Headley Paterson

Headley Paterson was a boy who drowned in a Redan quarry.

History
Headley Paterson was drowned in one of the Redan quarries on 19 February 1909. The particular quarry was outside the area now identified as Redan: "BOY DROWNED IN A QUARRY-HOLE. A boy named Headley Paterson, aged nine years, a resident of Albert street, Sebastopol, was drowned yesterday afternoon in a quarry-hole at Redan. The lad was an adopted son of Mr F. Paterson, engineer, of Armstrong street south. Mr Paterson and his wife returned home from Sydney, where they had been spending a holiday, at 11 a.m, yesterday, and saw young Headley. who said he would be home quickly from school They did not again see him alive. After school, the lad and a friend named John Allen went in for a swim at a quarry-hole on the south side of Smythe’s road, nearly opposite the Redan State school, when Paterson got out of his depth and sank. Young Allen ran across and told Mr R. Hayes, teacher of the Redan school, of the occurrence. Mr Hayes ran over and dived in after the body, which, after several plucky efforts, he recovered in 5 feet 6 inches of water. He tried hard to restore animation, but without avail. In the meantime Dr Gardiner had been sent for, and he also endeavored to resuscitate the lad, but was unsuccessful. The fatality has been reported to the City Coroner (Mr Murphy), who has referred it to a local justice, who will held an enquiry to-day."