NRS-1788 Registers of bodies received, 1908–1965

Item list for NRS-1788 Registers of bodies received [Sydney City Coroner] 1908-1965

Each entry of these registers was apparently filled in by the person (usually a policeman) depositing the body. They give number and date, name and sex, age, where born and occupation, when and where found, remarks giving full personal description ( in cases which bodies have not been identified ), and a statement of all wounds or injuries appearing thereon. They are signed by the person depositing the body.

From about 1920 photographs of the body are sometimes included in the volumes when the identity is unknown. This practice stopped 1926.

From 7 September 1951 a change in format occurs with the expansion of remarks to include data on the circumstances under which death took place, particulars of property found on deceased and how disposed. The person who received the body for the undertaker and date the transfer from the Morgue took place is also noted.

Miscellaneous property receipts are sometimes included with entries or at the back of the register. In addition an alphabetical index to bodies is located at the beginning of each register.

Access the registers in our State Archives Reading Room at Kingswood.

Register Item number
Date range covered in each register
3/2225
2 Aug 1908 - 19 Aug 1911
3/2226
20 Aug 1911 - 6 Dec 1913
3/2227
8 Dec 1913 - 8 May 1914
3/2228
8 May 1914 - 24 Nov 1916
3/2229
25 Nov 1916 - 4 Oct 1919
3/2230
4 Oct 1919 - 30 Jun 1922
3/2231
1 Jul 1922 - 12 Feb 1925
3/2232
12 Feb 1925 - 12 Jun 1927
3/2233
12 Jun 1927 - 26 Mar 1930
3/2234
26 Mar 1930 - 26 Sep 1933
3/2235
26 Sep 1933 - 26 Dec 1936
3/2236
26 Dec 1936 - 29 Dec 1939
3/2237
29 Dec 1939 - 30 Jul 1942
3/2238
30 Jul 1942 - 4 Apr 1945
3/2239
4 Apr 1945 - 5 Nov 1947
3/5527
6 Nov 1947 - 10 Nov 1949
3/5528
11 Nov 1949 - 7 Sept 1951
3/5529
7 Sept 1951 - 3 Feb 1952
3/5530
3 Feb 1952 -14 June 1952
3/5531
14 June 1952 - 29 Sept 1952
3/5532
29 Sept 1952 - 6 Feb 1953
3/5533
6 Feb 1953 - 18 June 1953
3/5534
18 June 1953 - 14 Oct 1953
3/5535
14 Oct 1953 - 23 Feb 1954
3/5536
23 Feb 1954 - 27 June 1954
3/5537
27 June 1954 - 11 Oct 1954
3/5538
11 Oct 1954 - 8 Feb 1955
3/5539
8 Feb 1955 - 28 May 1955
3/5540
28 May 1955 - 7 Sept 1955
3/5541
7 Sept 1955 - 15 Jan 1956
3/5542
15 Jan 1956 - 9 May 1956
3/5543
10 May 1956 - 12 Aug 1956
3/5544
12 Aug 1956 - 4 Dec 1956
3/5545
5 Dec 1956 - 5 Apr 1957
3/5546
5 Apr 1957 - 23 Jul 1957
3/5547
23 Jul 1957 - 7 Nov 1957
3/5548
7 Nov 1957 - 13 Mar 1958
3/5549
14 Mar 1958 - 2 Jul 1958
3/5550
2 Jul 1958 - 16 Oct 1958
3/6254
16 Oct 1958 - 13 Feb 1959
3/6255
13 Feb 1959 - 4 June 1959
3/6256
4 June 1959 - 8 Sept 1959
3/6257
8 Sept 1959 - 23 Dec 1959
3/6258
23 Dec 1959 - 19 Apr 1960
3/6259
19 Apr 1960 - 25 Jul 1960
3/6260
25 Jul 1960 - 31 Oct 1960
3/6261
1 Nov 1960 - 15 Feb 1961
3/6262
15 Feb 1961 - 29 May 1961
3/6263
29 May 1961 - 19 Aug 1961
3/6264
19 Aug 1961 - 2 Dec 1961
3/6265
2 Dec 1961 - 19 Mar 1962
3/6266
19 Mar 1962 - 20 Jun 1962
3/6267
20 Jun 1962 - 9 Sept 1962
3/6268
9 Sept 1962 - 19 Dec 1962
3/6269
19 Dec 1962 - 7 Apr 1963
3/6270
7 Apr 1963 - 2 Jul 1963
3/6271
2 Jul 1963 - 26 Sept 1963
3/6272
26 Sept 1963 - 27 Dec 1963
3/6273
27 Dec 1963 - 29 Mar 1964
3/6274
30 Mar 1964 - 20 June 1964
3/6275
20 June 1964 - 6 Sept 1964
3/6276
6 Sept 1964 - 5 Dec 1964
3/6277
5 Dec 1964 - 31 Jan 1965