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In August 1943, he was appointed Special Magistrate for the Children's Court of New South Wales & Chief Stipendiary Magistrate Sydney, since 1945.[Who's Who in Australia, 1921-1950 > 1950.] |
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In August 1943, he was appointed Special Magistrate for the Children's Court of New South Wales & Chief Stipendiary Magistrate Sydney, since 1945.[Who's Who in Australia, 1921-1950 > 1950.][{{cite news |date=18 June 1943 |title=SPECIAL GAZETTE UNDER THE "PUBLIC SERVICE ACT, 1902." |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article222037601 |accessdate=27 April 2026 |newspaper=[[Government Gazette Of The State Of New South Wales]] |location=New South Wales, Australia |page=1067 |via=National Library of Australia |issue=62}}] |
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During his tenure as Sydney City Coroner, his office oversaw the inquest into the death of James Smith —a case widely known as the [[Shark Arm case|Shark Arm Murder]] Case.[{{cite news |title=Shark Arm Case 1935.}}][{{Cite web |title=Oram, Edward Thompson {{!}} The Dictionary of Sydney |url=https://dictionaryofsydney.org/person/oram_edward_thompson |access-date=2026-04-26 |website=dictionaryofsydney.org}}] On 25 April 1935, spectators at the [[Coogee, New South Wales|Coogee]] Aquarium Baths in Sydney watched a large [[tiger shark]] on display regurgitate a distinctively tattood human arm. Under intense public scrutiny, the defence counsel obtained an injunction that a severed arm alone was not sufficient proof that a murder had occurred, preventing Oram from conducting an inquest.[{{cite news |date=12 April 1952 |title=THE SHARK ARM CASE |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article216505207 |accessdate=27 April 2026 |newspaper=[[Brisbane Telegraph]] |location=Queensland, Australia |page=11 (LAST RACE) |via=National Library of Australia}}][{{Cite web |title=Shark Arm murder 1935 {{!}} The Dictionary of Sydney |url=https://dictionaryofsydney.org/entry/shark_arm_murder_1935 |access-date=2026-04-26 |website=dictionaryofsydney.org}}][{{cite news |date=20 June 1935 |title=Coroner Hears Evidence in Sydney's Tattooed Arm Case |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article27509193 |accessdate=27 April 2026 |newspaper=[[The Queenslander Illustrated Weekly]] |location=Queensland, Australia |page=5 |via=National Library of Australia}}] |
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During his tenure as Sydney City Coroner, his office oversaw the inquest into the death of James Smith —a case widely known as the [[Shark Arm case|Shark Arm Murder]] Case.[{{cite news |title=Shark Arm Case 1935.}}][{{Cite web |title=Oram, Edward Thompson {{!}} The Dictionary of Sydney |url=https://dictionaryofsydney.org/person/oram_edward_thompson |access-date=2026-04-26 |website=dictionaryofsydney.org}}] On 25 April 1935, spectators at the [[Coogee, New South Wales|Coogee]] Aquarium Baths in Sydney watched a large [[tiger shark]] on display regurgitate a distinctively tattood human arm. Under intense public scrutiny, the defence counsel obtained an injunction that a severed arm alone was not sufficient proof that a murder had occurred, preventing Oram from conducting an inquest.[{{cite news |date=12 April 1952 |title=THE SHARK ARM CASE |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article216505207 |accessdate=27 April 2026 |newspaper=[[Brisbane Telegraph]] |location=Queensland, Australia |page=11 (LAST RACE) |via=National Library of Australia}}][{{Cite web |title=Shark Arm murder 1935 {{!}} The Dictionary of Sydney |url=https://dictionaryofsydney.org/entry/shark_arm_murder_1935 |access-date=2026-04-26 |website=dictionaryofsydney.org}}][{{cite news |date=20 June 1935 |title=Coroner Hears Evidence in Sydney's Tattooed Arm Case |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article27509193 |accessdate=27 April 2026 |newspaper=[[The Queenslander Illustrated Weekly]] |location=Queensland, Australia |page=5 |via=National Library of Australia}}] |
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