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Walter Dymock
1859 - 1890

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• Birth	1859	Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Victoria Reg No 6349/1859
  Gender	Male
  Died	10 March1890	Drowned at sea. Brunswick River, NSW
  Buried	Waverley General Cemetery, Section 5 Ordinary, Row 9 Grave 111-115A
  Person ID	I477	RopemakerDymocks
  Last Modified	7 Aug 2013

  
  

  Father	Walter Dymock,   b. Abt 1819, Port of Monteith, Perthshire, Scotland ,   d. 31 Dec 1892, Sydney
  Mother	Janet McFarlane,   b. 25 Jan 1819, Brae Cottage, Gartmore, Port of Monteith, Perthshire, Scotland ,   d. 4 Sep 1882, age 63. Sydney
  Married	28 May 1848	Gorbals, Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
  Family ID	F035	Group Sheet

  
  

• Notes

  Evening News (Sydney, NSW : 1869 - 1931) Friday 14 March 1890 p 2 Article The Loss of the Agnes. THE OTHEH VESSELS SAFE. The bodies of the crew of the lost schooner Agnes, which were recovered on tho beach, have been buried at ihe Brunswick Heads. The names of the two passengers working' their passage in the vessel, and were drowned, were Bobert Morris Smith (a gas engineer, of London) and Walter Dymock, the latter a brother of Mr. Dymock, bookseller, of King-street, and living at Cleveland-street,' Surry Hills. Both were young men of about 23 years of age, and wore bound for the Tweed River, en route for Brisbane. Great satisfaction was felt in shipping circles, this morning, when it became known that the other vessels which left here with the Agnes were all safe. Mr. A. Eethel received a telegram last night from his wharfinger, Mr. John Horguard, at Byron Bay, stating that the White Cloud, ketch, had arrived there apparently ' all right.' The Daphne, Grace Dent, and Monarch were reported off the Richmond bar hist evening. Australian Town and Country Journal (NSW : 1870 - 1907) Saturday 22 March 1890 p 10 Article Shipping Disaster. EIGHT LIVES LOST. The schooner Agnes, owned by Mr. Alex. Kethel, of Sydney, founded on March 10 near the Brunswick River, owing to the heavy weather prevailing at that time. All hands went down with the vessel, and two men who were working their passage to the Tweed River in the schooner were also drowned. The names of the crew were : Patrick Power, 47, master ; Samuel Bullden, 39, mate ; Charles Har tong, 43, cook; and three A.B.'s, A. Boueneri, F. Ellis, and John Monsen. Captain Power, although only a few months in the Agnes, had been for some years on the coast, and leaves a wife and large family, ten in all, who reside at Balmain. Being a member of the Shipwreck Relief Society, his family will be fully cared for. The two passengers working their passage in tho vessel, who were drowned, were Robert Morris Smith (a gas engineer, of London) and Walter Dymock, the latter a brother of Mr. Dymock, bookseller, of King-street, and living at Cleveland-street, Surry Hills. Both were young men of about 23 years of age, and were bound ' for the Twoed River, en route for Brisbane. The Agnes was a topsail schooner, built of wood. She was launched at Brisbane Water in 1875. Her dimensions were as follow : Length, 97ft 5in ; beam, 20ft 2in; and depth of hold, Git 5in. The vesssel was insured for £500 in the North Queensland Insurance Company.