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Broken Hill & the Far West · Obituaries & funerals

Obituaries & funerals, 1914

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Death of Mr. J. J. Netcalf. Foundation Member and Secretary of Workingmen's Club

Barrier Miner · Friday 2 January 1914 · page 8

Mr. J. J. Metcalf, secretary of the Silver City Workingmen's Club, died this afternoon at his residence in Lanelane. The cause of death was…

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Obituary. Mr. James Thomas Teague

Barrier Miner · Saturday 3 January 1914 · page 4

Mr. James Thomas Teague, who had been a resident of Broken Hill for about 24 years, died this morning at a little after 5 o'clock. He had been…

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Funeral of Mr. James Thomas Teague

Barrier Miner · Monday 5 January 1914 · page 5

The funeral of Mr. James Thomas Teague, a resident of Broken Hill for 24 years, and who died on Saturday morning from pneumonia, took place…

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The Late Mr. George Parer

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 6 January 1914 · page 2

"X" writes: "The Broken Hill racecourses will miss the late Mr. George Parer. He had a good string of horses, but was—well, say, unlucky…

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Funeral of Mr. James Cook

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 6 January 1914 · page 4

The funeral of the late Mr. James Cook, chief gaoler of the Broken Hill, Gaol, who-died suddenly on Saturday night, took place this afternoon in the…

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Fracson's Funeral. Disorderly Scenes During Procession. Fights for the Wreaths. [Renter's Message.] Paris

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 6 January 1914 · page 2

There were a number of very disgraceful scenes to-day during the funeral of the late Harry Fragson, the Continental music-hall performer, who…

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Funeral

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 7 January 1914 · page 4

The funeral took place to-day of the late Mr. A. J. Holman, who was admitted to the Hospital a few days ago, having been found in his residence in…

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A Lonely Death. Tragedy of the Bush

Barrier Miner · Friday 9 January 1914 · page 2

A Moree telegram in the Sydney "Sun" states:— A pitiable story of excruciating agony, ending in the lonely death of…

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Death of Rev. F A. Wenborn. Drowned at Deniliquin

Western Grazier · Saturday 10 January 1914 · page 2

A sad drowning fatality occurred on Friday night, at Deniliquin. Mr. F. A. Wenborn, of St. Paul's Church, had been an inmate of the hospital for…

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Sale of Racehorses. Late Mr. George Parer's String

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 13 January 1914 · page 1

This afternoon, in the Blende-street horse bazaar, Mr. J. M. Stephens offered at auction, under instructions from the Mortgagees, the horses…

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Death of Mr T. Vicary

Western Grazier · Saturday 17 January 1914 · page 2

Old residents of Wanaaring sad Bourke districts received quite a shock on Wednesday last (7th), when they received word that Mr. T. Vicary had…

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Milparinka News. Death of Miss Kershaw

Western Grazier · Saturday 17 January 1914 · page 3

This is Sunday morning, the 4th of January, 1914. There is an ominous stillness that forces upon the mind that something has happened more…

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Sentenced to Death. the Death of a Partner. Perth

Barrier Miner · Monday 19 January 1914 · page 2

William Jackman was sentenced to death at Broome on Saturday for the murder of Griffith Royer, at Walla[?] Jackman had reported that Boyer, who…

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Funeral of Mr. William Daley

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 21 January 1914 · page 5

The funeral of Mr. William Daley, who was accidentally killed at the North mine on Monday morning last through a fall of ground, took place…

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A Western Pioneer. Death of Mr. T. Vicary

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 21 January 1914 · page 5

The death of Mr. Thomas Vicary, which took place suddenly at his residence, Johnson-street, Chatswood, on January 7, removes a pioneer who had…

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General Cables. (Reuter's Messages.) OBITUARY. Paris

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 21 January 1914 · page 4

General Pocquart died to-day as the result of a fall from his horse, his nead striking the hard frozen ground, causing a fracture of the skull…

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Obituary

Barrier Miner · Thursday 22 January 1914 · page 4

The denth took place in the Hospital yesterday afternoon, as the result of pneumonia, of Mr. John Henry Faulkhead. Deceased had been ill for…

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The Late Mr T. Vicary

Western Grazier · Saturday 24 January 1914 · page 2

Concerning the late Mr Vicary's career, a correspondent, who had known him for 25 years, writes:—The death of Mr Thomas Vicary…

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Obituary

Barrier Miner · Saturday 24 January 1914 · page 8

The friends of Mr. and Mrs. John Green, of lodide-street (and late of Springmont, Victoria), will regret to learn of the bereavement they have…

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The Mona West Mystery. Death of Missing Girl's Mother. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Saturday 24 January 1914 · page 4

News has been received of the death of Mrs. West, of Goulburn, mother of Miss Mona West and sister of Dr. O'Hara. The long strain and…

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