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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Obituaries & funerals

Obituaries & funerals, 1901

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

The Late Mr. D. Roche

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 1 February 1901 · page 2

The death occurred yesterday afternoon of Mr. D. Roche, of Holmesten's hotel, at the advanced age of 76 years. Death was due to senile decay. The old gentleman had been…

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PERSONAL. The Late Mr. Creagh

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 1 February 1901 · page 2

PRIOR to proceeding with the business of the Court yesterday afternoon Mr. T. C. K. M'Kell, relieving P.M., said that as this was the first occasion on which the Court had sat…

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The Late Mr. J. A. Creagh

The Clarence River Advocate · Friday 1 February 1901 · page 4

THE late Mr. J. A. Creagh, whose death we announced in our last issue was a native of Limerick, Ireland, and was in his 61st year. He was a son of the late Captain Jasper Creagh, of the…

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The Queens Funeral. Sydney

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 1 February 1901 · page 4

The Governor-General has received a cable from Mr. Chamberlain stating that the Queen's funeral has been fixed for the…

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The Funeral Arrangements. London

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 1 February 1901 · page 2
Also in The Clarence River Advocate

Detailed particulars of the method of conducting the Queen's funeral are now available. The body of Her Majesty will be removed…

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The Queen's Funeral. Sydney Arrangements. Sydney

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 1 February 1901 · page 2

A GAZETTE extraordinary has been issued, intimating that all public offices will be closed on Saturday next. The public are also requested to observe the day as a close…

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Funeral Arrangements. Foreign Sympathy. (Delayed cables.) Sydney

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 1 February 1901 · page 4

Tho funeral of the Queen will be conducted with full military honors. All German and French State functions are postponed…

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Death of Mr. J. A. Creagh, P.M.

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 1 February 1901 · page 4

ON Monday morning last word was received in Grafton that Mr. J. A. Creagh, Police Magistrate, had passed away in Sydney at 6.30 o'clock the previous evening. The news…

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Funeral Fixed for 2nd February. A Military Funeral

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 2 February 1901 · page 5

There will be no lying-in-state beyond the coffin lying a few days nt Osborne. The Queen's body lies in the dining-room at Osborne House. Her fentures are wondrously…

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Death of Mr. Creagh, P.M.

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 2 February 1901 · page 4

At the Grafton Police Court on Thursday, Mr. McKell, relieving P.M., made reference to the demise of Mr. Greagh, and on behalf of the Bench expressed the most sincere regret. Mr. Creagh…

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The Queen's Funeral. The Windsor Obsequies. Wreaths Valued at £50,000 a Swiss Tribute of Respect. London

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 4 February 1901 · page 2

No evening papers will be published in England to-day on account of the Queen's funeral. LONDON, SATURDAY MORNING…

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Death of Mrs. E, Kennedy

The Clarence River Advocate · Tuesday 5 February 1901 · page 2

Mrs. KENNEDY, wife of Mr. Ewen Kennedy, of Ballina, died on Saturday week, aged 62 years. Deceased had been ailing for some time. Her early life was spent in the Manning district,…

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The Queen's Funeral. Obsequies in London. World-Wide Mourning. London

The Clarence River Advocate · Tuesday 5 February 1901 · page 3

THE weather is magnificent at Cowes. The shores at Osborne, Southsea, and Gosport were crowded with_ people anxious to see the great naval procession…

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The Late Queen Victoria. The Funeral Procession and Naval Pageant. A Soul-Stirring Spectacle. Remarkable Manifestations of Sympathy and Grief

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 5 February 1901 · page 5

LONDON, SATURDAY.—Yesterday was queen's weather, the day being one of unbroken sunshine, A soul-stirring spectacle was witnessed at Cowes, Scores of thousands lined the headlands of the…

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The Late Mr. A Bennett

The Clarence River Advocate · Friday 8 February 1901 · page 4

MR. ALFRED BENNETT, while attending as a witness at the Court-house, Picton, on Friday, was seized with an epileptic fit, to which he cumbed some hours afterwards. The deceased…

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The Queen's Funeral

The Clarence River Advocate · Friday 8 February 1901 · page 5

FURTHER particulars of the Queen's funeral are to hand. The coffin was removed from tho Palace at Osborne, Isle of Wight, on Friday, an imposing…

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The Queen's Funeral. Foreign Monarchs Leaving for Home. Ovation to the German Emperor London

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 8 February 1901 · page 3

THE Windsor incidents of the funeral were rather sensational. The horse on the off-side nearest the gun-carriage suddenly became restive, and the…

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The Royal Funeral. London, February 4th

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 9 February 1901 · page 5

The crowd during the Royal funeral procession through London on Saturday was the largest ever seen in the city. The "Times" says the funeral was remarkable as a pageant and as evidence of…

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"Notes by Falcon." the Queen's Funeral

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 9 February 1901 · page 4

The warship "Australia" was the first vessel to salute on the coffin being put on the "Alberta" at Cowes, The fanerai of the Queen is described as having been really magnificent. "Bury the Great Dake,"…

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