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28 October 2012

COOGAN story 

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appearing in "Sydney Morning Herald" [Australia], 10 NOV 1906, 
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WOOLLOOMOOLOO DROWNING CASE

The City Coroner yesterday conducted an inquest on the body of Patrick
Coogan, 8 years of age, who was, on the 4th instant, drowned in 
Woolloomooloo Bay.  The body was recovered on the following day at
the foot of Forbes-street.  According to the evidence of a little boy
named James Wilson, Coogan was playing in a boat, which was moored to
the wharf.  The deceased lost his balance and fell in.  The witness
Wilson told Coogan to catch hold of some spikes on the pile, but this
Coogan was unable to do, and sank.  Witness went home and refrained
from telling anyone of this occurrence, giving as his reason for not
doing so that he was afraid he would get into trouble for going near
the water.

A finding of accidental death was returned.

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