Phyllis May Norris

- 1944

 Set As Default Person

William Devantier

1920 - 2008  (87 years)

Birth	22 Oct 1920	Moore, Queensland, Australia
Died	29 Feb 2008	Charters Towers, Queensland, Australia
Father	Thomas William Devantier,   b. 18 Aug 1893, Queensland, Australia
Mother	Hellen McNeill,   b. 1893
Married	1913
Family 1	Phyllis May Norris
Children	1. Trevor William Devantier
Family 2	Joan Eileen Nicholson,   b. 19 Feb 1925, Eidsvold, in Gayndah, Queensland, Australia
Married	11 Sep 1947	Townsville, Queensland, Australia
Children	1. Helen Joan Devantier,   b. 22 Sep 1948, Collinsville, Queensland, Australia

Trevor William Devantier

Father	William Devantier,   b. 22 Oct 1920, Moore, Queensland, Australia
Mother	Phyllis May Norris

• Name	Phyllis May Norris
  Relationship	with Pierre Devantier
  Gender	Female
  Death	31 Dec 1944	Mt Isa, Queensland, Australia
  		MT ISA Inquest of Phyllis May Devantier's death
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  Person ID	I14624	Devantier Tree
  Last Modified	15 Dec 2016

  
  

  Family	William Devantier 2x ,   b. 22 Oct 1920, Moore, Queensland, Australia d. 29 Feb 2008, Charters Towers, Queensland, Australia (Age 87 years)
  Children	1. Trevor William Devantier
  Family ID	F5032	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	28 Dec 2012

  
  

• Event Map		Death - 31 Dec 1944 - Mt Isa, Queensland, Australia  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Notes

  1945 'MT ISA INQUEST', Cloncurry Advocate (Qld. : 1931 - 1953), 16 February, p. 4. , viewed 15 Dec 2016, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article170736098 MT ISA INQUEST On 12th instant an inquest into the death of Mrs. Phyllis May Devantier, who was fatally injured, on the Mt. Isa - Camooweal road, on the evening of December 31st., was conducted by the local coroner (Mr. L. H. Roles) assisted by Sergt. E. Thornton. Several witnesses were examined, but the main evidence was given by, Mr. Devantier, husband of deceased and Mr. Len Watson, driver of the second truck. William Devantier in his evidence said, that with others he went along to Spear Creek to a locality known as the seven-mile waterhole, where they had tea. Some time later they all got into the lorry and drove back to the main road. Robert Henry Kirkham was driving the truck. Witness was standing at the back of the truck's hood, Mrs. Kirkham and witnesses wife were also standing behind the hood. They travelled several miles and heard a motor horn blow from behind. He saw a truck pulled up about, 200 yards behind their lorry. He looked about their lorry and noticed that a hat belonging to Ro bert Kirkham was missing and he thought the other lorry had picked it up. He attracted Kirkham's attention and said he thought the other lorry driver wanted them as they had sounded their klaxon. Kirkham pulled up and the ofher lorry pulled up along side and someone asked if there was anything wrong. Kirkham repiled that there wasn't. The ofher starfed up and they started immediately and a little later passed the olher lorry. A little later the other lorry passed them again and as it was coming up behind, Kirkham pulled to the left and slightly off the bitumen to allow it to pass. They then were travelling at about 20 m.p.h. After the other lorry passed, Kirkham pulled their lorry back to fhe middle of the road He heard Mrs. Kirkham call out something, he wasn't sure what, but he heard the word ''Phil.' He looked about and couldn't see his wife and hammered on the back of the hood to attract the driver's attention. He shouted to Kirkham that Phil had fallen off. He forth with jumped off the lorry and ran back and saw his wife lying on the road behind the truck some distance, he noticed blood coming from one of her cars and he could see that she was unconscious. They put her on the truck and drove into Mt. Isa and with others he assisted to carry her into hospital. He was told that Dr. Thams was there. Later he saw his wife wheeled into the back portion of the hospital. He diet not again see his wife alive. His wife had complained of nerves, but had never suffered any serious illness. At the time Kirkham pulled the truck back on to the road after the other lorry passed he did not feel any violent swerve. They were not traelling at excessive speed. He believed his wife's death was purely accidental. Robert Henry Kirkham gave very similar evidence, as also did Mary Helen Kirkham and Ethel Millicant Ritchie. The driver of the other truck, Leonard Henry Watson, said he with others attended a National Fitness picnic and when returning along the Mt Isa - Comooweal ro ad at about 5.30 p.m., he saw another truck ahead. His lorry travelled behind the other for some distance, and he intended to pass it, and blew the horn, but it broke. He pulled up to repair it. He started up again and pulled up alongside the lorry in front which had also pulled up. They started off again and while his lorry was in second gear the other lorry passed him. He drove on some short distance and passed the truck in front. He estimated he was, travelling at about 25 m.p.h. As he went to pass Kirkham's truck Kirkham pulled to the left to allow witness to pass. They had travelled some distance when R. J. Thomas, who was riding on witnesses truck, called out that a lady had fallen off the other truck. He pulled up and was going back to the assistance of the other people, when the truck came along, and he saw Mrs. Devantier lying on the back of the truck. Neither truck was travelling at excessive speed. To the best of his knowledge Mrs. Devantier's death was purely accidental. A this stage the inquest was adjourned to a date to be fixed.