Constable
Josiah ROWLEY
YEAR OF DEATH
1897
JURISDICTION
Victoria
DETAILS OF DEATH
About 9.45 a.m. Tuesday 28 December 1897 Constable Rowley was returning from duty at Psyche Bend when he attempted to cross a makeshift bridge over King’s Billabong. The area was flooded and dangerous and Rowley’s horse fell. The Constable was apparently driven down underwater by the weight of the animal and drowned.
