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Snowy Mountains & Monaro · Obituaries & funerals

Obituaries & funerals, 1914

43 stories in Snowy Mountains & Monaro's papers · page 1 of 3

Motoring Accident Death of a Youth

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 12 January 1914 · page 2

The Melbourne "Argus" reports that on Thursday last frederick Dudley Weedon Oatley, of Umeralla Station, Cooma,…

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Death of an Old Resident

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Friday 23 January 1914 · page 2

Mr. Henry Charles Morrett, an old identity of the Dalgety district, died at Coonghoongbula homestead. Dalgety, early on…

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Death of Mrs. W. Butler

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Friday 30 January 1914 · page 2

A very bid resident or the Manaro district pasted away in Newtown, Sydney, on Saturday morning, in the person of…

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The Late Mr. A. C. Betts

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 2 February 1914 · page 4

Probate has been granted of the will of Mr. Arthur Charles Betts, of Exeter, near Goulbourn, who died on November 1 , last…

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£2,451,000 Scottish Will Death Duties of £337,000

Delegate Argus · Thursday 19 February 1914 · page 4

The estate of Mr. William Weir, of Kildonan and Adamton, Ayrshire, chairman of William Baird and Co., iron and coal masters, who died aged 78, has been valued at…

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Death of Mr. Kneeshaw

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 16 March 1914 · page 2

Mr. John Kneeshaw, for many years Tramway Superintendent, had last night, aged 68 years…

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Death of Mr. J. Cornett

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 23 March 1914 · page 2

On Saturday last a telegram was received announcing the death of Mr. James Cornett, an old Cooma resident, at the age…

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Officer on Volturno. Leave to Presume Death of "Chief."

Delegate Argus · Thursday 26 March 1914 · page 3

Leave was given in the London Probate Court to presume the death of Mr. Harry Pitt Miller, chief officer of the steamship Volturno, on October 9, the date on which the…

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Death of a Tourist. at Mt. Kosciusko

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 6 April 1914 · page 2

News was received in Cooma that Mr. John Parry, for some years Comptroller of Stores Railway Department of New…

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Funeral of the Late Mr. E. B. Mooney

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Friday 10 April 1914 · page 2

The funeral of the late Mr. Edwin B. Mooney took place on Tuesday afternoon, leaving St. Patrick's Church for the…

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Seven Wives at Funeral

Delegate Argus · Thursday 16 April 1914 · page 4

Seven of his divorced wives attended the funral of Lionel Lawrence who was eleven times married during the fifty-two years of his life. In [?] Lawrence married Je[?] Cummingham at San Francisco in [?] he expoused…

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Death of Mr. H.C. Deacon

The Bombala Times · Friday 24 April 1914 · page 4

The Wolumla correspondent of the "Southern Star" writes as follows:—It is with sad and sincere regret that I have to record the death of Mr…

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Death of a Princess. Descended From Josephine

Delegate Argus · Thursday 30 April 1914 · page 4

Princess William of Baden died last month in Berlin. She was born in October, 1841, and married in 1863 Prince William of Badon, who predeceased her…

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Death of Horse Trainer

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Friday 1 May 1914 · page 2

Mr. Isaac Earnshaw, a well-known Randwick trainer [?] horseowner, died early this [?] at the age of 53 years…

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GENERAl Cables. London, Monday. Death of Duke of Argyle

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 4 May 1914 · page 2

The death is reported of the Duke of Argyle, aged 69 years…

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Death of a Chinese

Delegate Argus · Thursday 28 May 1914 · page 2

Ah Too, a Chinese who has resided in this district for a great many years, died suddenly on Monday last whilst returning from…

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Feared Loss of Child. Mother Starves to Death. Dread of Divorce

Delegate Argus · Thursday 4 June 1914 · page 4

Rather than live without her child, whom she feared she would [?] as the result of divorce proceedings a young mother starved herself to death. The victim was Mrs. Ethel Horrocks of Moorfield Heyrod Stalybridge…

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Marries Married Woman. Wedding at Pistol Point. Dramatic Scene at Funeral

Delegate Argus · Thursday 11 June 1914 · page 4

That he had been compelled to marry another man's wife, and to pay £200 or run the risk of being shot by the woman's husband, was the asto[?] allegation made…

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Death of an Octogenarian. Mr. William Ballman

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Friday 12 June 1914 · page 2

A very old and respected resident of Manaro passed away on the 8th instant in the person of Mr. William Billman, of…

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Death of Prospective Bride

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 15 June 1914 · page 2

Miss Phillipina Pearson, 21, of West Tamworth, was out riding at Moonbi on Saturday, and when about to dismount her foot…

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