Laurence Theodore TURNER (1902

Laurence Theodore TURNER (1902 - 1929)

Children	Self + Spouses	Parents	Grandparents	Greatgrandparents
Living	Laurence Theodore TURNER (1902 - 1929) + Amy MUDDELL	Arthur John TURNER (1862 - 1951)	John "Richard" TURNER (1797 - 1881)

			Mary HENNESSY (1823 - 1899)

		Sarah Ann Cecilia FREEBODY (1870 - 1953)	John Joseph FREEBODY (1843 - 1927)	John FREEBODY (1796 - 1890)
				Sarah CONNELLY (1800 - 1898)
			Margaret Mary MCEVOY (1846 - 1912)	James MCEVOY (1808 - 1877)
				Mary SHEIL (1820 - 1908)

b. 14 Mar 1902 at Cooma, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia

m. abt 01 Feb 1929 Amy MUDDELL at Randwick, New South Wales, Australia

d. 22 Feb 1929 at Sydney, New South Wales, Australia aged 26

Cause of Death:

crushed in industrial accident

Near Relatives of Laurence Theodore TURNER (1902 - 1929)
Relationship	Person	Born	Birth Place	Died	Death Place	Age
Grandfather	John "Richard" TURNER	21 Jul 1797	Hertfordshire, England	22 Jun 1881	Berridale, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia	83
Grandmother	Mary HENNESSY	1823	Co Limerick, Ireland	07 Jun 1899	Berridale, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia	76
Grandfather	John Joseph FREEBODY	1843	Kurrajong, New South Wales, Australia	21 Oct 1927	Moonbah, Jindabyne, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia	84
Grandmother	Margaret Mary MCEVOY	15 Jun 1846	Wollondibby, Jindabyne, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia	20 Nov 1912	Cooma, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia	66

Father	Arthur John TURNER	24 May 1862	Woolway, Cooma, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia	15 Jul 1951	Canberra, ACT, Australia	89
Mother	Sarah Ann Cecilia FREEBODY	06 Jun 1870	Cooma, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia	26 May 1953	Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia	82

Self	Laurence Theodore TURNER	14 Mar 1902	Cooma, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia	22 Feb 1929	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia	26

Wife	Amy MUDDELL

Son	Living or Recently Deceased

Brother	Amos John Leslie TURNER	10 Apr 1893	Woolway, Cooma, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia	24 May 1981		88
Sister	Mary Margaret TURNER	19 May 1894	Berridale, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia	17 May 1975	Cooma, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia	80
Brother	John Joseph TURNER	08 Oct 1895	Berridale, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia	12 Mar 1938	Randwick, New South Wales, Australia	42
Sister	Maud Ella TURNER	05 Feb 1897	Berridale, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia	09 Apr 1986	Canberra, ACT, Australia	89
Sister	Mable Maisie Olive TURNER	07 Apr 1898	Cooma, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia	24 May 1980	Nowra, New South Wales, Australia	82
Brother	Cecil Vincent TURNER	02 Jun 1900	Berridale, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia	18 Jan 1962	Hornsby, New South Wales, Australia	61
Brother	Leonard Searle TURNER	07 May 1904	Cooma, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia	1980		76
Brother	William Stephen TURNER	09 Jun 1906	Cooma, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia	26 Nov 1949	Yass, New South Wales, Australia	43
Sister	Lucy E TURNER	07 Feb 1909	Cooma, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia
Brother	Donald James TURNER	01 Oct 1911	Cooma, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia	07 Nov 1986		75
Brother	Douglas Henry TURNER	29 Oct 1914	Adaminaby, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia	08 Oct 1986	Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia	71

Aunt	Louisa TURNER	1844	Cooma, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia	17 Oct 1921	Berridale, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia	77
Uncle	George BLYTON
Uncle	Henry TURNER	1851	Cooma, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia	01 Apr 1923	Berridale, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia	72
Aunt	Catherine DUNN	1861	Cooma, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia	20 Jan 1921	Berridale, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia	60
Uncle	Edward TURNER	13 Aug 1852	Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia	19 Oct 1940	Canberra, ACT, Australia	88
Aunt	Martha Cecily FREEBODY	06 Dec 1858	New South Wales, Australia	11 Aug 1932	Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia	73
Uncle	Richard TURNER	1858	Cooma, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia	31 Aug 1922	Adaminaby, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia	64
Aunt	Mary Elizabeth O'NEILL	05 Oct 1867	Adaminaby, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia	03 Jan 1955	Adaminaby, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia	87
Aunt	Annie TURNER	20 Nov 1869	Cooma, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia	04 Dec 1948	Berridale, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia	79
Uncle	William BLYTON	26 Nov 1856	Cooma, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia	19 Feb 1941	Bega, New South Wales, Australia	84
Aunt	Mary Winifred FREEBODY	08 Sep 1868	Wollondibby, Jindabyne, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia	05 Jun 1871	Cooma, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia	2
Uncle	John Bede FREEBODY	22 Jul 1871	Cooma, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia	04 Mar 1961	Cooma, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia	89
Aunt	Ada Blanche MINERS	23 Aug 1882	Cootralantra, Cooma, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia	01 Jun 1970	Cooma, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia	87
Aunt	Mary Winifred FREEBODY	11 Dec 1872	Cooma, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia	24 Aug 1931	Cooma, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia	58
Aunt	Margaret Anastasia FREEBODY	10 Jun 1874	Cooma, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia	20 May 1946	Canberra, ACT, Australia	71
Aunt	Annie Elizabeth Shiel FREEBODY	31 May 1877	Adaminaby, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia	31 Aug 1962	Bega, New South Wales, Australia	85
Uncle	Charles David MORRISEY	1877	Cootralantra, Cooma, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia	10 May 1961	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia	84
Uncle	James Joseph FREEBODY	13 Apr 1880	Moonbah, Jindabyne, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia	14 Aug 1881	Moonbah, Jindabyne, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia	1
Uncle	Joseph James FREEBODY	05 Dec 1881	Moonbah, Jindabyne, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia	06 Apr 1883	Moonbah, Jindabyne, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia	1
Uncle	Peter Joseph James FREEBODY	05 Feb 1885	Cooma, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia	09 Apr 1963	Canberra, ACT, Australia	78
Aunt	Jane EMBLETON	1885	West Maitland, New South Wales, Australia	18 Feb 1955	Canberra, ACT, Australia	70
Aunt	Mabel Ellen FREEBODY	19 Jan 1887	Cooma, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia	08 Mar 1977	Canberra, ACT, Australia	90

Cousin	John Robert TURNER	10 Apr 1882	Berridale, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia	08 Jul 1916	Corryong, Victoria, Australia	34
Cousin	Simon Henry TURNER	02 Apr 1887	Middlingbank, Cooma, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia	02 Apr 1917	France	30
Cousin	Florence Jane TURNER	23 Jul 1889	Cooma, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia	14 Aug 1964	Cooma, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia	75
Cousin	Joseph TURNER	30 Jul 1891	Middlingbank, Cooma, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia	28 Jul 1917	Ypres, Belgium	25
Cousin	Morton Alphonses Bede FREEBODY	28 Feb 1903	Dalgety, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia	29 Oct 1927	Cooma, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia	24
Cousin	May Monica FREEBODY	22 Nov 1906	Cooma, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia	04 Jun 1996	Cooma, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia	89
Cousin	Roy John FREEBODY	16 Jul 1910	Dalgety, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia	24 Oct 1981	Cooma, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia	71
Cousin	Amy Grace FREEBODY	19 Jan 1915	Cooma, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia	Y	Canberra, ACT, Australia
Cousin	Ruby Sarah FREEBODY	27 Dec 1917	Cooma, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia	14 Sep 1995	Cooma, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia	77
Cousin	Ida Mary FREEBODY	07 Apr 1919	Cooma, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia
Cousin	Mary Dagmar FREEBODY	12 Feb 1905	Cooma, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia
Cousin	Cecil Galbriel MORRISEY	01 Feb 1909	Cooma, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia
Cousin	Linus Douglas Vaughan MORRISEY	21 Sep 1910	Cooma, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia	20 Jun 1944	Annandale, New South Wales, Australia	33
Cousin	Joseph MORRISEY	31 Dec 1913	Cooma, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia	31 Dec 1913	Cooma, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia	0
Cousin	Mary MORRISEY	31 Dec 1913	Cooma, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia	31 Dec 1913	Cooma, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia	0
Cousin	Neville Bruck Daniel MORRISEY	31 Oct 1915
Cousin	Magdelene Marjorie Hope MORRISEY	04 Jan 1917	Cooma, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia	14 Dec 1946	Eden, New South Wales, Australia	29
Cousin	Vincent Gregory MORRISEY	02 Oct 1918	Mittagong, New South Wales, Australia	18 Jun 2012	Pambula, Bega, New South Wales, Australia	93

Sister in Law	Gladys Eileen ADAMS	1902	Cooma, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia	26 Dec 1991	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia	89
Brother in Law	Stephen David ROACH	1894	Bombala, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia	1952	Parramatta, New South Wales, Australia	58
Sister in Law	Mary Elizabeth DOUGLAS
Sister in Law	Lola Marjorie WROE
Sister in Law	Doris Louise DANIEL

Events in Laurence Theodore TURNER (1902 - 1929)'s life
Date	Age	Event	Place	Notes	Src
14 Mar 1902		Laurence Theodore TURNER was born	Cooma, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia		30
abt 01 Feb 1929	26	Married Amy MUDDELL	Randwick, New South Wales, Australia	1172/1929
22 Feb 1929	26	Laurence Theodore TURNER died	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia	220/1929	30

Personal Notes:

Sydney Morning Herald 23 Feb 1929
TWO MEN KILLED.
Tunnel Roof Collapses.
CITY RAILWAY ACCIDENT.
Two men were killed and another was In-jured yesterday when huge sandstone boulders
fell from the roof of the City Railway tunnel construction work near the Conservatorium.
Those killed were :- Lawrence Turner, 30, of Riverview-road, Undercliffe; Walter James
Eldridge, 23, a labourer, of Swanson-street, Erskineville.
The injured man was William Currie, 44, of Blaxcell-street, Granville.
A gang of about 26 men were engaged in excavating in the part of the tunnel where the fall occurred. They had cleaned out the rock and sand brought down by blasting, and a furthor set of shots was fired.
The ganger, Eldridge, father of one of the men killed, as is customary investigated the
rear of the tunnel to see if everything was safe. On receiving his report the men resumed their work. The timber men com-menced to place the timber pole across the roof, and the labourers and drillers went back to their job.
Without any warning about 20 feet length of roof-solid sandstone-fell on the men. The electric lights on the tunnel roof were ex-tinguished. Currie was hit on the head and
partly buried under the rock. Eldridge was struck by a huge boulder which pinned him
down. Turner was knocked down, and a huge piece of stone rolled on his chest.
Towser, Cole, and Barett, three other work-men, had remarkable escapes, for when the
accident occurred they were working near Eldridge and Currie and Turner. Immedi-
ately they and the remainder of the gang, together with the head ganger, Mr. Lawrence,
and the engineer, Mr. Fraser, went to the rescue. They tore at the huge rocks with
their bare hands, and it took five men to re-move the debris from Currie, and three to
clear Turner.
No sooner had the men been removed to the mouth of the tunnel than a further fall
occurred. Altogether from 12 to 18 tons of stone fell.
Eldridge died as soon as he was removed from the tunnel. He received a fractured
skull and internal injuries. Turner's skull was fractured and he too, had internal in-
juries. Currie received a crushed chest, scalp wounds, and injuries to his legs.
Spoken to at the hospital, Currie said he and his companions had been working about
five minutes after returning following the blasting, and without warning a large rock
fell on his head. The whole accident occurred with terrible suddenness. He considers that
the far portion of the tunnel should have been timbered.
Currie and Eldridge are single men, but Turner was married about a fortnight ago.
It was found after the explosion that a seam of clay ran through what was apparently
solid sandstone, and this had probably been loosened by the explosions.
The Central Ambulance rushed the men to the Sydney Hospital a few minutes after the
accident was reported.

Source References:

30. Type: Web Page, Abbr: Monaro Pioneers, Title: Monaro pioneers, Locn: http://www.monaropioneers.com/

- Reference = http://www.monaropioneers.com/mcevoyj.htm (Birth)

- Reference = http://www.monaropioneers.com/mcevoyj.htm (Death)

- Reference = http://www.monaropioneers.com/mcevoyj.htm (Name, Notes)

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