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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Obituaries & funerals

Obituaries & funerals, 1898

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Death of Mr. Donald Shaw

The Clarence River Advocate · Tuesday 1 November 1898 · page 2

WE regret to have to chronicle the death of another old resident of the district, in the person of Mr. Donald Shaw, of King's Creek, who succumbed on Sunday to phthisis,…

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The Late Mr. Higgins

The Raleigh Sun · Friday 2 December 1898 · page 2

THE following letter, with a cheque for £52 12s., has been sent to Mrs. Higgins:- " Bellinger Heads, November 16, 1898. To Mrs-, W, D: Higgins, Dear Madam,…

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Death of Miss Rose Gallagher

The Clarence River Advocate · Tuesday 6 December 1898 · page 2

DURING last week intelligence was received by her friends in Maclear. that Miss Rose Gallagher was ill with typhoid fever in Westralia. On Friday a telegram was received announcing her…

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Death of Mr. J. Tyson. the Wealthiest Man in Australia. the Closing of a Remarkable Career

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 10 December 1898 · page 2

Mr. Tyson was found dead in bed on his room being entered on Saturday morning. He had been somewhat enfeebled of late, and the news was not unexpected. Although Mr. Tyson was…

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Death of Lieutenant Stewart

The Clarence River Advocate · Tuesday 13 December 1898 · page 4

ON Saturday Lieutenant Alex. Stewart was found dead in bed in his quarters at Chowder Bay. The deceased had been for the past two months attached to the detachment of Submarine…

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The Late Mr. Higgins

The Raleigh Sun · Friday 16 December 1898 · page 2

THE committee appointed in connection with the Higgins Testimonia Fund are in receipt of a letter from Mrs. Higgins, in which she asks them to convey her sincere…

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