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Mid North Coast · Obituaries & funerals

Obituaries & funerals, 1917

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Obituary. Mr. Denis Kilmurry

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 21 April 1917 · page 4

A VERY old and respected resident of the town passed away on Friday last in the person of Mr. Denis Kilmurry. Deceased was born at Kurrikine,…

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Death of the Rev. W. C. Hawkins

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 21 April 1917 · page 6

AT the patriarchal age of 93 years, the Rev. W. C. Hawkins died at Blacktown, near Sydney, on the 11th inst. It was in 1873 the writer first…

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Death of the Rev. W. C. Hawkins

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Friday 27 April 1917 · page 3

AT the patriarchal age of 93 years, the Rev. W. C. Hawkins died at Blacknown near Sydney, on the 11th instant. It was in 1873 the writer first met this pioneer minister…

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Death of Mr. J. Tozer

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 28 April 1917 · page 4

THE death occurred on Monday at Neutral Bay of Mr. Jonathan Tozer, son of the late Mr. Horatius Tozer, a pioneer Port Macquarie business man in the forties of last…

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Death of Archbishop [?]

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 12 May 1917 · page 4

The death occurred on Sunday night of Dr. Carr, Roman Catholic Archbishop of Melbourne, aged 77. The deceased prelate, who was a native of Galway, Ireland,…

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Sudden Death of a Member. SYDNEY

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 12 May 1917 · page 4

MR. C.R. HOWROYD, Nationalist who defeated Mr. King O' Malley for the representation of the electorate of Darwin, Tasmania, in the House…

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Obituary. MRS. P. McGOVERN

The Northern Champion · Wednesday 16 May 1917 · page 2

Mrs. McGovern, wife of Mr. Peter McGovern, of Stewart's River, died unexpectedly on Friday. The [?]eceased lady was in her usual health…

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Obituary. Mr. Malcolm Wm. Whatson

The Northern Champion · Saturday 19 May 1917 · page 4

Mr. Malcolm William Whatson, an old and highly esteemed resident of this river, died suddenly at Harrington on Thursday evening. During…

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Death of Darcy. SYDNEY, Friday, noon

The Northern Champion · Saturday 26 May 1917 · page 4

News has been received that Les Darcy, the Australian boxer who was recently reported to be seriously ill in the United States, is dead…

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Local and General News. Late Mr. P. Knauer's Estate

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 2 June 1917 · page 4

PROBATE has been granted of the will of the late Mr. Peter Knauor, of Frederickton, Macleay River, grazier, who died at East Kempsey on February 25th last. His estate…

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Death of Mrs. A. Crossman

The Macleay Chronicle · Wednesday 6 June 1917 · page 4

Mrs. Aaron Crossman, says Armidale Chronicle, died in the early hours of Wednesday morning, aged 77 years. The passing of Mrs…

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Obituary. Mrs. Williams

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Friday 8 June 1917 · page 4

IT is with keen regret that we record this week the death of Mrs. W. Williams, wife of First-class Constable Williams, of Paddington, and a member…

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Obituary. Mrs. Catherine Thomson

The Northern Champion · Saturday 9 June 1917 · page 4

Mrs. Catherine Thomson, head of the firm of Thomson's Ltd., Taree, and probably the oldest business person in the electorate, died at her…

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Death of Mr. Tom Moore

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Tuesday 12 June 1917 · page 2

No little consbernation was created in Wingham on Monday night when the news got abroad that Mr. Thomas Moore, of Bobin, had died suddenly…

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Late Mrs. P. WcGovern. (Contributed.)

The Northern Champion · Wednesday 13 June 1917 · page 5

The late Mrs. McGovern was married in Country Cavan, Ireland, and came to this country with her husband in the year 1879. They landed…

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Obituary. Mrs. Mark Connell

The Northern Champion · Wednesday 13 June 1917 · page 2

A telegram was received in Taree on Friday from Mr. Mark Connell, stating that his wife had died that day at Lewisham Hospital…

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Local and General News. Death of Mrs. C. Thomson

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 16 June 1917 · page 4

THE death occurred at her residence, Victoria-street, Taree, on Wednesday morning of last week of Mrs. Catherine Thomson, mother of Mr. John Thomson, M.H.R. for…

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Obituary

Nambucca and Bellinger News · Friday 22 June 1917 · page 6

Last week, says the "Macleay Chronicle" the death occurred of Mr. Thomas J. Saul at Sevenoaks. Deceased was a member of the…

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Death of Mr. Baertseen

Nambucca and Bellinger News · Friday 22 June 1917 · page 5

Word was received yesterday of the death of Mr. George Baertseon at Wollongong, to which place he had gone to live after leaving Nambucca…

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Death of Famous Prophetess. Madame De Thebes' Last Prognostications

The Northern Champion · Saturday 23 June 1917 · page 7

The "Temps" (Paris) of December 26 quotes an announcement taken from a provincial paper of the death of Mine, de Thebes, the famous soothsayer, in her 72nd year, at her…

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