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Broken Hill & the Far West · Obituaries & funerals

Obituaries & funerals, 1926

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Death of a Baby Calcined Bones Found Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Monday 4 January 1926 · page 1

As a result of an examination by the Government Pathologist some of the calcined bones recently found near Ballarat have been identified as…

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Fatalities and Accidents Death of Fruiterer From Fractured Skull Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Monday 4 January 1926 · page 1

Albert Thatcher (45), a fruiterer^ of Brunswick, was delivering tomatoes, with a horse and wagon when the horse got startled and bolted…

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Death of Policeman Italian to Stand Trial on Charge of Murder Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Saturday 9 January 1926 · page 4

An inquest was held yesterday conoernine the murder of Constable Clara, of North Melbourne, who was stabbed to death during an affray with a…

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Death of Mr. Joe Harris

Barrier Miner · Monday 11 January 1926 · page 3

Mr. Joe Harris, an old and wellknown resident, died at the home of Mrs. M. C. Pink, at 186 Cobalt-street, yesterday afternoon. Mr. Harris was…

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Motor Car Driver Killed Rbturning From Funeral Sydney

Barrier Miner · Monday 11 January 1926 · page 3

William Albert Hudson (22), employed by Motor Funerals Limited was killed on Saturday when a motor car he was driving back from a funeral…

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Sudden Death of Woman Expires After Eating Meal. Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Monday 11 January 1926 · page 4

Rita Annanette Ranke (32) died at Bute on Saturday under most peculiar circumstances. She was engaged to Mr. Robert Leonard Dennis, a farmer…

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Death of Miss Molly Nelson

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 12 January 1926 · page 2

Miss Mary Catherine (Molly) Nelson, a former Broken Hill girl, died in Adelaide yesterday from appendicitis at the age of 24 years. She was…

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Death of Mr. J. Co[?]ck a Pioneer Cattleman

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 12 January 1926 · page 2

Mr. John Conrick, a pioneer squatter, died in the Ru Rua Hospital, Adelaide, on Sunday, after a serious illness of some weeks. He was born in…

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Death of an Indian in Bath at Hospital Inquest to Be Held

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 12 January 1926 · page 1

Quadi Haida, an Indian, was found dead n a bath at the Hospital this morning. Mr. Haida was admitted on December 18 suffering from heart…

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Death of Racehorse. Launceston

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 13 January 1926 · page 8

The committee which held an inquiry into the death of the racing mare La Plata who died as a result of poisoning subscquent to a race meeting at…

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Death of Mr. C. Knaust

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 13 January 1926 · page 4

Adrice has been received by relatives of the death at Adelaide yesterday of Charles Knaust, a former resident of Broken [?], at the age or…

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Funeral of Miss Nelson

Barrier Miner · Thursday 14 January 1926 · page 4

The body of Miss Mary Catherine (Molly) Nelson, who died in Adelaide on Monday night, was brought to Broken Hill by the express this…

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Victoria Death of a Seaman From Unknown Disease Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Thursday 14 January 1926 · page 1

Some time ago seven numbers of the crew of the British harque William Mitchell were seized with an unknown disease. One of the victims Edward…

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Death of Mr. W. J. Wicks

Barrier Miner · Friday 15 January 1926 · page 2

The death of Mr. William John Wicks occurred at his residence, 174 Cornish-street, yesterday, at the age of 47 years, He followed the…

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Death of Bank Teller No Inquest to Be Held Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Friday 15 January 1926 · page 1

Mr. R. Sabey. the coroner at Tailem Bend, after receding the police report decided that no inquest was necessary on [?] Riley, the young…

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Death of Composer Royal Scandal Recalled (Reuter's Message.) London, January 14

Barrier Miner · Saturday 16 January 1926 · page 1

Reuter's Florence correspondent announces the death of the musician, Enrico Toselli, formerly attached to the Court of Saxony, whose intimacy…

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Death of an Infant Man and Woman for Trial on Charge of Murder Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Saturday 16 January 1926 · page 4

At the Ballarat City Court yesterday Amelia Henderson (40) and Francis Stone (33) were committed for trial on a charge of having murdered the…

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Death of Victim Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Monday 18 January 1926 · page 1

Benjamin Gahan, the victim of the Prahan tragedy, died on Saturday night as a result of the injury alleged to have been inflicted by his son…

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Death of a Girl Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Monday 18 January 1926 · page 1

A letter left by Laura Chittoon, who died in the Salvation Army People's Palace on Saturday morning, did not suggest that the girl intended to take…

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Death of Mr. W. C. Hancey

Barrier Miner · Monday 18 January 1926 · page 2

William Charles Hancey (68), an old identity of Broken Hill, died suddenly on Saturday night. Mr. Hancey had been suffering for…

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