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Hunter Valley · Obituaries & funerals

Obituaries & funerals, 1918

631 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 11 of 32

Obituary

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 18 May 1918 · page 8
Also in Singleton Argus

A child of about 4 years of age, daughter and only child of Mrs. Loveland, late of East Greta, died in the Cessnock Hospital last week from diphetheria. Mrs…

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Obituary. American Newspaper Magnate

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 18 May 1918 · page 2

Reuter's correspondent at Nice, Italy, reports the death of Mr. James Gordon Bennett (Mr. J. G. Bennett was born in New York…

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Death of Mr. L. F. Heydon, M.L.C.

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 18 May 1918 · page 4

The death took place suddenly yesterday afternoon of Mr. Louis Francis Heydon, M.L.C., at his residence, Kentigern, Hunter's Hill, Mr. Heydon was in his garden among…

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Cessnock District News. Death of Mr. J. P. McKENDRICK

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 18 May 1918 · page 2

Mr. James P. McKendrick, a well known and highly respected resident of Cessnock, died in a private hospital at Cessnock early yesterday morning. Deceased contracted…

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Death of an Old Resident

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 20 May 1918 · page 4

Mrs. Elizabeth peterson, who died at her residence, Anzac-street West Maitland, yesterday morning, had lived in the district for over 70 years. She…

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Singleton Letter. Obituary. Singleton

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 20 May 1918 · page 2

The death occurred on Thursday of Mr. Thomas Ellis Hobden, of Great Lodge. Jerry's plains. The deceased was 76 years of age, and a native of the district, having…

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Obituary

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 21 May 1918 · page 6

Miss Mary Henly, a very old and highly respected resident of this district, who lived with hor brother. Mr. Joseph Healy, in High-street, passed away on Saturday afternoon…

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The Late Mr. Peter Herrmann

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 22 May 1918 · page 4

Mr. Peter Herrmann, one of the pioneers of the Kogarah district, died at his residence, Kogarah, recently, at the advanced ago of 75 years. He had been in failing health for…

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Death of Mr. A. O. Moriarty

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 24 May 1918 · page 4

A distinguished voteran on the Public Service, Mr. Abram Orpon Morlarty, died on Wednesday, night at Goulburn, aged 88 yars. He arrived in Sydney in January, 1848, with…

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Obituary

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 25 May 1918 · page 8

Mrs. Newton, widow of the late Mr. Daniel Newton, passed away at her residence, Woodville, last week, after an illness of three weeks, from an internal…

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Death of Old District Native

Singleton Argus · Saturday 25 May 1918 · page 2

One of the oldest natives of Singleton district, in the. person of Mrs Catherine Keough, passed away on Thursday afternoon at the residence…

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Death of Me. Thos. Ellis Hobden

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 25 May 1918 · page 8

The death is reported of Mr. Thos, Ellis Hobden, of Jerry's Plains. The deceased, who was a native of the district, was 76 years of age, and a well…

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Late Mr. R.H. Mathews

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 28 May 1918 · page 4

The death took place of Mr. R. H. Mathews at his residence Careuron Parramatta on Wednesday last The late Mr. Mathews was a well-known authority on the Australian…

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Late Mr. R. M. Mathews

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 29 May 1918 · page 4

In regard to the passing of the late .Mr. R. H. Mathews, at his late residence, Parramata, Mr. W. J. Enright points out that he was at one time a resident of the Singleton…

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Death of Dr. Ferguson

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 29 May 1918 · page 4

The death occurred in a private hospital in Sydney yesterday of Dr. Robert Ferguson, who had been practising his profession in Newcastle since the early nineties. A…

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This Late Mr. Josepii Leahey

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 30 May 1918 · page 2

This funeral of the late Mr. Joseph Leahey took place on Sunday afternoon, and the cortege was comprised of one of the largest and most representative number of…

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Death of Mr. M. P. Maher

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 30 May 1918 · page 4

News was received in town to-day of the death of Mr. M. P. Maher, of North Sydney, who for many years was a highly respected resident of west Maitland, where he…

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Obituary

The Scone Advocate · Friday 31 May 1918 · page 2

The death took place on Tuesday afternoon last, at the age of 28 years, of Mr. Robert Percival Hudson, son of Mr. and Mrs. R. Hudson, of Belltrees, but…

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District News Letters. Wallalong. the Late Mrs. Joseph McDONALD

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 31 May 1918 · page 7

The late Mrs. McDonald, wife of Mr. Joseph McDonald, of Wallalong, said down life's burden at the residence of her husband last Friday, 24th May, affer a brief…

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