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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Obituaries & funerals

Obituaries & funerals, 1917

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Canterbury Park Smash. Death of a Jockey. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Thursday 2 August 1917 · page 2

Leslie Bragg, one of the riders injured in the smash at Canterbury Park, died this morning. Barden is still unconscious, with no improvement in his condition…

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A Boy's Death. Verdict of Wilful Murder Against Mother

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 3 August 1917 · page 2

A verdict of wilful murder (says a wire from Adelaide) was returned against a young married woman named Amy Jenkins, at the Coroner's…

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Death of Sergt. McGRATH

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Saturday 4 August 1917 · page 3

Mrs. Chas. Johnson, of Ulong, Eastern Dorrigo, has received the following letter from Private H. Corfe. describing the death of her brother, Sergt…

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Shocking Outrage. Death of a Little Girl. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 8 August 1917 · page 2

A girl named Hill, aged five, residing with her parents near Narromine, was the victim of a shocking outrage yesterday. The child was missed by her…

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Obituary. John Carson

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 10 August 1917 · page 2

The death occurred late yesterday afternoon of Mr. John Carson, a lifelong resident of Grafton and in former years a very prominent citizen. At…

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State Parliament. Death of Mr. Scobie. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Thursday 16 August 1917 · page 6

When Parliament assembled to-day Mr. Fuller expressed the sorrow felt among the members at the death of Mr. Scoble. He said that during the time the…

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Obituary

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 20 August 1917 · page 2

The death has occurred of Mr. Andrew John McDougall, 90, father of Mr. J. B. McDougall, the well-known auctioneer of Casino. The late Mr…

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Obituary. Earl Grey. London, Wednesday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 31 August 1917 · page 2

The death is announced of Earl Grey, aged 66 years…

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Obituary. Acting-premier's Father. Sydney

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 3 September 1917 · page 3

Mr. Puller, sen., father of the Acting-Premier of N.S.W., died yesterday at his home, "Dunmore," Minnamurra, near Kiama…

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Shooting Episode. Flanagan's Funeral. Largest in Sydney for Years

Daily Examiner · Monday 3 September 1917 · page 2

Thousands of unionists attended the funeral of Mervyn Flanagan. The cortege was the longest seen in Sydney for many years. The different unions were…

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Death of Ex-russian Premier. Petrograd

Daily Examiner · Thursday 6 September 1917 · page 5

The death is announced of Stuermer an ex-Russian Premier, and a notorious pro-German intriguer…

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Flanagan's Death. Verdict of the Jury. an Act of Self-defence. the Defendant's Evidence. Charge to Be Withdrawn. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Thursday 6 September 1917 · page 4

The inquest on Mervyn Flanagan was continued to-day, when further evidence was given of the incidents that led up to the shooting…

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Obituary. London

Daily Examiner · Friday 14 September 1917 · page 3

Evie Greene, the actress, is dead. (Reuter.) SOFIA, Thursday. The death is reported of the Queen of…

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Death of Mr. C. W. Readett

Daily Examiner · Thursday 20 September 1917 · page 4

The death took place on Tuesday morning of Mr. C. W. Readett. solicitor, and a well-known figure in Newcastle. The late Mr. Readett, who was 73 years…

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Obituary. Admiral Keppel. London

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 24 September 1917 · page 3

The death is announced of Admiral Leicester Keppel. When Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show was in London the Prince of…

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Obituary. Death of W. T. Pullen. Noted Pioneer

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 28 September 1917 · page 3

The death occurred yesterday, at Coff's Harbor, at the residence of his son, Mr. Edwin Pullen, of Mr. W. T. Pullen, one of the best known North…

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General War News. the Railway Fatalities. New Zealanders' Military Funeral London Thursday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 28 September 1917 · page 3

The funeral of the nine New Zealanders, killed in the railway disaster, took place this (Thursday) afternoon at the Corporation Cemetery. Sixty…

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A Noted Pioneer. Death of Mr. W. T. Pullen

Daily Examiner · Saturday 29 September 1917 · page 4

As was briefly recorded in yesterday's issue, Mr. W. T. Pullen, J.P., died at Coff's Harbor about midday on Thursday. Deceased had been unwell for some…

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Serious Charge. the Death of a Young Woman. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Saturday 29 September 1917 · page 5

Annie Turnbull was remanded on a charge of causing the death of the young woman, Annie Waller, who succumbed at the Coast Hospital yesterday…

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Death of One of the Sisters of the Grafton Community

Daily Examiner · Saturday 29 September 1917 · page 4

Yesterday Sister Mary Veronica (Roche), who for the past seventeen years labored in the Convent of Mercy, Cowper, passed peacefully away. Though…

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