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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Obituaries & funerals

Obituaries & funerals, 1900

125 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 2 of 7

Death of Rev. I. Mackay

The Clarence River Advocate · Tuesday 6 March 1900 · page 3

THE Rev. Issac Mackay, for 25 years minister of the Presbyterian Church of E.A. at residence, near Grafton, on Saturday evening. He had gone there…

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Death of Mrs. Folbigg

The Clarence River Advocate · Friday 9 March 1900 · page 2

SHORTLY after 5 o'clock on Wednesday afternoon Mrs. Margaret Folbigg, relict of the late Mr. Justus Folbigg, passed over to the silent majority after a long and painful illness. The…

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The Late Mrs. M. Macleod

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 10 March 1900 · page 3

Referring to the death of Mrs. MacLeod, a correspondent writes—The subject of this memoir was a native of the Isle of Skye, or "Winged Island," as it is termed in the…

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Personal. Death of Mr. A. L. M'dougall

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 19 March 1900 · page 2

IT is with much regret that we announce the death of Mr. A. L M'Dougall at his residence, Clarence Cottage, on Saturday evening last. Mr. M'Dougall, who had attained the ripe age…

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Death of Mr.R. Shaw

The Clarence River Advocate · Tuesday 20 March 1900 · page 2

ON Friday afternoon Mr. Roderick Shaw died rather suddenly at his residence, Woodlord Island. He had been ailing from consumption for some time, and was in a weak state. The…

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Death of Mr. A. L. M'dougall

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 20 March 1900 · page 4

Sincere regret was manifested in the city on Saturday evening at the news of the death of Mr. A. L. M'Dougall, who for upwards of 20 years was Police Magistrate of Grafton,…

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Death of a Child

The Clarence River Advocate · Friday 23 March 1900 · page 2

ON Monday night an illness from which the infant child of the Rev. W. H. and Mrs. Thompson, of Maclean, had suffered terminated fatally. The child was about six months old. The…

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Death of an old Resident

The Clarence River Advocate · Tuesday 27 March 1900 · page 2

MR. GEORGE BUSCH, senior, of the North Arm, died yesterday in hie 80th year, Deceased Was a native of Germany, and was an old resident of the North Arm. The funeral will leave his late…

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Vice-regal Visit. Death of Hon. Edward Lygon

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 27 March 1900 · page 5

On Sunday evening the Mayor of Grafton received a telegram from the member for the district, stating that owing to the Governor's brother being killed at…

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The War. Death of Major- General Woodgate. London

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 27 March 1900 · page 5

Pretoria is preparing for a 2-years[?] siege. The report of the relief of Mafeking has been brought to the War Office by one of Plumer's scouts, but it has not yet been…

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Death of Sydney's Leading Sculptor

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 31 March 1900 · page 5

The death was announced on Saturday of Signor Simonetti, the well known sculptor. Sculptors are sufficiently rare in Sydney to make this sad event important. Simonetti…

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Death of General Joubert London

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 31 March 1900 · page 5

General Jouberb died unexpectedly at Pretoria on Tuesday night from an internal complaint. Only a few hours earlier Lieut. General White, in receiving an address at…

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Death of an Eminent Officer

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 3 April 1900 · page 4

The late Field-Marshal Sir Donald Stewart, though not too well known to the present generation — people forget so quickly—was nevertheless a very fine type of soldier. Like…

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The Boer War. Death of General Joubert. Kruger Succeeds Him. London

The Clarence River Advocate · Tuesday 3 April 1900 · page 2

General Joubert, Commander-in-Chief of the Boer forces, died unexpectedly from an internal complaint on Tuesday night. General White, speaking at Capetown, paid adunt Joubort's vomains aro lying in…

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The Late Mr. R. Stevenson

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 6 April 1900 · page 4

IT will be within the recollection of our readers that the late Richard Stevenson, M.P.. die I suddenly at the residence of Mr. Andrew Laycock, of Putty. reaching…

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The Death of Leiutenant Grieve

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 6 April 1900 · page 3

ONE of the saddest incidents in connection with the war is the death of Lieutenant Grieve, who, as you will remember, was given a commission in the…

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Death of Mr. T. Comerford

The Clarence River Advocate · Friday 6 April 1900 · page 2

MR THOMAS COMERFORD, of King's Creek, died on Wednesday morning from an internal complaint from which he had suffered for some time. Deceased was a native of County Tipperary,…

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Local and General News. Death of Mr. W. Amos

The Clarence River Advocate · Friday 13 April 1900 · page 2

ON Tuesday last Mr. William Amos died suddenly near his residence on the North Arm. He had been under treatment for heart disease for some time and his medical attendant gave a…

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Death of Grand Flaneur

The Clarence River Advocate · Tuesday 24 April 1900 · page 3

THE thoroughbred horse Grand Flaneur died at Chipping Norton, the private stud of Mr. W. A, Long, on Monday, and thus one of the greatest figures in connection with the Australian turf…

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Death of a Usurer

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 1 May 1900 · page 2

M.A.P. writes: It came as a surprise to most people to learn that Isaac Gordon, the infamous moneylender, was as young as thirty-five:…

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