Lock/Horace
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Last name
Lock
First name
Horace Royal
- 22nd victim of bridge
- aged 33, insurance agent of Heritage St West Ryde
- while walking along the pedestrian section of the southern approach Edward Galvin of North Sydney discovered a pair of crutches and a wallet
- at about same time a few men fishing nearby heard what appeared to be a man falling into the water
- Police located a body floating close to McMahon's Point
- According to police, Lock who had a leg amputated about two years ago was depressed
- on the body was found a letter in which Lock intimated he intended to take his life
- 3 weeks previously Lock told police he had been assaulted and robbed of 18 pound in his backyard. Police could find no trace of the alleged robber,
Date of attempt
Newspaper
Singleton Argus, 16 January 1933, p. 2
The Evening News, 16 January 1933, p. 1
Gender
Male
status
Died