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Broken Hill & the Far West · Obituaries & funerals

Obituaries & funerals, 1905

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OBITUARY [By Telegraph. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Friday 6 January 1905 · page 2

The obituary list of yesterday [?]cludes the following:— The R[?]. Father Dalton, S.J., 88 years of age,ho[?]d of the Roman Catholic…

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Death of a Sportsman. [By Telegraph.] Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Saturday 14 January 1905 · page 4

J. S. Affleck, a prominent sportsman, well known in Melbourne and Ballarat, died, at Ballarat, yesterday from…

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General Cable News. [Reuter's Messages.] Death of the Earl of Cairns. LONDON

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 17 January 1905 · page 2

The Earl of Cairns has died at Cannes, where he was wintering, suddenly from heart disease. The deceased, Herbert John…

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Death of C. Curtis

Barrier Miner · Thursday 19 January 1905 · page 2

diarios Curtis, who was run over while shunting some trucks at the Hallway Town goods station on Tuesday aftornoon, died from his injuries in the Hospital at 10.55…

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Death of Dr. Hedgson. Sydney

Western Grazier · Friday 20 January 1905 · page 2

Dr. Ralf Hodgson, one of Sydney's prominent medical men, died suddenly yesterday from heart failure, on board his motor boat. Aged 50…

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Accidents and Fatalities. [By Telegraph.] Death of a Salvationist. SYDNEY, Monday

Barrier Miner · Monday 30 January 1905 · page 2

Lioutenant Jones, an officer in the Salvation Army, Was cycling at Gundagai when he collided with another cyclist. He instained injurios from which he subsequently…

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Death of Miss Hammatt

Western Grazier · Friday 10 February 1905 · page 2

People were shocked to hear of the sudden death of Miss Zamobia Hammatt, of the [?] Lake Hotel, Mount Browne [?] Miss Hammatt…

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Death of an Old Bahrieritf

Barrier Miner · Thursday 16 February 1905 · page 2

Edward Lamb, nu old resident of tho Derrier, died near Narrogin, West Australis, on Sunday last, after a brief illness. Deceased was for many years boss of a fitting gang…

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Death of a Wedding.guest. [By Telegraph.] SYDNEY.Wednesday

Barrier Miner · Thursday 23 February 1905 · page 1

Norman Simpson, of Barindi station, while on a visit to Ohia to attend a wedding, was suddenly taken ill and died of…

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The Revolution. Terribll Massacre at Baku. Funeral of the Grand Duke Sergius. [Reuter's Message.] London, Friday Afternoon

Barrier Miner · Saturday 25 February 1905 · page 4

A terrible massacre is reported from Baku, where 300 corpses have been gathered up in the streets. The Tartars…

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Obituary. [Reuter's Messages.] Sir Martin Gosselin. LONDON

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 28 February 1905 · page 2

Sir Martin le M. H. Gosselin, British Minister to Lisbon since 1902, died yesterday, aged 58 years. Sir Martin has been in…

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Mrs. Stanford Poisoned. Death of a Rich 'American. [Reuter's Message.] London, Thursday Afternoon

Barrier Miner · Saturday 4 March 1905 · page 8

Mrs. Leland Stanford, of California, the widow of a millionaire philanthropist, has died at Honolulu under conditions indicating that she was poisoned. It is stated that an…

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Death of Mr. Guy Bootby

Western Grazier · Monday 6 March 1905 · page 2

The death is announced, at the early age of 37 years, of Mr Guy Boothby the well-known Australian novelist. Mr Boothby was born in Adelaide and…

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Death of Sir Benjamin Benjamin

Barrier Miner · Thursday 9 March 1905 · page 1

Our Melbourne correspondent wires that Sir Benjamin Benjamin, who had been seriously ill for some time, died at his residence, at East Melbourne,…

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Death of Mr. A. J. Green

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 28 March 1905 · page 2

Mr. Albort J, Oreen, soorotarv to tho gcncrnl [?] at Block 10, died somewhat simdonly yesterday, from pueumonia. Decensed gad been…

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Death of Henry, Male. The inquest

Barrier Miner · Thursday 30 March 1905 · page 1

The, Coroner (Mr. T. Hall, J.P.) hold an, inquest (without a jury) at the CourM[?]ouse this afternoon touching the death of Henry Male (54), who died at…

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Death of a Station Overseer

Barrier Miner · Friday 7 April 1905 · page 4

News has been received in Broken Hill of the death of Wm. H. A. Smith, overseer on Langawirra station, Deceased who was about 40 years…

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Obituary. [Reuter's Message.] London

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 11 April 1905 · page 2

The death is announced of General Lord Chelmsford, in his 78th year. Lord Chelmsford entered the army in 1844, served in the…

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Funeral Disaster. Collapse of a Floor

Barrier Miner · Saturday 15 April 1905 · page 6

Eleven persons were killed and 40 injured by the collapse of a floor at the Fleet-strcet African Methodist Church early last mouth at Brooklyn. They…

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Sad Death of a Youngwoman

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 19 April 1905 · page 4

Miss Carrie Butler (27), empleyed at the Railway Hotel, Walhalla (Victoria), died suddenly on Friday morning from rupture of a blood rossel on the brain…

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