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Research in Other Countries => Australia => Topic started by: craizi daizi on Tuesday 19 July 22 10:11 BST (UK)
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hi all i am hoping to find where to look for coroners report please for a death in 1976 in Victoria
thanks in advance
daizi
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https://prov.vic.gov.au/explore-collection
Use 'Coroner' in the collection search. Then you should be able to do the name search.
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thanks annbee
i have looked there before and found nothing just looked again and still nothing thank you for you time
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Inquests and body cards:
https://prov.vic.gov.au/explore-collection/explore-topic/inquests-and-other-coronial-records
Debra :)
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thankyou debra but not there either sadly
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You could always try emailing them. It might take 6 months to never to hear back (they're snowed under with work I've heard) - but you don't know until you try :)
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Do you know that there was a coroner's report, or are you wondering if there was a coroner's report?
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hi wivenhoe
no i am not even sure there was one, i was just hoping do you know what the criteria was/is for one to be carried out please
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https://prov.vic.gov.au/explore-collection/explore-topic/inquests-and-other-coronial-records/inquests-deaths-deposition
The inquest records relate to deaths that occurred when a person died suddenly, was killed, died whilst in prison, drowned, died whilst a patient in an asylum, or was an infant ward of the state and died under suspicious circumstances, among other circumstances.
Do you have the death certificate for this person? I believe the name of the certifying person for cause of death should be the coroner in these cases. Also there is more likely a delay between date of death and date of the full registration.
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thank you, yes i have the death certificate and yes the person died suddenly in june 1976
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Try having a search for the name of the person who certified the cause of death. The Melbourne coroner at this time was Harry William Pascoe, for example.
There is some wording on the post mortem database that says:
If the investigation found a death was from natural causes, the records were not kept.
So it appears the pipeline was to first do a post mortem and then:
1) Death is found to be "natural", records were not retained.
2) PM info was retained, but case didn't proceed to a full inquest (possibly simpler cases)
3) Case proceeded to a full inquest.
So depending on the outcome it's possible that the records were not kept.
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I have one such post mortem report from Melbourne , ,Australia in 1971.
It states name, d of birth, place of birth, , place of death,cause ofdeath etc.
A written report is sent if requested by the next of kin.
Coroner becomes involved if death is sudden and thedeceased had not been under recent medical care
or there is some doubt as to cause of death or violent death etc.