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Blue Mountains · Obituaries & funerals

Obituaries & funerals, 1903

10 stories in Blue Mountains's papers

Death of Mr. Thos. Cale

Blue Mountain Gazette · Friday 30 January 1903 · page 6

Wentworth Falls has just lost within a fortnight two of her oldest residents-- Mr. Poulton, who met with a fatal accident a fortnight age and Mr…

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Death of Mr. Henry Barber

Blue Mountain Gazette · Friday 27 February 1903 · page 2

On Saturday morning last quite a gloom was cast over our peaceful little town, when the news circulated of the death of Mr. Henry Barber. He was…

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Inquiry into the Death of Alfred Lo[?]ke

The Mountaineer · Friday 27 February 1903 · page 3

The death of the half cast, Locke, reported in our last issue[?] was the subject of a magisterial inquiry before Mr A. Judges, district coroner,…

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Death of Mr. Thomas Watson

Blue Mountain Gazette · Friday 20 March 1903 · page 7

The sad news of the sudden death of Mr. Thomas Watson came as a shock to the residents of Katoomba. Mr. Watson was always a strong…

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Death of Mr. Joseph Lucas

Blue Mountain Gazette · Friday 15 May 1903 · page 5

Mr. A. L. Peacock, of the Carrington Hotel, Katoomba, has received intimation from London of the death of his [?]ucle, Mr. Joseph Lucas. Speaking of…

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Death of an Old Resident

Blue Mountain Gazette · Friday 3 July 1903 · page 7

We regret to have to record the death of an old resident of this town in the person of Mr. George Pritchard, which took place on Wednesday last…

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Death of Constable Joyce, Blackheath

The Mountaineer · Friday 14 August 1903 · page 3

It is with sincere regret that we have to record the death of another resident, First-Class Constable Joyce, who has been with, us for the past 3 years,…

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Funeral of Constable Joyce

Blue Mountain Gazette · Friday 21 August 1903 · page 3

The funeral of the late Constable Joyce at Blackheath on the 14th August was One of the largest ever seem at the Heath. The cortege was…

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Death of Mr. T. Bogus

Blue Mountain Gazette · Friday 21 August 1903 · page 2

The announcement of the sudden death of Mr. T. Bogus came as a surprise to the residents of Katoomba. On the previous evening (Wednesday)…

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Death of an Old Resident

Blue Mountain Gazette · Friday 2 October 1903 · page 2

One of the oldest residents of Katoomba, in the person of Mrs. Curnow, senr., passed over to the great majority on Thursday morning last at…

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