Lawrence Edward Chute [56328]
- Born: 16 Feb 1912, Bundarra, New South Wales, Australia
- Died: 30 JAN 1932 i, Coraki, New South Wales, Australia at age 19
 General Notes:
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Lawrence Edward Chute:
Sudden Death: Coraki Amateur Boxer"
"Lawrence Edward Chute (18), second son of Mr. and Mrs. Percy Chute, well-known residents of Coraki, collapsed and died in hospital three hours after a boxing contest with another young man at the Coraki stadium on Saturday night.
Lawrence Chute gained a victory over another boxer named G. Thomas and after a shower bath returned to the stadium to witness the completion of the programme. He complained of feeling ill and soon after admission to the Campbell hospital became unconscious.
Chute was born in Brisbane and was a popular official at the Coraki Post Office, where he was employed for about four years. He was secretary of the Coraki branch of the Hibernian Society, nmembers of which will attend his funeral this morning in regalia. An inquest will be held at Coraki on Wednesday."
Source: Coraki newspaper photo item, name and date unknown. Photo of clipping provided by John William Chute.
This does not match family records, which have his age at death as 20, and not 18. Family records also have him born in Bundarra and not Brisbane.
Type: Chute Family Worksheet
Title: Pierce Alexander Chute & Lucy Laurel Roberts Chute
Date: June, 2002
Submitted By: Sylvia Chute Albertini
LOCA: Chute Family Records/GP8570-1
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