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Hunter Valley · Obituaries & funerals

Obituaries & funerals, 1902

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Death of a Returned Soldier [By Telegraph] Sydney

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 9 September 1902 · page 2

TROOPER J. WATTS, 28 years of age, invalided from South Africa, died at Prospect this morning, front by[?]ds…

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Sudden Death. Result of a Row. SYDNEY

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 9 September 1902 · page 3

In direction with the death of the Mr William Hillfers who died about eight on Saturday after a street [?] St Marrickville through inlling…

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Death of a Victorian

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 10 September 1902 · page 5

A man named Frederick Charles Ball, from Melbourne, was found dead on Sunday in his bed, at Islington. There was a deep wound in his throat and it stab in the abdomen. At the inquest…

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Death of Elkin

Singleton Argus · Thursday 11 September 1902 · page 2

Mrs Elkin, a farmer well-known resident of this town, and lately reakling at Maitland, died at than town at 6 o'clock on Tuesday evening, much to the great sorrow…

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Sudden Death of Mr John Macilwraith. [By Cable.] London

Singleton Argus · Thursday 11 September 1902 · page 3

MR. JOHN MACLLWRAITH, brother of the late Sir Thomas Macllwraith, Premier of Queensland, dropped dead at a railway station in Scotland…

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Death of a Sportsman

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 12 September 1902 · page 3

James Thorpe, formerly assistant shipping master at Sydney, and also a prominent sportsman, died to-day…

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The Week's Obituary

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 13 September 1902 · page 4

There occurred in the Maitland Hospital on Tuesday the death of Mrs. Elkin, a resident of Church-street, who followed the business of a costumier. Deceased had only been ill…

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Death of an Old Prelate

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 16 September 1902 · page 3

The Venerable Archdeacon Ross, D.D., died at Armidale this morning after a brief illness, aged about 70 years. He will be accorded a Masonic funeral…

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Riot at a Rabbi's Funeral

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Wednesday 17 September 1902 · page 4

THE funeral of Chief Rabbi Jacob Joseph, the head of the Orthodox Jewish Church, in New York, on Wednesday, July 30, was (according to…

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Estate of the Late Mr Ranken. [By Telegraph] Sydney

Singleton Argus · Thursday 18 September 1902 · page 3

THE estate of the late Mr Ranken, whose body was lately found at Tinderry station, near Gonlburn, has been valued at under £2000, and,…

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Death of Archdencon Ross

The Murrurundi Times and Liverpool Plains Gazette · Saturday 20 September 1902 · page 2

The Venerable Archdencon James Ross D. D., who from 1874 to 1878 was Incumbent of St. Pauis, Murrurundi, passed away in his sleep at…

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The Week's Obituary

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 20 September 1902 · page 5

Mr. J. J. Walsh, once head master of the Wallsend Superior Public School and Newcastle Superior Public School, died at his residence, Sydney, on the 8th inst. In 1862 he received the first…

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Obituary

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 22 September 1902 · page 3

The death is announced of Marie Henriette, Queen Consort of the King of the Belgians, aged 66 years. Her Majesty died from syncope while dining…

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Death of Archdeacon Ross

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 23 September 1902 · page 3

THE Venerable Archdeacon James Ross, D.D., who from 1874 to 1878 was Incumbent of St. Paul's, Murrurundi, passed away in his sleep at…

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Death of Mrs Re[?]ta

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 23 September 1902 · page 2

On Friday evening Mrs [?], a respected resident of the district, passed away from this earth, alter a, comparatively brief illness, at her residence. Workworth…

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Death of the Queen of the Belgians

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 23 September 1902 · page 3

The Princess Stephanie (now countess Lonyay) on arriving at Spa went to the chamber in which lay the remains of her mother. King Leopold arrived soon after, and on the ground of old family…

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Death of Alderman Gibson. "In the midst of life we are in death."

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Wednesday 24 September 1902 · page 2

IT is our sorrowful duty to record the death of Alderman Alexander Gibson, which sad event occurred on Saturday evening last, after a few days' illness…

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The Week's Obituary

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 27 September 1902 · page 5

When [?] claims its own sadness is the inevitable result, but an especially mournful case occurred in Bella-street, Horseshoe Bend, about one o'clock on Sunday, when Mrs. Tyler, wife…

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Death of Mr Simon Richards, Jun

Singleton Argus · Saturday 27 September 1902 · page 4

In a r[?] issue of the AROUS allusion was made to the serious illness of Mr Si[?] of Goor[?] who was then confined to his bed suffering from a…

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Death of the Queen of the Belgians. London, Sept. 22

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 27 September 1902 · page 2

The death is announced of Marie Henriette, Queen Consort of the King of the Belgians, aged 60 years. Her Majesty died from syncope while dining. The Princess Stephanie (now countess Lonyay) on…

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