A sad drowning fatality occurred at Alexandra on Saturday. A boy about six years of age, the eldest son of Mr G. Nieper, was, along with some other little mates, throwing empty bottles into the Molyneux, when he slipped in, and was never seen again. Up till this afternoon his body had not been found. -Lake County Press, 20/6/1901.
DEATHS
NIEPER. — On the 14th June, at Alexandra (by drowning), Charles Fairlie, the beloved son of James and Charlotte Nieper; aged six years and one month. Deeply regretted. -Otago Witness, 10/7/1901.
The body of Fairly Nieper, the six-year-old son of Mr G. Nieper, of Alexandra, who on June 14, when playing with some other little boys at throwing empty bottles into the Molyneux, slipped into the river, was recovered yesterday, three miles below Alexandra. -Evening Star, 30/8/1901.
The police have received intelligence of the recovery of the body of Fairly Nieper, the six-year-old son of Mr G Nieper, of Alexandra, who on June 14, while playing with some other little boys at throwing empty bottles into the Molyneux, slipped into the river, and was drowned. The body was recovered on Thursday by Mr McMath, of the Bendigo dredge, three miles below Alexandra. -Otago Daily Times, 3/9/1901.
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