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Broken Hill & the Far West · Obituaries & funerals

Obituaries & funerals, 1912

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Death of Noted Canadian. Victoria (B.C.)

Barrier Miner · Thursday 16 May 1912 · page 4

The death occurred to-day of Dean Cameron, a noted Canadian writer…

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Death of a Chinaman. Arrest of a Youth at Albany. Perth

Barrier Miner · Thursday 16 May 1912 · page 2

A telegram from Albany states that a Chinaman, Ah Hong, was found, with a knife wound in one of his temples, on Middleton-road last night, and he…

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Death of King of Denmark. While on a Visit to Germany. Heart Failure Said to Be the Cause. (Reuter's Messages.] London

Barrier Miner · Thursday 16 May 1912 · page 2

King Frederick VIII., of Denmark, died suddenly last night. He was staying at the Hamburgerhof Hotel, in Hamburg, Germany, since Monday last…

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Death of Mr. Llewellyn Jones. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Friday 17 May 1912 · page 4

Word has come to hand that Mr. Llewellyn C. Russell Jones, a well-known Sydney solicitor and ex M.L.A. for Petersham, died suddenly while on…

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Death of King Frederick Body Taken to the Hospital Mortuary. Not Identified at First. [Reuter's Message.] Hamburg

Barrier Miner · Friday 17 May 1912 · page 4

King Frederick went for a short stroll last evening. He wore a lounge suit, and was not accompanied by any one. He had walked about 200 yards,…

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Death of Mr A. R. Barnett

Western Grazier · Saturday 18 May 1912 · page 2

With sincere regret we have to record the death of Mr A. R. Barnett a very old and respected resident of Wilcannia. He came to…

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The Late Mr. W. T. Stead. "Communication to a Spiritualist." "Full of Joy and Ecstacy."

Barrier Miner · Saturday 18 May 1912 · page 7

"It is not possible to Write these notes without first mentioning the great dofender and exponent of spiritualism (Mr. W. T. Stead) whose tragic…

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The Late Mr. A. B. Weigall Readmaster of Sydney Grammar School. Proposed Memorial. [Reuter' Message.] London

Barrier Miner · Saturday 18 May 1912 · page 8

"The Times" has published an appeal to Australians in England for subscriptions towards a memorial to the late Mr. A. B. Weigall, headmaster of the…

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Funeral of Titanic's Bandmaster. at Colne, Lancashire. an Impressive Scene. London

Barrier Miner · Monday 20 May 1912 · page 4

Thirty thousand mourners were present at the funeral of Mr. Hartley, the bandmaster of the Titanic, which took place at Colne, in Lancashire. A…

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Death of an Inventor. Origin of Lucifer Matches. the Romance of a Yorkshire Industry

Barrier Miner · Monday 20 May 1912 · page 7

The death was announced at York last month of Lord Holden, son of the man who invented lucifer matches, and head of a well-known Bradford firm of wool…

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King of Denmark's Funeral. London

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 21 May 1912 · page 4

Queen Alexandra and Princes Marie will attend the funeral of King; Frederick of Denmark…

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Death of Mrs. J. Owens

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 22 May 1912 · page 8

Mrs. Owens, wife of Mr. John Owens, of Railway Town, died at Nurse Berriman's private hospital this morning after a long illness. About three years…

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Motor Car Disaster. Death of a Prince. [Reuter's Message.] Berlin

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 22 May 1912 · page 4

Prince George, the eldest son of the Duke of Cumberland, while motoring to-day in Mecklenburg, on his way to Copenhagen, was steering at full speed…

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King of Denmark's Funeral. London

Barrier Miner · Thursday 23 May 1912 · page 4

Queen Alexandra and Princess Marie started on their journey to Copenhagen to-day to attend the funeral of the late King of Denmark…

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Death of a Jockey. Perth

Barrier Miner · Thursday 23 May 1912 · page 2

The jockey, A. Swinnerton, died from a fractured skull yesterday. He was thrown from a horse and hit a telegraph post…

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Death of Sir Julius Wernher. London

Barrier Miner · Thursday 23 May 1912 · page 4

Sir Julius Wernher (of the South African firm of Wernher, Beit, and Company) died to-day at "Bath House," P[?]dilly, after a long illness…

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The Death of Prince George. Belin

Barrier Miner · Thursday 23 May 1912 · page 4

The motor-car on to which Prince George, the eldest son of the Duke of Cumberland, was thrown, was travelling at the rate of 56 miles an hour. After…

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Charged with Manslaughter. Sequel to the Death of Alfred Ernest Smith. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Thursday 23 May 1912 · page 4

An inquiry into the death of Alfred Ernest Smith, who was found in a dying condition on a payement in Crown-street on Monday, and in…

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Death of Mr. W. E. Smith. a Well-known Sydney Printer. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Friday 24 May 1912 · page 1

News was received to-day that Mr. W. E. Smith, a member of the wellknown printing firm in Bridge-street, died yesterday whilst on a visit, with…

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An Incorrect Report. Received at the Trades Hall. Concerning the Death of a Member of the A.m.a

Barrier Miner · Friday 24 May 1912 · page 4

Owing to an incorrect report having reached the officiais of the A.M.A. yesterday, to the effect that a fatal accident had occurred at the south end of…

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