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Hunter Valley · Obituaries & funerals

Obituaries & funerals, 1926

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Obituary

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 30 January 1926 · page 4

Mr. Joseph Pryor, aged 64 years, a well-known resident of Green, died last night, after an illness of about twelve months. Deceased was…

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Death of Colliery Engineer

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 30 January 1926 · page 4

Mr. John J. Nixon, an engineer of the Aberdare Extended Colliery staff who had been in ill-health for some time, died on Tuesday in the…

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Death of Mr Owen M'guigan

Singleton Argus · Saturday 30 January 1926 · page 6

After a week's illness, Mr Owen M'Guigan, a well-known resident of the Branxton and Maitland district, passed away in the Mater Misericordiae…

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Children's Friend. Death of Dr. Stopford. Sydney

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 30 January 1926 · page 5

The death is announced of Dr. Stopford, ex-M.L.A. His passing is regretted by all classes of the community. He was known for his…

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Mr. John Cush. Death of Farmer Northern Trainer. Newcastle

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 30 January 1926 · page 5

Mr. John Cush, a former well-known Northern trainer, died in Sydney this morning. He lived at Tamworth at one time,…

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Woman's Death Suspicion of Murder

Singleton Argus · Saturday 30 January 1926 · page 1

The Melbourne Coroner on Wednesday remarked that there was a suspicion of murder, after he had heard evidence concerning the death of Violet Baker,…

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Death of Mrs. Swan

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 1 February 1926 · page 4

Mrs. Mat[?] En[?] Swan, a well-known and highly-esteemed resident of Hinton died in the Maitland Hospital early this morning Deceased…

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The late Mrs. Dever

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 2 February 1926 · page 4

Mrs. James Dever, who died in Maitland Hospital 29th ult., after a short illness, was hurled in Greata cemetery on Saturday. The funeral…

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Death of Mr. T. Dean

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 2 February 1926 · page 5

The death is announced of Mr. T. Dean. The funeral will leave Mr. H. Dean'ps residence at Bishop's Bridge at three o'clock to-morrow for the…

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Obituary James Walsh

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 2 February 1926 · page 5

On Saturday last, Mr. James Walsh passed away in the Dungog Hospital after a long and painful illness extending over three months…

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Peculiar Death of Horse Strangled Itself

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 2 February 1926 · page 2

Many instances have been recorded of horned stock being found dead with horns interlocked, but, perhaps, the first instance of a horse committing…

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Death of the Victim. (By Telegraph.) Sydney

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 2 February 1926 · page 2

Cecil Wyman, who was shockingly injured yesterday through being impalod on a spiked fence at Tennyson baths, died this morning…

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Mr. Charles Alford. Death of Sydney Banker. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 2 February 1926 · page 5

The death occurred to-day, [?] 77th year, of Charles George Alford, one of Sydney's best known bankers…

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Death of Mr. Michael Murray

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 3 February 1926 · page 4

News has been received from Sydney of the death yesterday of Mr. Michael Murray, senior, of West Maitland. The deceased was a…

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Death of Mr. J. Guthrie

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 3 February 1926 · page 4

The death took place on Saturday at his residence, High-street, East Maitland, of Mr. J. Guthrie, at the age of 78. He had a stroke three…

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Death of Mr. Alexander Leonard

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 3 February 1926 · page 4

[?] Mr. Alexander Leonard died in the Maitland Hospital early this morning. He was 82 years of age, and had been residing at 75…

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Death of Mrs. C. Wilder

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 4 February 1926 · page 6

The death occurred on Sunday of Mrs. C. Wilder, wife of Mr. Charles Wilder, of Muswellbrook, and late of Belltrees. The late Mrs. Wilder, who…

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Funeral of the Late John Maxwell

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 4 February 1926 · page 4

The funeral of the [?] John Maxwell, who was fatally injured while swimming in the creek at Richmond Vale on Sunday afternoon, was…

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Death of Trotting Horse (By Telegraph.) Sydney

Singleton Argus · Thursday 4 February 1926 · page 2

The well-known trotting horse E[?] died at the N.S. Wales Trotting Club's racecourse at Epping yesterday. A postmortem examination showed that death…

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The Late Mr. Murray

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 5 February 1926 · page 4

The funeral of the late Mr. Michael Murray, seur, took place yesterday, and has largely attended. The body was taken to St. John's Cathedral…

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