The Mercury: Hobart - February 9th, 1871
A Boat's Crew Missing
From the master of the barge Huon Chief, which arrived here yesterday morning from Southport, we learn that there are strong reasons for believing that a square-sterned dingy, containing three young men, residents of Port Esperance, has been swamped in the Huon, and the crew drowned. The three young men, Alexander Hoskins, Charles Lee, and Abraham Cane, and each aged about 20 years, are respectably connected. They left Port Esperance on Sunday morning for Port Cygnet, and were seen by a passing barge on Monday morning returning home but they had not reached home at mid-day on Tuesday, though they should have arrived in the course of the previous day. The supposition that they have been drowned is strongly confirmed by the fact that a parcel belonging to Hoskins, and which he was known to have had with him in the boat, has been picked up at Port Esperance. This was the only trace of the boat or her crew, which had been obtained when the Huon Chief was spoken by the crew of a boat that had been searching for the missing boat.
Tribune: Hobart - February 22nd, 1877
Fatal Accident
This is the second son Mr Hoskins has lost in a similar manner, and it appears that about six years ago his elder son and some friends left Port Cygnet for the Port Esperance Regatta, and on the way the boat capsized and some four young men were drowned, among them being young Hoskins.
*Article from J. J. Hoskin's death that refers to Alfred
A Boat's Crew Missing
From the master of the barge Huon Chief, which arrived here yesterday morning from Southport, we learn that there are strong reasons for believing that a square-sterned dingy, containing three young men, residents of Port Esperance, has been swamped in the Huon, and the crew drowned. The three young men, Alexander Hoskins, Charles Lee, and Abraham Cane, and each aged about 20 years, are respectably connected. They left Port Esperance on Sunday morning for Port Cygnet, and were seen by a passing barge on Monday morning returning home but they had not reached home at mid-day on Tuesday, though they should have arrived in the course of the previous day. The supposition that they have been drowned is strongly confirmed by the fact that a parcel belonging to Hoskins, and which he was known to have had with him in the boat, has been picked up at Port Esperance. This was the only trace of the boat or her crew, which had been obtained when the Huon Chief was spoken by the crew of a boat that had been searching for the missing boat.
Tribune: Hobart - February 22nd, 1877
Fatal Accident
This is the second son Mr Hoskins has lost in a similar manner, and it appears that about six years ago his elder son and some friends left Port Cygnet for the Port Esperance Regatta, and on the way the boat capsized and some four young men were drowned, among them being young Hoskins.
*Article from J. J. Hoskin's death that refers to Alfred
The Mercury: Hobart - February 9th, 1871
A Boat's Crew Missing
From the master of the barge Huon Chief, which arrived here yesterday morning from Southport, we learn that there are strong reasons for believing that a square-sterned dingy, containing three young men, residents of Port Esperance, has been swamped in the Huon, and the crew drowned. The three young men, Alexander Hoskins, Charles Lee, and Abraham Cane, and each aged about 20 years, are respectably connected. They left Port Esperance on Sunday morning for Port Cygnet, and were seen by a passing barge on Monday morning returning home but they had not reached home at mid-day on Tuesday, though they should have arrived in the course of the previous day. The supposition that they have been drowned is strongly confirmed by the fact that a parcel belonging to Hoskins, and which he was known to have had with him in the boat, has been picked up at Port Esperance. This was the only trace of the boat or her crew, which had been obtained when the Huon Chief was spoken by the crew of a boat that had been searching for the missing boat.
Tribune: Hobart - February 22nd, 1877
Fatal Accident
This is the second son Mr Hoskins has lost in a similar manner, and it appears that about six years ago his elder son and some friends left Port Cygnet for the Port Esperance Regatta, and on the way the boat capsized and some four young men were drowned, among them being young Hoskins.
*Article from J. J. Hoskin's death that refers to Alfred
A Boat's Crew Missing
From the master of the barge Huon Chief, which arrived here yesterday morning from Southport, we learn that there are strong reasons for believing that a square-sterned dingy, containing three young men, residents of Port Esperance, has been swamped in the Huon, and the crew drowned. The three young men, Alexander Hoskins, Charles Lee, and Abraham Cane, and each aged about 20 years, are respectably connected. They left Port Esperance on Sunday morning for Port Cygnet, and were seen by a passing barge on Monday morning returning home but they had not reached home at mid-day on Tuesday, though they should have arrived in the course of the previous day. The supposition that they have been drowned is strongly confirmed by the fact that a parcel belonging to Hoskins, and which he was known to have had with him in the boat, has been picked up at Port Esperance. This was the only trace of the boat or her crew, which had been obtained when the Huon Chief was spoken by the crew of a boat that had been searching for the missing boat.
Tribune: Hobart - February 22nd, 1877
Fatal Accident
This is the second son Mr Hoskins has lost in a similar manner, and it appears that about six years ago his elder son and some friends left Port Cygnet for the Port Esperance Regatta, and on the way the boat capsized and some four young men were drowned, among them being young Hoskins.
*Article from J. J. Hoskin's death that refers to Alfred
Inscription
Sacred to the memory of
? James Joseph
Who was drowned ?
Bay Feb. 21st 1877 ?
The beloved son of
James & Mary Ann Hoskins
Also Mary Ann Hoskins
Died January 10th 1897 Aged 79 years
Also James Hoskins
Husband of the above
Died Oct 10th 1918 Aged 95 years
At rest
Also Alfred Varnuls Hoskins
Who was accidentally drowned
returning from Port Esperance
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