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Hawkesbury (Windsor & Richmond) · Obituaries & funerals

Obituaries & funerals, 1908

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Obituary

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Saturday 13 June 1908 · page 7

MISS BEATRICE HARRIS, 21 years of age, died suddenly on Sunday night of heart failure. The decased, who was a daughter of Mrs Percy Brown…

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Obituary

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Saturday 13 June 1908 · page 1

LAST week we referred briefly to the death of Alfred Meredith Woodhill, formerly head of the firm of Woodhill and Co., of Richmond, Nowra, Camden and Burwood, and…

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OBITUARY. Mr. William Walker, M.L.C

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Saturday 20 June 1908 · page 12

One of Windsor's pioneers, the Hon. William Walker, passed away at his residence, The Terrace, Windsor, on Friday morning, 12th inst., at the age of 80 years. For some months his…

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Obituary

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Saturday 27 June 1908 · page 7

Miss Pendergast died on Monday morning, at Surry Hills, at the age of 65 years. Deceased was a sister of Messrs John and Norbert Pendergast, of Pitt Town Road. The interment took place on Wednesday…

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Appreciation of the late Mr. W. Walker, M.L.C

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Saturday 27 June 1908 · page 12

Prior to the commencement of business at the Police Court on Tuesday, Mr H. A. Richardson, the able Parramatta. solicitor, made reference to the death of Mr. Walker. Mr. Richardson said…

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Obituary

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Saturday 11 July 1908 · page 4

Much sympathy is extended to Mr. and Mrs. F. G. Ross, of Church-street, Windsor, in the death of their only daughter, Margaret Eliza beth, aged 7 years, who passed away on the…

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Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Saturday 18 July 1908 · page 3

Mr. George Penton, son of Mr. W. Penton, of North Richmond, died rather suddenly at his residence, Royal Hotel, Bondi, on Sunday, He was 50 years of age and a…

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Obituary

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Saturday 8 August 1908 · page 4

A WELL-KNOWN Hawkesbury identity, Robert ("Mate") Gardiner, died at the residence of his son (Mr. Robert Gardiner), 191 Henderson Road, Alexandria, on Wednesday, 29th ult., after a four…

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Obituary

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Saturday 15 August 1908 · page 12

THE remains of the late Thomas Hassall Hughes were interred in St. Paul's cemetery, Carlingford, on Saturday, July 18. Before the cortege left his late residence…

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Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Saturday 22 August 1908 · page 11

MRS. ADA MURRAY (wife of Mr. Wm. Murray, of Yarramundi, and messenger at the H. A. College) who had been ailing for some time, died on Tuesday…

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Obituary

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Saturday 29 August 1908 · page 7

THE death took place at Scone on the 13th August of Mrs. Jennie Willis, wife of Mr. J. Willis, of Scone, and daughter of Mr. Edward Clemson, of Agnes Banks. The…

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OBITUARY. Death of Mr. John Osborne

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Saturday 5 September 1908 · page 4

The rather unexpected death took place on Tuesday of Mr John Osborne, at his residence, Double Bay, at tho age of 66 years. Mr Osborne will be remembered as having purchased the…

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Obituary

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Saturday 5 September 1908 · page 12

IT is with extreme sorrow and regret that we have to record the unexpected death of another member of one of the Hawkesbury's most respected and venerated…

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Obituary

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Saturday 12 September 1908 · page 4

The news of the death of First-class Constable Balfour came as a shook to the residents of this district. He passed away at the age of 50 years, early on Tuesday morning, at Sydney Hospital…

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Obituary

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Saturday 19 September 1908 · page 14

THE much-lamented death took place on Sunday afternoon last of Mary Shields, wife of Mr. George Shields, of Bosworth-street, Richmond. The deceased, who…

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Obituary

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Saturday 3 October 1908 · page 4

The late Thomas Whitby Butter, who died at Freeman's Reach on the 17th ultimo, at the age of 55 years, was a native of Cambridgeshire, England, and came to…

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Obituary

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Saturday 17 October 1908 · page 14

Mr. JOHN PENDERGAST (familiarly known in the Hawkesbury district as "Young Jack Pender"), died at the residence of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Pendergast, Glebe Road, recently. He…

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Obituary

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Saturday 24 October 1908 · page 6

Mr Joseph Schofield, an old and highly respected identity of Kellyville, died on Thursday of last weeK, at the ripe age of 77 years. Mr Schofield built the house and…

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Obituary

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Saturday 24 October 1908 · page 4

THE news of the death of Mr. Harry Lock, of Blacktown Road, at the age of 42 years, came as a surprise and shock to all who knew him. He had only been ill a few days with that dreaded…

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Obituary

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Saturday 31 October 1908 · page 4

THE death took place on 'Monday last of Mr James Gillespie, of Pitt Town, at the age of 63 years, after an illness of nine weeks The deceased gentleman was a native of Pitt Town…

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