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Hunter Valley · Obituaries & funerals

Obituaries & funerals, 1928

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The Late Mrs. McPherson

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 16 March 1928 · page 2

Wreaths were received from the following in connection with the death of the late Mrs. McPherson, who was killed in a car accident on…

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Late Mr. R. H. Dixson

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 16 March 1928 · page 4

Feeling reference to the late Mr. R. H. Dixson was made at the monthly meeting of the Maitland District Chamber of Commerce, of which body…

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Obituary

The Scone Advocate · Friday 16 March 1928 · page 2

The death took place in the Scott Memorial Hospital on Tuesday last of a well-known and universally respected Rouchel resident in Mr. Lachlan Hugh…

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Death of "Merouhy" Editor

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 16 March 1928 · page 2

Mr. Robert H. Dixon, editor of the Maitland "Mercury," died in Riverview Hospital on Friday, aged 58 years. The deceased gentleman…

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Obituary. the Late Miss A. Wynter

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 16 March 1928 · page 6

There passed away on the 13th instant at Tinonee (writes our Wingham correspondent), one of the most respected residents of the…

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Decapitated. Death of Flight-lieut. Kinkead. Evidence at the Inquest. London, March 15

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 16 March 1928 · page 5

The suggestion that Flight-Lieut. Kinkead was poisoned by fumes from the fuel of the engine was made at the inquiry…

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Obituary

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 17 March 1928 · page 4

The friends of Mr. Thomas Dixon, of Weston, will regret to hear that he passed away on Sunday, at Liverpool Hospital. Mr. Dixon had been in bad…

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Death of Dr. Kennedy

Singleton Argus · Saturday 17 March 1928 · page 6

Dr. Basil C. Kennedy, who recently retired from practice in East Maltland, after a residence of seven years, owing to ill-health, died in Sydney Hospital…

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Death of Mrs Isabella Cahill

Singleton Argus · Saturday 17 March 1928 · page 6

Mrs Isabella Cahill, who was wellknown and highly esteemed by several residents of Singleton, died yesterday morning at her home, Branxton, after…

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Remarkable Evidence. Death of Ex—minister

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 17 March 1928 · page 6

Sensational evidence was given at Northam, W. A. at the inquest into the death of John Algred Jeffreys, 49 who until six months ago was…

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Plane Fatality. Death of Lieutenant McINTYRE

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 17 March 1928 · page 16

Flight—Licutenant J. E, Mcintyre. instructor for the south Australian aero chib, who crashed while flying at Parafield near Adelaide, on sunday…

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Veteran Politician. Death of Mr. R. O. Snowball

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 17 March 1928 · page 9

Mr. R. O. Snowball, a member of the Victorian Parliament for 18 years, and Speaker in the Legislative Assembly, died at a private hospital in…

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Why the Funeral Was Delayed. "She Ain't All Here Yet."

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 17 March 1928 · page 7

An amusing story concerning a Vermont funeral used to be related by Mark Twain. A farmer's wife had died and, as is the custom in…

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Famous Baptist. Death of Rev. J. H. Shakespeare, London. March 13

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 17 March 1928 · page 2

The Rev, John Howard Shake-speare, D.D., who raised £760.000 for the Baptist. cause is dead in his 72nd year,…

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Death of Infant

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 19 March 1928 · page 4

There pe[?]d away at the Maitland Hospital this morning the infant son of Mr. and Mrs. William Pillidge, of East Maitland. The child…

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Fractured Skull. Death of Ahernethy Miner. CESSNOCk

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 19 March 1928 · page 5

Peculiar circumstances are associated with the death of James Murphy, 51; a minor, living at Abernethy, who died in Cessnock…

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Shot at Manly Constable Uses Re-volver. Death of Alleged Safe-breaker. SYDNEY.Monday

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 19 March 1928 · page 5

An inquest concerning the death of William Henry Wilks, aged 52, an engineer, who was shot dead by Constable Burns,…

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Rouchel. the Late Mr. Lachlan McINTYRE

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 20 March 1928 · page 4

On Tuesday morning last, the death occurred in the Scott Memorial Hospital, Scone, of Mr. Lachlan McIntyre, of Rouchel, son of the late Mr. Hugh…

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Missed Mother's Funeral a Forced. Landing

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 20 March 1928 · page 4

Frank Neil, who opened in a revival of "Fun on the Bristol" at the Grand Opera House, Sydney, on Saturday night, appeared in the leading role in…

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Obituary Mr. Samuel Monkley

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 20 March 1928 · page 2

The residents of the Lower Hunter, and particularly of Millers Forest, will regret to hear of the demise of Mr. Samuel Monkle of Beech…

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