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NSWcommunity2008-01-24

Coroner's Finding: Vanessa Ann Anderson

16y · Female·Respiratory arrest due to the depressant effect of opiate medication

Vanessa Anderson, 16, suffered a depressed skull fracture from a golf ball strike and was admitted to Royal North Shore Hospital. She died from respiratory arrest due to opioid-induced respiratory depression, which was e…

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NSW2007-11-16

Inquest into the death of Brian Raymond Peters, one of the Balibo Five

29y · Male·Wounds sustained when shot and/or stabbed deliberately by members of the Indones…

This is a coronal finding into the deaths of five Australian-based journalists (four of whom were not Australian citizens) killed in Balibo, East Timor on 16 October 1975. Extensive witness testimony and intelligence mat…

NSWPodcast2000-06-29

Report of inquest into the deaths arising from the Thredbo landslide

Unknown·Traumatic injuries caused by the collapse of the Alpine Way fill embankment trig…

On 30 July 1997, a landslide at Thredbo Village killed 18 of 19 people in two lodges. The Alpine Way embankment, constructed in the 1950s as a temporary construction road, was marginally stable and had a history of lands…

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NSWcommunity1990-07-18

Newcastle earthquake 1989 findings and recommendations

Multiple traumatic injuries sustained in earthquake-induced building collapse; o…

The 28 December 1989 Newcastle Earthquake (magnitude 5.6) killed 13 people: 9 in the Newcastle Workers Club collapse and 3–4 from Beaumont Street building failures. The coroner found that while the 1972 Club extensions l…

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NSW1980-12-19

Inquest into the deaths from the Appin Mine Disaster

Unknown·Explosion injuries and carbon monoxide poisoning from methane gas ignition in un…

On 24 July 1979, an explosion in Appin Colliery (NSW) killed 14 miners. The coroner determined the explosion resulted from ignition of methane gas in an unventilated B heading stub during a planned ventilation system cha…

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NSW1979-09-03

Inquiry into the fire and deaths at Luna Park

Unknown·Carbon monoxide poisoning and burns (or burns only in one case), accidentally su…

Seven children and teenagers died in the Luna Park Ghost Train fire on 9 June 1979 when the timber-framed building became engulfed in dense smoke and flames. The fire likely originated from a carelessly discarded cigaret…

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NSWcommunity1977

Granvillefindings

Effects of injuries sustained in train derailment and bridge collapse on 18 Janu…

The Granville Train Crash on 18 January 1977 resulted in 83 deaths when Locomotive 4620 derailed near Granville Railway Station, NSW. The locomotive struck and collapsed the Bolds Street Bridge, crushing passenger carria…

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Inquest into the death of Ali Antoni EL HAFIANE

19y · Male·Gunshot wound inflicted by NSW police officer during armed robbery

Ali Antoni El Hafiane, aged 19, was fatally shot by NSW Police during an armed robbery at the High Flyer Inn on 22 November 2010. The coroner found that while police acted courageously, the operation was poorly planned a…

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Inquest into the deaths of Kayla EWIN and Iziah O'SULLIVAN (Annexure to finding)

This document is not a coroner's finding about a specific deceased person. It is a SUDI (Sudden Unexpected Death in Infancy) classification framework used by NSW coroners to categorise unexpected infant deaths. The class…

NSW

Manslaughter - Victim Under 18y

This document is not a coroners' finding. It is a sentencing table prepared by the NSW Public Defenders' office documenting criminal convictions for manslaughter and assault involving victims under 18 years of age. It co…

NSW

This document is not a coroner's finding. It is a NSW court list dated 1 May 2026 containing listings for Industrial Court and Industrial Relations Commission proceedings. No death, cause of death, or coroner's analysis …

NSW

Daily Court list for 1 May 2026

This document is a Supreme Court of New South Wales duty roster dated 1 May 2026, listing court cases and hearings. It is not a coronial finding and contains no information about a death, cause of death, clinical care, c…

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