Fred DAVIES [10621]
- Born: 1887, Wilcannia, NSW, Australia
- Died: 1895, Wilcannia, NSW, Australia at age 8
 General Notes:
South Australian Register (Adelaide, SA : 1839 - 1900) Fri 13 Dec 1895 Page 6 WENTWORTH (N.S.W.), DECEMBER 8.
On Saturday the youngest son of our Post master, Mr. Davis, was drowned. He was a bright, manly little fellow of about nine. While with a companion about his own age fishing in the Murray he was tempted by seeing some others bathing to go in. The spot being a long sloping sandspit, there appeared no danger, but there are holes in the bank, and little Fred and his mate both got into one of these. Johnson, the other boy, was saved by a boy named A. Fall, whilst Mr. A. Woodhead, of the Federal Standard, went after the deceased, but though he got hold of him, he was too exhausted to save him. The body was recovered yesterday and buried in the evening. The deepest sympathy is felt for Mr. and Mrs. Davis.
coincidentally I also found this, a different Fred Davis but also drowned very close to the same time.
Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate (NSW : 1876 - 1954) Thu 23 Jan 1896 Page 4 CURRENT NEWS.
-A boy named Frederick Davis was drowned in a waterhole near Newington Asylum on Tuesday afternoon.
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