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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Obituaries & funerals

Obituaries & funerals, 1919

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Captain Robinson, V.C. Death of Great Airman. London

Daily Examiner · Monday 6 January 1919 · page 2

Captain William Leefe Robinson, V.C. who destroyed the first Zeppelin brought down over England, has died at Harrow from influenza. He returned from…

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Obituary

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 8 January 1919 · page 2

An old resident of this district, in the person of Nicholas Park, died in the Grafton Hospital last night, at the age of 83 years. Mr Park was a native…

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Obituary. Sir Donald Wallace. London, Saturday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 13 January 1919 · page 2

The death is announced of Sir Donald Mackenzie Wallace, afted 77 years. (Deceased, who was born in 1841, was a journalist, traveller and…

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Late Cables Late Colonel Roosevelt. Simple But Impressive Funeral. His Country in Mourning. New York, Friday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 13 January 1919 · page 2

It is reported from Washington that Government activities ceased throughout the United States on Wednesday in memory of Colonel Roosevelt. Flags…

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Death of Rosa Luxemburg. Furious Populace. London, Monday Night

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Wednesday 22 January 1919 · page 2

The United Service Hague correspondent says a sensational story is abroad of the killing of Rosa Luxemburg. In the confusion following Dr…

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Major Seton's Funeral. Interment in Australian Burial-ground. London

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 22 January 1919 · page 5

The funeral of the late Major Seton took place on Saturday, with full military honors, in the Australain burial- ground. The coffin, draped with the…

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Death of an Infant. a Charge of Murder. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 22 January 1919 · page 5

At an inquest at Wallerawang, concerning the death of a newly-born infant, Emma May Herbert, domestic servant, was committed for trial on a charge of…

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Death of Prince John. Sympathy for King and Queen. London

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 22 January 1919 · page 5

The last mom cuts of Prince John came quickly and unexpectedly. There was no time for the nurse who was with him to summon their Majesties to the bedside…

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Death of a Chinaman. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Thursday 23 January 1919 · page 5

Mon Yick, a Chinaman who came to Sydney on an influenza-stricken steamer and contracted the disease in its worst form, died at the quarantine station this…

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Spartacusists Funeral. Four-mile Procession. London

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 29 January 1919 · page 4

Reuter's Amsterdam correspondent reports that a message from Berlin states that on the occasion of the funerals of Dr. Liebkneeht and 32 Spartacusists,…

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Late Cables. Mr. Beeby's Tour. Sails for London. New York, Tuesday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 29 January 1919 · page 3

Mr. G. S. Beeby has sailed for London…

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Death of Mrs. R. J. Till. Coronial Inquiry

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 4 February 1919 · page 6

Mr. F. H. Schwonberg, district coroner, conducted an inquiry into the death of Mary Elizabeth Till, a married woman, residing at Stanley street, Maclean, whose…

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Death of a Doctor. Seven Deaths on Wednesday. Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Thursday 6 February 1919 · page 5

Seven deaths were reported in Melbourne to-day, including Dr. Eliza May Sweet, aged 37, a sister of Dr. Georgina Sweet of Melbourne Hospital…

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The Late Mr. James Garven

The Clarence River Advocate · Tuesday 11 February 1919 · page 2

Mr. A. H. Garven has been advised that his youngest brother. James [?] Garven, died in the Townsville Hospital Queensland, after a short…

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Obituary

The Clarence River Advocate · Tuesday 11 February 1919 · page 2

It is our [?] duty to have record the fact that the death occurred at her residence River street, Maclean, on Friday night last of…

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Death of a Centenarian

Daily Examiner · Friday 14 February 1919 · page 4

Another pioneer of the Clarence, Mr. John Kinneally; died at the residence of Mr. J. Carr, Palmer's Island, in the early hours on Wednesday morning, after an…

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Obituary. Death of "Jim Edwards."

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 17 February 1919 · page 3

The death took place last night at the Grafton Hospital of Mr. James Edward Allison, more generally known as Jim Edwards, at the age of 57 years…

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Russian Seaman's Death. Charge of Murder. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 18 February 1919 · page 5

The death of a Russian seaman, Johan Houvinen, at the Sydney Hospital, from the effects of wounds in chest, alleged to have been received in a disturbance…

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Obituary. Death of Mrs. Hamilton

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 24 February 1919 · page 3

Quite a gloom was cast over the city on Saturday when it became known that Mrs. Hamilton, wife of Mr. D. Hamilton, chemist, had suddenly…

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