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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Obituaries & funerals

Obituaries & funerals, 1913

227 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 7 of 12

Obituary. Mrs. Lavinia Rees

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 20 June 1913 · page 4

The death occurred at the residence of her daughter, Mrs. C. Greaves, York Hotel, Sydney, on Tuesday, of Mrs. Rees, daughter of…

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Suffragist's Funeral

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Saturday 21 June 1913 · page 2

SIX thousand persons marched at Miss Davison's funeral at Epsom. The guard of honour, composed of London suffragettes, were all in deep…

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Death of Mrs. BRIGHT

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 24 June 1913 · page 5

SYDNEY, Monday.—The death of Mrs. Bright, Melbourne, occurred on Saturday, after, a week's illness. Deceased had won laurels in teaching, and in…

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Death of Mr. McCCURT

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 24 June 1913 · page 5

SYDNEY, Monday.—William McCourt, ex-Speaker of the Legislative Assembly, died yesterday. He had been suffering from an internal…

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Late Mr. McCourt Tributes From Party Leaders. Sydney, Monday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 25 June 1913 · page 2

Mr. Holman, Acting Premier, on behalf of the Government, has expressed the deepest sympathy with the ex-Speaker's wife and family. He…

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Obituary. John Faulks

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 30 June 1913 · page 3

A resident of the Clarence for about half-a-century passed away yesterday, at Levenstrath in the person of John Fawkes, a farmer, aged…

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Obituary. Mr. H. B. THOMAS, M.A. SYDNEY, Sunday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 30 June 1913 · page 3

Mr. Harry B. Thomas, M.A. Senior Examiner of Titles a the Registrar-General's office, died suddenly at his residence, Neutral Bay,…

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Death of Mr. WHITFIELD

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 1 July 1913 · page 5

SYDNEY, Saturday.—Mr. Lewis Whitfold, the well-known barrister, dropped dead on the Royal Sydney Golf Club's links at Rose Bay this afternoon…

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A Joyful Funeral

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Thursday 3 July 1913 · page 4

The funeral of the late Mrs. Elizabeth Phillips, in Manchester, was more like a carnival than the orthodox ceremony. Mrs. Phillips, who was 79 years old, was for…

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Obituary. Mrs. Eliza Hayes

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 4 July 1913 · page 4

After 50 years of honored residence in this State (30 of which were spent in Grafton, and the first 20 in Sydney), Eliza Haynes, passed…

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Obituary. Salas Johnston

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 9 July 1913 · page 2

Silas Johnston, aged 72, gardener, a native of England, and a resident of the district for many years, died on Saturday night at the residence of…

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The Victims' Funeral. a Graveside Exhortation. Railway Strike Threatened. London Tuesday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 9 July 1913 · page 3

Twelve thousand trades unionists attended the funeral of the victims of Saturday's riot at Johannesburg. The Anglican Bishop of Pretoria…

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The Rand Strike. the Funeral of the Victims

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Thursday 10 July 1913 · page 5

JOHANNESBURG, Tuesday.—A crowd of trades unionists, estimated at 12,000, attended the funeral of the victims of the riot. A vast crowd thronged the…

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Obituary. MRS. W. COOPER

The Raleigh Sun · Friday 11 July 1913 · page 5

It is our melaucholy duty this week to chronicle the death of another of the old pioneers of this district, viz., Mrs. W. Cooper, of Macksville, who…

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Obituary. Angus Munro

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 16 July 1913 · page 2

At "Nemingha" Private Hospital on Monday, there passed away a very old resident of the Clarence River districts in the person of…

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Death of Mrs. B. Conaghan

The Raleigh Sun · Friday 18 July 1913 · page 4

It is with the profoundest feelings of regret we record the death of Mrs. Hannah Conaghan, wife of Mr. Bernard Conaghan, late of the Federal…

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A Skipper's Death. Result of an Accident. Sydney

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 18 July 1913 · page 4

The steamer Clan Urqubart arrived this morning from New Caledonia and reports the death of its commander, Captain Sommerfelt,…

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Death of Germen Naval Captain

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Saturday 19 July 1913 · page 2

The steamer Clan Urquart which arrived this morning from New Caledoni, reports the death of Commander Captain Summerfelt. He…

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Obituary. Mr. W F. Schey Sydney, Saturday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 21 July 1913 · page 3

The death of Mr. William Francis Schey, ex-M.L.A., occurred last night at his home in Woolwich, at the age of 56 years. For a long period he…

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Death of an Old Resident

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 22 July 1913 · page 8

The death took place last night of Mrs. J. E. Chapman at the residence of her daughter, Mrs. T. Pratt, Grafton, at the age of 85. She was an old resident of the…

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