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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Obituaries & funerals

Obituaries & funerals, 1927

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Death of Mr. A. H. Probert

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 17 June 1927 · page 2

The death occurred to-day at 1 o'clock of Mr. A. H. Probert, an old and highly respected resident of the town. The deceased had been ailing…

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Obituary Mr. William C. Davies. Lismore

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 21 June 1927 · page 4

William Compton Davies, 67, a wellknown Lismore business man, died this morning after a short illness. He was sole, proprietor and founder, of Davis Brothers…

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Obituary Miss Ellen Small

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 22 June 1927 · page 4

The death oft Miss Ellen Small, occurred at the residence of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. D. N. Small, Upper Orara, on Thursday, 16th inst The late Miss Small, was…

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Kerosene Explosion Death of Second Victim. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 22 June 1927 · page 4

James Pearce, who was terribly burned, when a tin containing kerosene, exploded near Redfern tunnel, on June 13, died to-day. This makes the second victim of…

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Boy Run Down by Car During Grandfather's Funeral. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 22 June 1927 · page 4

While preparations were being made yesterday for the funeral at Rookwood today of George Henry Greig, his little grandson, George Greig, 12, was knocked…

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Late Mr. A. H. Probert

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 24 June 1927 · page 2

The late Mr. A. H. Probert, whose death was recorded in the last issue of the "Gazette", was 74 years of ago. He leaves a widow and four sons and…

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Obituary. Mr. John O'neill

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 24 June 1927 · page 2

Mr. John O'Neill, who showed signs of making a good [?] in the hospital, took a bad turn on Wednesday evening and died yesterday morning…

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Obituary Mr. John O'neill, of Coff's Harbor

Daily Examiner · Saturday 25 June 1927 · page 4

Mr. John O'Neill, aged 67, died in Coff's Harbor Hospital at 9 a.m. on Thursday. He had been ailing for some months and a few weeks ago entered the hospital…

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Aged Maori Chief Death of Mika Kawhena. Wellington (N.z.)

Daily Examiner · Monday 27 June 1927 · page 5

The death has occurred at Gisborne of the Maori chief, Mika Kawhena, who was a follower of Te Kooti, and assisted him in overpowering the guard and…

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Obituary Mr. Walter Whaites

Daily Examiner · Thursday 30 June 1927 · page 4

The death of Mr. Walter Whaites, a member of the Casino Intermediate High School teaching staff, took place in the Casino Hospital during Monday night Mr…

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Late Mr. John O'Neill

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 1 July 1927 · page 6

Mr. John O'Neill, father of Mr. Gus. O'Neill, died at Coff's Harbor on Thursday. The Coff's Harbor "Advocate" says:…

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Financier and Sportsman Death of Mr. James White Effect on Stock Exchange. London

Daily Examiner · Friday 1 July 1927 · page 5

The death is announced of Mr. James White, financier and sportsman. Mr. White was found dead in his racing stables at Fox Hill, Swindon, and it is…

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Call Boy's Owner Death of Mr. F. Curzon. London

Daily Examiner · Monday 4 July 1927 · page 2

The death has occurred of Mr. Frank Curzon, the well-known racehorse owner and theatrical man. His horse, Call Boy, won the English Derby a few weeks ago…

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White's Funeral Coffin on Farm Waggon Morbid Sightseers Requests Regarding Burial Vetoed. London

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 6 July 1927 · page 5

A strange contrast to a hectie life or adventure was the London financier Jimmy White's simple interment in the tiny cemetery in the Wiltshire village of…

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Tragedy on Ship German Woman's Death Wife of Sydney Resident Suicide Pact with Doctor? London

Daily Examiner · Thursday 7 July 1927 · page 5

Details of a tragedy on board the German steamer Crefeld, at Antwerp, involving the death of a woman, show that Norman Smith, husband of…

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Calliope Obituary

Daily Examiner · Saturday 9 July 1927 · page 6

The news of the sudden death of Mr. Joseph Fuller, of this place, on Saturday morning last, came as a great shock to all, and expressions of sympathy to the…

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Midget's Funeral Strangest Ever Seen in England. London

Daily Examiner · Saturday 9 July 1927 · page 5

What was, perhaps, the strangest funeral ever seen in England, was the burial to-day of Mrs. Katherine Scherfenberg, aged 36, and only 22 inches high…

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Obituary Mother M. Veronica

Daily Examiner · Monday 11 July 1927 · page 4

Mother Mary Veronica Duggan, of the Convent of Mercy, Grafton, passed away peacefully on Saturday, July 9, at the age of 79 years…

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Obituary Mr. J. F. Small

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 13 July 1927 · page 4

Mr. John Frederick Small, who died at Neutral Bay on Thursday, aged 76 years, was a member of a family which has been associated with New South Wales since…

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Obituary

Daily Examiner · Friday 15 July 1927 · page 4

There died very suddenly at South Grafton yesterday, an old Copmanhurst resident named James Phemister; aged 87 years. The funeral leaves the punt…

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