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Hunter Valley · Obituaries & funerals

Obituaries & funerals, 1913

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The Late Mr. J. F. Barry

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 4 September 1913 · page 4

The very large and representative attendance at the funeral of the late Mr. J. F. Barry, of Commercial Hotel, yesterday afternoon was evidence of the high esteem in…

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R. L. Stevenson's Nurse. Death of "Cummy."

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 4 September 1913 · page 2

The Edinhurgh Correspondent of the Daily Telegraph reported on July 17 as follows:— Alison Cunningham Robert Louis…

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Death of "Andy" Kelly, Member for the Lachlan

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 4 September 1913 · page 2

Mr. Andrew Kelly member for the Lachlan, and alderman of the Sydney City Council, died in Sydney on Wednesday afternoon after a lingering illness…

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Lonely Ranch Mystery. Sequel to Death of Friend and Wife

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 4 September 1913 · page 3

On a lonely ranch in Wyoming, with a bullet in his brain, the body was discovered of Mr. John D. Sergent, the son of a wealthy Maine ironfounder, who was the central…

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Late Mr. W.T. Stead. London, Sept. 4

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 5 September 1913 · page 5

Miss Estelle Stead, daughter of the late Mr. W. T. Stead has just published a volume entitled "My Father," which contains accounts of some remarkable experience…

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Death of Mr. Charles Steele

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Friday 5 September 1913 · page 3

The death of ex-Senior Constable Charles Steele, which occurred at his residence, 62 Watt street; Newcastle, on Saturday morning, has removed the…

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Death of an old Police Officer

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 5 September 1913 · page 3

The death took place on Saturday at his residence, Newcastle, of ex-Senior Constable Charles Steele, and with his demise went a very…

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Death of Mr. "Andy" Kelly Member for the Lachlan

The Scone Advocate · Friday 5 September 1913 · page 2

Mr. Andrew Kelly, member for the Luchlan, and an alderman of the Sydney City Council, died in Sydney on Wednesday afternoon, after…

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Recent Dublin Riots. Funeral of Nolan. Remarkable Demonstration. London, Sept. 4

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 5 September 1913 · page 5

The funeral of the man Nolan, who died from injuries received during the riots on Saturday, took place yesterday, and was made the occasion of a remarkable…

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Obituary

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 6 September 1913 · page 8

Mrs. W. Gulliver, a very old resident, of large, died at her residence on Saturday, after a few weeks illness, at the advanced age of 68. The cause of death was…

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Remarkable Funeral Demonstration. Cortege Two Miles Long

Singleton Argus · Saturday 6 September 1913 · page 6

London, Thursday.—The fuueral of the man Nolan, who was killed during the riots on Saturday, was the occasion of a remarkable demonstration in…

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Athletics. Death of an Old Time Ped

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 6 September 1913 · page 7

The death is reported from West Australia of Billy Clark, aged 55, a very successful runner in the palmy days.—Clark came to Australia from England with his brother…

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Death of "Andy" Kelly. Member for the Lachlan

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 6 September 1913 · page 5

Mr. Andrew Kelly, member for the Lachlan, and an alderman of the Sydney City Council, died in Sydney on Wednesday afternoon after a lingering illness…

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Romance of Cocoa. Death of Mr. J. S. Fry. Never Married

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 6 September 1913 · page 7

Mr. Joseph Storn Fry, head of the great cocoa and chocolate firm of J. S. Fry and Sons, died at Bristol. "The Grand Old Man of Bristol," as he was affectionately called, was 87. He came of a Quaker family, of which…

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Boxer's Death. Verdict of Misadventure. (By Cable.) London

Singleton Argus · Saturday 6 September 1913 · page 3

At the inquest into the death of Harry Price, who was killed in a boxing bout with Private Basham, a verdict of death from misadventure was returned. The…

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Fearful Railway Smash Scenes of Death. Prayers of the Victims

Singleton Argus · Saturday 6 September 1913 · page 2

London, Wednesday.—Further details of the railway disaster in Yorkshire furnish an appalling story. Sir Arthur Douglas, formerly…

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Couple's Last Fling Death Pact of Husband and Wife After £120 Tour

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 6 September 1913 · page 12

Sentenced by default to fifteen days' imprisonment, a Lyons contractor named Do[?]t, with his wife, took all their savings, £120, and went off for a tour in…

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Death of Sir Arthur Douglas

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 8 September 1913 · page 5

Sir Arthur Douglas has died of his…

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Death of Mr. J. M. Sweet

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 8 September 1913 · page 4

Mr. John Miller Sweet died at his residence, Cintra, Ocean-street, Woollahra, on Sunday. The late Mr. Sweet served his apprenticeship with the…

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Death of an ex-Police Officer

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 8 September 1913 · page 4

News has been received of the death at Wollongong of Mr. T. McClelland, a retired sergeant of police, who had reached an advanced age. Mr. McClelland, at the…

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