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Hunter Valley · Obituaries & funerals

Obituaries & funerals, 1919

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Death of Paterson Resident

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 1 January 1919 · page 5

The death occurred in the Maitland Hospital this morning of Mr. James Phillips, 62. a resident of Hilldale, Paterson, He had been in the institution for about two months,…

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Death of Mr. A. Kneller

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 1 January 1919 · page 6

The death occurred last evening afternoon Mrsees of about five weeks of Mr. Alfred George Kneller. He had been suffering from an internal complaint and went into the…

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Death of Mr. H. Dawson

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 2 January 1919 · page 4

After an illness of over two years duration, Mr. Henry Dawson, senior partner of the firm of Dawson and Herford, solicitors, of 5S Elizabeth street, Sydney, and Cooma,…

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Prepared for Own Funeral

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 3 January 1919 · page 3

Samuel R. Eason who died at this home in Harrison, Connection? at the five of 64 years, called at the office of Washington M. Graft, a Port Chester undertaker, a few weeks earlier,…

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Death of Private Kavanagh

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 3 January 1919 · page 4

Through Dr. Dwyer, the Bishop of Maitland Miss Ada Kavanagh, of Mount Pleasant-street, received to-day the sad news of the death of her brother Private Ambrose…

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Death of Mrs. A. J. Edwards

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 3 January 1919 · page 4

The death occurred in the Maitland Hospital yesterday of Mrs. L. Edwards, wife of Mr. A. J. Edwards, of Woodville, She had been ailing for about nine months, and…

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Obituary

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 4 January 1919 · page 8

Mr. Thomas Doyle, proprietor of "The Trodadero," Fight-street, died in a terribly sudden manner [?] That morning he appeared in his usual state of health, and…

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A Celebrated "Coon." Death of Eugene Stratton

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 4 January 1919 · page 16

The death occurred at Christ church, near Bournemouth, yesterday (reported the London "Daily Telegraph" of September 16), of Mr. Eugene Stratton, the well-known coon singer…

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Death of Father Sheridan

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 6 January 1919 · page 6

The death took place suddenly on Friday night of Father James C. Sheridan. at Hartley Presbytery, where he had lived since his retirement from parochial duties…

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Death of Roosevelt a Prominent American. Vancouver

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 7 January 1919 · page 5

The death is announced in his 61st year of Colonel Theodore Roosevelt, an ex-President of the United states. A later message from Oyster Bay, U.S.A.,…

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The War. the Latest. To-day's Cables. Death of Mr. Roosevelt. Sydney, 12.21 p.m

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 7 January 1919 · page 2

The "Times" Paris correspondent says as a result of the latest consultations between President Wilson and the Allies, it now seems…

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Death of Mrs. R. F. Watson

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 8 January 1919 · page 4

Very great regret will be expressed throughout the Maitland, Newcastle, and Northern districts, where he is so well and favorably known, at the death of the wife…

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Obituary

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 9 January 1919 · page 7

Mrs. Margaret Wilson, who was associated with the early life and history of Singleton, passed away on Tuesday at the residence of Mrs. Bettens, corner of Bourke…

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Death of Mrs Wilson

Singleton Argus · Thursday 9 January 1919 · page 1

An old and highly respected resident, in the person of Mrs Margaret Wilson, relict of the late Mr Samuel Wilson, passed away on Tuesday at the…

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Obituary. the Late Mrs. David Hall

The Scone Advocate · Friday 10 January 1919 · page 2

As already briefly mentioned, there passed away on Sunday last, in the person of Mrs. Hall, wife of Mr. David Hall, of "Cressfield." Parkville, a most…

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The Late Mrs. R. F. Watson

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 10 January 1919 · page 4

The funeral of the late Mrs. Robert F. Watson took place yesterday afternoon, and that she was held in high esteem throughout the district was evident from the large and…

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Funeral House Burns

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 10 January 1919 · page 6

At Madison, a small town acres the Carolina border of the Dan River, Virginia, U.S.A. the home of Jessa Pratt was recently burned to the around while his body lay in a coffin a wailing…

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The Late Mr. Roosevelt. a Forceful Personality

The Scone Advocate · Friday 10 January 1919 · page 4

The death of ex-President Roosevelt, of the United States, in his 61st year, removes one who was undoubtedly one of the greatest and…

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Obituary

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 11 January 1919 · page 5
Also in The Maitland Daily Mercury

The death occurred in the Maitland Hospital last week of Mrs. L. Edwards wife Mr. A.J. Edwards of Woodville She had been ailing for about nine months and…

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