Horace Lock - 14 January 1933

Last name
Lock
First name
Horace Royal
Date of attempt
Gender
Male
status
Died
Newspaper
Singleton Argus, 16 January 1933, p. 2
The Evening News, 16 January 1933, p. 1
  • 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,