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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Obituaries & funerals

Obituaries & funerals, 1921

260 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 5 of 13

Stopped Her Own Funeral. "Dead" Girl Comes to Life

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Thursday 28 April 1921 · page 2

A girl's narrow escape from burial alive is reported from Pengam, a colliery town on the border of Monmouth and Glamorgan, Wales…

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Lieut. Mcintosh's Death. Verdict of Accidental Death. Perth

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Thursday 28 April 1921 · page 3

The inquest concerning the death of the aviator, Lieut McIntosh, has concluded. The jury found that McIntosh and Joy met their deaths through…

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Outbreak of Smallpox. Death of Two Patients. Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Monday 2 May 1921 · page 4

Two of three smallpox patients under treatment by the health authorities in Victoria have died. The victims are Abdul Wabbar a colored seaman, and a member…

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Death of an Ex-teacher Formerly of the Clarence

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 4 May 1921 · page 6

There passed away at Chatswood, Sydney, on April 23. Mr. L. H. Spanswick at the comparatively early ago of 59. Old residents of Chatsworth Island will…

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Death of Miss Riley. Pimental Again Remanded. Melbourne, Tuesday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 4 May 1921 · page 3

Morton Pimental was again present at the City Court to-day, charged with setting fire to Nunan's Buildings, in April…

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The Ultimo Tragedy. Death of William Jenkins. Alleged Family Quarrel. Witness Admits False Evidence. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Monday 9 May 1921 · page 4

When the inquest into the death of William Jenkins, of Ultimo, was resumed, Irene Lawrence, aged 17, deposed that some of her previous evidence was…

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Death of Mrs. Peden. Inquest Again Adjourned. Dr. Palmer's Opinion. Sydney, Wednesday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Thursday 12 May 1921 · page 3

A message from Gundagai says the Coroner's inquest into the death of Mrs. Peden, whose decapitated body was found at Tumblong on Monday, was…

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Finnish Consul's Death. Verdict of Suicide. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Friday 13 May 1921 · page 5

At the inquest concerning the death of Karlo Naukler, the Finnish Consul, Dr. Frederick Griffiths said the deceased called on him on Monday afternoon and…

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OBITUARY. Mrs. Knox Read

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Saturday 14 May 1921 · page 2

The particularly sad death of Mrs. Read, wife of the respected Minister of the Methodist Church, which occurred on Sunday, the 1st of May,…

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Death of Alfred Wilson. Due to Natural Casues. No Thyroid Operation. London, Saturday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 16 May 1921 · page 3

At the inquest medical evidence showed that the death of Alfred Wilson, an Australian, cabled on Thursday, was due to angina pectoria. There…

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A Stock Agent's Death. Result of Post-mortem. £15,000 Insurances. Auckland

Daily Examiner · Monday 16 May 1921 · page 4

On January 26 last Mr. C. R. Smallfield, a stock agent, disappeared. while bathing at Auckland. The body was subsequently recovered, and the coroner's verdict was…

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Obituary. Mr. Thos. Taylor

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Thursday 19 May 1921 · page 2

Mr. Thos. Taylor, a well-known farmer, of Woolgoolga, passed away at the Grafton Hospital last night, aged 61 years. A widow and one son, aged…

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Obituary. Mrs. W. Amos

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 20 May 1921 · page 2

Another of the old and respected residents of the Clarence passed away at an early hour yesterday morning to her long rest in the person of Mrs…

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AMERICA. Settling the Marine Strike. Two Peace Speeches. Death of the Chief Justice. Vancouver

Daily Examiner · Friday 20 May 1921 · page 5

The seamen, radio men, marine engineers, and engineers have empowered the secretary of Labor, Mr. Davis, to settle for them the U.S.A. shipping strike, it is…

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Gundagai Tragedy. Hanna Peden's Death. Verdict of Murders Against the Husband. Gundagai

Daily Examiner · Saturday 21 May 1921 · page 5

At the inquest at Gundagai concerning the death of Hanna Peden, the coroner found that deceased died from wounds in the throat, feloniously and maliciously…

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A Candid M.P. Why the Strike Is Protracted the Death Knell of Unionism. London

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Saturday 21 May 1921 · page 5

Mr. George Roberts, M.P., addressing the Industrial League and Council, said the coal strike was being protracted, not because of the…

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Obituary

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 23 May 1921 · page 4

Death claimed a very old and respected resident of Palmer's Channel on Thursday last, when, at the age of 80 years, Mr. William Parkinson…

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Death of the Victim

Daily Examiner · Monday 23 May 1921 · page 5

George Day died in the Melbourne Hospital on Saturday night. One of his workmates has been arrested and charged with murder. During the afternoon the doctors…

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Drowned While Surfing. Death of Well-known Shipping Man. Sydney

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 23 May 1921 · page 3

Lieut. Col. W. Oswald Watt O.B.E., Croix de Guerre, a member of the shipping firm of Gilchrist, Watt and Sanderson, of Sydney, was drowned while…

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Death of William Flannery. Wife Charged with Murder. Sydney, Saturday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 23 May 1921 · page 3

A message from Parkes states that Vera Flannery, wife of William Flannery, who died of poisoning on April 24th, has been arrested on a…

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