Stannard/Walter

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Last name
Stannard
First name
Walter
  • middle-aged man
  • jumped from southern end of the east side of the bridge
  • body almost immediately recovered by water police and taken to Sydney Hospital where a statement of death was made
  • in his pocket was a ticket which showed he was a member of the Unemployed Union #71
  • also a card with an inscription "The right to live"
  • ribs and spine were broken
  • in boat shed at Water Police depot they tried to restore animation until the arrival of the central ambulance
  • 13th crash from the bridge since the official opening - 11 killed
Date of attempt
Newspaper
The West Australian, 31 October 1932, p. 9
Bundaberg Daily News and Mail, 31 October 1932, p. 6
Gender
Male
status
Died