Gallen/Augustus

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Last name
Gallen
First name
Augustus
  • aged 50
  • climbed on parapet near the middle of the bridge and hurled himself into the water
  • body stripped of most of its clothing by terrific impact was picked up by a launch
  • Gallen had been worried by unemployment for some time
  • He had a bad war wound in the hip
  • 15th crash from the bridge. Only two - a man and a girl - have survived
Date of attempt
Newspaper
Goulburn Evening Penny Post, 6 December 1932, p. 3
Gender
Male
status
Died