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Mid North Coast · Obituaries & funerals

Obituaries & funerals, 1903

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Death of Mr. H. Garvin

Macleay Argus · Saturday 23 May 1903 · page 9

We regret this week to have to record the death of Mr. Henry Nesbit Garvin, of the firm of Garvin, and Cousens, auctioneers, of Tamworth…

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Obituary. Mrs. Wm. Gill, Sene

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 23 May 1903 · page 6

It is again our painful duty to record the demise of an old and highly-esteemed resident of the district, in the person of Mrs. SUSANNAH GILL, of Taree, relict of the late Mr. Wm. Gill. After suffering for some…

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Death of Mrs. Mark Hurrell

Macleay Argus · Saturday 30 May 1903 · page 8

We regret to record this week the demise of Mrs. Hurrell, the wife of Mr. Mark Hurrell, of Kinchela. The deceased lady was only 27 years of…

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Obituary. Mrs. Alex. M'kay

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 30 May 1903 · page 4

It is again our painful duty to chronicle the somewhat unexpected death of another old resident, this time in the person of Mrs. M'KAY, wife of Mr. Alex. M'Kay, of…

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The Late Mr. William Reay

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Wednesday 3 June 1903 · page 4

MR. WILLIAM REAY died at his home at Waratah, near Newcastle, on Saturday afternoon, at the age of 72 years. The older generation of colonists will remember him as one of the most talented artists of…

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The Late Mr. D.S. Kirkwood

The Macleay Chronicle · Thursday 4 June 1903 · page 5

At his residence, Cleverton, Hunter's Hill, on 24th May, there passed away David Simpson Kirk wood, at the [?]pe age of 77 years. By the demise was removed an honoured and va[?]ned public servant, a…

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Obituary

The Macleay Chronicle · Thursday 11 June 1903 · page 4

We bare to record the death of an old and respected resident of Euroka, in the person of Mrs. Henry High. The deceased lady (who was a sister of Mr. Jas. Jeffery, of…

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Obituary. Mrs. Alex Moore, Sen

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Saturday 13 June 1903 · page 4

On Friday morning, at an early hour, the soul of Mrs. Alex Moore, sen., left the body. Deceased,' who has been ailing for a long time, had…

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Obituary. MRS. A. Moore. Senr

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Wednesday 17 June 1903 · page 2

OUR readers would note the telegram in Saturday's Times announcing the decease of Mrs. ALEXANDER MOORE, senr., of the Bo Bo. The telegram, though causing regret, would not come as a shock to those…

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Obituary

Macleay Argus · Saturday 20 June 1903 · page 6

Mr. Harold John William Gray, owner of the visiting race horse Yannawa, died at Priddle's Hotel, West Kempsey, early on Tuesday morning…

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Lines. in Memory of the Late Mrs. Alex. M'kay

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 20 June 1903 · page 8

Ah! how solemn is the gathering, Slow and hushed the mourners' tread, Breathe her name in gentle accents, One we love lies cold and dead…

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Death of Mr. Torpy

The Macleay Chronicle · Thursday 25 June 1903 · page 4

Mr. Torpy, ex-M.L.A. for Orange, died yesterday…

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Obituary

Macleay Argus · Saturday 27 June 1903 · page 9

A very old resident of the district in the person of Mr. William Wemyss Panton died at his residence, West Kempsey, early on Tuesday morning…

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Obituary. Mrs. Ada Nixon

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Wednesday 1 July 1903 · page 2

A SAD death occurred at the (residence of Mrs. Anderson, Taree, on Saturday last, about noon, Mrs. NIXON, daughter of Pilot Kendall of Forster, passing away at the early…

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The Late Mr. A. L. Storrar

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 4 July 1903 · page 5

The late Mr. A. L. Storrar was a native of the Clarence River. When quite young his parents left for Sydney, where he in after years was apprenticed to a…

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Obituary

The Macleay Chronicle · Thursday 16 July 1903 · page 4

The death was reported last week of Elisabeth Burns, eldest daughter of Mr. G. Burns, of Gap Creek, Upper Macleay. The young, girl had bean ailing for some time,…

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Death of Mrs. A. E. Else

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Wednesday 22 July 1903 · page 2

Quite a profound sense of regret was felt throughout the district, when it became known that Mrs. A. E. Else, (nee Emma Tilney Wynter), had passed…

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Death of the Pope. London, Sunday afternoon

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Wednesday 22 July 1903 · page 3

After a sleepless and restless night the Pope was much depressed, and was considered to be sinking at noon. The evening medical bulletin states that the…

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Obituary. MRS. A. E. ELSE

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Wednesday 22 July 1903 · page 2

It is our painful fluty to chronicle the death of this old and respected resident of Candle, which took place at the M. R. D. Hospital on Friday afternoon last at 6 o'clock…

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Death of Lady Lyne

The Macleay Chronicle · Thursday 23 July 1903 · page 4

Lady [?]ne wife of Sir William Lyne, died this morning from pneumonia after ab short illness…

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