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Broken Hill & the Far West · Obituaries & funerals

Obituaries & funerals, 1920

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Death of Mr. S. Symons

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 6 April 1920 · page 2

The burial took place yesterday of the remains of the late Seymour Symons, son of Mr. W. N. Symons. The deceased, who had resided at…

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Death of Mr. A. H. Peake Premer of South Australia Sudden Illness Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 6 April 1920 · page 2

The Premier (Mr. A. H. Peake) died at 4 o'clock this morning. He was taken seriously ill at midnight. The Hon. Archibald Henry Peake[?]…

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Death of Mr. A. H. Peake Sudden Collapse at Midnight at Home Apoplexy the Cause Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 6 April 1920 · page 4

There was little warning of the impending close of the Premier's (Mr. A. H. Peake) life. On Thursday Mr. Peake seemed tired and admitted that…

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Late Mr. A. H. Peake State Funeral To-day Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 7 April 1920 · page 4

The remains of the late Premier (Mr. A. H. Peake) were horored by a State funeral to-day. It was an impressive Ceremony, and there was a large and…

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Death of Mr. Geo. Crossing

Barrier Miner · Monday 12 April 1920 · page 1

The death took place at 5 o'clock this morning of Mr. George Crossing, an old resident of the Broken Hill district, at his sister's (Mrs. A. Reid)…

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Death of Sir H. [?]-ADAMS (Reuter's Message.) Capetown, April 13

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 14 April 1920 · page 1

The death has taken placed of Sir Hamilton John Goold-Adams, G.C.M.G., C.B., w[?] was [?] [?] [?]…

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Two Men Drowned the "Austeallan Workers" Loses Its Chief Artist Death of Claude Marquet and a Companion Sydney

Barrier Miner · Monday 19 April 1920 · page 2

Mr. Claude Marquet, the well-known black-and-white artist whose work in recent years has formed one of the leading features of the "Australian…

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Death of Mr. T. M. Edwards

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 20 April 1920 · page 2

The death occurred this morning at the Broken Hill and District Hospital of Mr. T. M. Edwards president of the Printing Industry Employees' Union of…

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Death of Ex-school Inspector Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 20 April 1920 · page 1

Thomas Burgan, formerly an inspector of schools, died yesterday at the age of 83…

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Death of Mr. W. Beckman

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 21 April 1920 · page 3

The death of Mr. W. Beckman, bookkeeper at Cuthero Station, took place on April 16 in the Wentworth Hospital. Deceased, who was 71 years of age was…

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The Late Mr. T. M. Edwards. Remains Taken to Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Thursday 22 April 1920 · page 2

The body of the late Mr. T. M. Edwards, whose death was recorded in Tuesday's "Miner," was taken to Adelaide by the express last night…

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Death of R. Purcell

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 28 April 1920 · page 3

The death occurred at the Hospital this morning of H. Purcell, one of the leading players in the Weat Football Club. Mr. Purcell was removed…

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Death of a Monkey at Central Reserve Zoo

Barrier Miner · Friday 30 April 1920 · page 2

The female of the pair of monkeys which have for some time been housed in the Central Reserve died yesterday afternoon. The animal had been ill for…

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Death of "Deadwood Dick."

Barrier Miner · Saturday 8 May 1920 · page 7

Richard Bullock, widely known to readers of "Wild West" literature as "Deadwood [?] [?] in a sanato[?]um at Glendale, California, in February…

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Death of Great Cyclist Sydney

Barrier Miner · Monday 10 May 1920 · page 1

Joe Megson once a great cyclist, who had been an inmate of a hospital for about seven years, died on Saturday…

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Death of Mr. H. Reynolds Funeral in Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 11 May 1920 · page 2

Mr. Harold Rolfe ("Snowy") Reynolde, well known in local football and cricketing circles, died at Beatricestreet, Prospect, Adelaide, on Sunday…

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Death of Mr. H. S. Heath

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 11 May 1920 · page 1

Mr. Henry Samuel Heath, an old resident of South Broken Hill, died at his residence, Patton-street, South Broken Hill, on Sunday, and was buried in the…

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Death of Mr. J. G. Coulter

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 11 May 1920 · page 1

The funeral of the late Mr. John George Coulter, who died on Sunday, took place this morning and was well attended. The late Mr. Coulter was…

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Fight at Narrogin Death of a Participant Perth

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 11 May 1920 · page 1

At Narrogin, on Saturday night, an altercation occurred between two returned soldiers, Robert M'Kay and Cecil John M'Garrigle. M'Kay fell,…

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Allies' Commissioner Has Been Beaten to Death Act of Hungarians ("The Times" Message.) London, May 11

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 12 May 1920 · page 1

A message from Bucharest states that General Brabovsky, the Roumanian delegate on the Allies' Commission in Hungary, recently disappeared…

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