Funeral Reform
Bishop Doyle writes to the press as follows: The habit of placing flowers on coffins and strewing them upon graves is not one that entails much expense. But what about the absurd expensive and meaningless…
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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Obituaries & funerals
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Bishop Doyle writes to the press as follows: The habit of placing flowers on coffins and strewing them upon graves is not one that entails much expense. But what about the absurd expensive and meaningless…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →An old-age pensioner named Gaynor was found, shot through the heart near Lucknow yesterday. There was nothing to show whether the shooting was…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →News of the death of the Hon. T. H. Smith, M.L.C., late of Gordon Brook station, reached Gra[?]on on Sunday. The deceased gentleman had [?] only quite recently returned to Sydney…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →MRS. ANNA. MARY SOHIPP died at her residence, Palmer's Channel, on Wednesday morning last, at the age of 82 years. The deceased lady was a native of Germany, and came to N.S.W. 50…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →It is with extreme regret that we announce the death of Nurse Annetta E. Champain, which took place at the Hospital yesterday afternoon. Some weeks ago she was prostrated with…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The death is announced of Francis Jenkins, one of the oldest pastoralists in Australia…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →The death occurred yesterday of Detective Keating…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →BISHOP DOYLE writes to the press as follows : The habit of placing flowers on coffins and strewing them upon graves is not one lost entails much expense. But what about the absurd,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Mrs. John Baker, of Queen-street, one of the earliest residents of this city, passed away on Tuesday at the advanced age of 81. She came to Grafton from Newcastle…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →General Lucas Meyer has died suddenly of heart disease…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Mr. ROBERT RANKIN, of the North Aim, died yesterday morning. Deceased had suffered severely some little time ago from an internal compliant. but recently he was much improved…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →It is with deep regret that we announce the demise of Mr. Timothy Hawthorne, of South Grafton, which took place at the Hospital on Tuesday, after he had been…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Mr. Giblin, official assignee, died this morning…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →MRS. OWEN COLNAN, of the Serpentine, died on Friday night in Maclean Hospital. Deceased had been under medical care for some time for a heart ailment, and on Friday evening, on the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →AN old resident of the district, in the person of Mr. Alexander M'Millan, died at Maclean on Tuesday, at the age of 78years, having been in failing health for some time. Deceased was a…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →THE Magisterial Inquiry which was held at Ballina last week concerning the death of the unfortunate girl, Clara Attewell, (says the Richmond River…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →It is with sincere regret that we announce the death of Henry Northcott, an old resident of Ulmarra, which took, place on Sunday night at the age of 86 Deceased was…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Profound consternation was occasioned in Armidale on Tuesday morning, when the painful notification that the Ven. Archdeacon Ross had breathed his last, became…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →VENERABLE Archdeacon Jas. Ross, D.D., died on Tuesday morning at Armidale, after a thief illness. The deceased clergyman was nearly 79 years of age. He recently resigned…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →MRS. PATTERSON, a very old colonist, died at Palmer's Island on Tuesday morning, from the infirmities of age, she having reached 80 years, Deceased was a native of Ireland, and after…
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