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On the morning of 20 July 1916 Hopkins set out on horseback to inspect his flock, and when he failed to return by lunchtime an employee set out and found the horse hitched to a tree and
Hopkins dead nearby, drowned in a disused mine shaft. His coat and hat were nearby. It was assumed he was
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Hopkins, long regarded as a confirmed bachelor, on 8 January 1884 married Sarah Jane
Kennedy (c. 1858 – 13 April 1943). He was survived by his wife and a son, Rawdon Chesney Hopkins, who continued management of Errowanbang station.
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investigating ways to prevent his sheep entering the shaft, when he lost his footing and accidentally fell in and either lost consciousness or could not escape.
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Hopkins found time to exercise his talent for writing, creating a number of works that critics found stimulating, including two collections of short stories,
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1871–1875 and others of Sir Samuel Wilson's properties. In 1877 he was managing nearby
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John Rickard (1972). "Francis Rawdon Chesney Hopkins (1849–1916)".
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Websdale, Shoosmith, Ltd., Sydney. (1909) short stories
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