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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Obituaries & funerals

Obituaries & funerals, 1908

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Obituary. Sydney, Sunday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 6 July 1908 · page 3

Mrs. Alfred Fairfax died yesterday at North Sydney, at the age of 78 years. She was an old colonist, having arrived 54 years ago…

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Obituary

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Thursday 9 July 1908 · page 5

The death is announced of Viscount Chelsea, eldest son and heir of Earl Cadogan, aged 40 years. The death is announced of Count…

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Death of Mrs. Capp

The Raleigh Sun · Friday 10 July 1908 · page 4

Mr. A. E. Capp, of the Federal Hotel, Bellingen, received a telegram on Wednesday conveying the sad news of his mother's death at Ulmarra that day. Deceased had been…

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Obituary

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 13 July 1908 · page 3

Owing to a typographical error, the death of Captain J. Higgins, of the tug Alexandra, at Yamba, was reported in our last issue under the…

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Death of an Old Sea Captain

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 14 July 1908 · page 2

Captain James Higgins, whose death we recorded in Saturday's issue, was born in a small village named Carronshore, near Stirling, Scotland. In his career he might…

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Obituary

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Thursday 16 July 1908 · page 5

The Hon. Nicholas Hawken, M.L.C. died on Monday at his residence, City-road Darlington, Sydney, aged 72 years…

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Death of Mr. F. W. Wilcox

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 18 July 1908 · page 4

On Wednesday, a little after 1 p.m., Mr. F. W. Wilcox passed away in the Lismore Hospital to which institution he had been removed the previous afternoon. The circumstances attached…

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Death of Mr. P. O'Grady

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 18 July 1908 · page 10

Mr. P. O'Grady, who was conveyed to the Hospital on Wednesday suffering from pluerisy and pneumonia, died the same evening. Deceased attained the age of 66…

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Death of F. W. Wilcox. a Charge of Murder

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 20 July 1908 · page 2

In connection with the sudden death of Mr. F. W. Wilcox, reported in last issue, Thursday's Lismore "News" says:--…

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Death of Mr. F. W. Wilcox

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 21 July 1908 · page 5

LTSMORE, Monday.—An inquiry touching the death of Mr. Frederick Wilcox took place to-day before the Coroner, Mr. Fitz-hardinge. About twelve witnesses gave…

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Obituary

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Thursday 23 July 1908 · page 5

Francis William Thring, one of the survivors of M' Dougall Stuart's expedition across Australia in 1861-2 died in Adelaide on Friday, aged 72…

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Death of Ro[?]hdestvensky. London

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Thursday 23 July 1908 · page 5

The death is announced of Admiral Rozhdestvensky, the commander of the ill-fated Russian Baltic fleet, from heart trouble, resulting from wounds…

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Local and General the Death of F.w Wilcox

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Thursday 23 July 1908 · page 4

The coroner, 'Mr. M. H. Fitzhardinge, held an inquest at Lismore on Monday into the circumstances surrounding the death of Frederick W…

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Death of Mrs. E. W. Cochrane

The Raleigh Sun · Friday 24 July 1908 · page 4

Our Nana Glen correspondent writes:—On Tuesday night the residents of Nana Glen were shocked to hear of the death of Mrs. E. W. Cochrane, leaving a husband…

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Death of Mrs. S. Bondfield

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 25 July 1908 · page 4

On Wednesday afternoon death claimed an old and respected resident of Grafton in the person of Mrs. S. Bondfield, who had been alling for about a week with pleurisy…

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Death of Mr. F. W. WILCOX

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 25 July 1908 · page 11

The Coroner, Mr. M. H. Fitzhardinge opened an inquiry on Monday into the circumstances surrounding the death of Frederick Wilcox, which occurred at the…

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Obituary. Sydney. Saturday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 27 July 1908 · page 3

Mr. William J. Gillam, one of Newcastle's oldest and most prominent business men, for many years a partner in tile firm of Earp, Gillam and…

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Obituary

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 3 August 1908 · page 2

Mrs. Ellen Spring, wife of the late W. Spring, of Grafton, passed away at the residence of her daughter, Mrs. W. Crocroft, Mary-street, on Thursday…

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Death of Mr. James Gallagher

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 4 August 1908 · page 4

On Friday morning last death claimed another victim in the person of Mr. James Gallagher, at his residence, Tyndale, South Arm. Decensed was a…

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Local and General Obituary

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Thursday 6 August 1908 · page 4

Mr. James Gallagher, for over 40 years a resident of the Clarence, passed away at his residence, Tyndale South Arm, on Friday morning, at…

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