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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Obituaries & funerals

Obituaries & funerals, 1929

309 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 1 of 16

Obituary Mervyn Inman

Daily Examiner · Saturday 5 January 1929 · page 4

There passed away on the morning of December 29, at the Grafton District Hospital, Mervyn, the son of Mr. E. Inman, of Alumny Creek. The deceased was the…

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Obituary Mrs. J. Stick

Daily Examiner · Monday 7 January 1929 · page 2

An old resident of the Clarence, in the person of Mrs. James Stick, passed away at her residence, Manly, on Friday last, after an illness of eight months, which…

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Obituary Grand Duke Nicholas. Nice

Daily Examiner · Monday 7 January 1929 · page 3

The death is announced of the Grand Duke Nicholas, the late Czar's cousin, who commanded the Russian armies in 1914-15…

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Decapitated Body Found on Railway Line Death of Former Mental Patient. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 9 January 1929 · page 5

At the inquest concerning the death of William Kibble whose decapitated body was found lying near the railway line at Belmore railway station, it was stated…

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Late Mr. Goldstein Estate Sworn at £34,349. SYDNEY

Daily Examiner · Friday 11 January 1929 · page 5

The estate of Hyman Goldstein, M.L.A., who fell over the cliffs at Coogee on September 3 and was killed, has been valued for probate purposes at £34,349…

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Obituary. Mr. John Gorman

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 11 January 1929 · page 3

After a strenuous fight against death for several days, Mr. John Gorman, an old and well-known resident of the district, passed away at his…

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Mororo Accident Death of Victim. Maclean

Daily Examiner · Friday 11 January 1929 · page 4

Gordon Elrington, an employee of the Main Roads Board, who sustained severe internal injuries at Mororo on Monday, through sheer legs falling, and throwing…

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Obituary Archbishop of Melbourne. Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Friday 11 January 1929 · page 4

Dr. Harrington Lees, Anglican Arenbishop of Melbourne, died suddenly tonight. Dr. Harrington Lees had a distinguished…

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Pathetic Letters Auburn Woman's Death Verdict of Suicide. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Saturday 12 January 1929 · page 5

At the inquest concerning the death of Jessie Isabel Brown, of Auburn, who cut her throat with a razor, the woman's husband, Richard Brown, said his wife…

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Archbishop's Funeral All Creeds and Classes Represented. Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Monday 14 January 1929 · page 5

The funeral service of the late Archbishop of Melbourne Dr. Harrington Lees, at St. Paul's Cathedral, was attended by all creeds and classes. Among…

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Mr. J. Ralston Death of Well-known Tenterfield Resident

Daily Examiner · Monday 14 January 1929 · page 4

The death occurred suddenly on Thursday morning of Mr. James Ralston, a well-known citizen, of Tenterfield. He returned from Sandilands the previous night,…

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Obituary Mr. Justice Higgins. Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 15 January 1929 · page 4

Mr. Justice Higgins, a member of the Federal Arbitration Court, died suddenly at his week-end home at Dromana. near Melbourne, on Sunday night, aged 78…

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Death of Centenarian

Daily Examiner · Friday 18 January 1929 · page 4

Mr. William Lovelock, reputed to be the oldest resident of the Walcha district, died recently. The exact age of deceased, is not known, it being…

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News Shocks Mother Death of Twin Doctors. London

Daily Examiner · Friday 18 January 1929 · page 5

The "Daily Express" says Mrs. Smith, of Edinburgh, mother of the twin doctors who committed suicide yesterday had a seizure when the news was broken to her…

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Obituary Mrs. Ellen Macfarlane

Daily Examiner · Saturday 19 January 1929 · page 4

Mrs. Ellen McFarlane, wilow of Mr. John McFarlane, for many years Parliamentary representative for the Clarence, died at a private hospital at…

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Entered House Family At Funeral Despicable Thief Captured by Three Sisters Sydney

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 22 January 1929 · page 5

Three young women captured and handed over to the police a despicable thief this afternoon. On returning to her home, at Bellevue…

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Death of Norfolk Island Administrator. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 23 January 1929 · page 4

Mr. Justice Herbert, Administrator of Norfolk Island, died there yesterday from pneumonia, aged 68 years…

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Obituary Mrs. J. O. Burgess

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 23 January 1929 · page 4

Mrs. Eleanor Marie Burgess, widow of the late Mr. James Ogle Burgess (R.N., retired), for many years a resident of Grafton, and, later, in the "nineties," of…

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Death of Mrs. D. Watson

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 25 January 1929 · page 2

Mrs. Watson, relict of the late David Watson, and who, with her late husband and family resided in Dorrigo for many years, passed away in the…

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Late Mrs. E. M. Burgess. Owner of Macauley's Headland

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 1 February 1929 · page 1

The late Mrs. Eleanor Marie burgess, widow of the late Mr. Jas. Ogle Burgess, R.N. (retired), whose death occurred recently, was identified…

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