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We have a lovely photo of my father in law in Sydney surrounded by girls and balloons, probably at the Showgrounds.

Thank you for the suggestions.  Very interesting to read.  The dates are not quite the same as my father in law’s service record.  So I will keep looking.

Hello Leanne, I hope you will get this message.  I am researching for a volunteer group called Outback Grave Markers and am currently working on some lonely graves in Arthur River.  I see James Deverell (various spelling) was your grandfather.  I would be interested in learning more about him.  All I have is what was in More Lonely Graves book.  We work really hard ensure our formation is accurate before adding people to our online database and placing a place where they are buried.
Please contact me.
Regards
Lyn Beard

From Worcester Guardian 06-06-1846
SUICIDE.— The following melancholy case of suicide occurred at Gloucester, on Saturday last:— Mr. George Beard, the landlord of the Star Inn, and a large boat- owner and coal- merchant, had been indulging too freely in liquor on Friday morning last, notwithstanding which he went to the Lower George Inn, to the anniversary dinner of the Druids, of which society he was a member. There he also drank freely, but went home about nine o'clock. He there became very quarrelsome, and went so far as to strike his wife, after which he left the house, swearing he would never enter it again. After having called at two or three places, at each of which he took " another glass," he got back to the Lower George, when the landlord, seeing the state lie was in, very kindly, and with a great deal of difficulty, induced him to go to bed, and afterwards went into his room to see that all was right, when he appeared to be very fast asleep. About ten o'clock on Saturday morning the landlord took up some coffee for him, when, to his great horror and astonishment, he found him fastened up to tho bedpost, and quite dead. He had tied a large scarf to the bedpost and round his neck, with what in bargemen's phrase is called a bowling knot, and had then apparently fallen forward from the bed, as his legs were quite doubled under him, and his elbow resting on the bed; but being a very heavy man, his great weight had drawn the knot up tight, and occasioned strangulation. No cause but drunkenness can be assigned for this melancholy circumstance, as he was in very good circumstances, and had a good business. We are sorry to add that a widow and six young children are left to deplore his untimely end. A coroner's inquest was held on the body on Saturday, when the Jury returned a verdict of " Temporary Insanity."

There is so much here to take in.  I could not access a newspaper with the report of his death, but Google turned up the following on website www.deathonmydoorstep.com

8/       Star Inn,Gloucester         June 1846
George Beard,landlord of the Star Inn,Gloucester,took his own life under the following circumstances.On the Friday night he went to a Druid's dinner,and got home absolutely ratted.His wife had strong words with him,so he walked out,and went back to the Inn where they had the dinner.they put him up for the night,so he could sleep it off,but when they entered his room the next morning,he'd hung himself with his handkerchief(How big were Victorian handkerchiefs?)He left a wife and six children,and the verdict was down to "Temporary Insanity"

I am guessing this is in the words of the website writer, not the original.  How different from today in the reporting of suicides.