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Murray · Obituaries & funerals

Obituaries & funerals, 1901

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Death of Mrs. Kruger. LONDON, Sunday Night

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Friday 26 July 1901 · page 6

The death is announced, from Pretoria, of Mrs. Kruger, wife of the ex-President of the Transvaal Republic. LONDON, Monday…

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Death of Mrs. Kruger Widespread Regret. London, July 22

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 26 July 1901 · page 26

The death is announced from Pretoria of Mrs Kruger. She died from pneumonia at the former Presidency, after three days' illness, at the age of 67…

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Death of the Oldest Native

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 2 August 1901 · page 28

The death is announced of Mr. Edward Craft, a nonagenarian, and one of the oldest, if not the oldest, native of Australia. He was born at Windsor in the year 1808, and was…

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Death of an Aged Clergyman

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 2 August 1901 · page 29

By the death of Rev. P. Deffe, SJ., which took place at St Thomas Fitzgerald's private hospital Melbourne on Saturday morning, a varied and active career was brought to…

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Death of Empress Frederick Kindly German Feeling. London, August 6

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Friday 9 August 1901 · page 3

The Empress Dowager Frederick was conscious until the end. The Rev. T. Teignmouth shore, Canon of Worcester, one of the late Queen's honorary chaplains, prayed at…

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Death of the Empress Frederick. a Peaceful End. the Emperor William Present. London, August 4

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 9 August 1901 · page 27

The Empress Frederick, who has for many months past been seriously ill, at Friedrichshof Castle, Cronberg, near Wiesbaden, has had a severe attack, which has…

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A Royal Hero. Death of Prince Leopold

Riverina Recorder · Wednesday 14 August 1901 · page 1

The "Loyden Gazette." of Monday, May 16, 1785, gives the following account of the unfortunate death of Prince Leopold, youngest son of the…

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Death of Mr. John Byrne. (Re-printed (by request) from the Recorder of July 10th, 1901.)

Riverina Recorder · Wednesday 21 August 1901 · page 4

Our readers will regret much to hear of the untimely death of Mr. John Byrne, eldest son of Mr. P. Byrne, of Clarandon. He was on a visit to Clare…

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Death of Mr. G. Melrose, Senr

Riverina Times, Hay Standard and Journal of Water Conservation · Thursday 22 August 1901 · page 2

It is our sad duty to record the death of Mr. George Melrose which incurred this morning at his residence Leonard-street, Hay. The deceased…

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Death of an Old Colonist

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 23 August 1901 · page 29

A very old colonist in the person of Mr Edward John Daly died at Shepparton on Saturday afternoon. Deceased came to the colony in 1854, and was at the Ovens Rush in…

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Death of Mr. Geo. Melrose

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 23 August 1901 · page 2

We much regret to have to record the death of Mr George Melrose, which took place at his residence Leonard Street, Hay, yesterday forenoon. The cause of death…

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Death of an Old Prospector

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 23 August 1901 · page 28

News was received in Gundagai (says the Times) of the death of Mr James Higgins, late of Gundagai. The sad event occurred in the Mudgee hospital, the deceased having been a…

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Boxing. Death of an Oldtime Boxer

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 23 August 1901 · page 19

Frederick Leary Smith, at one time of the champion boxers of Australia, died on Saturday night at the Pinnacles, near Broken Hill, where he had been living with his son,…

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Signor Crispi. a National Funeral. London, August 15

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 23 August 1901 · page 27

The funeral of Signor Crispi, ex-Premier of Italy, took place in Rome yesterday. It was a national ceremony, and was carried out with great splendour, and in the…

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Death of Paderewsk’s Son

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 24 August 1901 · page 1

All lovers of music heard with the deepest regret and sympathy of the sorrow which has fallen on M. Paderewaki in the death of his son, to whom he was passionately…

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Death of De Lacy Evans

Riverina Times, Hay Standard and Journal of Water Conservation · Thursday 29 August 1901 · page 1

A few months ago New York was startled by the discovery that one of its leading citizens, who had just died, was…

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Death of De Lacy Evans

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 30 August 1901 · page 35

A few months ago New York was startled by the discovery that one of its leading citizen, who had just died, was a woman who had been masquerading in male attire…

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Death of Mr. Thos. Skeen. Mount Hope

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 30 August 1901 · page 37

The dead body Mr. Thos. Skeen, chemist, late of Albury, was found in the scrub half a mile from here this morning. Deceased had only arrived per Euabalong coach late on…

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Death of De Lacy Evans. Bendigo Personation Case Revived

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 30 August 1901 · page 4

A few mouths ago New York was startled by the discovery that one of its leading citizens, who had just died, was a woman who had been masquerading in male attire…

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Death of De Lacey Evans. Close of an Extroardinary Career

The Independent · Friday 30 August 1901 · page 3

The "Herald" reports:-"There died in the Immigranes' Home, St Kilda road, on Sunday night, a women known as Mrs De Lacey Evans, aged 63 years…

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