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Broken Hill & the Far West · Obituaries & funerals

Obituaries & funerals, 1911

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Death of Mr. Thomas Glass, M.L.A. Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Thursday 18 May 1911 · page 2

Mr. Thomas Glass, M.L.A., for Bendigo East, Victoria, died in the Melbourne Hospital yesterday afternoon. He has been in poor health for a…

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LATE W. L. Murdoch's Funeral. Buried at Kensal Green Cemetery. [Reuter's Message.] London

Barrier Miner · Friday 19 May 1911 · page 2

Messrs. R. O. Schwarz, H. T. Hewitt, B. J. Wardill, and H. J. Hornsby were among the cricketers at the late W. L. Murdoch's funeral in London…

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New South Wales. Death of Canon Jones. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Monday 22 May 1911 · page 4

The Rev. Canon Jones principal of Moore College, died at Waitara yesterday morning. Deceased was one of the recognised Anglican theologians of…

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Death of Mr. L. E. ISAACS. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 24 May 1911 · page 8

A private cable announces the death in London of Mr. L. E. Isaacs, managing director of Foldheim, Gotthelf Limited, whilst on a business visit to…

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Death of Mr. L. E. ISAACS. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Thursday 25 May 1911 · page 4

A private cable announces the death in London of Mr. L. E. Isaacs, managing director of Peldheim, Gottlieif Limited, whilst on a business visit to…

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Sons of Gwalia Mining Accident Death of Third Victim. Perth

Barrier Miner · Thursday 25 May 1911 · page 2

The third victim of the Sons of Gwalia mining accident died on Tuesday night. He was an Italian named Bachillini…

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Funeral of the Late Mrs. T. Barnes

Barrier Miner · Saturday 27 May 1911 · page 5

The funeral of the late Mrs. T. G. Barnes, who had been intensely popular amongst a widee circle of friends, took place on Wednesday afternoon,…

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Death of Mr. A. I. Johnston

Western Grazier · Saturday 27 May 1911 · page 3

Last issue we had barely [?] to me[?]tion the some what suddon death of Mr. A.I. Johnston, of Copago, which occurred at the Hospital about…

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Death of an Infant. a Pitiable Story

Barrier Miner · Saturday 27 May 1911 · page 8

Evidence adduced to-day (wired the Zeehan correspondent of the "Age" on May 23) at the adjourned inquest on the body of an infant, born to Ellen…

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The Following Appeared in Saturday's Third Edition. Late French War Minister's Funeral. an Enormous Assemblage Present

Barrier Miner · Monday 29 May 1911 · page 8

There, was an enormous assemblage of people at the funeral to-day of M. Berfceaux (late French War Minister), who was recently killed by a falling…

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Death of Mr. Thoma[?] Barclay

Barrier Miner · Saturday 3 June 1911 · page 6

General, regret was expressed in White Cliffs when news came by w[?]re on Saturday announcing the death in Geelong, Victoria, after an acute…

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Death of Two Unionists

Barrier Miner · Friday 9 June 1911 · page 8

Many of the residents of Broken Hill were rather puzzled to understand the reason why the Commonwealth flag was flying half-mast at the Trades Hall…

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Death of Mr. Stephen Semmens

Barrier Miner · Saturday 10 June 1911 · page 4

A trucker named Stephen Semmens, employed on the South mine, had, on March 27 last, one of his hands crushed between some trucks which necessitated…

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Death of a Footballer

Barrier Miner · Thursday 15 June 1911 · page 2

P. M'Carthy, who was injured in a football match at Warragul, on Wednesday last (wired the Moe correspondent of the "Age" on June ll), died…

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The Funeral

Barrier Miner · Friday 16 June 1911 · page 3

The funeral took place this afternoon when the remains were interred in the Broken Hill Cemetery. A representative gathering of business…

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The Late Mr. C. S. Dean

Barrier Miner · Friday 16 June 1911 · page 4

Mr. E. F. Rhodes, of the firm of W. and T. Rhodes, hardware merchants, or Adelaide, arrived in Broken Hill this morning in connection with the death…

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Burning of a Theatre. Death of Lafayette

Barrier Miner · Friday 16 June 1911 · page 7

The great Lafayette, who met his death in the terrible holocaust which occurred in Edinburgh recently, when the Empire Theatre was burnt down,…

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Death of Mrs E. Johnson

Western Grazier · Saturday 17 June 1911 · page 2

It si again our sad duty to have to record the death of a very old resident of our little town. Mrs E. Johnson, mother of Mr C. V. Norman, passed…

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Death of Puzzle Inventor

Barrier Miner · Friday 23 June 1911 · page 6

That queer genius, Sam Loyd, whose perplexing puzzles had the World's face wrinkled with anxious thought only a year or two ago, has just passed…

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An Unsolved Mystery. Strange Death of Two Women

Barrier Miner · Friday 23 June 1911 · page 7

It was half-past six in the morning, and the cowherd had been knocking at the kitchen door for his milk cans (says the London correspondent of the…

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