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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Obituaries & funerals

Obituaries & funerals, 1900

125 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 5 of 7

Death of Mr. H. Waddington

The Clarence River Advocate · Friday 31 August 1900 · page 4

MR. H. WADDINGTON, of Sydney, died suddenly in Lismore on Sunday evening last, having been seized with a fit on returning from Church, and expiring shortly afterwards of failure of the…

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Death of Sir Saul Samuel. LONDON

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 31 August 1900 · page 2

The death was announced this afternoon of Sir Saul Samuel, K.C.M.G., C.B., late Agent-General for New South Wales. [The late Sir Saul Samuel was born in…

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The Boer War Kruger's Flight, Advance of the British. British Prisoners Released Reported Death of Commandant De Wet. London

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 3 September 1900 · page 3

PRESIDENT KRUGER and all the Transvaal officials have reached Nel's Spruitt, 66 miles east of Machadodorp. The British are still advancing, and…

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A British-India Funeral

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

A lady writing from Kulu says—I have seen my first Kulu funeral. It does not sound anything out of the way to see, but in reality is a most…

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The Boer War. Battle Near Machadorp. Further Particulars. British Pushing Eastward. Reported Death of De Wet. London

The Clarence River Advocate · Tuesday 4 September 1900 · page 2

LORD ROBERTS reports that the Boers' resistance near Machadodorp was finally broken. The enemy retreated on hearing that all the Johannesburg police had been killed…

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The Siege of Ladybrand Raised. Reported Death of De La Ray. Later

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 7 September 1900 · page 3

The besiegers of Ladybrand have closed tho cannonade, and are preparing to move. Botha continues to make a fierce stand at Lydenberg, holding a lofty headland…

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Death of an Amusement Caterer

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 8 September 1900 · page 4

Mr. Alfred Wyburd, licensee of the BadenBaden hotel, Coogee, died of pneumonia. As the pioneer in this country of quite a variety of things in the way of pioneer sport he…

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Obituary

The Clarence River Advocate · Tuesday 11 September 1900 · page 3

MRS. JOHN LEE, of Southgate, died on Friday, at the ago of 81 years. She had resided at Southgate nearly 40 years, and is survived by her husband, one daughter, and four sons. One of tho latter is…

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The Late Mrs. J. R. Turner

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 17 September 1900 · page 2

The news of the death at Orange on the 8th instant, of Mrs. J. R. Turner will be received with regret. The deceased lady, who was only 23 years of age was a daughter…

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Death of the Premier's Father. Sydney

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 17 September 1900 · page 3

Mr. Lyne (father of the Hon. Sir William Lyne), died at Launceston (Tasmania) yesterday. The deceased gentleman was 91 years of age…

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Death of Mr. John Fitzhenry

The Clarence River Advocate · Friday 21 September 1900 · page 4

MR. JOHN FITZHENRY died suddenly on Wednesday morning at the residence of his son-in-law, Mr. George Schipp, Palmor's Channel. Deceased was an old resident of the district,…

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Death of Mr. J. E. Tyler

The Raleigh Sun · Friday 21 September 1900 · page 2

ONCE more the reaper has been at work, and taken from our midst a gentleman who will be mourned by many others besides his bereaved family and relatives. Some seven…

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The Boer War. Kruger to Go to Europe. Netherlands Railway Taken Over. Reported Death of De Wet. Interview with Kruger. a British Garrison Surrounded. London

The Clarence River Advocate · Friday 21 September 1900 · page 4

The Portuguese Government has authorised ex-President Krugor's departure from Delagoa Bay, if convinced that his real destination is Europo…

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Death of Rev. Dr. Cosh

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 24 September 1900 · page 2

THE Rev. Professor James Cosh, M.A., D.D., who has been ill for a few weeks, died at Turramurra, near Sydney, on Thursday morning. Dr. Cosh was born in 1838 at…

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The Sketcher. Buck Fanshaw's Funeral

The Clarence River Advocate · Friday 28 September 1900 · page 2

There was a grand time over Buck Fanshaw when he died. He was a representative citizen. He had "killed his man, not in his own quarrel, it is…

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The Late Mr. Piddington, M.L.A.

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 2 October 1900 · page 4

The announcement of this gentleman's death took a large number of his friends by surprise. It was known indeed that his health was not very good, but it was not supposed that his…

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Local and General News. Obituary

The Clarence River Advocate · Tuesday 2 October 1900 · page 2

ON Friday morning Sarah Florence Gramger, aged nine years, daughter of Mr. George Grainger, of Harwood, died from an internal complaint.—On Saturday night Mrs. McLean, an…

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PERSONAL. The Late Mr. T. Hadfield, senr

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 5 October 1900 · page 2

YET another of the old residents of this district has passed away, death by accident having removed on Tuesday last Mr T. Hadfield, senr., a gentleman who had been…

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Death of Mrs. J. Storey

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 8 October 1900 · page 2

About 9 o'clock on Thursday evening a report was circulated that Mrs Storey, wife of Captain J. Storey, of Coraki, had died suddenly. Inquiries elicited the fact that…

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Personal. Death of Mr. H. Polson

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 8 October 1900 · page 2

Mr. H. Polson, of Tatham, succumbed on Wednesday last, after a very brief illness. On Saturday last Mr. Polson complained of being unwell, and later on took to his had…

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