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Broken Hill & the Far West · Obituaries & funerals

Obituaries & funerals, 1913

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Death of Mrs. H. G. Baye

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 8 April 1913 · page 1

Many people in Broken,Hill will be grieved to hear of the death, at Darlinghurst, Sydney, of Mrs. H. G. Baye, the widow of Mr. H. G. Baye, for…

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The Coachman's Death. Funeral This Afternoon

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 9 April 1913 · page 6

The funeral of the late Mr. William Arthur Fagan took place this afternoon in the Church of England section of the Broken Hill Cemetery…

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A Cam[?]ge [?]. a Funeral of Fun

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 9 April 1913 · page 2

The rustication of a Cambridge (Eng.) undergraduate was accompanied recently by as gay a manifestation of his friends' sorrow as the ingenuity of…

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Death of Mr. "[?]Arney" Congdon. a Noted Bandsman Passes Away

Barrier Miner · Saturday 12 April 1913 · page 5

A one-time hoted bandsman in the person of Mr. Burnett West Congdon (more familiarly known as Barney Congdon), passed away at his residence,…

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Honoring a Dead Bandsman. Mr. "Barney" Congdon's Funeral

Barrier Miner · Monday 14 April 1913 · page 5

Yesterday afternoon, at 3 o'clock, the funeral procession left the residence of the late Mr. Burnett West ("Barney") Congdon, Victoria-terrace, Oxide-street,…

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Death of Mr. W. J. Lund the Inquest

Barrier Miner · Monday 14 April 1913 · page 6

An inquest was held this afternoon before Mr. T. Hall. J.P., city coroner, and a jury on the body of Mr. Benjamin Lund, who was killed on the Zinc…

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The Zinc Corporation Fatality. Funeral of Mr. W. B. Lund

Barrier Miner · Monday 14 April 1913 · page 5

The funeral of the late Mr. W. B. Lund, who was smothered in a slime bin at the Zinc Corporation works on Friday afternoon took place yesterday…

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The South Blocks Fatality. Funeral on

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 15 April 1913 · page 1

Mr. Young who was killed in the South Blocks mine, was 52 years of age, leaves, in addition to his widow, five sons, and three daughters. He was…

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Funeral of Mr. J. Pierpont Morgan. New York

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 16 April 1913 · page 4

The remains of the late Mr. Pierpont Morgan were interred in the family mausoleum at Hartford, Connecticut…

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A Salvation Army Funeral. the Late Mr. W. P. Young

Barrier Miner · Friday 18 April 1913 · page 6

The funeral of the late Mr. William Pollard Young, who was accidentally killed through falling from a rise in the South Blocks mine on Monday last,…

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Funeral of Envoy Young

Barrier Miner · Friday 18 April 1913 · page 4

The pallbearers at the Salvation Army funeral yesterday of the late W. P. Young were Sergeant-major Shepherd (North Broken Hill Corps), Treasurer…

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Death of a Teamster. No Inquest to Be Held. Postmortem Examination Made

Barrier Miner · Saturday 19 April 1913 · page 8

With regard to the death of Mr. George Williams, reported in the First Edition, Mr. J. Wall (secretary of the Australian Carriers' Union), and the…

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OBITUARY. Toulon

Barrier Miner · Monday 21 April 1913 · page 4

The wife of Commander Evans of the Scott expedition died of peritonitis on board the Otranto just before she reached port…

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Funeral of Mr. G. C. Williams

Barrier Miner · Monday 21 April 1913 · page 5

The remains of the late Mr. George Charles Williams, who was taken ill at Netley station on Thursday and admitted to the Broken Hill Hospital on…

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Admiral's Funeral Stopped. Detectives Enter the Church

Barrier Miner · Monday 21 April 1913 · page 2

The appearance of detectives at a funeral with, warrants for the detention of the body caused a sensation at Boston on March 12 (says the London…

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Death of Mr. S. G. Woods

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 22 April 1913 · page 1

The death occurred last night of Mr. Sydney George Woods, a well-known resident of Broken Hill and a member of the F.E.D. and F.A. and the Broken…

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New South Wales. Death of Dr. Donovan, K.C. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 22 April 1913 · page 2

Dr. John T. Donovan, K.C., died yesterday at his residence, Darling Point, at the age of 76. Deceased had lived a retired life for several years but at one…

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Death of Mr. T. W. Perry. After a Long Illness

Barrier Miner · Friday 25 April 1913 · page 4

The death took place on Sunday night last, at his residence. Cornishlane, Railway Town, Broken Hill, of Mr. Thoma's William Perry, after an…

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Death of Mr. J. C. Dawson. Pinding of the Coroner Not Accepted. Exhumation of Remains Requested

Barrier Miner · Saturday 26 April 1913 · page 8

It will be remembered that on the afternoon of Friday, March 8 Mr. John Craig Dawson, an old resident of Broken Hill, was found in on ill…

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The Pittsburg Disaster Death Roll of Ninety. [Reuter's Message.] Pittsburg

Barrier Miner · Monday 28 April 1913 · page 4

Two men were found alive in the Cincinatti mine at Findleyville, after having been imprisoned three days. The rescuers, entered the mine again, and…

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