He had been suffering from a cold and took what he thought was Cough Mixture,
but was Aconitine is also used as a herbal medicine against pain.
After Service at Medcalf's Funeral Chapel, 172 Redfern Street, Redfern
PREVIOUS PRIMARY ADDRESS [saved 15 Sep 2008]
(Known to be current in 1932)
90 Castlereagh Street, Redfern
FUNERAL NOTICE - Sydney Morning Herald, Saturday August 20, 1932.
FLECK - The Funeral of the late Karl Colin Fleck, beloved son of Mr. & Mrs. Otto Fleck and Brother of Hermoine, Bernice & Cecil, will leave Joseph Medcalf's Funeral Chapel, 172 Redfern Street, Redfern, this morning at 9.45 am for the Presbyterian Cemetery, Botany.
This same day an Article appeared within the Sydney Morning Herald
DEATH AFTER TAKING MEDICINE.
"Karl John Fleck, 24, Single of 90 Castlereagh Street, Redfern, was admitted to Sydney Hospital late on Thursday night and died soon afterwards.
He had been suffering from a cold and took some Cough Mixture. Later on he became ill, and was taken to Hospital. Death may have been due to some form of Narcotic Poisoning. The contents of the Bottle will be analysed.
