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Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young) · Obituaries & funerals

Obituaries & funerals, 1908

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Sudden Death of Mr. James Barry. the Inquest

The Yass Courier · Friday 7 February 1908 · page 2

The finding at the inquest concerning the death of Mr. James Barry, was :— “That the said James Barry at Binalong, in the aforesaid State, on the 27th…

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Obituary

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 8 February 1908 · page 2

Mr. George Morphett died on Thursday at the residence of his daughter, Mrs. Harris, Goldsmith-street. Deceased was 82 years of age, and a resident of the…

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Death of Mr. H. Rose

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 11 February 1908 · page 2

Mr. Henry Rose, J.P., an old New South Wales identity, died very suddenly from heart failure at Strathfield on Monday. He and his family had only removed from Burwood to the…

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Cable News. the Royal Funeral. London, Feb. 10

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 13 February 1908 · page 4

At the funeral of King Carlos and the Crown Prince Louis Philip on Saturday the crowds of Lisbon were sympathetic. The service in Sao Vincente Cathedral was most imposing…

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Local and General Death of Mr, John Gray

The Yass Courier · Friday 14 February 1908 · page 2

Mr. D. J. Wheatley received the sad news on Tuesday morning that Mr. John Gray had died in tho Sydney Hospital on Monday afternoon. Mr…

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Death of Mr. David [?]. the Maker of the “Age.” an APPRECIATION.(From Daily Telegraph.)

The Burrangong Argus · Wednesday 19 February 1908 · page 4

Mr. David Syme, proprietor of the A[?]e, died on Friday morning. He had been in indifferent health for a considerable time, but no anxiety was felt until last…

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Death of Mrs. Lenane

The Burrowa News · Friday 21 February 1908 · page 2

MRS. LENANE, relict of the late Mr. J. Lenane, of Calabash, died at her son's residence on Sunday last, after lingering illness, at the ripe old age of…

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Death of Mr. Elias Brown

The Yass Courier · Friday 21 February 1908 · page 2

A very sad death took place in Yass on Monday night last, when Mr. Elias Brown, of Dalton, died at the residence of his mother-in-law (Mrs. P. T. Crago)…

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Obituary

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 25 February 1908 · page 4

Mr. Thomas Dunn, 72, died on Friday evening at the residence of his son-in-law, Mr. F. Williamson, in Bourke-street. Deceased was born in Sydney, and had lived for 22 years in…

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Obituary

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 29 February 1908 · page 2

Mrs. Mary Trubshaw died this (Saturday) morning at her residence, in Grafton-street. Deceased was born in Chester, and came to Goulburn 24 years ago. The cause…

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Death of Mr James Munro. Prominent Victorian Politician. Staunch Temperance Advocate

The Burrangong Argus · Saturday 29 February 1908 · page 2

MR. JAMES MUNRO, who for many years was a prominent politician, and one time Premier of Victoria, died in Melbourne on Wednesday night at his daughter’s…

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Death of a Cabman

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 5 March 1908 · page 3

The circumstances surrounding the death of John Hackett, 47, which occurred at the Royal Prince Alfred Hospital on February 25. formed the subject of an inquest on…

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The Late Mr. E.J. Rhall

The Burrangong Argus · Saturday 7 March 1908 · page 3

THE respect entertained for the the late Mr. E. J. Rhall, whose life, after forty-nine years residence in this district was brought to a close by the fatal accident of Monday,…

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Death of Mrs. Lensno

The Burrangong Argus · Wednesday 11 March 1908 · page 2

OWING to a regretted oversight on our part, no mention was made at the proper time of the death-of a very old resident of our district, and one who was the recipient of…

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The Funeral

The Young Chronicle · Saturday 14 March 1908 · page 2
Also in The Burrangong Argus

The funeral took place the same afternoon, and was attended by relatives and a very large number of personal friends, most of whom had but slight acquaintance with the…

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Death of a Nun

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 17 March 1908 · page 2

Sister Mary Ignatius (Fox) died at the Convent of Mercy this (Tuesday) morning The late Sister was 70 years of age, and had been ailing for some time, the…

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Local and General Funeral of Mrs. John Ledger

The Yass Courier · Tuesday 17 March 1908 · page 2

The funeral of the late Mrs. John Ledger took place on Saturday last and was largely attended, the cortege extending almost the full length of…

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The Latest. Sydney, Thursday. Death of a Woman

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 19 March 1908 · page 2

A woman, aged 41, died in the Prince Alfred Hospital yesterday from septic peritonitis, said to have been the result of an accident while she was in a certain…

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Death of Sister Mary Liguori

The Burrowa News · Friday 20 March 1908 · page 2

THE sad news reached Barrowa yesterday of the death of Sister Mary Alphonsus Liguori, at the Convent of Mercy. Yass. Although of a comparatively young age…

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