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Trove Tuesday: The Sad Story of the Lost Child

I came across this tragic story when researching my Great Great Grandfather Edward (Ned) Battye on Trove. Source: The Sad Story of the Lost Child. (1895, July 30). The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser (NSW : 1868 - 1931), p. 2. Retrieved November 5, 2013, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article123786462 Transcript: The Sad Story of the Lost Child. FOUR NIGHTS IN THE KIMO RANGES. FOUND IN THE SNOW. DEAD! The search party came upon the corpse of the lost girl, Ada Florence Field, early on Saturday.  She had been wandering about the Kimo ranges, since Tuesday afternoon, clothed only in a calico chemise and a turkey red pinafore.  She had been barefooted and bareheaded.  Although the weather was bitterly cold she died only on Saturday.  The girl was born on the 18th May, 1888, and was therefore a little over seven years old.  The father, Charles Field, is a prospector.  The mother is dead.  ...