Shaw, Walter Robert

Personal Details

Surname	Shaw
First name	Walter
Middle name	Robert
Date of birth	29/08/1889
Place of birth	Longreach Station Qld
Date of death	06/02/1893
Age at death	3 ys 6 mth
Cause of death	Acute enteritis. Feb 1893 a public inquest was held by EF Craven, PM, Muttaburra.

Details

Son of James Gordon Shaw & Margaret Katherine O’Keefe [m.13/01/1887]

Sister of –
Mary [b.12/03/1888]
Lelena [b.22/03/1893]
Margaret Catherine [b.28/04/1894 d.1/02/1895]

Cemetery Record

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Cemetery	Muttaburra
Location	Unknown
Address	Tuaburra, Sardine Creek, Muttaburra
Date of funeral	07/02/1893
Comment	Walter died from acute enteritis. His father was James Gordon Shaw and mother Margaret Katherine O’Keefe. Dr Lindsay was the Doctor who treated him for about 12 hours. S Clemesha, JT Coakley and S Shawn were the witnesses at the burial. A Magisterial Inquiry was held in Muttaburra on the 13th February 1893 by EF Craven, PM. EF Craven was Registrar in Muttaburra at this time.