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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Obituaries & funerals

Obituaries & funerals, 1919

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A Wealthy Estate. Late Mrs. Rabone. Estate Valued at £52,270

Daily Examiner · Monday 24 February 1919 · page 4

The will of the late Ellen Maria Rabone, of Telopea, Military road, Mosman, widow, and many years ago a resident of Grafton as the wife of the Rev. S…

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Laurier's Funeral. 30,000 People Attend. Vancouver

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 24 February 1919 · page 2

A message from Ottawa says: Thirty thousand people attended Sir Wilfred Laurier's State funeral. The body lay in state at Parliament House…

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Obituary

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 26 February 1919 · page 3

Mrs. Francis McBrien, mother of Mrs. Snelling, of the Post Office Hotel, Grafton, died last night at Coraki, aged 71…

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Richmond River Influenza Death of a Victim. 31 Cases at Kyogle. Lismore, Tuesday Night

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 26 February 1919 · page 3

Mrs. Williams, one of the three women admitted to Lismore Hospital isolation ward some days ago, died to-day. Of the other cases, Gladys Quirk is…

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Richmond River Influenza. Richmond River Influenza. Death of an Infant. Lismore, Wednesday Night

Daily Examiner · Thursday 27 February 1919 · page 5

No fresh crises are reported from Stony Gully, near Kyogle, but an infant aboriginal died there to-day. Two cases were reported to-day from…

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Motor Tragedy. Three People Killed. Two Grafton Returned Soldiers. Military Funeral To-day. Lismore

Daily Examiner · Saturday 8 March 1919 · page 4

Much regret was expressed throughout Lismore and Alstonville to-day when it became known that a pleasure jaunt in a motor car last night had ended fatally for…

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Obituary

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 10 March 1919 · page 2

The death took place on Saturday at South Grafton of Mr. Francis Daniel McNamara, at the ripe old age of 81 years. Deceased, who was a native…

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A Military Funeral. an Impressive Ceremony

Daily Examiner · Monday 10 March 1919 · page 2

The bodies of I. K. Appleby and J. R. Newman, the returned soldiers who were killed in the motor accident at Alstonville early on Friday morning, ware…

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Funeral at Grafton. Full Military Honors

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 10 March 1919 · page 2

The bodies of the two male victims the fearful accident were brought to draft on by car at an early hour on Saturday morning and were at once…

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Death of Ald. English. Sydney Lord Mayoralty Vacant. Sydney

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 10 March 1919 · page 2

Ald. John English, the recently-elected Lord Mayor of Sydney, succumbed on Saturday night. having been in indifferent health for some…

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Death of Mr. W. Mansfield

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 12 March 1919 · page 2

As our first edition was going to press at noon to-day, word was received that Mr. William Mansfield, of Ashby, had died this morning, and is…

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"Trooper Bluegum." Victim to Influenza. Death of Major Oliver Hogue. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 12 March 1919 · page 5

News has been received in Sydney of the death in London from influenza of Major Oliver Hogue, who until his departure for the front was a leading…

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Disturbances in Korea Claim for independence. on Death of Ex-emperor. Fighting and Bloodshed. Shanghai

Daily Examiner · Saturday 15 March 1919 · page 5

On the occasion of the funeral ceremonies of the ex-Emperor of Korea, beginning at Seoul on March 1, a general outbreak of independence occurred…

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Telegrams. Bowraville News. Death of Indian Mutiny Veteran. St. Patrick's Day Celebrations. Bowraville

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 18 March 1919 · page 5

The death has occurred of William Marsh, aged So, who fought in the Indian mutiny. He was taken prisoner and put in the Black Hole of Calcutta, and was…

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Death of Mr. Chas. Page

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 19 March 1919 · page 4

The announcement of the death of Mr. Charles Page, which took place early yesterday' morning at South Grafton, cast quite a gloom over the city. It was…

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Obituary. Mr. Chas. Page. a Prominent Graftonian

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 19 March 1919 · page 2

The death occurred at South Grafton early yesterday morning of Mr. Charles Page, aged 68 years. Deceased, who recently returned from Queensland,…

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Late Mr. Chas. Page. an Impressive Funeral

Daily Examiner · Thursday 20 March 1919 · page 4

Very few larger, and certainly no more representative funerals have taken place in Grafton than that which was accorded the late Mr. Charles Page yesterday. There…

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Obituary. Mrs. Hugh McLACHLAN

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 24 March 1919 · page 2

The death took place yesterday of Mrs. Mary McLachlan, wife of Mr. Hugh McLachlan, of "Laurel Bank," at the age of 75 years. The deceased…

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Death of German Militarism. the Disarmament Clauses. Paris

Daily Examiner · Monday 24 March 1919 · page 3

The council's adoption of the naval terms is the death sentence of German militarism. All the disarmament clauses, totalling 55, are now in final shape,…

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Death of Well-known Doctor. Disease Contracted From a Patient. Sydney, Monday Night

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 25 March 1919 · page 5

Dr. George Bowen Thomas (42), of Ashfield, died to-day from pneumonic influenza. He contracted the disease a week ago while attending a patient…

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