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Hunter Valley · Obituaries & funerals

Obituaries & funerals, 1902

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Death of a Centenarian

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 29 September 1902 · page 3

William Williams, of Adelong Crossing, died yesterday at the reputed age of 102 years…

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The Very Latest. London, Monday afternoon. Death of Zola

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 30 September 1902 · page 3

The death is announced of M. Emile Zola, the French novelist. He was asphyseiated by a defective stove-pipe in his bedroom. Madame Zola was also affected, but is recovering…

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The Very Latest. London, Tuesday afternoon. the Death of M. ZOLA

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 1 October 1902 · page 3

Madame Zola has not up to this time been informed of the death of M. Zola. The Anti-Semites and the Catholics rejoice at his death, and their newspaper organs are very bitter. His Holiness the…

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Late News by Cable. London, Sept. 30. the Death of M. ZOLA

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 1 October 1902 · page 3

Monsieur and Madame Zola returned from the country on Sunday. Their house was cold and a fire was lighted in the fireplace. It was then found that the chimney smoked. The servants lowered the…

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Death of M. Zola

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 2 October 1902 · page 3

The remains of M. Zola will be accorded a civil funeral on Friday. When the tiding's of her husband's death were broken to Madame Zola she shricked and sobbed bitterly and then sank into a…

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The Death of M. Zola. LONDON

The Scone Advocate · Friday 3 October 1902 · page 2

Later particulars are to hand of the death, by accidental asphyxiation, of M. Zola, the great French writer. M. and Mme. Zola returned from the…

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Death of a Centenarian

The Murrurundi Times and Liverpool Plains Gazette · Saturday 4 October 1902 · page 2

Mr. William Williams, centenarian, of Adelong Crossing dear Gunda[?], and a pioneer miser, died at his residence at 5 a.m. on Sunday morning last, at the age of…

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Death of Mr Collin Scoper

Singleton Argus · Saturday 4 October 1902 · page 4

It is with regret that we record the death of Mr Colin Cooper, in St.Vincent's Hospital, on Thursday at 12 o'clock. Deceased was a grandson of Mr T. L…

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The Week's Obituary

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 4 October 1902 · page 4

The death of Miss M. (Dolly) Turner, daughter of the late Mr. George Turner, took place at her mother's residence, Campbell's Hill, on Saturday morning. Deceased had been ailing for some time. She was…

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Death of M. ZOLA. London, Sept. 30

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 4 October 1902 · page 2

The death is announced of M. Emile Zola, the French novelist. He was asphyiated by a defective stove-pipe in his bedroom. Madame Zola, was also affected, but ia recovering…

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Death of Mr. George Buchanan

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Wednesday 8 October 1902 · page 4

It was with feelings of surprise and deep regret that the news of Mr. George Buchanan's death was received on Tuesday last. The…

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The Late M. ZOLA. An Enormous Funeral

Singleton Argus · Thursday 9 October 1902 · page 4

THE funeral of the late M. Zola took place in Paris yesterday, and was witnessed and attended by enormous but most respectful crowds…

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Death of Senior-constable [?]

Singleton Argus · Saturday 11 October 1902 · page 4

SENIOR-CONSTABLE GIESON, who has been in delicate health for some time, and whose seven illness from a pneumonia affection we chronicled in…

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Death of Senior-constable Gibson

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 11 October 1902 · page 5

About six o'clock last night (Friday) Senior Constable William Gibson died at his residence in York-street. The deceased was strong in health up to a little over three years ago when…

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Death of [?]R Kensit. Leader of the Anti-Ritualists. LONDON

Singleton Argus · Saturday 11 October 1902 · page 5

MR JOHN KENSIT, the loader of the [?], did yesterday of do[?] pneumonia, in the Liverpool [?]…

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Death of Senior-constable Gibson. The Funeral

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 14 October 1902 · page 4

As chronicled in Saturday's issue of the ARGUS, Senior-Constable Gibbson who had been in a serious condition of health for some time, passed…

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Death of Mr Froom. [By Telegraph.] Sydney

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 14 October 1902 · page 4

MR E. J. BROOK, the judge of the forest Ledge Race Club, and formerly conneted with Tattersall's Raspberry Park, and Driving Park Clubs, died…

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Death of a Woman

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 15 October 1902 · page 3

A married woman named Bridget Mullins died in the hospital this morning. Before being conveyed to the institution yesterday she made a statement to the effect that some days before, while under the…

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The Funeral of Ernest Buchtman

Singleton Argus · Thursday 16 October 1902 · page 2

It was our [?] duty in the last issue of the ARGUS to chronicle the sad death by drowning of Ernest, a favorite son of Mr and Mrs Buchtmann of this town, and for…

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Death of a Clergyman. [By Telegraph.] Sydney

Singleton Argus · Thursday 16 October 1902 · page 3

THE Rev. Robert Livingstone, aged 36, died at the Rectory, Wahroonga, this morning…

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