Cruickshank: Grave at Foster Cemetery

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Foster Cemetery
210 Hoddle Road, Foster, Vic.

The cemetery is looked after by the Foster Cemetery Trust
Secretary Phone 0488 632 349


This grave belongs to


Cruickshank, Francis Desmond (18)                      1933 / *


No exact location in the online records but the grave is marked on the map in the rotunda 


Francis Desmond Cruickshank drowned. It was considered a shocking event and documented in the newspapers around Australia. I have listed the ones I have found below.

Articles relating to the death

‘Drowned in Dam’ The Brisbane Telegraph - 11 Dec 1933 p9

'Three drowned' The Brisbane Courier Mail - 11 Dec 1933 p12

'Rescue efforts fail - Fatality at Toora' The Argus - 11 Dec 1933 p9

‘Drowned in Dam’ - The Age 11 Dec 1933 p9

'Tragedy at Mining Dam' - The West Australian 11 Dec 1933 p13

'Only 10 yds from Safety' - Advocate, TAS 11 Dec 1933 p7

'Drowned in Dam' - Kalgoorlie Miner 12 Dec 1933 p4

'Youth drowned in Dam' - Barrier Miner (Broken Hill NSW0 13 Dec 1933 p7

‘Three drowned’ The Beaudesert Times QLD - 15 Dec 1933 p3

Photos taken by Lisa Lionnet-Swaan 25/3/2018



Location: 210 Hoddle Road, Foster VIC 3960, Australia

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