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Blue Mountains · Obituaries & funerals

Obituaries & funerals, 1904

20 stories in Blue Mountains's papers

Death of Death

Blue Mountain Gazette · Friday 27 May 1904 · page 2

A young, man named Edward Death has died in the Bathurst Hospital as the result of a quarrel over a game of cards at Blayney. He was 32…

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The Funeral

The Mountaineer · Friday 10 June 1904 · page 3

The funeral tool place yesterday afternoon, the body being brought up by Mail train on Wednesday evening, the comissioners making spedial…

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The Funeral

The Mountaineer · Friday 10 June 1904 · page 3

The funeral, which took place on Friday afternoon, the remains being interred in the local cemetery, was largely attended and a number of…

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Obituary. Miss Grace Wilson

The Mountaineer · Friday 10 June 1904 · page 3

Quite a gloom was cast Over Katoomba when it became known that Gracie Wilson, daughter of Mr A. Wilson, of the Bee Farm, of this town,…

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Death of Miss A. Costigan

Blue Mountain Gazette · Friday 24 June 1904 · page 2

News came to Katoomba on Sunday night that Miss A. Costigan, who was well known in the Mountain towns, had passed over to the great majority…

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Obituary. Miss Annie Costigan

The Mountaineer · Friday 24 June 1904 · page 6

The news of the death of Miss Annie Costigan on Sunday last came us a shock to a great many in Katoomba who were unaware of her illness. Even those closely…

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Obituary. Mrs Stehr of Leura

The Mountaineer · Friday 22 July 1904 · page 3

On Monday morning at shoot 3 a.m. there passed away at Lau[?] after a brief buy severs [?] am [?] identity of the district in the person of Mrs. S[?]…

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Obituary. Mrs Esther Chandler

The Mountaineer · Friday 5 August 1904 · page 6

We are sorry' to have to record the death of an old Hawkesbury identity in the person of Mrs Esther Chandler, mother of Mr John Chandler of this…

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Painter and Queen Death of F. Von Lenbach

The Mountaineer · Friday 12 August 1904 · page 5

The death is announced of Professor Franz von Lenbach, the well known Bavarian painter, at Munich. The deceased was sixty-eight, years…

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Obituary. Archdeacon Black, D.D.

The Mountaineer · Friday 26 August 1904 · page 3

Archdeacon Black, D.D., 72 years of age, who was ordered to the Mountains for his health some six months ago, died at Mount Victoria of heart…

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The Funeral

The Mountaineer · Friday 7 October 1904 · page 5

The remains were interred in the Katoomba cemetery on Wednesday afternoon, when there was quite a large number in attendance. The cortege moved from his late…

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Death of Adolph Loften

Blue Mountain Gazette · Friday 7 October 1904 · page 2

One of the best known of Katoomba's old residents died after a lingering illness on Monday last. Adolph Lofton came to Katoomba about 18…

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Obituary. MR A. LOFTEN

The Mountaineer · Friday 7 October 1904 · page 5

Quite a gloom was cast over Katoomba on Tuesday last when it became known that Mr A. Loften, had passed away to join the great majority early on Tuesday…

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Obituary

The Mountaineer · Friday 21 October 1904 · page 5

Rev. R. J. Read, rector of the C.E. parish of Springwood with Glenbrook, Lawson Wentworth Falls and Hazelbrook who has been in failing health for some time and…

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Obituary

The Mountaineer · Friday 28 October 1904 · page 3

The funeral of the late Rev. R. J. Read, late rector of the Church of England, parish of Springwood, took place on Friday at the Church of…

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Funeral of the Late Rev. R. J. Read

Blue Mountain Gazette · Friday 28 October 1904 · page 2

The funeral of the late Rev. Richard J. Read, late rector of the Church of Eagland, parish of Spring wood, who died at Medlow Bath on Thursday,…

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Death of an old Katoomba Identity

The Mountaineer · Friday 11 November 1904 · page 3

It will be learned with regret in Katoomba that one of the oldest' identities of the place in the person of Mr Jack Shad died on Tuesday last…

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The Funeral

The Mountaineer · Friday 2 December 1904 · page 7

The funeral took place on Monday afternoon, the service being conducted by Rev. F. V. Pratt. There were a large number of friends and mourners…

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Sudden Death of a Child

Blue Mountain Gazette · Friday 2 December 1904 · page 2

On Sunday last the four-year old daughter of Mr. J. Morris, of North. Katoomba, met with a sudden death through misadventure. It appears…

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Obituary. Mrs. Nellie Brickett

The Mountaineer · Friday 2 December 1904 · page 3

Quite a gloom was cast over Medlow Bath, Katoomba and Blackheath on Friday last when it became known that Mrs Nellie Brickett, wife of Mr…

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