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Lachlan (Forbes, Parkes, Cowra) · Obituaries & funerals

Obituaries & funerals, 1908

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Obituary. Death of Mrs Clifford

Western Champion · Friday 1 May 1908 · page 8

The following additional particulars of the death of Mrs Clifford are taken from the Forbes "Times":— Mra Clifford, who on Saturday was…

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Laid to Rest. Carlos of Portugal. a Stately Funeral. Lisbon's Sorrow

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Saturday 2 May 1908 · page 3

From Lisbon on Sunday the 4th. William Maxwell, special correspondent of the "Daily Mail," wrote:— The funeral rites of [?] murdered…

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Death of Mr H. T. Hooper

Western Champion · Friday 8 May 1908 · page 13

Widespread regret was expressed on Monday evening when news was received of the death of Mr H. T. Hooper, of Wattle Grove, near…

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Laid to Rest. Carlos of Portugal. a Stately Funeral. Lisbon's Sorrow

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Saturday 9 May 1908 · page 7

From Lisbon on Sunday the 4th, William Maxwell, special correspondent of the "Daily Mail," wrote:— The funeral rites of t s murdered…

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Famous Beauty's Death. Mystery of Letters

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Saturday 9 May 1908 · page 3

According to the New York correspondent of London "Daily Mail," writing on February 21, New York society was profoundly stirred this evening by the…

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Coroner's Inquest Death Of. Mr. A. EVANS

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Wednesday 20 May 1908 · page 1

The following evidence was taken at the inquiry touching the death of Mr. Augustine Evans, of Goodwill Farm, Ooma Creek:—…

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Obituary

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Saturday 23 May 1908 · page 2

MRS R. P. GORMAN, an old and respected resident of the district, she having been here some twenty-five years, died last Monday morning at the residence of her…

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Obituary

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Saturday 30 May 1908 · page 2

WE regret to see by the COWRA FREE PRESS that Mrs Charlotte Caroline Boyton (wife of Mr John Boyton, of Binni Creek,) died on Wednesday morning, at…

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Obituary

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Wednesday 24 June 1908 · page 1

MR. JOHN COSTER, an old and well-known resident of the district, died on Friday night last. Many years ago Mr Coster's wife…

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To Pay for the Funeral

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Saturday 11 July 1908 · page 3

She was a kindly old soul with an implicit faith in the doctor's word, and when he said there was no hope for her patient she was prepared for the worst…

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Mountain Death. Tragedy of the Naples Needle

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Saturday 11 July 1908 · page 5

A distressing mountaineering fatality is reported from the Lake district, where, on 15th April, at the foot of the Naples Needle, on Great Gable. the dead…

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Britain's Ex-premier. His Official Funeral. Scene in the Abbey

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Saturday 18 July 1908 · page 3

In Westminster Abbey, in the streets of London, in the House of Commons, and at great junctions on the way to his last resting-place in Scotland, the…

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"Why I Long for Death." Letter of Count Tolstoi

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Saturday 18 July 1908 · page 4

From Paris on 22nd April the correspondent of the "Daily Mail" wrote:— Count Tolstoi, the famous Russian author, replying to a friend who…

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Obituary. Death of Mrs A. FAVELL

Western Champion · Friday 24 July 1908 · page 22

It is our sad duty says the " Advocate " to have to chronicle the death of Mrs Arthur Favell. The deceased lady was a resident of Pretty…

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Obituary. Death of Mr E. Mc[?]ONNELL

Western Champion · Friday 24 July 1908 · page 11

Our Bogan Gate correspondent writes:—On Saturday morning last the community received a shock when the sad news of the death of Ernie…

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Death of Rev J Ma[?]N[?]ill

Western Champion · Friday 24 July 1908 · page 13

The death occurred on Friday of the Rev. J. C. W. MacNeill, M.A., minister of the Presbyterian Church at Dubbo. The deceased took ill about a…

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Death of Mrs Buttenshaw

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Saturday 25 July 1908 · page 4

Just before going to press we received a message conveying the sad intelligence that Mrs Buttenshaw, of "Fortuna," had died this…

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Death of Mrs [?]J Paterson

Western Champion · Friday 31 July 1908 · page 13

One of the saddest deaths it has been our mournful duty to record is that of Mrs Mary Patterson, wife of Mr John Patterson, the well-known…

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Death of Rev R Eyton

Western Champion · Friday 14 August 1908 · page 17

The death took place at the Bathurst hospital on Friday of Rev, Robt. Eyton, M.A., aged 63 years. Mr Eyton was admitted on Wednesday,…

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Obituary. Mr. John Seberry

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Wednesday 19 August 1908 · page 5

It is with sincere regret that we record the death of a son of one of our most respected residents, in the person of Mr John Seberry, son of Mr Alexander Seberry,…

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