John Henry Lowry

John Henry Lowry was a miner in Redan, <1908.

History
Lowry died on 12 August 1908 from lung disease caused by his work as a gold miner: "WAITING FOR DEATH. A SUFFERER FROM MINERS' COMPLAINT. John Henry Lowry, aged 49, living at Redan (Ballarat), died suddenly to-day from hemorrhage of the lungs, arising from miners' complaint. According to a statement made to Mr. H. M. Murphy, district Coroner, deceased, who leaves a widow and family, had made it a custom to have him self weighed every Monday morning, with a view to marking the progress of the disease. This morning he left home in good spirits to follow out his usual custom, and had reached Mr. Porteous' hay and corn store in Skipton street, where he weighed himself, when he suddenly fell down. He was picked up bleeding profusely from the mouth. A cab was procured, and he was removed to the hospital, but he died enroute. The body was then taken to the Morgue. A medical certificate having been furnished that death was due to rupture of a blood vessel, the Coroner has decided that an inquest is unnecessary. Deceased resided in Ascot- street South."