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Hunter Valley · Obituaries & funerals

Obituaries & funerals, 1914

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A Public Funeral

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 3 June 1914 · page 5

The Canadian Pacific Company is arranging for a public funeral in connection with the burial of the bodies recovered from the Empress of Ireland…

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Death of Mr. John Hickling

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 3 June 1914 · page 4

Mr. John Hickling, one of the oldest and most highly respected residents of East Maitland, died at his residence, Newcastle street, last evening. Deceased, who was…

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Maitland Coalmines. Death of Mr. William Avery

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 3 June 1914 · page 5

Mr. William Avery died at his late residence, Barton-street, Kurri, at about six o'clock last evening. Deceased, who was 71 years of age, had been ailing for some…

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Funeral Arrangements. Montreal. June 3

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 4 June 1914 · page 5

The Canadian-Pacific Company has arranged for the funeral of the unidentified and unclaimed dead to take place on Thursday morning. The company will bear all…

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Late Mr John Milner

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 5 June 1914 · page 8

The Biblical term, "In the midst of life we are in death," was amply exemplified, when Mr John Milner, of Vesuvius Farm, near Glen Innes…

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The Late Mr. John Hickling

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 5 June 1914 · page 4

The funeral of the late Mr. John Hickling, senior, took place yesterday, the remains being interred in the Methodist cementery at East Maitland, Rev. F. E…

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Maitland Coalmines. Funeral of Mr. Avery

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 5 June 1914 · page 5

The funeral of the late Mr. William Avery took place yesterday, and was largely attended. Amongst those who followed the remains were a number of old friends…

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Obituary. London, Thursday evening

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 5 June 1914 · page 5

The death is announced at the age of 70 of Sir Douglas Straight, hon. treasurer of the Newspaper Society and of the institute of Journalists…

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An Impressive Funeral. Community in Mourning. Quebec

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 5 June 1914 · page 5

The funeral has taken place of twelve of the sailors of the Empress o Ireland, Services were held in the Roman Catholic and Anglican Cathedrals. The Duke of…

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Moonan Flat. Death of Mrs. T.E. NETTLE

The Scone Advocate · Friday 5 June 1914 · page 2

OUR Moonan Flat correspondent communicated this morning by telephone:— A sorrowful feeling was caused this morning when it became known that…

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Late Mr. Rov Brunker

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 6 June 1914 · page 4

The funeral of the late Mr. Roy Brunker, third son of Mr. Jas. 11. Brunker, who was accidently shot on Darcel station, took place at Mungindi on Thursday afternoon…

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Obituary

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 6 June 1914 · page 4

The death occurred at her mother's residence, Mill-street, East Maitland, early on Sunday morning of Miss Alice Moon. Deceased, who had been suffering from heart…

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Funeral Arrangements. Montreal, June 3

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 6 June 1914 · page 3

The Canndian-Pacific Company has arranged for the funeral of the unidentified and unclaimed dead to take place on Thursday, morning. The company will bear all…

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Feared Loss of Child. Mother Starves to Death. Dread of Divorce

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 6 June 1914 · page 5

Rather than live without her child, whom she feared the would lose as the result of divorce proceedings, a young mother starved herself to death. The victim was Mrs. Ethel Horrocks, of Moorfield, Heyrod, Stalybridge…

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Mauled, by a Leopard. Death of Captain Kelsey. London, June 6

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 8 June 1914 · page 2

On May 12, it was announced that Captain R. N. Kelsey, who, with several companions, left Capetown on August 30 with the object of journeying to Cairo by motor…

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Cadet's Funeral

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 9 June 1914 · page 2

The funeral of the late Harold Hall, who was accidentlly shot near North Kurri, on Saturday, took place yesterday, and was very largely attended. About 130 members of the…

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Obituary

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 9 June 1914 · page 6

Mrs. Watson, whose serious illness was reported in last letter, died on Saturday at the residence of her daughter (Mrs. George Krams), Elizabeth-street. Deceased was a…

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Death of Old Resident

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 9 June 1914 · page 2

The death occurred on Saturday morning of Mrs. Watson; a very old resident of Mitchell's Flat, who was referred to in our last issue as being…

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Death of a Mexican

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 9 June 1914 · page 5

When a drunken Mexican attempted to [?]terfere with Mexican police and United [?]ates infantry, Lieutenant Houston shot [?] dead. General Funston, who…

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Death of an Old Resident

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 9 June 1914 · page 4

One of the oldest natives of the Maitland district has just passed away in Mr. William Skinner, who died at his residence, Rosebrook, on Friday last, at the advanced…

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