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Charles Robertson Rattray
Reported in the Leader - an accident during the construction of Northcote Picture Theatre:
Charles Rattray, a labourer aged 25 years, fell 40 feet from the roof into a pile of soft mortar. His head and neck buried. He was examined by Dr Sturdee and was taken to Melbourne Hospital where he had severe spinal injuries and was in a serious condition.
Unfortunately he never recovered and his death is listed in 1912.
Sources
(1912, March 2). Northcote Leader (Northcote, Vic. : 1882 - )Federation Index Victoria 1889-1901 : index to births, deaths and marriages in Victoria [CD-ROM]. (1997). Melbourne, Australia: Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages.
