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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Obituaries & funerals

Obituaries & funerals, 1920

135 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 2 of 7

Death of Miss Davey

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 12 March 1920 · page 2

Miss Bertha Davey (second daughter of Mr. S. G. Davey, Grafton's Town Clerk and Engineer), whose critical condition lasted for several weeks,…

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Sir Richard Richards. Death of the Lord Mayor. After a Long Illness. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Saturday 13 March 1920 · page 5

Sir Richard Richards, Lord Mayor of Sydney, died this morning, after a prolonged illness. Alderman Lambert, referring to the…

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Railway Tricycle Run Down. Death of a Boy. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Friday 26 March 1920 · page 3

While travelling on a railway tricycle between Oolong and Jerrawa, a fettler, named William Sheldrick, and his son, aged 4, were run down by a goods train…

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Great Barrier Murder. Death of the Woman Accomplice. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Saturday 27 March 1920 · page 5

The death of Zara White at the Long Bay Reformatory for Women removes the last of three concerned in the Great Barrier murder near Auckland on June 19…

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Ireland. Another Dublin Riot Lord Mayor of Cork's Funeral. London

Daily Examiner · Saturday 27 March 1920 · page 5

A detachment of troops were mobbed by the crowd in Dublin. They volleyed, killing two and wounding several. LONDON, Thursday…

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At Barbados. Funeral Service on Renown. H.M.S. Renown, Barbados, March 29

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 2 April 1920 · page 3

Following the distressing loss of Gunner Lush on the 24th, the ship having been stopped, when there was no further hope of picking him up a most…

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Local & General. Obituary

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Wednesday 7 April 1920 · page 2

It is our sad duty to have to record, the death of little Alice Shields, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. H. Shields, of Coffs, Jetty, which…

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Death of Mr. Peake. Premier of South Australia. Position of the Liberal Party. Adelaide

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 7 April 1920 · page 5

The Premier of South Australia (Mr. A. H. Peake) died suddenly to-day. He went for an excursion into the country yesterday, and shortly after midnight…

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Funeral of South Australian Premier. Adelaide

Daily Examiner · Thursday 8 April 1920 · page 4

The late Premier of South Australia (Mr. A. H. Peake) was accorded a State funeral to-day. There was a large attendance It is probable that Mr. Barwell,…

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Children's Death. Result of Eating Pills. Brisbane

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 13 April 1920 · page 5

Two children of Ernest Logue, of Tooloombah Station, Queensland, two and four years of age respectively, died under unusual circumstances. It is stated that…

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The Blayney Tragedy. Death of William Jones. Evidence at the Inquest. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 14 April 1920 · page 5

A Coronial inquiry was held at Blayney to-day into the death of William Tones, a trapper, whose decomposed body was found beneath a log in a paddock…

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Show Shooting Sensation Death of Mrs. Dias. Verdict of Murder Against Husband. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Thursday 15 April 1920 · page 5

The inquest into the circumstances surrounding the death of Julia Dins, who .was shot on the Showground, was held to-day. Sarah Johnson said she was in partnership…

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Death of Brother and Sister. Auckland

Daily Examiner · Saturday 17 April 1920 · page 5

After returning from a motor ride, Mrs. Tilsley, of Auckland, went to the bath room, where later she was found dead in the bath, and her brother, upon hearing…

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The Death of "Ack Emma." 24- Hour Clocks Coming

Daily Examiner · Saturday 17 April 1920 · page 6

"AcK Emma" and "Pip Emma" appear to be doomed. Twenty- four hour time will be their executiouer. When we have a system which distinguishes plainly…

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Death of Henry Wharton. Son Protecting His Mother. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Saturday 17 April 1920 · page 5

At a Coronial inquiry at Melbourne into the death of a Henry Wharton, evidence was given that deceased attacked his wife in a drunken fit of fury, and his son,…

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South Australian Tragedy. Death of Woman and Three Children. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Monday 19 April 1920 · page 3

At an inquest concerning the death Of Mrs. Lee and her three children at Riverstone (South Australia) from poison, Amelia Lee testified that she saw her…

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Death of Mayor of Cork. Verdict of Murder Against Authorities. London

Daily Examiner · Monday 19 April 1920 · page 3

Lord French and Sir John Taylor, Assistant Under-Secretary have been suppoenaed to attend MeCurtain's inquest. The Crown Solicitor, addressing a Cork…

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Watson's Bay Mystery. Death of Mrs. Ruby Hale. Inquest Again Adjourned. Husband's Examination in Bankruptcy. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Friday 30 April 1920 · page 3

The inquest concerning the death of Mrs. Ruby Hale was to have been resumed this morning, but was further adjourned owing to her husband being engaged in…

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Death of Rev. Wade. Sydney

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Saturday 1 May 1920 · page 2

The death is announced of the Rev. A. J. Wade, at St. Peter's Presbyterian Church, North Sydney…

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Alleged Feloniously Slaying Man Charged with the Death of His Brother

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 3 May 1920 · page 3

William McLachlan was arrested at Manly on Thursday night and at the Central Police Court on Friday morning was charged with feloniously…

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