Sergeant Lumley, a NSW Police officer and veteran of the Boer War, died in 1919 aged 39 while posted in the small community of Tibooburra shortly after being hospitalised due to illness, diagnosed at the time as "paralysis". The idea of finding and marking police graves is growing, with groups located in Lismore and the state's Central West liaising with Back to Barrier to replicate the project in their own areas. Constable Bellis' great-nephew Peter Bellis, who has been researching his family history for decades, said he was excited to travel to the Silver City when the new grave would be unveiled in March next year.
Author: Oliver Brown and Andrew Schmidt
Published at: 2025-05-24 21:23:32
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