Mary E. Johannsen

Mary E. Johannsen was a school teacher who drowned in a Redan quarry.

History
Mary was reported drowned on 17 June 1892: "SUICIDE OF A SCHOOL TEACHER AT BALLARAT. BALLARAT, Thursday Mary E. Johannsen, a school teacher, 21 years of age, committed suicide at an early hour this morning by drowning herself in one of the abandoned quarry holes at Redan. The deceased, who had up to a fortnight ago been teaching in a state school near St Arnaud came home at that time suffering from congestion of the liver and has since been under the treatment of Dr Mulhally at her parents residence in Lonsdale Street, Redan. At about 3 o'clock this morning she was very restless and her mother got out of bed and went into her room where she for some time remained. At 6 o'clock her father again went into her room and was surprised to find it unoccupied He and young Johannsen at once instituted a search, and at a little after 7 o'clock found her body in a quarry hole off Market street, and about half a mile away from her home. She had drowned herself in only 3ft of water. An inquest will beheld this evening."

Market Street is now Park Street West, and the quarry site is very likely the parkland on the corner of Park Street West and Sutton Street.