Alice Mary FoxPrint Page 
The tombstone over the grave commemorates Alice Mary Fox who drowned in February 1899.
Flinders, Sunday. A sad fatality occurred here this afternoon. A young woman named Alice Fox, a housmaid at the Flinders Hotel, was bathing in the sea on the Ocean Beach just after dinner. She got beyond her depth, and before assistance could be rendered she sank and drowned. The body was recovered, but efforts to restore animation were unavailing. It is believed that the deceased has relatives in Melbourne. A magisterial inquiry is to be held tomorrow morning.
Argus (Melbourne), 13 February 1899.
Location
| Address: | 1 - 5 Stokes Street, Flinders Cemetery, Flinders, 3929 |
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| State: | VIC |
| Area: | AUS |
| GPS Coordinates: | Lat: -38.469995 Long: 145.015741 Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate. |
Details
| Monument Type: | Plaque |
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| Monument Theme: | People |
| Sub-Theme: | Tragedy |
| Actual Event Start Date: | 12-February-1899 |
| Actual Event End Date: | 12-February-1899 |
| Designer: | J. Swain (East Melbourne, VIC) |
Dedication
Alice Mary Fox
Aged 18 years
Erected by friends at Flinders in memory of a young life cruelly snatched by the sea at Ocean Beach
Sunday 12th Feby 1899.
With Christ on Heaven`s eternal shore.
J.Swain
Latrobe St. E.Melb.
