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The Gazette, May 9, 1922

INQUEST

An inquest was held at the Court House, Warragul, on Friday last, by the Deputy Coroner, Mr E.J. Hunter, on the body of William Henry McCartin (deceased), who died at the Warragul Hospital on the 25th of April. Evidence was given by Drrs. Ley, Trumpy, Collopy and Whitford, and Senior Constable Ryan.

Dr. Ley said the deceased was admitted to the Warragul District Hospital on the 24th ult. For the purpose of an operation for stricture. He had examined the patient prior to this date as he was a patient of his, and found his bodily health to be normal.

On his admission to the hospital the usual arrangements were made for the patient to be operated on the next day. After Dr. Trumpy had administered the anaesthetic, a nurse informed witnesses that the patient was not taking the anaesthetic satisfactorily.

Witness then accompanied by Dr. Collopy immediately went to the patient and he found he had a blue colour and breathing was difficult. Everything was done at once to revive the patient, but he collapsed.

Dr. Collopy endorsed the evidence of Dr. Ley. Dr. Trumpy said he examined the patient prior to administering the anaesthetic, and found that his condition was normal. Then he administered the chloroform. T

he patient sat up for a while, stretched his muscles, and then appeared about to collapse. He immediately applied restoratives, assessed by the other doctors, but the patient eventually collapsed.

Dr. Whitford said he made the post mortem examination as ordered by the coroner, and found that the body of the patient was that of a normal, healthy young man with the exception that there was a slight tuberculosis of the lungs and stricture, for which functional disorder of the patient was undergoing an operation.

He could find no reason why he should collapse under the chloroform, and that it was one of those unfortunate cases which occur from time to time and which are unexplainable. The death really was heart failure resulting from an anaesthetic.

Senior Constable Ryan said he knew Constable McCartin, stationed at Warragul, for the past twelve months.

He was 25 years and 3 months old, and married. On the 25th April he received a telephone message from the Warragul District Hospital. He went out at once, and there saw and identified the body of the deceased, wrapped in blankets, on the operating table.

The coroner found that the death took place following the administration of chloroform, which was carefully and administered, and that no blame was attachable to anyone.

ACCIDENTS

When Mr Alec Robertson was riding a horse to attend drill on Saturday afternoon he had hardly left the stables when the animal threw him on the metal road opposite the “Acme” store.

In the fall he was severely shaken, striking his head heavily, and injuring his arm which it is feared is splintered or broken.

He was taken to his home and received medical attention at once, and is progressing as well as one can be expected.

Another accident happened to the little ten year old child of Mr and Mrs Pedersen (Gladys) at the gas works.

The children were taking the pony out on Sunday afternoon, when it suddenly kicked, inflicting a nasty gash over the eye. The child was rendered unconscious, but fortunately is now recovering from the accident, which is not so serious as it appeared to be at first.

Cr. McGregor

Cr. McGregor, who is the Nationalist candidate for the Legislative Council, will address the electors at the public hall tonight. Cr. McGregor is well known in this part of Gippsland as an energetic and capable public man.

He is an executive member of the Chamber of Agriculture, the Municipal Association, the Gippsland Shires and Boroughs Association, and director of the Trafalgar Co-op Butter Factory Co.

This evening he will give an outline of the policy which he considers essential for the welfare of the producers and the whole state.

50 years ago

The Gazette, May 9, 1972

COMMITTEE

A committee was formed at Warragul last week to investigate the possibility of erecting a 2000 seat multi-purpose hall at Warragul.

Although ultimate use of the hall was not clearly defined, it is envisaged that it will cater at least for the performing arts and for large civic functions.

It would become the centre for district balls and similar social events.

The committee was given the responsibility of investigating:the feasibility of erecting a building - and recommending the most appropriate type the best site for the building, and, to prepare a case for government assistance. On the committee are Messrs J Wallace, B Armstrong, R Barnes, PG Jackson, L Lambell and G Savige and Mesdames J Smith, D McNeilly, W Ferguson, R Long, R Dent, A Rogers, R Wayne and H Edgoose. The Shire Council will also be represented.

NEWS IN BRIEF…..

Latrobe Valley Football League delegates will discuss the match against Footscray on June 17 at its meeting in Morwell tomorrow night. A selection committee and venue for the match will be arranged. Footscray’s visit is its annual goodwill trip to the VFL zoned major league area…..

Latrobe Valley schoolboys’ football team made it two out of two yesterday beating Bendigo 5.12 to 2.1 at Footscray in the annual State carnival.

Best were K. Gray (captain), J Rassmussen, T Tomholt, P Eastlake, W Glenenger and C Lavison.

Latrobe Valley play Goulburn Valley today at Waverley Park and Mornington Peninsula at Old Scotch tomorrow.

Latrobe won its opening match last Saturday. Police and Warragul Lawn Tennis Club officials are working in close co-operation in an attempt to stamp out vandalism at Warragul’s Bourke Street courts.

Four windows in the pavilion at the courts were smashed last weekend. A hammer and empty beer bottle were believed to have been used to cause damage estimated at $100.

Warragul District Tennis Association life member and executive committee member in charge of courts Cr M.A. McCarthy said police have been given certain “helpful” information regarding the incident.

Police were called to a fracas in a Warragul cafe last weekend.

Proprietor of the cafe, in Queen St, Mr Michael Gotis, was allegedly assaulted.

Mr Gotis and several young men received facial injuries in the melee which began at about 7.15 p.m.

Two police vehicles attended the scene. We found some flags and pamphlets about farm machinery.

Soon it started to rain and then it poured. We all ran back to the cars as fast as we could, and then we returned to school.

Eight-year-old Karen Collins, of Nilma primary school, has won a special award presented by Mobil Oil Australia Ltd in a Gippsland Field Days essay competition. Karen’s entry was the best submitted by a child eight years or under. Nilma school did exceptionally well in the contest, winning second and third awards in the 9-13 years section as well as the special prize won by Karen. Awards in the 9-13 section went to Donald Tylee, of Lardner; Meredith Davey was second and third placing went to Kerryanne Jacobs. A Warragul High School student, Robyn Harlow, was third in the 13-16 years section. In the picture above, Mobil representative Barry Dunkley (left) and Gippsland Field Days president, Mr Earl French present awards to the three Nilma prize winners, from left, Karen Collins, Kerryanne Jacobs (10 years) and Meredith Davey (10).