Frederick Peter Henry Dein (1862-1900)

Obituary
Fatality at Wattle Flat. A MINE FLOODED. A BATHURST MAN DROWNED. Wattle Flat, Monday.

A fatal accident occurred at the Solitary mine, Bailey's shaft, to-day. The drive from the north level broke through and the old workings were flooded with a heavy inrush of water. The miners were at work at the time one—Ambrose Brockwell was carried along the drive into the shaft, and escaped up the ladders unhurt but, his mate, Frederick Dein—was not afterwards seen, and it is supposed that he was caught by the rocks and drowned.

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The unfortunate man was the son of Mr. Adam Dein, of Bathurst, and was 38 years of age. He leaves a widow and a family of seven children, the eldest of whom is 16 years and the youngest two years. They are in very poor circumstances and now that the principal breadwinner has been removed their lot will be an extremely hard one.

Mrs. Dein, the mother of the deceased journed post haste to Wattle Flat immediately on the receipt of the news.

When the sad tidings were spread in Bathurst, universal sympathy was expressed for the bereaved relatives.

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