News was received in town early yesterday that the body of Mr. Wm. [William] Brockman, the well known grazier, of Gingin, had been discovered in a kneeling position some four miles from that town. The discovery was made between 5 and 6 a.m. and the news telephoned to the Central Police Station, Perth. It was stated that the body was greatly decomposed; pointing to death having occurred same days previously. The above particulars were all that had reached Perth up till a late hour last night. No information was obtainable as to the cause of death.
'Brockman, William Locke (1833–1898)', Obituaries Australia, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, https://oa.anu.edu.au/obituary/brockman-william-locke-18171/text29739, accessed 10 October 2024.
20 December,
1833
Middle Swan, Perth,
Western Australia,
Australia
14 November,
1898
(aged 64)
Gingin,
Western Australia,
Australia
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