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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Obituaries & funerals

Obituaries & funerals, 1902

101 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 4 of 6

Funeral Reform

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 26 July 1902 · page 2

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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Death of an Old-age Pensioner. Sydney

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 28 July 1902 · page 1

An old-age pensioner named Gaynor was found, shot through the heart near Lucknow yesterday. There was nothing to show whether the shooting was…

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Death of the Hon. T. H. Smith

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 29 July 1902 · page 5

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…

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Local and General News Death of Mrs. Schipp

The Clarence River Advocate · Friday 1 August 1902 · page 4

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…

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Death of Nurse Champain

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 2 August 1902 · page 5

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…

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Death of a Pastoralist. Sydney

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 4 August 1902 · page 1

The death is announced of Francis Jenkins, one of the oldest pastoralists in Australia…

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Death of a Detective. Sydney

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 4 August 1902 · page 1

The death occurred yesterday of Detective Keating…

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Funeral Reform

The Clarence River Advocate · Tuesday 5 August 1902 · page 4

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,…

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Death of an Old Citizen

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 9 August 1902 · 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…

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Death of Lucas Meyer. London

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 11 August 1902 · page 1

General Lucas Meyer has died suddenly of heart disease…

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Death of Mr. Robert Rankin

The Clarence River Advocate · Friday 22 August 1902 · page 4

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…

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Death of an Old Resident

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 23 August 1902 · page 2

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…

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Death of Mr. Giblin. Sydney, Saturday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 25 August 1902 · page 1

Mr. Giblin, official assignee, died this morning…

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Obituary

The Clarence River Advocate · Tuesday 26 August 1902 · page 2

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…

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Death of Mr. A. McMillan

The Clarence River Advocate · Friday 29 August 1902 · page 4

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…

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The Strange Death of a Girl

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 12 September 1902 · page 2

THE Magisterial Inquiry which was held at Ballina last week concerning the death of the unfortunate girl, Clara Attewell, (says the Richmond River…

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Death of Mr. H. Northcott

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 16 September 1902 · page 5

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…

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Death of Archdeacon Ross, D.D.

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 20 September 1902 · page 4

Profound consternation was occasioned in Armidale on Tuesday morning, when the painful notification that the Ven. Archdeacon Ross had breathed his last, became…

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Death of Archdeacon Ross

The Clarence River Advocate · Tuesday 23 September 1902 · 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…

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Obituary

The Clarence River Advocate · Friday 26 September 1902 · 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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