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Snowy Mountains & Monaro · Obituaries & funerals

Obituaries & funerals, 1908

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Death of an old Goulburn Resident

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Friday 7 February 1908 · page 2

Mr. William [?]ranter, aged 83, died at Goulburn, where he resided for over half a century…

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General Cales. LONDON Monday. Funeral of the Lisbon victims

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 10 February 1908 · page 2

There were many pathetic incidents at the funeral of the King and Crown Prince of Portugal, where the bodies could…

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Death of a noted Fenian

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Friday 21 February 1908 · page 2

The death is announced of Colonel K[?]ly[?]anoted Fenian. The [?]oothing and [?]ting properties of Chamberain's Cough S[?]dy, its plet[?]…

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General Cables. ( By cablegram fromour correspondent) LONDON Monday. Death of Lord Linlithgow

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 2 March 1908 · page 2

Lord Linlithgow, float GovernorGeneral of Australia, has die [?]dany in France…

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Death of a Solicitor

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Friday 13 March 1908 · page 2

Mr. Freehill, aged 52, solicitor, died at the Lewisham hospital on Thursday…

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Death of an Actor

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 16 March 1908 · page 2

The death is announced of J. B. Howe, the well-Known actor, who many years ago visited Australia…

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General Cables. LONDON, Friday. Death of a famous racehorse

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Friday 3 April 1908 · page 3

The famous racehorse St. Simon is deal…

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Foundering of the s.s. Bega. Death of a Passenger. Valuable Cattle and Horses Drowned Gold and Butter Lost

Delegate Argus · Friday 10 April 1908 · page 3

THE I.S.N. Company's steamer, Bega, which left Pathra on her return trip to Sydney at 7 p.m. on Sunday, sank a couple of hours…

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Death of Mr. Thomas Boyd. SYDNEY

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 27 April 1908 · page 2

The [?] of Mr. Thomas [?] manager of the Pastoral Fi[?] Association was found floating in Sydney harbor, [?] the…

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Death of the Government Astronomer

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 4 May 1908 · page 2

Mr. H.A. Lenehan, the New South Wales Government Astronomer died this afternoon at his residence, North Sydney. Death…

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Death of an ootogenarian

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 11 May 1908 · page 2

Mr. Campbell-Bannernian's eldest brother has died, aged 82 years…

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Death of a District Pioneer

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 11 May 1908 · page 2

Mr. John Owens, of Tuggranong, one of the pioneers of the Queanbeyan district, died on Thursday…

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Death of Mr. Kingston, Funeral in the Rain

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Friday 15 May 1908 · page 2

ADELAIDE, Wednesday.—A state funeral was accorded at Adelaide to-day to Mr. C. C. Kingston. The obsequies were…

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Death of an Old Cooma Resident

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Friday 15 May 1908 · page 2

An old and rejected resident of the district, in the person of Mrs. Jane Hawkins, wife of the late Mr. James Hawkins, of [?]…

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Death of a State Girl. Formerly of Cooma

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Friday 15 May 1908 · page 2

The City Coroner was informed on Thursday morning of the death of Beatrice Lambert, 17, a Steto child, who was recently employed…

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Death of a well known Actor

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 25 May 1908 · page 2

Mr. Alfred Dampier, the actor, aged about 60, died on Saturday night at Paddington. He became unconscious on Saturday morning…

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Death of Colonel Waddell. SYDNEY

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 25 May 1908 · page 2

Colonel Waddell, who took part in the military parade on Sunday, died this morning…

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Death of a Presbyterian Minister. SYDNEY

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 1 June 1908 · page 2

The Rev. Mr. Mac[?] Minister St. David's Presbyterian church, Ashfield, died on Sunday morning at the age of 61 years…

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Death of the Rev. Canon A. Margosohis

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Friday 5 June 1908 · page 2

The Rev. Canon Arthor Margu[?] if the Madias Cathedra brother of Mr. E. P. M[?] who paid a visit to Cooma about…

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Death of a noted surgeon

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Friday 10 July 1908 · page 2

Sir Thomas Fitzgerald, the well-known Melbourne surgeon, died on board a steamer during the passage from Twonsville to Cairns…

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