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Hunter Valley · Obituaries & funerals

Obituaries & funerals, 1902

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Death Roll of Ninety-five. [By Telegraph] Sydney

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 5 August 1902 · page 2

It is now stated that the deth-roll of the Mount Kembla mining disaster amounts to 95 only. Font bodies [?] now left in the pit, and there [?]…

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The Week's Obituary

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 9 August 1902 · page 11

Last week there passed away at his residence. Bolwarra, Mr. John Vidler, who was in his 69th year. He leaves behind [?] a sorrowing widow, four sons (Messrs. John Vidler. Casino; Alfred Vidler, Casine;…

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The Bubonic Plague. Death of the Patient

Singleton Argus · Saturday 9 August 1902 · page 4

A CASE of plague has pccurred at Newcastle, the patient being Thomas O'Neale, employed as boots at the Criterion Hotel About the and of…

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Plague in Newcastle. Death of the Patient

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 9 August 1902 · page 6

No little excitement was aroused in Newcastle on Wednesday when it became publicly known that a case of plague bad occurred in the city. On Monday last a young man named Thomas O'Neill, employed as a…

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Death of a Veteran. [By Telegraph]. Sydney

Singleton Argus · Saturday 9 August 1902 · page 5

Thomas Really, formerly orderly sergeant to Sir George Gipps, Sir Chas. Fitzroy, and Sir William Denison, died yesterday, aged 92…

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Death of a Trooper. [By Telegraph.] Sydney

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 12 August 1902 · page 3

A trooper at Melbourne who was sent to the hospital there, with others from the "Drayton Grange," died to-day…

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Death of Colonel Howel Gunter. [By Cable] London

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 12 August 1902 · page 3

THE death is announced of Colonel Howel Gunter, formerly Commandant of the Queensland Defence Force…

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The Redfern Tragedy. Death of Heaps. Where Are Guilfoyle's Murderers

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 14 August 1902 · page 3

Under instructions from the Department of Justice the police have further investigated the shooting of Joseph Heaps, but no further information was obtainable. The Attorney-General's opinion is to the…

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Death of Dr. Bell. Murrurundi

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 15 August 1902 · page 3

Dr. Bell, who has been practice hero for about 25 years, died last night after a few days illness. His death has cast a gloom over the district, as he was one of our most deservedly popular citizens,…

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Death of Dr. Rufus Bell

The Murrurundi Times and Liverpool Plains Gazette · Saturday 16 August 1902 · page 2

It is with the most profound grief that we have to announce the sad and untimely death of our esteemed townsman, Mayor, and local physician, Dr. Rufus Bell, which…

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The Week's Obituary

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 16 August 1902 · page 6

On Monday evening Mrs. Marv Ann Cobby wife of the late Mr. Charles Cobby, died at her residence, Abbott-street. Mrs. Cobby, was a daughter of the late Mrs. Coles, who lived for many…

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Sad Death of a Young Woman

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 16 August 1902 · page 3

An inquest was held this morning touching the death of Rose Eland, aged 21, living at Mosman, whose body was found in the water at Lavender Bay yesterday. William Eland, contractor, said that in…

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Death of Dr. Bell. Murrurundi

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 16 August 1902 · page 5

Dr. Bell, who has been in practice bore for about 25 yours, died last night after a fow days illness. was death has cast a gloom over the district, as be was one of our most deservedly popular citizens,…

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Death of the Senussi

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 18 August 1902 · page 3

Reuter's correspondent in Tunis reports that the Senussi, the Ma[?]di of Central Africa, is dead…

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Obituary

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 19 August 1902 · page 2

On Saturday morning, Mr Philip Kelly expired at his residence, in Bathurst-street, at the advance age of 85 years. Deceased was a native of London, bat had…

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Death of a Centenarian

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 20 August 1902 · page 3

The death is announced of Mrs. Bowen, widow of Mr. Charles Bowen, Speaker of the Provincial Council of Canterbury, New Zealand, from 1855 to 1864. Mrs. Bowen was aged 100 years…

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A Fatal Brawl. Death of Joe Goddard. [By Cable] London

Singleton Argus · Thursday 21 August 1902 · page 3

DURING an electioneering brawl at Pensauken, United States, yesterday, Joe Goddard, the well-known Australian pugilits was fatally shot, by…

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The Late Mr. Ranken

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 23 August 1902 · page 3

Detective John Walker, who for the past week has been in the Southern district investigating the circumstances of the death of Mr. W. H. L. Ranken, supposed to have been murdered, returned to Sydney…

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Sudden Death of a Horse

The Murrurundi Times and Liverpool Plains Gazette · Saturday 23 August 1902 · page 2

We are informed that on Sunday afternoon last, while Mr. and Mrs. R. G. Stuart were out for a drive, their horse suddenly dropped down dead, breaking the shaft of…

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