Bridgetown Tragedy - Bridgetown , Western Australia
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S 33° 57.355 E 116° 08.863
50H E 421252 N 6242404
A black Bridgetown Granite stone memorial commemorating three children and an adult electrocuted in Bridgetown in 1954.
Waymark Code: WMV0KA
Location: Western Australia, Australia
Date Posted: 02/03/2017
Views: 1
A fallen power line caused the death of the four victims on March 14th 1954 when a fallen electric power wire fouled a small square of wire fences and activated a nearby creek. The children had waded into the creek and were immediately shocked by the electrical current. Running out, screaming. they ran into the live wire fences. There were also five severely injured children and two injured adults. Doctors, nurses, firemen and about 200 people from Bridgetown came together in a mammoth attempt to save the children.
It is deemed to be the darkest day in the history of Bridgetown.
Disaster Date: 03/14/1954
Date of dedication: 02/26/2014
Memorial Sponsors: Shire of Bridgetown
Parking Coordinates: S 33° 57.354 E 116° 08.868
Disaster Type: Technological
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