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Grave of Harriet Parker sign Green Patch ACT
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From Wikipedia..
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cape_St_George_Lighthouse_(Australia)
The ill fate of the lighthouse affected the lighthouse staff and their families.
In July 1887, Harriet Parker, daughter of the Assistant light keepers, was accidentally shot dead in 1887 by Kate Gibson, the Chief Keeper’s daughter. The jury of the ensuing Coronial inquiry stated that Harriet had died "from a gunshot wound accidentally received, and that Kate Gibson was not to blame as they were skylarking …" Harriet Parker’s grave can be found in the nearby Greenpatch Camping Area.
In 1895, Edward Bailey, the Chief Lighthouse Keeper, drowned while fishing 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) south of the lighthouse, leaving a large family of eleven children. He was washed off the rocks and was believed to have been taken by sharks. His son Arthur took over him and reared his brothers and sisters. Another son, Arthur, became the Head Lighthouse keeper at Point Perpendicular Light when it opened in 1899.
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