Jennie Richardson

In April 1903 when Jane (Jennie) was staying with her brother, Joseph, at Toora, she was riding along the Foster-Tooradin Road. Something startled her horse which bolted with her, throwing Jane off on a bridge. She was picked up and taken home but died that evening. See documents

The Age15 April 1903 A YOUNG LADY RIDER KILLED FOSTER, Tuesday. A shocking accident happened in the vicinity of the town on Saturday afternoon. A young girl named Jane Richardson, aged 17, was riding along tHe Foster and Toora-road when something startled the horse, which went off at A furious rate, and threw its rider on a bridge. The unlucky girl was picked up and conveyed to her home, and medical assistance was procured, but she expired last evening.

Geelong Advertiser, Leader, Traralgon Record, Cobram Courier, ditto.

DEATH & BURIAL Name Jane Richardson Mother Mary Ann Stitson Father Richardson Jos Birth abt 1886 Death 1903 Toora, Victoria

The Age 17 April 1903 RICHARDSON.__ On the 13th April, at her brother's residence, Toora, Jennie, the beloved daughter of Joseph and the late Mary Ann Richardson, result of an accident.

Jane Richardson
BIRTH unknown
DEATH 14 Apr 1903
BURIAL Toora Cemetery
Toora, South Gippsland Shire, Victoria, Australia