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Mid North Coast · Obituaries & funerals

Obituaries & funerals, 1911

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His Own Funeral

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Saturday 6 May 1911 · page 9

We hear now and then of a man reading his own obituary in the papers, but it is a rare thing for a dead man to sing at his own funeral. Pietro Ficco,…

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Their Own Funeral

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Saturday 13 May 1911 · page 6

A number of navvies working on the Moree-Mungindi railway have been hoist on their own petard. It was stated some time ago that the men,…

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Death of Mrs. Martin

The Macleay Chronicle · Wednesday 17 May 1911 · page 4

ANOTHER of the old pioneers of the Bellinger has crossed the Great Divide, in the person of Mrs. Bridget Martin, relict of the late James Martin, who…

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Death of Lower Macleay Resident

The Macleay Chronicle · Wednesday 17 May 1911 · page 4

Mrs. Catherine McHugh, who died at West Kempsey on Monday after a painful illness, was buried in Fred-erickton cemetery yesterday afternoon…

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Death of Mr. R. Piccott

The Macleay Chronicle · Wednesday 17 May 1911 · page 4

After an illness, extending over several years, Mr. Reuben Piggot, died at Bellingen at 10 o'clock on Wednesday morning last. The…

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Death of Lady Macdonald

Nambucca News · Friday 19 May 1911 · page 3

The death took place at her residence, 19 Royal Circus, Edinburgh, oil March 11, of Lady Macdonald, the union of the late Major-General…

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Death of Mr. Reuben Piggot

Nambucca News · Friday 19 May 1911 · page 3

It is with regret that we record the death of Mr Reuben Piggott which look place at South. Bellingen on Wednesday of last week. The…

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Obituary

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 20 May 1911 · page 4

WE are in receipt of authentic information recording the death of Mr George Writing, a former resident of Port Macuarie. In February last he was compelled to enter one of the Sydney…

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Obituary

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Wednesday 31 May 1911 · page 2

There passed away at Five Dock, Sydney, last Friday, a gentleman who was fairly well-known on the Manning, in the person of Mr. W. H. Barlow. Mr. Barlow was in…

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Death of Sir W. S. Gilbert

The Gloucester Advocate · Saturday 3 June 1911 · page 5

The death is announced of Sir. W. S. Gilbert, dramatist, from heart failure, while bathing, Sir William Gilbert spent the day…

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Bugler of Victory. Death of a Man Who Sounded a Famous Rally

The Gloucester Advocate · Saturday 3 June 1911 · page 3

The bugler of Malakhoff, Alexandra Badot, died reoantly in Paris. He was 78 years old. Badot was a young man at the time…

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Death of Mr. Jack Boyter

The Macleay Chronicle · Wednesday 7 June 1911 · page 4

Making Kempseyward on Monday in the best of spirits, Mr. Boyter, though an epileptic seizrure it is surmised, lost control of the horse he was…

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Obituary

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 10 June 1911 · page 4

ON Sunday evening lat Mrs. Charles [?]…

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Death of Miss Beaton

The Gloucester Advocate · Saturday 10 June 1911 · page 8

Death has been busy in our midst during the past few days; and there passed away on Tuesday last Miss Marion Beaton, aped 35, daughter…

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Death of Mr. Donald Ross

The Gloucester Advocate · Saturday 10 June 1911 · page 8

It is with deep regret that we have to record the death of Mr. Donald Ross of Berrico. He passed away suddenly on Wednesday afternoon…

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Obituary

The Macleay Chronicle · Wednesday 14 June 1911 · page 5

THE grim Reaper has been very busy in our river community during the past week. Last Wednesday Mr. Jack Boyter, accidentally killed the…

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Tragedy of Drink. Melbourne Murder and Suicide. Death of Two Sisters. Deadly Work of Cyanide

The Gloucester Advocate · Saturday 17 June 1911 · page 8

A dreadful tragedy was enacted at Fitzroy on Monday evening, when a woman, Rose Russell, poisoned her sister Matilda Ford, and then ended…

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Obituary. Mrs. Eliza Smith

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Saturday 24 June 1911 · page 6

We regret to hear of the death of Mrs. Eliza Smith, who passed away at 10 o'clock on Thursday morning, at Enmore, at the residence of her…

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Obituary

The Macleay Chronicle · Wednesday 28 June 1911 · page 4

Another old resident in the person of Mrs. Margaret Kennedy has gone to her long home. The deceased lady, whose husband died about three…

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Obituary

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 8 July 1911 · page 4

MR. H. J. HALLIDAY, one of the pioneers of Rollands Plains, passed to his eternal rest on Thursday last, at the age of 71 years. At the beginning of last week he was about as usual, in apparently good…

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