Who Knew? On Saving B. F. Hean By Bruce Chadbourne – August 9, 2022 Caption: Melbourne General Cemetery c.1900, where B. F. Hean’s remains rest in a pauper’s grave. NEW Year’s Day 1896, St. Kilda Beach, Melbourne, Australia. On viewing the body lying in the sand, police constable Patrick Keaney noticed a curious set of footprints and a faint trail of blood proceeding directly away down the beach into the surf. A thought to be certain to write that into his report slipped from his mind as he turned to determine the man’s identity... [SIDEBAR – There is no namesake “Saint” Kilda, for whom the beach and district of Melbourne are named. The region got its name from a schooner “Lady of St. Kilda” which had moored at the beach in 1842. The name originated with the archipelago of that name in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland (for more information see https://marvmelb.blogspot.com/2013/08/the-origin-of-names-st-kilda.html). The beach area became a...
