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Snowy Mountains & Monaro · Obituaries & funerals

Obituaries & funerals, 1902

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Thoughts About the Funeral Capital. the Bombala Site

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Friday 10 January 1902 · page 4

Federalist" in the Sydney Telegraph reviews the question of a Federal Capital site and maker the following remarks concerning the…

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Death of a noted Cricketer

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 13 January 1902 · page 2

Briggs, the cricketer, has died at the Manchester Royal lunstic Asylum at Cheadle, in his fortieth year…

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Funeral of the Late Mr. M. Coffey

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Friday 24 January 1902 · page 2

As was reported in last Monday's issue of the "Mercury" the funeral of the late Mr. Michael Coffey, licences of the Union Hotel, Cooma…

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Death of a Pioneer Gold Miner

Delegate Argus and Border Post · Saturday 1 March 1902 · page 2

LAST week there died at Merrylands Mr. George Hunt, who claimed that he discovered gold in this colony before Hargreaves did. Hunt's story was that he…

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Death of Hon. John Lucas

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 3 March 1902 · page 2

The Hon John Luces, aged 83, died on Saturday…

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Death of Rev. H. E. Thomson. Rural Dean of Cooma

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 3 March 1902 · page 2

This morning, shortly before eight o'clock [?] Rev. Harbert Edward Thomas, R[?] of Cooma, [?] away after on [?] extending over about…

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Funeral of the Late Rev. H. [?] Thomson. Wi[?]pread Sympathy

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Friday 7 March 1902 · page 2

The funeral of the Rev. H. F. Thomson, [?] of St. Paul's Church of [?] whose death was reported on Monday last took place at the [?]…

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The Death-cry of War. Zola Thinks This War Will Be the Last

Delegate Argus and Border Post · Saturday 8 March 1902 · page 9

Is it a dream to believe that we are witnessing war's last agony? Do not a thousand symptoms indicate the [?]act? May not the furors caused by the question of military…

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Death of Mr.[?] of Adaminate

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Friday 28 March 1902 · page 2

Mr Andrew [?] known and highly [?] of Adamissby, [?] on Sunday last as [?]…

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Sudden Death. of Mr. A. G. MICHIE

Bombala Times and Manaro and Coast Districts General Advertiser · Friday 28 March 1902 · page 2

On Wednesday evening the disturbing and very sad news reached Bombala by wire that Mr. A. G. Michie, Presbyterian Minister of this parish had died suddenly…

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Death of Cecil Rhodes

Delegate Argus and Border Post · Saturday 5 April 1902 · page 5

LONDON, Wednesday Evening.—Mr. Rhodes succumbed to-day at Cap[?]town to the illness—angina pectoris, with plications—from which he has been…

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The Late Mr. Rhodes

Delegate Argus and Border Post · Saturday 12 April 1902 · page 3

Mr. Cecil Rhodes funeral took place on Thursday in Capetown, and evoked unparalleled manifestations of grief. Troope lined the routo of the funeral…

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Death of "Blondin"

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 14 April 1902 · page 2

Jas. Burow[?] known as "Blondin," gave a tigh[?]rope display on Saturday afternoon at Camperdown. The wire rope, thirty feet in length…

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The Late Mr. Rhodes

Delegate Argus and Border Post · Saturday 19 April 1902 · page 6

LONDON, Friday.—The grave of Mr. Cecil Rhodes on the hill which he named "The Vi[?] of the World" among the Matoppos, in 3ft deep in the rock, and is…

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Death of a Boer Commandant

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 28 April 1902 · page 2

Commandant Theron has died at Monte[?]…

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Death of Ex-Judge Dowling

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 5 May 1902 · page 2

Mr. Dowling, formerly District Court Judge, aged 83, died at his residence. Wool labra, yesterday. His sister,…

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Death of Mr R. Chirnside

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 5 May 1902 · page 2

Mr Robert Chirnside, one of the pioneer pastoralists of Victoria, died on Saturday at the age of 77 years…

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Death of Dr. A. Ward

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 5 May 1902 · page 2

Dr Robert Ward, of North Sydney, died od Friday Last…

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Mysterious death of a woman

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 5 May 1902 · page 2

The inquest touching the circumstances surrounding the death of an elderly widow, named Manion, who was found…

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Death of Mr. Mclatyre, M.L.A.

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 5 May 1902 · page 2

Mr. W. D. Mclntyre, member for Inverell, in the New South Wales Legislative Assembly, died on Saturday last…

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