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Broken Hill & the Far West · Obituaries & funerals

Obituaries & funerals, 1925

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Death of Mr. W. H. Bollen Witnesses Bound Over to Attend Quarter Sessions

Barrier Miner · Saturday 30 May 1925 · page 4

A further step in the legal sequel to the death of Mr. W. H. Bollen, who was knocked down by a motor car on May 20, and died in the Hospital…

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The Late Mr. C. J. Brooks

Barrier Miner · Sunday 31 May 1925 · page 2

The remains of the late Mr. C. J. Brooks, a former president of the Carpenters and Joiners' Union, were laid to rest this morning in the Baptist…

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Death of Factory Manager Follows Destructive Fire Sydney

Barrier Miner · Sunday 31 May 1925 · page 2

An outbreak of fire this morning in a building occupied by Victory Lubricants, oil and grease manufacturers in Harris-street, Ultimo, caused such a…

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Death of Elderly Man Following on Injury Stepson Is Arrested Sydney

Barrier Miner · Sunday 31 May 1925 · page 2

Andrew Walter Cuthbert, a married man, who resided with his wife and stepson at 96 Elswick-street, Leichhardt, who the police state had his…

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Death of Mr. W. H. Bollen Witnesses Bound Over to Attend Quarter Sessions

Barrier Miner · Sunday 31 May 1925 · page 2

A further step in the legal sequel to the death of Mr. W. H. Bollen, who was knocked down by a motor car on May 20, and died in the Hospital…

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Motor Fatality. Death of Mr. James Read Takes Place in Hospital Mrs. Goldsworthy Improving

Barrier Miner · Sunday 31 May 1925 · page 1

Mr. James Read (50), who resided at tiper-street, South Broken Hill, died in the Hospital at about 4.40 o'clock this morning as a result of…

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Fatalities and Accidents Death of Aged Woman Follows Burning Accident Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Monday 1 June 1925 · page 2

A woman named Eliza Thomson (60), of George-street, Fitzroy, was attending a fire on Saturday, when her clothes caught fire. She was severely…

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Motor Fatality Death of Mr. James Read Takes Place in Hospital Mrs. Goldsworthy Improving

Barrier Miner · Monday 1 June 1925 · page 4

Mr. James Read (50). who resided at Piper-street, South Broken Hill, died in the Hospital at about 4.40 Sunday morning as a result of…

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Death of Mr. A. Cook

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 3 June 1925 · page 2

The death is reported from Sydney of Mr. A. Cook, headmaster of the Kurri public school. Mr. Cook was a native of Newcastle, and was trained…

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Death of Mr. F. Nutt

Barrier Miner · Thursday 4 June 1925 · page 1

Mr. Frank Nutt (73), a resident of Broken Hill of over 30 years' standing, succumbed to an attack of pneumonia this morning at the residence…

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Death of a Woman Comments of Coroner Sydney

Barrier Miner · Thursday 4 June 1925 · page 3

The city coroner yesterday inquired into the death of Alice Yates, a war widow. Evidence was given that she was operated on by Dr. Ronald…

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New South Wales Death of Dr B. NASH, M.L.C. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Thursday 4 June 1925 · page 4

Dr. J. B. Nash, M.L.C., died at 10.45 o'clock this morning at the Sydney Hospital after a long illness…

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Death of the Financier Due Largely to Anxiety Worried Over His Son (Reuter's Message.) London, June 3

Barrier Miner · Thursday 4 June 1925 · page 4

Reuter's Rome correspondent reports:— The American coal magnate, Mr. Ellsworth, who financed the Amundsen…

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Death of Mr. W. M. Jenkins

Barrier Miner · Saturday 6 June 1925 · page 4

Mr. W. Jenkins, an old resident of the city[?] died in the Hospital this morning from pneumonia. Mr. Jenkins was president of the Barrier…

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Darlinghurst Tragedy Woman in Self-defence Caused Death of a Man the Coroner's Finding Sydney

Barrier Miner · Saturday 6 June 1925 · page 1

The story of a woman's struggle with a drunken man, during which she wielded a wool hook in self-defence, was told in the Coroner's Court…

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Death of Mr. E. A. Behr

Barrier Miner · Monday 8 June 1925 · page 2

Mr. Ernest Arthur ("Burly") Behr, who died at the Hospital yesterday was buried in the Roman Catholic portion of the cemetery this morning, the Rev…

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Death of a Woman Police Making Inquiries Sydney

Barrier Miner · Monday 8 June 1925 · page 1

Mystery still surrounds the circumstances leading to the, death of an unknown woman in the Woman's Hospital, Paddington, last Monday night…

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Death of Mr. S. MILLER Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 9 June 1925 · page 1

The death occurred yesterday of Mr. Septimus Miller, a member of the V.R.C. committee since 1885…

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Death of Mr. G. C. Bowen One of Oldest B.h. Residents

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 9 June 1925 · page 1

Mr. George Chinner Bowen, one of the oldest residents of Broken Hill, died at his residence, North Broken Hill, this morning from a heart…

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Death of Mrs. M. A. Rowe

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 10 June 1925 · page 2

Mrs. Mary Ann Rowe (78), mother of Miss L. Rowe, storekeeper, of Rowe-street. Railway Town, who died from a heart attack at about 11.45 o'clock…

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