Aged 57 years
Son of
Married Florence Millington on Friday 3rd Oct 1884 Murchison Vic
Extract From :
The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser (NSW : 1871 - 1912) Sat 18 Oct 1884
The Murchison Tragedy. {From the Murchison Correspondent of the Melbourne Telegraph.)
MURCHISON, Thursday.
The small community of Murchison has been sorely troubled since Monday 6th inst. concerning the untimely end of Absolom Belmont, one of their number.The facts concerning the end of Belmont are so peculiar that it is not surprising that the discovery of his death should lead to considerable local agitation. He was an old colonist, having
arrived in Sydney 30 years ago. Two years later he came to Victoria, and at that time was a young man. Some years later he proceeded to Bendigo, and after the excitement con
sequent upon the development of the alluvial diggings was over he took up a selection of land at Rochester. He faithfully performed his contract with the Government, and in due course received his Crown grant. Long before this time he was noted by the residents of the north-eastern district as a thorough sportsman, and stories are now told of him concerning his wonderful ability with the gun. At pigeon-shooting matches he has on many occasions distinguished himself, and therefore it seems strange that an accident with a gun should have been the cause of his death. He was a jolly man, so the witnesses at the inquest upon his remains said yesterday, but if outside testimony is to be believed he was eccentric and very quarrelsome. Last year he sold his freehold at Rochester for £450, and immediately afterwards took up a selection at Murchison, alongside of an old acquaintance (a Mr. Millington).The latter had a daughter, to whom "Absy", the name by which he was known in the neighbourhood, exhibited a strong attachment. She was but a child — not quite 16 years of age— whilst Absy was a hoary-headed man. The courtship progressed, more particularly during the last seven weeks, and the approaching wedding between the pair was announced.according to reliable testimony, 57 years old. In his romantic wooings, however, he told his sweetheart that he was only 44, and that age appears upon the marriage certificate. The circumstance of his wedding, followed so closely by his sudden death. They were married on the Friday and on the Monday Absolom was first discovered by a bullock-driver named Charles Hall, who had been a guest at the wedding. The body was lying across a short double barrelled gun, about 3 feet from the fence, and the theory accepted by me jury is that Belmont crossed the fence, and in dragging the gun after him the hammer was lifted, and caused one of the charges in the gun to explode. If so, the wooden ramrod must have been in the gun, as portions of it were found in the body. The charge entered in front and passed completely to the back die point of exit being 2 inches lower than that of entrance. The funeral of the deceased took place in the afternoon, and the remains were followed by the majority at the jurymen to the local cemetery.
Son of
Married Florence Millington on Friday 3rd Oct 1884 Murchison Vic
Extract From :
The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser (NSW : 1871 - 1912) Sat 18 Oct 1884
The Murchison Tragedy. {From the Murchison Correspondent of the Melbourne Telegraph.)
MURCHISON, Thursday.
The small community of Murchison has been sorely troubled since Monday 6th inst. concerning the untimely end of Absolom Belmont, one of their number.The facts concerning the end of Belmont are so peculiar that it is not surprising that the discovery of his death should lead to considerable local agitation. He was an old colonist, having
arrived in Sydney 30 years ago. Two years later he came to Victoria, and at that time was a young man. Some years later he proceeded to Bendigo, and after the excitement con
sequent upon the development of the alluvial diggings was over he took up a selection of land at Rochester. He faithfully performed his contract with the Government, and in due course received his Crown grant. Long before this time he was noted by the residents of the north-eastern district as a thorough sportsman, and stories are now told of him concerning his wonderful ability with the gun. At pigeon-shooting matches he has on many occasions distinguished himself, and therefore it seems strange that an accident with a gun should have been the cause of his death. He was a jolly man, so the witnesses at the inquest upon his remains said yesterday, but if outside testimony is to be believed he was eccentric and very quarrelsome. Last year he sold his freehold at Rochester for £450, and immediately afterwards took up a selection at Murchison, alongside of an old acquaintance (a Mr. Millington).The latter had a daughter, to whom "Absy", the name by which he was known in the neighbourhood, exhibited a strong attachment. She was but a child — not quite 16 years of age— whilst Absy was a hoary-headed man. The courtship progressed, more particularly during the last seven weeks, and the approaching wedding between the pair was announced.according to reliable testimony, 57 years old. In his romantic wooings, however, he told his sweetheart that he was only 44, and that age appears upon the marriage certificate. The circumstance of his wedding, followed so closely by his sudden death. They were married on the Friday and on the Monday Absolom was first discovered by a bullock-driver named Charles Hall, who had been a guest at the wedding. The body was lying across a short double barrelled gun, about 3 feet from the fence, and the theory accepted by me jury is that Belmont crossed the fence, and in dragging the gun after him the hammer was lifted, and caused one of the charges in the gun to explode. If so, the wooden ramrod must have been in the gun, as portions of it were found in the body. The charge entered in front and passed completely to the back die point of exit being 2 inches lower than that of entrance. The funeral of the deceased took place in the afternoon, and the remains were followed by the majority at the jurymen to the local cemetery.
Aged 57 years
Son of
Married Florence Millington on Friday 3rd Oct 1884 Murchison Vic
Extract From :
The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser (NSW : 1871 - 1912) Sat 18 Oct 1884
The Murchison Tragedy. {From the Murchison Correspondent of the Melbourne Telegraph.)
MURCHISON, Thursday.
The small community of Murchison has been sorely troubled since Monday 6th inst. concerning the untimely end of Absolom Belmont, one of their number.The facts concerning the end of Belmont are so peculiar that it is not surprising that the discovery of his death should lead to considerable local agitation. He was an old colonist, having
arrived in Sydney 30 years ago. Two years later he came to Victoria, and at that time was a young man. Some years later he proceeded to Bendigo, and after the excitement con
sequent upon the development of the alluvial diggings was over he took up a selection of land at Rochester. He faithfully performed his contract with the Government, and in due course received his Crown grant. Long before this time he was noted by the residents of the north-eastern district as a thorough sportsman, and stories are now told of him concerning his wonderful ability with the gun. At pigeon-shooting matches he has on many occasions distinguished himself, and therefore it seems strange that an accident with a gun should have been the cause of his death. He was a jolly man, so the witnesses at the inquest upon his remains said yesterday, but if outside testimony is to be believed he was eccentric and very quarrelsome. Last year he sold his freehold at Rochester for £450, and immediately afterwards took up a selection at Murchison, alongside of an old acquaintance (a Mr. Millington).The latter had a daughter, to whom "Absy", the name by which he was known in the neighbourhood, exhibited a strong attachment. She was but a child — not quite 16 years of age— whilst Absy was a hoary-headed man. The courtship progressed, more particularly during the last seven weeks, and the approaching wedding between the pair was announced.according to reliable testimony, 57 years old. In his romantic wooings, however, he told his sweetheart that he was only 44, and that age appears upon the marriage certificate. The circumstance of his wedding, followed so closely by his sudden death. They were married on the Friday and on the Monday Absolom was first discovered by a bullock-driver named Charles Hall, who had been a guest at the wedding. The body was lying across a short double barrelled gun, about 3 feet from the fence, and the theory accepted by me jury is that Belmont crossed the fence, and in dragging the gun after him the hammer was lifted, and caused one of the charges in the gun to explode. If so, the wooden ramrod must have been in the gun, as portions of it were found in the body. The charge entered in front and passed completely to the back die point of exit being 2 inches lower than that of entrance. The funeral of the deceased took place in the afternoon, and the remains were followed by the majority at the jurymen to the local cemetery.
Son of
Married Florence Millington on Friday 3rd Oct 1884 Murchison Vic
Extract From :
The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser (NSW : 1871 - 1912) Sat 18 Oct 1884
The Murchison Tragedy. {From the Murchison Correspondent of the Melbourne Telegraph.)
MURCHISON, Thursday.
The small community of Murchison has been sorely troubled since Monday 6th inst. concerning the untimely end of Absolom Belmont, one of their number.The facts concerning the end of Belmont are so peculiar that it is not surprising that the discovery of his death should lead to considerable local agitation. He was an old colonist, having
arrived in Sydney 30 years ago. Two years later he came to Victoria, and at that time was a young man. Some years later he proceeded to Bendigo, and after the excitement con
sequent upon the development of the alluvial diggings was over he took up a selection of land at Rochester. He faithfully performed his contract with the Government, and in due course received his Crown grant. Long before this time he was noted by the residents of the north-eastern district as a thorough sportsman, and stories are now told of him concerning his wonderful ability with the gun. At pigeon-shooting matches he has on many occasions distinguished himself, and therefore it seems strange that an accident with a gun should have been the cause of his death. He was a jolly man, so the witnesses at the inquest upon his remains said yesterday, but if outside testimony is to be believed he was eccentric and very quarrelsome. Last year he sold his freehold at Rochester for £450, and immediately afterwards took up a selection at Murchison, alongside of an old acquaintance (a Mr. Millington).The latter had a daughter, to whom "Absy", the name by which he was known in the neighbourhood, exhibited a strong attachment. She was but a child — not quite 16 years of age— whilst Absy was a hoary-headed man. The courtship progressed, more particularly during the last seven weeks, and the approaching wedding between the pair was announced.according to reliable testimony, 57 years old. In his romantic wooings, however, he told his sweetheart that he was only 44, and that age appears upon the marriage certificate. The circumstance of his wedding, followed so closely by his sudden death. They were married on the Friday and on the Monday Absolom was first discovered by a bullock-driver named Charles Hall, who had been a guest at the wedding. The body was lying across a short double barrelled gun, about 3 feet from the fence, and the theory accepted by me jury is that Belmont crossed the fence, and in dragging the gun after him the hammer was lifted, and caused one of the charges in the gun to explode. If so, the wooden ramrod must have been in the gun, as portions of it were found in the body. The charge entered in front and passed completely to the back die point of exit being 2 inches lower than that of entrance. The funeral of the deceased took place in the afternoon, and the remains were followed by the majority at the jurymen to the local cemetery.
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