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Hunter Valley · Obituaries & funerals

Obituaries & funerals, 1909

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Sad Death of a Young Woman

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 12 January 1909 · page 2

Mrs Olive Matthews, residing at Palace-street, Petersham, and wife of a hairdresser doing business at that address, died on Sunday morning in sad…

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Death of Mrs. Wm. Geary

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 13 January 1909 · page 4

The death occurred at the Private Hospital, at Campbell's Hill, this morning, of Mrs. Mary Aune Geary, relict of the late William Geary, butcher, of East Maitland, who pre-deceased her just about…

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Death of Dowager Duchess of Marlborough

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 13 January 1909 · page 5

The death is announced of Lilian Warren, Dowager Duchess of Marlborough…

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Sad Death of a Boy. Expire Under an Anaesthetic

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 15 January 1909 · page 5

'A particularly sad death occurred in the Maitland Hospital this morning. A lad named Kenneth Knip, 14 J years of ago, son of Mr. M. Knipe, of Aberglasslyn, was…

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Obituary

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 16 January 1909 · page 4

The death occurred at the Private Hospital, at Campbell's Hill, on Wednesday, of Mrs. Mary Anne Geary, relict of the late William Geary, butcher, of East Maitland, who pre-deceased her just about…

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Death of Rozhdestvensky

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 16 January 1909 · page 5

[?] Petersburg correspondent of Reu[?] reports the death of Admiral [?]nsky, who commanded the Russ[?] the battle of Tsushima…

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Sudden Death of a Resident

Cessnock Express and Mining and Farming Representative · Saturday 16 January 1909 · page 3

Mr. Charles [?] Harris, bootmaker, who occupied a shop next to Mr. Kem[?] fell suddenly ill on his way to his home at Aberdare, on…

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Business Men Fight. Death of a Contestant

Singleton Argus · Saturday 16 January 1909 · page 7

A sensation was created in the Lockhart district by the collapse and death of Mr W.D. Drummond, a well-known resident of the town, after a pugilistc…

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An Old Man's Death. Verdict of Manslaughter

Singleton Argus · Saturday 16 January 1909 · page 3

The Sydney Coroner held an inquest on Thursday afternoon into the death of Joseph Colley, 58 which took place in the Sydney Hospital on Christmas Day,…

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Death of Lord Amherst of Hackney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 19 January 1909 · page 5

[?] death is announced of Lord Amberst [?]ackney, aged 73 years, from apoplexy. understood that anxiety owing to [?] which he sustained from the…

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Death of Sir F. Villeneuve-smith

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 20 January 1909 · page 5

The death is announced of Sir Francis [?]eneuve-Smith, formerly Chief Justice of Tasmanian, aged 89 years. Sir Fracis Villeneuve-Smith was…

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Death of Mosman's Mayor. (By Telegraph). Sydney

Singleton Argus · Thursday 21 January 1909 · page 2

'Alderman Leahy, the Mayor of Mosman, died suddenly this morning from heart failure…

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Death of Lawrence Jorgenson. Finding of the Coroner

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 21 January 1909 · page 4

The adjourned inquest touching the death of Lawrence Jorgensen, who was admitted to the Maitland Hospital and died on Tuesday night without having regained…

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Obituary

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 23 January 1909 · page 8

The death occurred in the Maitland Rosiptal on Monday of a young man Wm. John Ginman, 35 years of ago, who bad been working in the district for some time as a labourer…

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Death of Miss Jennie Russell

Singleton Argus · Saturday 23 January 1909 · page 4

Miss Jennie Russell, 23 years of age, a daughter of Mrs Bobert Russell, of "The Rocks," St. Clair, died In the Dangar Cottage Hospital yesterday morning…

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Death of a Dominican

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 25 January 1909 · page 2

We regret to record the death of Sister Mary Aloysius Lynch, a member of the Dominicans, which occurred at the Convent on Saturday evening. The decended was a native of Ireland, 68…

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Death of an Old Resident

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 25 January 1909 · page 2

A very old and respected resident of the town, Mrs. Kedwell, widow of the late Mr. Alfred Ked-well, died at her residence, West-street, this morning after an illness extending over twelve…

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Death of Mr. W. R Norman

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 25 January 1909 · page 2

An old and highly-respected resident of the district, Mr. William Robert Norman, who had been in failing health for some considerable time past, died on Saturday afternoon, in his 78th year…

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Death of Mr. E. W. Clarke. Old Singleton Resident Gone. Singleton

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 25 January 1909 · page 3

An old resident of the Singleton district in the person of Edward Wiseman Clarke, passed away at 4 o'clock this morning, at the age of 78. Deceased was a native of…

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Obituary

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 26 January 1909 · page 5

The death is announced at the age of 86 of the Early of Leicester, Lord-Lientenant of Norfolk, 1846-1906…

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