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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Obituaries & funerals

Obituaries & funerals, 1920

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Death of Prominent Banker. Brisbane

Daily Examiner · Saturday 16 October 1920 · page 5

Mr. A. Ralston, general manger of the Queensland National Bank, died at Brisbane to-day after a brief illness, aged 74. Deceased was born in Melbourne and came…

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Eugenie. Her Funeral

Daily Examiner · Monday 18 October 1920 · page 3

Ghosts of the French Empire and its fast fading memories were present for a brief hour at the funeral service of Eugenie, last Empress of the French, at…

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Casualties. Extraordinary Death. Result of Excessive Laughter. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Monday 18 October 1920 · page 5

Arthur Cob[?]roft, 56, a well-known trainer of coursing dogs, was reading a five-year-old newspaper and was amused at the prices ruling for some commodities…

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Death of Defender of Liege. London

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 19 October 1920 · page 5

Reuter's Brussels correspondent reports that General Leman, defender of Liege, is dead…

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News of the World. Charge of Light Brigade. Death of Last Survivor. London

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 20 October 1920 · page 5

The death is reported or the last survivor of the Charge of the Light Brigade…

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Death of Hunger Striker. "Deliberately Killed Himself." London

Daily Examiner · Thursday 21 October 1920 · page 5

The first death of a hunger striker in Cork Gaol occurred last night, being that of Michael Fitzgerald, aged 30, on the 68th day of his hunger striking…

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Death of Prominent Shipping Man

Daily Examiner · Saturday 23 October 1920 · page 5

Mr. B. W. Macdonald, senior managing partner of the Australian firm of Macdonald, Hamilton and Co., died suddenly at lunch-time to-day in the Queensland…

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Obituary. London

Daily Examiner · Saturday 23 October 1920 · page 5

The death is announced of Mrs. B. M. Croker, the well-known novelist…

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Death of Widow of Duke of Edinburgh. London

Daily Examiner · Thursday 28 October 1920 · page 5

The death is announced from Zurich of the Grand Duchess of Saxe-Coburg, widow of the Duke of Edinburgh…

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Long Funeral Procession. a Great Orderly March. London

Daily Examiner · Saturday 30 October 1920 · page 5

McSweeney s funeral procession was witnessed by great crowds. It was two miles long--a great orderly march of black dressed people si[?] all of…

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News of the World. Death of British Journalist. Visited Australia with the Prince. London

Daily Examiner · Monday 1 November 1920 · page 3

Mr. Victor Marsden, of the "Morning Post," died at Kensington as the outcome of the impairment of his health through Russian imprisonment. It was thought…

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Death of Well-known Stock Breeder. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 2 November 1920 · page 5

Mr. Frank Reynolds, the well-known blood stock breeder of Tocal, Patterson died at a private hospital at Darlinghurst this morning…

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Death of the League. Washington

Daily Examiner · Friday 5 November 1920 · page 5

Senator Borah, one of the League of Nations strongest, opponents, said: "I regard the result as a triumph for Nationalism and the death of the League of…

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OBITUARY. Mr. Robert Woods

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Saturday 6 November 1920 · page 2

In Coffs Harbor and throughout the district general regrat will be for at the diath of Mr. Ribert Woodt, who passed away at the…

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Death of Mr. T. Payten. Sydney's Leading Trainer. Some Famous Winners

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 9 November 1920 · page 4

The death occured on Friday, at his residenec," Cambooya,'' Arthur street, Randwick, of Mr. Thomas Payten, who had been ill for some considerable time.;…

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Obituary

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Wednesday 10 November 1920 · page 2

Mr. Andrew Morton, one of the pioneers of the district has crossed the Great Divide. The late Mr. Morton, who was one of the first…

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Coroner's Inquiry. Death of Mr. John Kane

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Wednesday 10 November 1920 · page 2

A cotonial inquiry into the death of Mr. Jone Kane was held at the Coffs Courthonse by Mr. J. C. Cawood, J.P., on Friday. The…

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The Courts. Surry Hills Tragedy. Death of Mr. and Mrs. Yee Sing. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 16 November 1920 · page 5

At the inquest concerning the double tragedy in Reservoir street, Surry Hills, last week, the Coroner found that Yee Sing murdered his wife and then…

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Rous Hill Tragedy. Death of Lewis Lambert. Coroner's Inquest

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 17 November 1920 · page 1

The Coroner, Mr. A. J. Peisley, P.M., held, at the Lismore Courthouse, on Monday, an inquest touching the death of Herbert Walter Joiner, who, at Rous Mill on…

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Obituary. London

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 23 November 1920 · page 5

The death is announced of the veteran advocate of land reform and ex-Minister, Mr. Jesse Collings, M.P…

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