Charles Edward Laveen Newitt (1891 - 1901)

Born 28 Mar 1891 in Kookabookra, Colony of New South Wales

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Died 27 Nov 1901 at age 10 in Tabulam, New South Wales, Australia

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Biography

Charles Newitt was born in the Colony of New South Wales (1788-1900)

Charles Edward Laveen NEWITT, son of James NEWITT and Clara Emily Jane HUGHES, was born on 28 March 1891 in Kookabookra, Colony of New South Wales, ^[1] died on 27 November 1901 in Captain's Creek, Tabulam; near Casino, New South Wales, Australia ^[2] at age 10, and was buried in Old Cemetery, Tabulam, New South Wales, Australia. ^{[3] [4]} The cause of his death was from a drowning accident by going to his sister's aid. ^{[5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12]}

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1. ↑ NSW Registry of Births, Deaths & Marriages, 1788-1920
   Birth: Name, Father's Name, Mother's Name, Year, District, Reg. Number
   Charles E Newitt (James & Clara E) 28/03/1891 Glen Innes NSW BDM 13847
2. ↑ NSW Registry of Births, Deaths & Marriages, 1788-1990
   Death: Name, Father's Name, Mother's Name, Year, District, Reg. Number
   Charles E L Newitt (James & Clara J) 1901 Casino NSW BDM 13181.
3. ↑ [West Street Cemetery Casino (excluding Catholic Section), Third Edition - June 2001 - ISBN 0 9578186 2 9 - Ref 10 NQ929.5 14]
   Section: Buried Elsewhere (page 277)
   Surname - Christian - Date of Death - Age - Buried - Remarks
   Newitt - Charles E L - November 1901 - _ - _ - d/o James & Clara L Newitt. Drowned at Tabulam. Cas/Ky Courier 29.11.1901
   Newitt - Clara J - November 1901 - _ - _ - d/o James & Clara L Newitt. Drowned at Tabulam. Cas/Ky Courier 29.11.1901
   Newspaper: Cas/Ky Courier - Casino & Kyogle Courier 1905-1916 microfilm
   Sections: During our newspaper research we found that many people had died in the Casino area but were buried elsewhere. We decided to include these entries in a section headed "Buried Elsewhere" so that it may help researchers find that vital clue to the final resting place of a family member.
4. ↑ Australia Cemetery Index, 1808-2007. (Ancestry.com)
   Name: Charles E L Newitt - Death Date: Nov 1901 - Death Location: Tabulam Old - Cemetery: Tabulam Old Cemetery & Village Area - Cemetery Location: Tabulam, New South Wales - Burial Location: Tabulam Old - Remarks: s/o James & Clara Newitt. Drowned at Tabulam
   Name: Charles E L Newitt - Death Date: Nov 1901 - Cemetery: Casino West Cemetery - Section: Elsewhere - Cemetery Location: West Street Casino, New South Wales - Compiled By: Casino & District Family History Group Inc. - Remarks: d/o James & Clara L Newitt. Drowned at Tabulam. Cas/Ky Courier 29.11.1901 - Source: Compiler: Casino & District Family History Group Inc.; Reference.
5. ↑ New South Wales, Australia, Registers of Coroners' Inquests, 1821-1937, Registers of Coroners' Inquests and Magisterial Inquiries, 1834-1942. (Ancestry.com).
   Name: Charles Edward Laveen Newitt - Inquest Date: 27 Nov 1901 - Inquest Location: Tabulam Hotel; Tabulam - Death Place: Tabulam - Age: 10 - Estimated Birth Year: abt 1891 - Birth Place: Kookabookra
   Source Citation: State Archives NSW; Series: 2225; Item: 7937; Roll: 343.
6. ↑ The Brisbane Courier (Qld.) Thursday, 28 November 1901, page 5
   SYDNEY, NOVEMBER 27. TWO CHILDREN DROWNED.
   Two children named Clara and Charles Newitt were drowned in Captain's Creek, on the Casino-Tenterfield road. They were sent to the creek for water, and as they did not return in a reasonable time search was made for them, and their bodies were recovered.
7. ↑ The Argus (Melbourne, Vic.) Thursday, 28 November 1901, page 6
   NEW SOUTH WALES. SYDNEY, Wednesday.
   Two children named Clara and Charles Newitt were drowned in Captains Creek, on the Casino-Tenterfield road. They went to the creek for water, and, as they did not return in reasonable time, search was made, and their bodies were recovered.
8. ↑ The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW) Thursday, 28 November 1901, page 8
   FATALITIES AND ACCIDENTS. CASINO, Wednesday.
   Word was received in Casino last night of the death by drowning of two children, Clara and Charles Newitt, in Captain's Creek, Casino-Tenterfield road. The children were sent to the creek for water, and as they did not return in a reasonable time a search was made. Their dead bodies were found in the creek.
9. ↑ Warwick Argus (Qld.) Saturday, 30 November 1901, page 2
   LOCAL AND GENERAL NEWS.
   TWO CHILDREN DROWNED.- Two children named Clara and Charles Newitt were drowned in Captain's Creek, on the Casino-Tenterfield road, one day this week. They were sent to the creek for water, and as they did not return in a reasonable time search was made for them, and their bodies were recovered.
10. ↑ Northern Star (Lismore, NSW) Saturday, 30 November 1901, page 8
    SAD FATALITY NEAR TABULAM.- TWO CHILDREN DROWNED.- On Tuesday afternoon last, two children named Charles and Clara Newitt were drowned in a water hole near Captain's Creek. The family had only recently arrived in the district, and their step-father, a man named John Nane, had just succeeded in obtaining work on Mr. Z. Benn's road contract at that place. On the afternoon in question, the two children were sent by their mother for some water. About ten minutes afterwards, as they did not return, she asked another little girl, if she had seen them, and was told that there was a bucket on the bank, but the children were not to be seen. She at once ran down to the water-hole to which they had gone, and arriving saw the little girl's hood and one of the cans she had been carrying floating on the water. She at once gave the alarm to her husband, who jumped into the water and brought out the little girl. Owing to the muddy nature of the hole and the numerous reeds, it was nearly five minutes before he could find the boy. With the assistance of Mr. James Harrison, who meanwhile arrived on the scene, and other willing helpers, every available means known to to those present were adopted to restore animation but without success. It is not known precisely how the sad event occurred, but it is supposed that the little girl slipped off a rock that slopes steeply into the water, and on the top of which one of the buckets was found already filled, and that her brother was drowned in attempting to save her. At the inquest held, on Wednesday, before Mr. L. E. Cope, District Coroner, a verdict of accidental death was returned. Much sympathy was expressed for the family in their bereavement which found practical expression in a subscription list, towards which some £12 was collected immediately after the inquest, while it is understood that other sums have been added since.-Expresss.
11. ↑ Clarence and Richmond Examiner (Grafton, NSW) Tuesday, 3 December 1901, page 4
    DROWNING AT TABULAM.- On Tuesday last a distressing case of drowning occurred at Tabulam, when two children named Chas. and Clara Newitt lost their lives. They were sent by their mother to a hole for some water, but not returning, and the bucket being seen near the hole without the children, she ran down, and saw the girl's hood in the water. She immediately called ber husband (step-father of the children), who quickly recovered the bodies, but all efforts to restore animation were fruitless. It is supposed the girl slipped into the hole, and that her brother was drowned in trying to rescue her. The family were new arrivals in the locality, and practical sympathy was extended them by collecting a substantial sum of money for them.
12. ↑ The Queenslander (Brisbane, Qld.) Saturday, 7 December 1901, page 1107
    SIFTINGS. NEW SOUTH WALES.
    Two children named Clara and Charles Newitt were drowned in Captain's Creek, on the Casino-Tenterfield road. They were sent to the creek for water, and as they did not return in a reasonable time search was made for them, and their bodies were recovered.