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Broken Hill & the Far West · Obituaries & funerals

Obituaries & funerals, 1916

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Death of the Convict King. a Victorian Criminal

Barrier Miner · Saturday 27 May 1916 · page 4

A Melbourne telegram in "The Register" states:-"The Chief Secretary (Mr. M'Leod) [?]as received a letter from Captain Pedersen, master of the…

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Death of Jack Marsh. One Time Famous Athlete. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Saturday 27 May 1916 · page 4

Jack Marsh, a colored man, who is said to be identical with the one-time cricketer and champion footrunner, died on his way to the Orange Hospital…

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Death of Jack Marsh. Two Bookmakers Charged. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Sunday 28 May 1916 · page 2

At Orange yesterday J. Hawitt and W. Stone, two leading bookmakers of the district, were charged at the Police Court with the manslaughter of Albert…

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The Late Mr. J. J. Hill. Fortune Estimated at £15,000,000. (Reuter's Message.) New York

Barrier Miner · Thursday 1 June 1916 · page 2

Financial experts in New York have made guesses at the extent of the fortune left by Mr. J. J. Hill, the railway magnate, who died this week. The…

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The King's Army Order. Regret at the Death of Lord Kitchener. a Week of Mourning. London

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 7 June 1916 · page 4

The King, in an army order, expresses profound regret at the death of Lord Kitchener, "who gave 45 years of distinguished service to the State."…

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Death of Yuan Shir Kai. President of China. Li Yuan Hung Appointed President. (Reuter's message.) Pekin. Thuesday

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 7 June 1916 · page 4

Yuan Shih Kai, the ruler of China (recently proclaimed Emperor, and who later abdicated and resumed his former position nominally as resident…

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The Death of Roy Tweedie. the Inquest

Barrier Miner · Thursday 8 June 1916 · page 4

Mr. H. Giles Shaw, S.M., coroner, opened an inquest at the Courthouse this afternoon on the body of Roy Victor Tweedie (17), who was injured…

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Barrier miner. Thursday, June 8, 1916. the Death of Lord Kitchener

Barrier Miner · Thursday 8 June 1916 · page 2

THE news of the disaster which has overtaken the Empire, in the loss of its most famous living general, the Minister of War, is a shock far greater…

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Death of Roy Tweedie. in Broken Hill Hospital. Injured While Working at the Pinnacles

Barrier Miner · Thursday 8 June 1916 · page 2

A young man named Boy Tweedie died in the Broken Hill and District Hospital at 3.30 o'clock this morning. His death was due, it was reported, to…

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Death of Yuan Sh[?] Kai. President of China. Ll Yuan Hung Appointed President. (Reuter's Message.) Pekin

Barrier Miner · Thursday 8 June 1916 · page 1

Yuan Shih Kai, the ruler of China (recently proclaimed Emperor, and who later abdicated and resumed his former position nominally as President,…

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The Death of Roy Tweedie. the Inquest

Barrier Miner · Friday 9 June 1916 · page 4

Mr. H. Giles Shaw, S.M., coroner, opened an iaquest at the Courthouse this adternoon as the body of Roy Victor [?] (17), who was injured…

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Kitchener's Death. Survivors of the Hampshre. 12 Washed Ashore

Barrier Miner · Friday 9 June 1916 · page 2

The following brief official announcement was issued by the War Office this afternoon:- Official: Twelve survivors of the…

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Death of Mr. Charles Smith

Western Grazier · Saturday 10 June 1916 · page 3

The many friends of Mr. Charles Smith will be grieved to hear of his death which took place at Goolwa (S.A.) on Tuesday night the 6th inst…

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Kitchener's Death. Funeral of His Military Secretary. London

Barrier Miner · Monday 12 June 1916 · page 2

The body of Lieutenant-colonel Fitzgerald, military secretary to the late Lord Kitchener, was removed from the Orkneys and buried at Eastbourne…

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Death of Mrs. S. Wellington

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 13 June 1916 · page 2

The death occurred at her residence at Wayville on June ll of Mrs. Isabella Wellington widow of the late Rev. Stephen Wellington, well-known…

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Death of Mr. E. Alderman. an Adelaide Musician. Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 13 June 1916 · page 4

The death occurred to-day of Mr. Eugene Alderman, the well-known Adelaide musician…

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Death of Mrs. J. Ashcroft

Barrier Miner · Saturday 17 June 1916 · page 6

On Monday night last Mr. James Ashcroft left by the express with his wife in order that she could be treated in Adelaide for pulmonary tuberculosis…

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The Death of Kitchener. Service at St[?] Andrew's Church

Barrier Miner · Monday 19 June 1916 · page 2

The Rev. R. G. M'Carron, preaching to a large congregation last evening, took as his subject "The Death of Kitchener." The preacher said that of…

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The Death of "Jack" Marsh. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Saturday 24 June 1916 · page 5

At the Orange Quarter Sessions yesterday John Hewitt and Walter Stone, who were charged with slaying "Jack" Marsh, the aboriginal runner and…

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Death of Mr. A. KETHEL, M.L.C Sydney

Barrier Miner · Saturday 24 June 1916 · page 5

The death occurred yesterday of Mr. Alexander Kethel, M.L.C., one of the Oldest and best known merchants in the city at the age of 84…

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