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Murray · Obituaries & funerals

Obituaries & funerals, 1900

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To-day's Wires. Sudden Death of General Joubert. President Kruger takes Command of the Boers. LONDON

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 30 March 1900 · page 2

General Joubert has died suddenly at Pretoria. President Kruger takes full command of the Hoer forces. Later…

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Death of General Joubert. V Friday, March 30

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 31 March 1900 · page 2

General Joubert, Commander-in-Chief of the Boer forces, died unexpectedly at Pretoria on Tuesday night, from an internal complaint. It is now stated that President Kruger will…

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Miscellaneous Wires. Death of a Famous Correspondent

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 3 April 1900 · page 2

It is reported that arrangements have been made by which the British will be permitted to send stores and men to Rhodesia via Beira, Portuguese East Africa…

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The Advance on Kroonstadt Death of General Joubert. The Queen Sends Her Condolence

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 3 April 1900 · page 4

Lord Roberts' advance on Kroonstad is expected to occupy a week. He is not starting for some days yet. President Kruger has convinced the Boers…

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Death of Captain Hopkins. Kruger Deceiving His Men. States That 160,000 Foreign Troops Will Assist. Lord Methuen's Forces Recalled to Kemberley

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 3 April 1900 · page 4

LONDON, Friday. The latest news from South Africa states that Captain Hopkins, of the Victorian Contingent, has died from…

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The War Death of General Joubert Died Unexpectedly From an Internal Complaint. President Kruger Takes Command of the Republican Forces. Kruger Confident of Victory. Mafeking Still Safe. Surrender of 2000 Rebels at Prieska. London

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 3 April 1900 · page 4

President Kruger has undermined the British mines on the Rand, also the British buildings at Johannesberg. The number of Boers guarding the…

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Death of a Great Soldier

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 6 April 1900 · page 25

The late Field Marshal Sir Donald Stewart, though not an excessively old man—he was only 76 years of age—was essentially an old type of soldier. Like Lord Roberts, most of…

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Death of a Pioneer Settler

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 6 April 1900 · page 29

The death occurred on Monday, 5th March, of Mr. K. C. A. Cummings, of Woodlands, a pioneer settlor in Riverina. He came to the Murrumbidgee early in the…

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Death of a Noted Sportsman

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 6 April 1900 · page 18

Mr. W. Kelso, sen., died at his residence, Willeroo, North Shore, Sydney, on Monday afternoon. Mr. Kelso's connection with the turf may be said to have commenced about…

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Death of an Old Colonist. Mr. John Hourigan. Sydney

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 6 April 1900 · page 21

Mr. John Hourigan, an old and well-known resident of the colony of about 60 years standing, died last night…

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Death of Archibald Forbes. a Famous War Correspondent. London, March 31

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 6 April 1900 · page 15

The death is announced of Mr. Archibald Forbes, the famous war correspondent, aged 62 years. Mr. Archibald Forbes was born in…

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Death of a Famous War Correspondent. London, March 31

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 7 April 1900 · page 3

The death is announced of Mr. Archibald Forbes, the well-known war correspondent, aged 62 years. Mr Archibald Forbes, journalist, eldest son of the Rev. L. W. Forbes, D. D., born in 1838, was a native…

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The Late Mr. Hoskins

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 13 April 1900 · page 29

The Hon. James Hoskins, formerly a member of the Legislative Assembly, and afterwards a member of the Legislative Council, died on Sunday at his residence…

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Darlington Point. Death of an Old Resident

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 13 April 1900 · page 16

Mr Cameron Beaumont, a pioneer settler of this district, passed peacefully away on Monday last, at his residence, The Cliffs Deceased was one of three brothers, Alexander, dead two years…

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Strange Death of a Former Resident

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 20 April 1900 · page 3

SOME surprise was manifented in Corowa on Wednesday when the [?]am intelligence was received that Mr. Win Roberts had been found dead in his room in Sydney…

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Fatal Accident at Corowa. Death of a Former Resident of Albury

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 20 April 1900 · page 21

Grout surprise and regret was felt in Corowa on Thursday morning last when it became known that Mr H. Oaten, of the Corowa Hotel, had been accidentally drowned while out fishing on…

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Death of Mr. Denis Hallahan

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 24 April 1900 · page 3

ANOTHER old resident of the district, in the person of Mr. Denis Hallshan, passed away yesterday morning at his residence, Carlyle Farm, Corowa, after an illness of…

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Death of an Old Resident

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 27 April 1900 · page 29

Another old identity of the district passed away on 17th April in the person of Mrs. John Martin, of "Martindale," Barnawartha. The deceased lady, who was highly…

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Obituary

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 4 May 1900 · page 21

On Wednesday last Mrs. F. Chanter, of Granya, died in the Albury Hospital. Mrs. Chanter was a daughter of the late Mr. Wm. Hore, of Wagra, and 45 years of age…

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Death of a Great Artist

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 4 May 1900 · page 25

The death of Mr. Lockhart, the eminent academician, is important, for it was he who produced those splendid pictures of the Queen's Jubilee celebration in Westminster…

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