# The coroner's inquest file, 1949 (GRG1/27, file 71/1949)

> Open to readers at Archives SA but not digitised as far as found. The 1948 and 1949 autopsy reports are missing from the record.

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# The coroner's inquest file, 1949 (GRG1/27, file 71/1949)

DocumentInquest of 1949; the 1958 resumed inquest is a separate, restricted file

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Open to readers at Archives SA but not digitised as far as found. The 1948 and 1949 autopsy reports are missing from the record.

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## Sources 2

- ['But what poison?' Mystery of the Somerton Man](https://mysteriesdept.com/sources/SRC0CVC1QEJ5129/but-what-poison-mystery-of-the-somerton-man)_SRC_
- [Inquest file 71/1949: the unknown man found at Somerton](https://mysteriesdept.com/sources/SRC0CVC1SMW1KM8/inquest-file-71-1949-the-unknown-man-found-at-somerton)_SRC_

## Cite it

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Mysteries Department. (2026). The coroner's inquest file, 1949 (GRG1/27, file 71/1949) [Artifact ART0CVC2D5W234E]. https://mysteriesdept.com/r/ART0CVC2D5W234E
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**ART** 0CVC2D5W234E

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State Records of South Australia

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inquest of 1949; the 1958 resumed inquest is a separate, restricted file

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