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Broken Hill & the Far West · Obituaries & funerals

Obituaries & funerals, 1924

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Death of a Woman Sydney

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 12 February 1924 · page 4

Mrs. Coward, wiie of Mr. Thomas Coward, of Lithgow, was found yesterday with her throat cut. She died while being taken to hospital…

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Death of Mr. Kearns. Inquest Again Adjourned Owing to Illness of Witness

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 12 February 1924 · page 2

In the Coroner's Court this morning Mr. G. A. Stevenson, coroner, reopened the inquest into the circumstances surrounding the death of…

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General Cable News (Continuad from Page 1.) Death of Little Girl From Burning Alcohol (Reuter's Message.) Paris, February ll

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 12 February 1924 · page 4

Three boys, the eldest nine years of age. watched their sister, aged 4, burn to death during their parents' absence. They saw their mother earlier in the…

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Death of Mr.a. Hunt. Death From Asphyxia Is Coroner's Finding

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 19 February 1924 · page 1

In the Coroner's Court this afternoon Mr.G. A. Stevenson, the deputy City Coroner, held an inquest into the circumstances surrounding the death…

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Death of Mr.a.hunt. Death From Asphyxia. Is Coroner's Finding

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 19 February 1924 · page 4

In the Coroner's..Court, this afternoon Mr. G. A. Stevenson, the deputy city Coroner, held an inquest into the circumstances surrounding the death…

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Death of a Criminal When About to Get Pardon (Reuter's Message.) Paris. February 17

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 19 February 1924 · page 4

Saptistine Travail, a most ingenious safe breaker, and known as "king of the burglars," died at a French penal settlement as he was about to be…

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Death of a Woman. Nurse Mitchell Acquitted on Charge of Murder Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 20 February 1924 · page 3

When the name of Nurse Hannah Mitchell was called in the corridors of the Criminal Court yesterday there was no response, but after a lapse of about…

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Death of Schoolmaster. Has C.M.G. Conferred on Him Two Days Before Death Auckland (N.Z.), February 20

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 20 February 1924 · page 4

The death has occurred of Mr. J. W. Ti[?]s, who was until recently headmaster of the Auckland Grammar School. Mr. Tibbs had a great record…

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Death of Boundary Rider 100 Miles From [?] Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Friday 22 February 1924 · page 1

The body of a boundary rider was found in a lonely place about 100 miles north-east of Farina on February 16 by a boy named Henry Edwards. The…

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Death of Engineer. Foul Play Is Alleged. by Relatives of the Man Brisbane

Barrier Miner · Friday 22 February 1924 · page 1

The Brisbane relatives of Charles Hurford, the engineer, who was found dead, on the steamer Time at Sydney, absolutely discount any belief that ho…

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Death of an Engineer Sydney

Barrier Miner · Saturday 23 February 1924 · page 1

No sinister features hare been, discovered in connection with the alleged suicide of Charles Harford, engineer, aboard the steamer Time, but in view…

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Death of the Composer of "Long Way to Tipperary" (Reuter's Message.) London, February 24

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 26 February 1924 · page 1

The "Sunday Express" announces the death of Henry James Williams, the author and composer of the famous song "It's a Long, Long Way to…

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Death of Old Resident

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 27 February 1924 · page 2

A citizen who lived under five British sovereigns, Albert Buttfield, who resided at The Nook, Magill, died yesterday in his 98th year. Buttfield in…

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Death of Mr. Kel[?]

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 27 February 1924 · page 4

Mr. Timothy Kelly, whose death occurred at Booborowie recently was born at Manoora (says the "Advertiser") He was the eldest son of Mr…

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Death of Workman. Crushed Is Machinery at Brighton Cement Works Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 27 February 1924 · page 4

Joseph Edwin Smith (45), married, a laborer, was killed at the Brighton cement works, near Seacliff, at 8.50 o'clock this morning. He was wheeling…

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Death of an Engineer. Post-mortem Examination Made on Body Yesterday Sydney

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 27 February 1924 · page 1

A post-mortem examination of the body of Charles Hurford, an engineer, who was found dead aboard the steamer Time last Thursday, and which was…

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Death of a Farmer. Severs Artery in Thigh with Point of His Whip Sydney

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 27 February 1924 · page 1

C. Meers (23), a farmer, met with a fatal accident at Binnaway. He was found in a semi-conscious condition with blood [?]zing from a punctured…

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Death of Blackfellow. Four Acquitted on Charge of Murder Brisbane

Barrier Miner · Friday 29 February 1924 · page 4

Five aborigines were charged at the Townsville Police Court with the murder of another aborigine named Julius Caesar near Ingham. At the…

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Death of a Child. Thrown From Sulky Near Port Pirie Port Pirie

Barrier Miner · Friday 29 February 1924 · page 1

As the result of a driving accident near Butler's Bridge on Sunday the infant child of Mrs. Penney, of Port Pirie, suffered injuries which resulted…

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Death of Blackfellow. Four Acquitted on Charge of Murder Brisbane

Barrier Miner · Saturday 1 March 1924 · page 8

Five aborigines were charged at the Townsville Police Court with the murder of another aborigine named Julius Caesar near Ingham. At the…

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