The Victorian Tragedy Memorial - Paddys River, NSW
S 34° 38.553 E 150° 07.461
56H E 236416 N 6162833
Memorial for three children who drowned in 2005 in a Winchelsea dam in Victoria
Waymark Code: WMQ2BP
Location: New South Wales, Australia
Date Posted: 12/06/2015
Views: 7
A memorial to remember three Farquharson children who drowned in Winchelsea dam, Victoria on the night of Fathers Day 2005. They were brothers, Jai aged 10, Tyler aged 7, and Bailey aged 2.
The boys father was on his way back to Winchelsea from Geelong, had had the boys for Father's Day, taking them into Geelong for lunch.
The car carrying the boys somehow left its lane on the Princes Highway, crossed the oncoming Geelong-bound lane, broke through a post-and-wire farm fence, and vanishing into eight metres of water.
Disaster Date: 09/04/2005
Memorial Sponsors: Milutin Matic
Disaster Type: Sociological
Relevant Website: [Web Link]
Date of dedication: Not listed
Parking Coordinates: Not Listed
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