Daryl Vernon Teale-Gosper (1918 – 1936)

Daryl was born on 21/04/1918 in Queensland.

​He died on 03/05/1936 in Kerang VIC as the result of a car accident.

​Riverina Recorder (Balranald, Moulemein, NSW 1887 – 1944)

Motor Accident.

Two Local Men Hurt.

One Seriously.

While motoring back from Melbourne on Thursday, and at a point 14 miles this side of Kerang, the front wheel came off the truck which Mr. Mal Fenby was driving. The result was that the car turned over twice throwing both occupants to the roadway. Mr. D. Gosper was badly knocked about and was picked up unconscious with a deep gash in the back of his head. Both were admitted to hospital where it was found that Mr. Gosper also had a fracture of the skull.

Mr. Fenby, although badly shaken, escaped with minor injuries and abrasions and will remain a few days in hospital.

Rev. D. H. teale-Gosper, accompanied by Dr. Kenny, left for Kerang on Friday afternoon, where an operation was performed by Dr. Kenny, and it is reported that Mr. Gosper has a fighting chance of pulling through.

The truck in which the unfortunate men were driving, was badly damaged and the merchandise which they were carrying, scattered over the roadway.

Saturday 9 May 1936.

Death Of Mr. Darrel Gosper.

We reported in our last issue a motor accident in which Messrs. Malcolm Fenby and Darrell Gosper were injured. The injuries received by Gosper proved fatal and he passed away on Sunday morning last.

In recounting the accident Mr. Fenby stated that they were travelling along a good piece of road when the front tyre blew out. This caused the back wheel to collapse when the car swerved.

Of what happened after that Mr. Fenby remembered very little. Fortunately a trained nurse was quickly on the scene and rendered first-aid. Mr. Fenby was walking around in dazed condition and his only remark was to look after his “cobber” who was lying unconscious on the roadway.

The injured men were conveyed to a private hospital in Kerang.

Mr. Gosper lingered two days and died from his injuries.

Quite a gloom passed over the town when it was made known that this young man had passed away. He was an extremely popular lad and had worked for Messrs. Fenby and Russ for the past couple of years and proved himself and very efficient and painstaking employee. He had just turned 18 years of age and to think of him being taken under such sad circumstances, must have come as a very severe shock to his parents and brothers and sisters.

As a mark of respect a large cortege of cars followed the funeral to the Balranald cemetery where the remains were interred in the Church of England portion of the Balranald cemetery.

Many wreaths were sent by sympathisers.

We offer our deepest sympathy to the Rev. and Mrs. D. H. Teale-Gosper and family for their sad loss and we feel sure the citizens deeply feel for them in the loss of their son.