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Blue Mountains · Obituaries & funerals

Obituaries & funerals, 1911

7 stories in Blue Mountains's papers

Obituary

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 17 February 1911 · page 10

After a long and painful illness, Mr Simeon Lyons, the well-known fruiterer, passed away at his home in Katoomba street on Friday last. Some two months…

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Death of a Derelict

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 24 March 1911 · page 1

The following is it true story of the death of a stockman, who perished in a fit of the d.Ps, away in the sun-baked Nor-west last year. To dwellers in that far-away region, there is…

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Death of an Octogenarian

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 19 May 1911 · page 4

An old resident of Lawson in the person of Dr. Moore passed over the great divide on Thursday morning. For the last quarter of a century the late…

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Obituary

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 7 July 1911 · page 4

We regret to chronicle the death of Miss Hooley, sister of the Reverend Mother of Mt. St. Mary's College. The deceased lady, who was widely esteemed…

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Death of Councillor Doyle

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 14 July 1911 · page 4

One of Blackheath's' most prominent citizens, Mr Frank Doyle, died at his residence on Wednesday last. Mr Doyle caine to Blackheath about 15 years ago,…

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The Funeral

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 25 August 1911 · page 4

Death from hemorage from a self-inflicted wound," was the Coroner's finding at the magisterial inquiry into the death of Sydney Drummond at…

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A Notable Politician. Death of "Honest John Hurley." Distinguished Life Closed. Miner, Legislator and Philanthropist

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 15 December 1911 · page 6

Mr John Hurley, ex-M.L.A. for Katoomba and the Blue Mountains, died on Sunday last at his resilience, "Springfield," Council street, Waverley. Death was due to heart failure, and…

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