Gallery of log for Only the lonely.
A lonely grave beside Jervis Bay in Huskisson.
The following article was transcribed from The Brisbane Courier, 23rd April 1892:
“The flagship Orlando on Tuesday returned to her moorings in Farm Cove, Sydney. She has been away several days at Jervis Bay for target practice and while there a fatal accident occurred. On Friday, between 3 and 4 p.m., while one of the ship’s boats was proceeding from the shore to the ship, a heavy sea swamped her. All the occupants, with one exception, were picked up. An ordinary seaman, C. Johnson [sic], a native of Yorkshire, sank, and was not seen to rise again. An attempt was made, with grappling irons to find the body, but without success.”
Credit to Neilbear who researched this subject for the Cache Sailors Grave GC3NNXE.
Robert Johnson, who drowned aged 19, is buried in this single lonely well maintained grave in a beautiful spot.
The following article was transcribed from The Brisbane Courier, 23rd April 1892:
“The flagship Orlando on Tuesday returned to her moorings in Farm Cove, Sydney. She has been away several days at Jervis Bay for target practice and while there a fatal accident occurred. On Friday, between 3 and 4 p.m., while one of the ship’s boats was proceeding from the shore to the ship, a heavy sea swamped her. All the occupants, with one exception, were picked up. An ordinary seaman, C. Johnson [sic], a native of Yorkshire, sank, and was not seen to rise again. An attempt was made, with grappling irons to find the body, but without success.”
Credit to Neilbear who researched this subject for the Cache Sailors Grave GC3NNXE.
Robert Johnson, who drowned aged 19, is buried in this single lonely well maintained grave in a beautiful spot.
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