Place of Death: Mt Prophecy Hotel, Bamboo Creek
Date of Death: 16 December 1895
Age:50 years
Cause of Death:Heat Apoplexy
OGM Ref#: 0534
Headstone:OGM Aluminium
Monument Style: Outback Grave Marker
This is an image if plaque number 0534 JOHN McCARTHY, of BAMBOO CREEK

REF 0534 JOHN McCARTHY - BAMBOO CREEK

Biography

John McCarthy died from heat apoplexy at the Mt. Prophecy Hotel.

The informant of his death was Herbert Owen Coppin of the Mount Prophesy Hotel, Bamboo Creek.

An inquest on the body was held with Mr. H. P. Pearse, JP, acting as coroner.  It was the first inquest to be held at Bamboo Creek. 

There were two hotels in Bamboo Creek at the time.

Birth Details:Born circa 1845
Death Certificate:1668/1895