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Hunter Valley · Obituaries & funerals

Obituaries & funerals, 1905

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Our Singleton Letter. the Late Mr. R. Alan Wallace

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 19 December 1905 · page 5

The news of the death in Newcastle yesterday of Mr. R. Alan Wallace was received with much poignant regret by his Singleton friends. Gentle and unassuming in manner,…

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The Late Mr. F. Bridges

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 21 December 1905 · page 5

The Premier to-day unveiled a memorial at Fort-street school to the late Mr. Frederick Bridges, who was Under-Secretary for Public Instruction. Mr. Carruthers said…

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Late Lady Rawson. Her Funeral at Sea

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 22 December 1905 · page 4

The R.M.S. ormuzarrived at Fremantle on Thursday morning. Off Caps Guardsfui, a steam pipe burst and the vessel lay disable for eight hours. Information as to the last illsess of Lady Rawson…

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Late News by Cable. London, Dec. 22. OBITUARY

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 23 December 1905 · page 5

The death is announced at Boston, Massa-chusetts, of Dr. Richard Hodgson, formerly of Melbourne…

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Fun From Max Adeler. How Colonel Bangs, Editor of "The 'Argus" Employed a Poet to Write Obituary Nerses

The Murrurundi Times and Liverpool Plains Gazette · Saturday 23 December 1905 · page 8

Probably the funniest thing which Max Adeler over wrote is the story of Colonel Bangs, editor of "the Argus, " and his obituary verses…

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Death of Mrs Martin

Singleton Argus · Thursday 28 December 1905 · page 2

Mrs Thomas Martin, Senr., of Martin Vale, Westbrook, died yesterday morning at her residence, after an illness caused by an internal complaint,…

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Death of an Inventor

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 28 December 1905 · page 2

We regret to announce the death of Mr. Robert Whitehead, which took place at Shrivenham, Berkshire, yesterday (writes the London "Daily Graphic" of November 15)…

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Death of a Doctor [By Telegraph.] Sydney

Singleton Argus · Thursday 28 December 1905 · page 3

On Christmas Eve, Dr. John Larwill, who had been practising at Merriwa for about three months, died about midnight. A magisterial…

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Death of B. B. Kieran. a Champion Swimmer

Singleton Argus · Thursday 28 December 1905 · page 4

Bernard Bede Kieran, champion swimmer of the world, died at Brisbane late on Friday night from appendicitis. He had been operated on,…

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The Late Mr. Prefontaine

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 29 December 1905 · page 3

Sir wilfrid Laurier, the Prime Minister of Canada, has gratefully accepted the offer of Lord Tweedmouth, the First Lord of the Admiralty, that the battleship Dominion…

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Death of a Poet

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 29 December 1905 · page 3

Victor Daley, the well-known poet, died this morning at Waitara. He had been a great sufferer from a pulmonary complaint for some time past. Deceased had been a…

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Death of B. B. Kieran. the Champion Swimmer

The Scone Advocate · Friday 29 December 1905 · page 8

BERNARD BEDE KIERAN, champion s[?]immer of the world, died at Brisbane late on Friday night from appendicitis. He had been operated on and…

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Death of an Inventor

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 30 December 1905 · page 7

We regret to announce the death of Mr. Robert Whitehead, which took place at Shrivenham, Berkshire, yesterday (writes the London "Daily Graphic" of November 15)…

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Death of a Poet. Sydney

Singleton Argus · Saturday 30 December 1905 · page 4

Victor Daley, the poet, died to-day, of consumption, at the ago of 47…

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Death of Lord Inverclyde. How the Cunard Line Was Saved

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 30 December 1905 · page 3

Lord Inverclyde died at his Clydesdale residence, Castle Wemyss, at half-past one on the afternoon of the 8th of October…

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