| From the Nagambie Times: 7 August 1908 A magisterial inquiry into the death of Michael Gorey, better known as James Gorie, who died on Friday last, was held before Mr James Gordon JP on Saturday. The deceased, it appears, came from Mitchellstown to Nagambie on the previous day with the intention of going onto the Mooroopna Hospital, but not feeling well enough to go on, went to bed at Beams Wine Hall, and on Friday Dr Murphy was sent for, and on going to the room at half past six found him dead. The results of the inquiry showed that death was caused by cardiac failure, accelerated by congestion of the lungs. The deceased, who was 68 years of age, was born at sea within sight of Melbourne. He was a man of powerful build, and it was supposed that he was a Crimean veteran, as he used to give most graphic and thrilling accounts of the battles in which he imagined he was engaged. He also used to state that he had won his Victoria Cross, but as he had never been out of Australia the whole story was of course mythical. |