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Ambrose John Bourke Son of William T and Rebecca Bourke	Oriel Alice Bourke nee Venables Daughter of John Venables and Sarah Chalker

Bourke Family Wedding

Obituaries

DIED FROM NATURAL CAUSES

Mr H.H.Solomon, District Coroner , held an inquest at the Court House, Cooma on Friday afternoon 21^st inst. Into the circumstances of the death of Ambrose John Bourke who was found dead in the woolshed at Wambrook Station late of Thursday afternoon.

Oriel Alice Bourke, Adaminaby, identified the body as that of her late husband, Ambrose J Bourke who was born at Adaminaby on 9^th October 1879. They had 3 children. Deceased left no property and his wife was not insured.

Up to the previous day he had been working at Wambrook Station as a labourer for between 4 to 5 weeks. She last saw him alive at 6.50 on Monday morning. He seemed to be in good health. He had lately seen Dr. Coyle of Adaminaby about his leg. The doctor said that he had a varicous ulcer. During the last fortnight the deceased had complained of an awful pain in his chest – a pain which came right up his chest and almost smothered him. Otherwise he made no complaints. He last complained of the pain last Monday week. He said that after any exertion or walking uphill the pain caught him. He was of temperate habits.

Frank Leslie Utber, Government Medical Officer, Cooma, deposed to having examined the body of the deceased at Cooma Hospital about 10.30 that morning. There were no external marks of violence on the body which had apparently been dead for over 12 hours. From evidence given by Mrs Bourke and as the result of his examination he was of the opinion that death was caused by Angina Pectoris. He had never treated deceased.

Peter Avison Parker, Jackeroo, Wambrook Station deposed that he knew deceased during his lifetime. He had been working at Wambrook building sheep-yards. He last saw him alive about 9.30 on the 20^th inst. He was then working at the sheep-yards. Witness had no conversation with him. He appeared to be in good health. He afterwards saw his dead body when Constable Moore took it away.

On Wed. afternoon witness worked for an hour with deceased he made no complaint about his health, he appeared to be quite alright.

Hugh C.V. Tomkins, Jackeroo, Wambrook Station had known deceased since 20^th July last. Deceased never complained about his health. Witness last saw him alive about 8.50am on 20^th inst. When he helped deceased saw a strainer post. He then said he was feeling fine. At about 4.45 on the afternoon of the 20^th witness saw the body of the deceased in the woolshed. It was in a kneeling position over an open bale of woolpacks. He went to the body and felt the pulse. There was no movement and the body was cold. He then went to the Wambrook homestead and reported what had happened to Mr. Cameron.

Edwin George Moore, Police Constable, stationed at Cooma deposed that about 8pm on the 20^th inst. In response to a telephone call and in company with Const. Thurbon he had proceeded to Wambrook Station and there viewed the body of a man stated to be Ambrose John Bourke. It was in the woolshed in a kneeling position over an open bale of woolpacks with the left arm under the chin and the right arm circled round in front of the body which was quite stiff and cold. He was fully dressed except for a hat lying nearby. He examined the body and found no marks of violence or any struggle. With assistance he had the body conveyed to the Cooma District Hospital and was present when the coroner viewed it and Dr. Upber made an examination that morning. The coroner returned the verdict of death from natural causes – Angina Pectoris.

Burial: August 22, 1936, R/C Adaminaby NSW
Informant on death certificate: Edward Bourke, brother, Canberra
Witnesses at Burial : F H Yen & E H Crowe

Mr Ambrose John Bourke.

Dalgetty Shire News
OBITUARY

As briefly recorded in the last issue, death occurred at Wambrook Station on 20^th inst. Of Mr Ambrose John Bourke of Adaminaby at the age of 56 years and 10 months. Deceased was the son of the late Mr & Mrs William Bourke of Adaminaby, where he was born. He was a miner and had worked at Griffith, Ardlethan, Grahamstown and Kyloe.

He married Alice, eldest daughter of Mr & Mrs John Venables of Adaminaby. She survives him also 3 daughters, Mrs Eric Ridgeway, Sydney, Olive, Griffith and Ruby, Sydney and one brother, Edward, Camberra, and 3 sisters, Mrs Albert Carter, Griffith, Mrs William Burke, Sydney, and Mrs Con Buckley, Sydney.

The body was taken to the Roman Catholic Church Adaminaby and thence following a short service by Rev. O’Connor to Adaminaby General Cemetery in the R.C section of which it was laid to rest. Father O’Connor officiated at the Graveside and Messrs. Robert, Raymond, Claude and William Venables were pallbearers, Mr J F Allen had charge of the funeral arrangements.

Wreaths were noted from loving wife and daughters, brothers and sisters. Mr. & Mrs. W.H. Britt and family, Mr. & Mrs. Arthur Eccleston and family, Claude and Vera, W. Delaney Sen. And family, the Yen family, Mr. & Mrs. George Newman, Ray, Vince, Gwen, Mollie, Bob and Bill, Jack, Jean and family, Frank, May and family, Charles, Nellie and family, Mr. & Mrs. McClure and Blennie, Mr. & Mrs. John Venables and family, Mr. & Mrs. Les Brayshaw and family, Mr. & Mrs. V Mould and family, Mrs. McMillan, Mrs. M.P. Casey and family, Mrs. M O’Neill, Jack & Tom.

Oriel Alice Bourke died March 11, 1972.
Burial: Northern Suburbs Cemetery