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Snowy Mountains & Monaro · Obituaries & funerals

Obituaries & funerals, 1903

42 stories in Snowy Mountains & Monaro's papers · page 2 of 3

Death of Mf. B. Pratt of Myalla

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 27 July 1903 · page 2

The news of the death of Mr Edward Pratt, of Myalia Station, which took place on Friday morning at a private hospital in Macleay Street, Sydney, was received…

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Death of Quong Tart

Delegate Argus and Border Post · Saturday 1 August 1903 · page 3

MR. QUONG TART died, at his residence, Ashfield, on Sunday night, from an illness of short duration, of which few outside the circle of his immediate friends…

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Death of a Cooma Resident. Inquest at Middlingbank

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Friday 21 August 1903 · page 2

Information was conveyed to the police at Cooma on Wednesday morning of the finding of the body of William smith, senr., on the Cooma Middlingbank Road. Mr. D…

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Death of Lord Salisbury

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 24 August 1903 · page 2

The condition of Lord Salisbury remained unchanged yesterday till eight o'clock in the evening On Saturday all the members of the…

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The Funeral

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Friday 28 August 1903 · page 2

The body of deceased was removed from the jail hospital on Monday afternoon and lay durning night in the Methodist Church where the usual of the service was read…

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Boxing Contest. Death of a P[?]ncipal. Ten Men Arrested. Sydney

Bombala Times and Manaro and Coast Districts General Advertiser · Friday 28 August 1903 · page 3

Another name was a[?]ded last night to the list of young men who have met their deaths in boxing contes[?]s. At the Gaiety Athletic Hall two young…

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Death of Mrs. J.o'mara

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 31 August 1903 · page 2

Mrs. J.O'Mara passed away at her residence, near Mount Pleasant Dalgety, after a fortnight's painful illness, on Wednesday morning inst,…

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Death of Mr. Duncan Gillies

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 14 September 1903 · page 2

Mr. Duncan Gillies, ex-P[?] of Victoria, died in a bath at Parliament House, Melbourne. It is presumed that he had a [?]ure…

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Death of an old B[?] resident

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Friday 18 September 1903 · page 2

Mr. G. P. Rodd, a resident of Bega for 23 years, and who arrived there in 1880 as Road Superintendent of the district, and…

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General Cables. LONDON, Monday. Death of a leading Jockey

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 28 September 1903 · page 2

W. Wright, a leading steeplechase jockey of France, has been killed in an accident at the Saint [?] races…

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The Late Mrs. W. Cos-grovs. Funeral at Mittagang

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Friday 2 October 1903 · page 2

The funeral of the late Mrs. William Cosgrovs, of Riversdale Station, whose decease wa recorded in Monday's issue of the "Mercury,"…

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funeral of the Late Mr. F.A.Wright M.L.A.

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 5 October 1903 · page 2

The funeral of the late Mr. F. A. Wright, M.L.A. for Glen Innes, took place at Rookwood to-day. Decessed was formerly in command…

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Death of Mr.c. Garnock

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Friday 9 October 1903 · page 2

Mr. Charles Garnock, of "The Rock," wellknown and popular Manaro resident, died suddenly on Monday evening. He had been busy with his work among…

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Death of an old Gundagai resident

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Friday 23 October 1903 · page 2

Mr. Jenkins, aged 74, grazier, of Yammatree Station, in the Gundagai district, died on Wednesday…

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The Death of Mrs. Booth-Tucker

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 2 November 1903 · page 2

Further details of the railway accident in Missouri (U.S.), in which Mrs. Booth-Tucker, a daughter of General Booth, was…

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Death of a well-known [?]

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Friday 6 November 1903 · page 2

Mr Vincent Dowiling a grasier, of Lue Station, near Rylslone, died at six o'clock last evening at Ne[?]field, the real[?] of Mr. R. H. Danger, his son-in-law. The…

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The Late Mr. Kilgour

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 9 November 1903 · page 2

In connection with the decease of Mr. W. Kilgour, the funeral service was conducted this morning at St. James' Church, Sydney…

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Death of Mr W. Kilgour

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 9 November 1903 · page 2

Early this morning Mr. W. Kilgour, manager of the Sydney branch of Messrs Dalgby and Co, died at a private hospital in Sydney…

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Death of a State School master

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 9 November 1903 · page 2

Mr Frank Daniels, aged 48, master of the preparatory Scn[?] Newington College, has died of pneumonia Deceased leaves a…

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Funeral of Sir John Lackey

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 16 November 1903 · page 2

The funeral of Sir John [?] took place yesterday at Moss Vale and was attended by a large and representative gathering. Numerous…

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