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John FormanPrint Page 
25-December-2019
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The headstone erected at the grave, commemorates John Forman, a seaman who accidentally drowned in August 1909.
A SAILOR DROWNED.
NEWCASTLE, Friday.
A seaman named John Forman, employed on the steamer Waitemata, which is lying in the inner basin, fell into the harbour this evening, and was drowned. He was going on board the steamer when he overbalanced, and fell into the water. The body has not yet been recovered.
(Sydney Morning Herald, Saturday 14 August 1909)
Location
| Address: | Maitland Road , Sandgate Cemetery, Sandgate, 2304 |
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| State: | NSW |
| Area: | AUS |
| GPS Coordinates: | Lat: -32.869167 Long: 151.706111 Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate. |
Details
| Monument Type: | Grave |
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| Monument Theme: | People |
| Sub-Theme: | Tragedy |
| Actual Event Start Date: | 13-August-1909 |
| Actual Event End Date: | 13-August-1909 |
Dedication
Front Inscription
Source: MAErected to the memory of John Forman
Seaman on the S. S. `Waitemata`
Accidentally drowned Newcastle Harbor 13th August, 1909,
Aged 33 years.
Erected by his sorrowing shipmates
One shall be taken and the other left
Nothing in My hand I bring,
Simply to thy cross I cling.
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