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Broken Hill & the Far West · Obituaries & funerals

Obituaries & funerals, 1937

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Sordid Death of Woman Committed Suicide While Inebriated SYDNEY

Barrier Miner · Thursday 29 July 1937 · page 2

DECLARING that the case had presented some extremely puzzling features, the city coroner, Mr. Oram. returned a verdict that Esther Adams…

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Late Mrs. Brennan

Barrier Miner · Friday 30 July 1937 · page 1

The funeral of Mrs. Caroline Brennan left the residence of her daughter, Mrs. Jackson, of 179 Lane-street, yesterday afternoon. The interment…

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Late Mr. T. McCULLOCH

Barrier Miner · Friday 30 July 1937 · page 3

The funeral of Mr. Thomas McCulloch took place to-day, leaving his son's (Mr. S. H. McCulloch) residence, 243 Jamieson-street, South Broken…

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Big Riots at Funeral Belgrade Trouble (Special to "The Miner.") BELGRADE, July 29

Barrier Miner · Friday 30 July 1937 · page 3

POLICE with fixed bayonets cleared the streets of Belgrade when riots broke out during the funeral of the Patriarch Varnava. For a…

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Late Mr. C. Morris

Barrier Miner · Saturday 31 July 1937 · page 3

The funeral of Mr. Charles Morris was held yesterday afternoon, leaving his late residence, 529 Lane-lane, North Broken Hill, at 4 o'clock for the…

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Strange Death Of Man (Special to "The Miner.") LONDON, July 30

Barrier Miner · Saturday 31 July 1937 · page 7

A WOMAN fell on a men to-day and killed him. The victim was Donald Black, aged 30, a visitor from Birmingham…

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Late Mrs. Heimbuch

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 4 August 1937 · page 3

The funeral of Mrs. Rose Heimbuch took place to-day, leaying her sister's (Mrs. Bennie) residence, 683 Beryl-street, at 11 a.m. The remains…

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Funeral of Mrs. E. Andrews

Barrier Miner · Thursday 5 August 1937 · page 3

The funeral of the late Mrs. Eliza Andrews took place yesterday, leaving Tom J. Mellon's funeral parlor for the Church of England portion…

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Many Weep at Funeral 2000 See Burial Of Ex-Rector LONDON, August, 4

Barrier Miner · Thursday 5 August 1937 · page 5

TWO thousand people, many in tears, attended the funeral of the ex-rector (Mr. Harold Davidson) at Stiffkey. The service was…

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Late Mrs. Highman

Barrier Miner · Friday 6 August 1937 · page 4

The funeral of Mrs. Catherine Maria Highman took place yesterday, leaving her late residence, 80 Cummins-street, at 4 o'clock for the…

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Late Mr. G. Williams

Barrier Miner · Monday 9 August 1937 · page 4

The funeral was held on Saturday afternoon of the late Mr. George Williams, of Menindee, who died in the Hospital on Friday at the age of 43…

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Death Of Two Of London's Quadruplets (Special to "The Miner.")

Barrier Miner · Monday 9 August 1937 · page 3

LONDON, August 8.—In spite of the administration of oxygen the [?]ldest and youngest of the Lingwood quadruplets died to-day. The…

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Late Mr. T. Ivey

Barrier Miner · Saturday 14 August 1937 · page 3

The funeral of Mr. Thomas Ivey took place to-day, leaving the Ivey Hall. Nicholls-street, Railway Town, at ll a.m., prior to which a service…

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Late Mr. T. H. Hunt

Barrier Miner · Saturday 14 August 1937 · page 7

The death occurred yesterday of Mr. Frederick Henry Osborne Hunt (57) at his residence, 237 Chloridestreet. Born in South Australia, he…

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Late Mr. J. Flowers

Barrier Miner · Monday 16 August 1937 · page 4

The funeral of Mr. Joseph Flowers, who died on Saturday, took place yesterday, leaving the residence of his daughter, Mrs. J. Kean, at 72…

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Sudden Death of Mrs. E. J. Bristow

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 17 August 1937 · page 3

Mrs. Emma Jane Bristow, wife of Mr. E. G. Bristow, district secretary and grand director of the G.U.O.O.F., died suddenly this morning at the age…

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Late Mrs. E. Bristow

Barrier Miner · Thursday 19 August 1937 · page 4

More than 100 members of various male and female lodges in Broken Hill paid their last respects to Mrs. Emma Jane Bristow whose funeral took…

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Death of Another Pioneer

Barrier Miner · Thursday 19 August 1937 · page 4

The funeral of Mr. Frederick Fox, whose death occurred yesterday at the age of 75 years, took place this afternoon. The interment was made in…

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Late Mrs. Alice Findlay

Barrier Miner · Friday 20 August 1937 · page 3

The death occurred early this morning of Mrs. Alice Findlay, of ll Nicholls-street, at the age of 66 years. She was born at Menindee, and…

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Death of Mrs. Craker

Barrier Miner · Friday 20 August 1937 · page 3

Mrs. Ellen Elizabeth Craker, who had been a resident of Broken Hill for more than 46 years, died at the residence of her daughter, Mrs. A…

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