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Mid North Coast · Obituaries & funerals

Obituaries & funerals, 1908

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Stole His Wife Death of the General Who Kidnapped His Leper Bride

The Gloucester Advocate · Saturday 24 October 1908 · page 14

Tragedy has followed swift on the heels of the romantic kidnapping by General D. K. Ward well of his wife from the County Hospital in Los…

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Death of a Hastings River Pioneer

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Wednesday 28 October 1908 · page 3

One of the few remaining pioneers of the Hastings River District, Mr.Kenneth Mackennie of Brombin, passed away last Saturday after a short illness at the ripe old age…

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Obituary

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 31 October 1908 · page 2

IT is our unpleasant duty again this week to have to record the death of another old and much respected resident of the river, Mr. Kenneth McKenzie, which occurred at…

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Death of the Wild Man

The Macleay Chronicle · Thursday 5 November 1908 · page 4

JOHN BERNARD FITZGERALD, who gained a considerable degree of notoriety during the week as " the wild man from Carcoar," died in the…

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Obituary

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 7 November 1908 · page 2

FULL of years and honor, Mr. John McKens[?] of Kerce Island "crossed that b[?] un traveller returns, on Sunday last, and was buried to the Be[?] on [?]…

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Death of Czar's Uncle. London

The Macleay Chronicle · Thursday 19 November 1908 · page 4

The death is announced of Alexis, uncle of the Czar…

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Death of the Emperor and Dowager Empress of China

The Macleay Chronicle · Thursday 19 November 1908 · page 4

The Emperor and Dowager Empress of China died within a day of each other. The incident has excited suspicion of foul play. A hundred…

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Death of Edward Davis

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 21 November 1908 · page 4

ON Saturday last there passed away at Nambucca Heads one of the notable residents of that place in the person of Mr. Edward Davis, at the age of 74 years…

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Crisis in China. Death of the Emperor. Empress-dowager Mor-tality Ill, a Regent Appointed

The Gloucester Advocate · Saturday 21 November 1908 · page 4

The Emperor of China, Kwang-Hsu, is reported to be dying, He has been transferred to the Death Chamber, Edicts have been issued appointing…

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Latest Telegrams. Sydney, Tuesday. Death of Sir Arthur Renwick

The Macleay Chronicle · Thursday 26 November 1908 · page 4

Sir Arthur Renwick, M.L.C., died last night, aged 72 years, after an illness extending over three months…

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Funeral of Mr. Porteus

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 28 November 1908 · page 2

The burial of the remains of Mr. Porteus [?] place on Thursday afternoon. The [?]iness places were closed, and the flags at [?] wharfs floated half-mast high. The…

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Death of Mr. Conroy

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Wednesday 2 December 1908 · page 3

The death is announced of Mr. James Macdowall Conroy, at the age of 74. Mr. Conroy was a native of Dublin, and while a medical student…

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The Late Mr. Alfred Shoesmith

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Saturday 12 December 1908 · page 9

Having been acquainted with the late Mr. Alfred Shoesmith, of Jones' Island, for a great many years, and being regarded by him and his…

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Death of Carlyle

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 26 December 1908 · page 6

After taking finally to his bed the venerable man spoke hardly at all; there was no visible obstruction of the organs of speech, but almost…

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