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Broken Hill & the Far West · Obituaries & funerals

Obituaries & funerals, 1928

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Death of a Pensioner Inquest Is Opened

Barrier Miner · Saturday 25 February 1928 · page 1

Ernest Weste (76), an old age pensioner who was admitted to the Hospital on February 19 for injuries suffered by falling from the railway…

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Death of Postal Clerk Run Down by Train Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Saturday 25 February 1928 · page 1

Wilfred James Ryan, a postal clerk, residing 'at Ansell-street, Semaphore, was crossing a railway line near the Semaphore station last night when…

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Murder Is Suspected Death of Martin Ryan Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Monday 27 February 1928 · page 4

Detectives who are investigating the circumstances surrounding the death of Martin Ryan have definitely established that he was murdered and that…

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Fatalities and Accidents Burning Celluloid Doll Causes Death of Children Sydney

Barrier Miner · Monday 27 February 1928 · page 1

While playing with lighted matches at Forest Lodge, two children, Ronald Mack (4) and Beryl Flynn (3), set fire to a celluloid doll. They were both…

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Death of Two Children After Eating Water Melons Succumb in Hospital Sydney

Barrier Miner · Monday 27 February 1928 · page 4

A message from Wybong, 194 miles from Sydney, states that two young sons of Mr. and Mrs. L. Coslick, of Moonan Flat, have died from the…

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Omeo Tragedy Inquest Opened To-day Into Death of Mrs. Griggs the Husband in Custody Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 28 February 1928 · page 1

The inquest concerning the death of Mrs. Ethel Constance Griggs (22), who died at Omeo on January 3, and whose husband, Ronald Griggs, formerly a…

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Drowning Case Funeral of Victims

Barrier Miner · Thursday 1 March 1928 · page 1

The funeral of Robert Arthur Millman Byrne and Albert James Thomas, the victims of Monday night's drowning tragedy, was attended by a large…

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Alleged Murder Farm Employee Arrested After Death of a Girl

Barrier Miner · Thursday 1 March 1928 · page 3

An alleged brutal murder has been reported from Darkan township, 150 miles south of Perth (says a Perth message in the Adelaide "News")…

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Death of E. O. Weste Coroner Holds Inquest Adjourned to Menindie

Barrier Miner · Thursday 1 March 1928 · page 2

In the Courthouse this morning Mr. R. C. Atkinson, S.M. and coroner, opened an inquest into the circumstances surrounding the death of…

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Late Mr. E. Prior Memorial Service

Barrier Miner · Friday 2 March 1928 · page 3

Last Sunday evening in the Micastreet Methodist Church a memorial service to the late Mr. E. Prior, sen., was conducted by the Rev. P. H…

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Death of Mrs. J. Thomas

Barrier Miner · Friday 2 March 1928 · page 2

Mrs. Jane Thomas, who died at her residence at 722 Argent-street yesterday, was buried in the Methodist portion of the Cemetery this morning, the…

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Witnesses at the Omeo Inquiry Into the Death of Mrs. Ethel Constance Grigg[?]s

Barrier Miner · Friday 2 March 1928 · page 4

Eightof the 23 witnesses called by the Crown at the inquest at Omeo into the death of Mrs. Griggs, wife of the local Methodist minister. Griggs as a result of the coroner's finding was committed for trial on a charge of murder…

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Death of Mr. M. Kelly

Barrier Miner · Saturday 3 March 1928 · page 1

The death occurred at the Hospital this afternoon of Mr. Matthew Kelly at the age of 53 years. Mr. Kelly was born in Wollongong, N.S.W. He…

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Death of Mr. W. E. Baker. Mayor of Wilcannia for Over Eight Years, Collapsed and Died in Hospital Two Minutes After Admission

Western Grazier · Saturday 3 March 1928 · page 2

It is with feelings of deep regret that we have to record the death of another very old and highly esteemed resident of Wilcannia, in the person of…

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Funeral of Mr. M. Kelly

Barrier Miner · Monday 5 March 1928 · page 1

The remains of Mr. Matthew Kelly, who died at the Hospital on Saturday at the age of 53 years, were buried in the Roman Catholic portion of the…

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Death of Mr. E. Quintrell

Barrier Miner · Monday 5 March 1928 · page 1

Mr. Edward Quintrell, a brother of Mr. R. E. Quintrell, president of the Workers' Industrial Union, died in the Hospital this morning at the age of 43…

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Death of Mrs. E. J. Carragher

Barrier Miner · Monday 5 March 1928 · page 1

The death occurred this morning of Mrs. Mary Violet Carragher, wife of Mr. E. J. Carragher, a prominent League cricketer. She was 22 years of…

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Death of an Infant Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Monday 5 March 1928 · page 4

Lorna Ella Kearey, aged 15 months, living with her parents at Beverley, swallowed a quantity of petrol yesterday afternoon and died in the…

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Death of Schoolmaster After Playing Tennis Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Monday 5 March 1928 · page 1

Mr. D. H. Melbourne (49), headmaster of Tailem Bend public school, was taken ill while playing tennis on Saturday afternoon. He died 15…

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Death of Negligee Interference Is Alleged at the Owner's Stable

Barrier Miner · Monday 5 March 1928 · page 2

The career of Mr. G. Dale's br. m. Negligee (Jaunt—Bulgana) has ended, the mare succumbing on Sunday morning to alleged interference on…

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