Byrne/John

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Last name
Byrne
First name
John
  • of Campsie
  • first man to fall from the bridge since the safety fence was erected and the sixth person to fall from the bridge and live
  • his trousers had been ripped off his body and many bruises were apparent
  • The police found him floating on his back, using a boat hook pulled him from the harbour a few minutes later, he protested against their applying respiration methods and said he was all right
  • He was quickly removed to hospital where he was admitted in a serious condition
  • four other people have fallen (and lived) since the completion of the bridge.
  • A workman (Kelly) who fell while it was under construction was on the job again a few weeks later 
Date of attempt
Newspaper
Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate, 8 August 1935, p. 12
Gender
Male
status
Survived