Thompson, James

Personal Details

SurnameThompson
First nameJames
Place of birthScotland
Date of death11/06/1884

Details

James was born Scotland and died aged about 52

Cemetery Record

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CemeteryMuttaburra
LocationOld Cemetery
Comment

[Qld Ref: 1884/C3693]
Police files states he died from apoplexy. his death was registered by C R Klugh JP

Jimmy Thompson is dead. This may not interest the Muttaburra or Blackall people, but if I say “old Scottie” is dead, they know well enough what I mean, for it was by the same of “old Scottie” that Jimmy was best known. Jimmy needs no introduction, for himself and his eccentricities were well known all over the Mitchell district. It was at Muttaburra that Jimmy breathed his last, and it was at the Mount. Cornish Hotel that heart disease found him. Not that James was ever fond of hotels, but — well, he’s gone now, and old Western men have seen their last of “old Scottie.”
[Source: PERSONALS. (1884, July 5). Queensland Figaro (Brisbane, Qld. : 1883 – 1885), p. 23. Retrieved September 30, 2013, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article83674093]