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A baby found dead at a southwestern Sydney waste depot two years ago may have been dumped in a bin by his mother just hours before he was found.

An inquest on Tuesday at Glebe Coroner's Court heard the newborn, named Nicholas by staff of the state coroner's office, was most likely put in a household bin at Bow Bowing, southwest of Sydney.

The body was found at the waste depot at Spring Farm near Narellan, on February 11, 2009.

Detective Sergeant Daniel Clements, who led the investigation into the death, said "Nicholas" was discovered by depot staff among rubbish on a conveyor belt about 10.30am (AEDT).

Police believe Nicholas was originally wrapped in an orange sarong, which was found with tissue traces on the conveyor belt near his body.

The body had been disgorged from a rubbish truck and went through a rubbish-sorting machine before being discovered "relatively intact".

The court was shown photographs of the body, with State Coroner Mary Jerram warning many would find them distressing.

Det Sgt Clements said police had narrowed down the area where they believed the body had been dumped to a few streets on one rubbish-truck route at Bow Bowing.

Investigations of residents along the route had failed to find any trace of the mother.

However, one witness reported seeing a woman "of Islander appearance" at a rubbish bin about 6.30 (AEDT) on the morning the body was found.

The witness described the woman as "not Fijian" but of Mauritian appearance, aged between 23 and 33 years, with long black hair tied in a pony tail.

She reportedly was wearing a long-sleeved baggy white top and black baseball cap, and was last seen getting into a green Ford sedan.

Det Sgt Clements said police had no vehicle registration number.

Pathologist Dr Istvan Szentmariay (Szentmariay) told the inquest it was impossible to know whether the baby had been born alive or dead.

The inquest, which is trying to determine the baby's real identity and the cause and circumstances of his death, has been adjourned until May 2.

Nicholas, named after the patron saint of children, was buried at Rookwood Cemetery on April 30, 2009, after a funeral service organised by the coroner's office.

The service was attended by police, coroner's office staff, tip workers and members of the public.
 
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