An inquest into Mrs. Blain's death was held at Hay on 20 March 1886. The expression ‘black stump’ is said to have arisen from part of James Blain's description of what had happened (possibly as part of his evidence at the inquest); Blain apparently stated that when he found his wife she "looked like a black stump". A watering place near to where the tragedy occurred – roughly halfway between Gunbar and the village of Merriwagga – became known as Black Stump Tank.
An inquest into Mrs. Blain's death was held at Hay on 20 March 1886. The expression ‘black stump’ is said to have arisen from part of James Blain's description of what had happened (possibly as part of his evidence at the inquest); Blain apparently stated that when he found his wife she "looked like a black stump". A watering place near to where the tragedy occurred – roughly halfway between Gunbar and the village of Merriwagga – became known as Black Stump Tank.