Henry James Biggs (1866–1891)
The highest flood ever known occurred here to-day. The Werribee and Lerderderg over-flowed, and thousands of acres are now under water. James Biggs, a married man, was drowned while attempting to reach a farmer named Hinchcliffe, who resides on the banks of the Lerderderg. The waggonette in which he was attempting to reach Hinchcliffe was over-turned, and the horse was drowned as well. Marston and Abud, who were also in the waggonette, managed to reach a fence, from which they were rescued. Many families had to leave their houses. Ten horses belonging to Mr. Gascard were drowned. A young man named Roderick McLennan, a resident of Melton, was drowned whilst attempting to cross a gully near Glenmore. Fencing has been washed away in all directions. It is reported that the dog-trap embankment on the Ballarat line has been washed away.
Original publication
Additional Resources and Scholarship
- report about his death, Bacchus Marsh Express (Vic), 8 August 1891, p 7
Related Entries in NCB Sites
- Biggs, Sarah Ann (wife)
- Biggs, Mary Ann (mother)
- Biggs, William Jennings (father)
- Jones, Maria (sister)
- Norgate, Harriet (sister)
- Morris, Elizabeth Sarah (sister)
- Grill, Emily (sister)
- Biggs, Sydney John (brother)
- Biggs, William (brother)
- Biggs, George (brother)
- Biggs, Henry Arthur (brother)
- Biggs, Arthur (brother)
- Boyce, Sarah (half-sister)
- Biggs, Elizabeth (half-sister)
- Biggs, Harriett (sister-in-law)
- Biggs, Mary (sister-in-law)
- Biggs, Jane Alice (sister-in-law)
- Jones, Thomas (brother-in-law)
- Morris, William Henry (brother-in-law)
- Norgate, Robert Charles (brother-in-law)
- Grill, James (brother-in-law)
- Smith, Elizabeth (aunt)
- Biggs, Sarah (aunt)
- Cook, Ann (aunt)
- Stapleton, Maria (aunt)
- Biggs, Charles (uncle)
- Biggs, James (uncle)
- Biggs, William (uncle)
- Biggs, John (uncle)
- Biggs, Francis (uncle)
- Smith, John Frederick (uncle by marriage)
- Cook, William (uncle by marriage)
- Stapleton, Francis (uncle by marriage)
- Lewis, Mary Ann (grandmother)
- Biggs, Mary Ann (grandmother)
- Biggs, William (grandfather)
- Smith, John Thomas (cousin)
- Gregory, Mary Ann (cousin)
- Smith, James Sydney (cousin)
- Smith, David Biggs (cousin)
- Smith, William Edward (cousin)
- Smith, Walter George (cousin)
- Murray, Martha (cousin)
- Bagot, Jane (cousin)
- Torning, Margaret Jane (cousin)
Citation details
'Biggs, Henry James (1866–1891)', Obituaries Australia, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, https://oa.anu.edu.au/obituary/biggs-henry-james-28288/text35970, accessed 6 December 2024.