James Duffey
- Born: Abt 1870
- Marriage (1): Harriet Osborne on 6 Dec 1892 in Boyd Creek, Forbes, NSW Australia
- Died: 11 Oct 1918, Cowra, NSW Australia about age 48
General Notes:
Electoral Rolls: 1903 - carrier at Allandale, Wattamondara
1906, 1908, 1913, 1915, 1916 - farmer at Allandale, Wattamondara
Buried in the Koorawatha Cemetery.
Probate: 900184 A
Cowra Free Press 5 October 1918;
A Serious Accident at Koorawatha. On Wednesday evening while Mr James Duffy, of Koorawatha, was returning home from the races at that centre, he had the misfortune to be thrown from his horse. He was alone at the time and when found some time later, it was seen that he was seriously injured. He was speedily removed to the Cowra District Hospital, where he now lies in an unconscious condition. He is a married man with a family of nine children.
Cowra Free Press 9 October 1918:
Mr Jas Duffy, of Wattamondara, who met with an accident last week, isstill lying in our hospital in a precarious condition.
Cowra Free Press 12 October 1918:
The Late Mr Jas Duffey Jnr. As a result of an accident by being thrown from his horse while returning home from the Koorawatha races last week, the late Mr Duffey passed away early on Friday morning. When the horse returned home without its rider on the day mentioned, a search party immediately set out and found the unfortunate man in a heap of dust about a mile from his home. He was brought to the Cowra District Hospital, where he received care and attention, but despite all this he passed to the Great Beyond. Deceased, who was 48 years of age, was the eldest son of Mr and Mrs Jas Duffey, 'Waterfall', Koorawatha.A sorrowing wife and family of nine children are left to mourn the loss of one they looked to for guidance and help. We extend our sympathy to the bereaved.
Cowra Free Press 19 October 1918:
Magesterial Inquiry. At the Court House on Wednesday, Mr Coroner Montgomerie commenced an inquiry into the circumstances surrounding the death of Jas Duffy who died in the Cowra District Hospital as the result of injuries received through being thrown from a horse at Koorawatha. Evidence having been given by the inquiry was adjourned until Friday at Koorawatha. (note: was not mentioned again in Cowra Free Press).
James married Harriet Osborne, daughter of George Osborne and Charlotte Garland, on 6 Dec 1892 in Boyd Creek, Forbes, NSW Australia. (Harriet Osborne was born after 1875 and died on 4 Jun 1960 in Gulgong, NSW Australia.)
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