John Anthony Birch (1823–1850)
An inquest was held on Monday at the Woolpack Inn, Campbell-street, on a young man named John Birch, who died from a cut of a very trifling character, received while helping to skin a bullock. The cut was so slight that when the medical man who attended him, Dr. McVitie, asked if he had cut himself, he answered in the negative. Verdict — died from the effects of a virus imparted to the system while in the act of skinning a bullock which had died of disease.
Original Publication
Additional Resources and Scholarship
- death notice, Sydney Morning Herald, 25 November 1850, p 3
Related Entries in NCB Sites
- Abbott, Elizabeth (wife)
- Birch, Gustavus John (brother)
- Jamison, John (education sponsored by)
Citation details
'Birch, John Anthony (1823–1850)', People Australia, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, https://peopleaustralia.anu.edu.au/biography/birch-john-anthony-28729/text36183, accessed 12 May 2025.
Life Summary [details]
Birth
7 January,
1823
Amsterdam,
Netherlands
Death
24 November,
1850
(aged 27)
Camperdown, Sydney,
New South Wales,
Australia
Cause of Death
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