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Broken Hill & the Far West · Obituaries & funerals

Obituaries & funerals, 1925

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Mine Disaster in U.S.A. Mine Gas Explosion Causes Death of 51 MEN (Reuter's Message.) Montreal, February 21

Barrier Miner · Monday 23 February 1925 · page 1

A message from Sullivan; Indiana, U.S.A., says that 51 miners have been killed in a mine gas explosion. So far 23 bodies have been recovered, and…

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Action in Police Court Over Death of Dog £35 Damages Claimed

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 24 February 1925 · page 3

The death of a Pekinese dog, whose cash value was set down at £35, was the subject of a claim for damages brought before Mr. H. K. Paine, S.M.,…

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Death of Children [?]2,677 Lost to Australia From Year 1918 TO 1922. Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Thursday 26 February 1925 · page 4

Dr. J. W. Springtborpe, president of the Health Association for Women and Children in Victoria, told the Federal Heafth Commission yesterday…

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Death of a Farmer Run Over by Waggon. Perth

Barrier Miner · Friday 27 February 1925 · page 4

At Tammin on Tuesday Mr. C. Preston. a well-known farmer, was talking to another farmer when his horses started, and in endeavoring to pull…

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Death of a Farmer Run Over by Waggon. Perth

Barrier Miner · Saturday 28 February 1925 · page 8

At Tammin on Tuesday Mr. C. Preston, a well-known farmer was talking to another farmer when his horses started, and in endeavoring to pull…

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Death of a Woman Nurse Mitchell Charged Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Monday 2 March 1925 · page 1

Mrs. Pitts, for whose abortion Nurse Hannah Mitchell is under arrest, died on Saturday night…

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President Ebert's Funeral Procession Witnessed by 200,000 SPECTATORS. (Reuter's Message.) London, March 4

Barrier Miner · Friday 6 March 1925 · page 1

Reuter's Berlin correspondent reports:— When the funeral procession of Herr Ebert, the late President of the…

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Death of Watchman

Barrier Miner · Saturday 7 March 1925 · page 6

About 7 o'clock on Sunday morning Mr. A. E. Elliott, an employee or the Commonwealth Railways, noticed a man in a sitting position on a stack of…

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Death of Mr. W. Burford

Barrier Miner · Saturday 7 March 1925 · page 5

By the death of Mr. William Burford (chairman of directors of W. H. Burford and Sons, Limited, the oldest soapmakers in Australia) which…

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Death of Mr. W. N. Abbott

Barrier Miner · Monday 9 March 1925 · page 1

According to advices received in Broken Hill the death occurred in Adelaide yesterday of Mr. W. N. Abbott, who held the license of the…

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Death of a Woman Two Men Arrested Sydney

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 10 March 1925 · page 4

Following on the death of a woman, Elma Reading, at Paddington, a few daya ago two men have been arrested and charged with conspiring to bring…

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Death of Mr. C. G. Jackaman Resident of Menindie

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 10 March 1925 · page 1

Mr. C. G. Jackaman, who took over the secretaryship of the Menindie Jockey Club when Mr. A. J. Braden left, died at the Hospital yesterday…

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Death of Mr. T. Leonard

Barrier Miner · Thursday 12 March 1925 · page 2

According to advices received in Broken Hill, Mr. Thomas Leonard, a former well-known resident, died in Adelaide yesterday. He was a…

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Death From Thirst Man Given Leave to Swear to the Death of Son

Barrier Miner · Thursday 12 March 1925 · page 4

In the P[?]bate Court on Monday Solomon Steenbohm, of [?]arcom-avenue, Darlinghurst, applied for leave to swear to the death of his son. Harold…

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Death of a Woman Charge of Conspiracy Made Against Doctor and Husband Sydney

Barrier Miner · Thursday 12 March 1925 · page 4

Following on the deat in a private hospital on March 4 of Elma Mary Reading, her husband Hyman Sydney Reading (30), an estate agent, and…

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Death of Sun Yat Sen Reported From Pekin. (Reuter's Message.) Shanghai, March 12

Barrier Miner · Friday 13 March 1925 · page 1

Reuter's Pekin correspondent reports:— Dr. Sun Yat Sen died this morning. Dr Sun Yat Sen was the former…

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Death of Mr. P. Robson

Barrier Miner · Saturday 14 March 1925 · page 9

Word was received at Netley Station to-day that Mr. Peter Robson had died at Mt. St. Evans Hospital, Melbourne. The late Mr. Robson was wellknown…

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Death of Mr. O. B. Lower

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 18 March 1925 · page 1

News was received this afternoon from Adelaide that Mr. O. B. Lower, chemist, of Argent-street, died this morning at his residence in Wayville…

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Death of Mr.o.b. Lower. (Continued from Page 1.) Well-known Entomologist

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 18 March 1925 · page 4

As briefly reported in to-day's First Edition the death occurred this morning at his residence in Wayville of Mr. Oswald B. Lower who since 1893 has…

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Sun Yat Sen's Funeral. Large Soviet Party Marches in Procession (Reuter's Message.) Shanghai, March 20

Barrier Miner · Saturday 21 March 1925 · page 9

Reuter's Pekin correspondent reports:— The remains of Dr. Sun Yat Sen were escorted by three aeroplanes and…

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