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Obituaries & funerals, 1907

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General Cables. Death of the Countess of Cloncarty. London

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 2 January 1907 · page 2

The death is announced of the Countess of Cloncarty from cancer. The deceased countess was married to the Earl of Cloncarty of Garbally,…

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Death of a Lady Agitator

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Thursday 3 January 1907 · page 3

The death is announced of Mrs. Josephine Butler, who was well-known as the leader of the agitation for the abolition of the Contagious…

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A Famous Philanthropist. Death of Baroness Burdett-coutts. London, December 31

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 4 January 1907 · page 42

The death is announced, in her 93rd year, of the Baroness Burdett-Coutts, the well-known. and esteemed philanthropist. Death was due to an attack…

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Death of Mrs. Thos. Parkin

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 8 January 1907 · page 3

The death occurred on Friday last, at her residence, "Corowa," St. George's Road, Elsternwick, Melbourne, of Mrs. Thomas Parkin, a resident of Corowa [?]…

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Death of Mr Peter Cameron

Riverina Recorder · Wednesday 9 January 1907 · page 3

On Thursday morning, after a short illness, yet another of our old identities passed from our midst. We refer to the late PeW Cameron, who arrived…

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Death of a Newcastle Citizen

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 9 January 1907 · page 3

Mr Stewart Keightly, a prominent citizen of Newcastle, and general manager of the Newcastle Coal Co., died this afternoon…

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A Famous Batsman. Death of Walter Read. London

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 9 January 1907 · page 2

The death is announced of Walter W. Head, the fatuous Surrey cricketer, at the age of 51 years. Walter W. Read was one of the most…

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Death of the Shah of Persia

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Thursday 10 January 1907 · page 2

The Teheran correspondent of the London "Daily Mail" reports the death of Muzafier-ed-Din, the Shan of Persia…

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Death of a Dentist. 'Man's' Inhumanity to Win

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 12 January 1907 · page 2

A DYING PATIENT EXCLUDED. A dentist locally known as Walter Masters, but whose real name was Macqueen, died at his residence,…

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Death of a Well-known Citizen

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 14 January 1907 · page 3

Mr James Marks, a well-known citizen died at his residence in Edgecliff-road, yesterday…

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Cablegrams. Obituary. London

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Tuesday 15 January 1907 · page 3

The obituaries are cabled of the very Reverend Robert Herbert, D.D., LL.D, F.S.A., (Scotland), Principal of the Glasgow University. Also of…

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Cablegrams. Death of Sir James Garrick Ex-agent-general for Queensland. London

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 16 January 1907 · page 2

The death is announced at the age of 70 years of Sir James Garrick, who was Agent-General for Queensland from 1884 to 1895…

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Late Mr. G. Wills. Bequest to Adelaide Charities

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Friday 18 January 1907 · page 2

The will of the late Mr. Geo. Wills, of Geo. Wills & Co., London and Adelaide, has been proved at £718,525. He has bequeathed the sum of £5000…

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General Cables. Death of a Well-known Cricketer. London

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Friday 18 January 1907 · page 2

The death is announced at the age of 65 of Alfred Shaw, the well-known cricketer. Mr. Shaw played for Notts and Sussex and visited Australia on…

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Late Sir James Garrick. Australians at the Funeral. London

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 19 January 1907 · page 2

The funeral of the late Sir James Garrick, formerly Agent-General for Queensland took place on Wednesday at the Brookwood Cemetery…

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Death of a Veteran Barrister

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Tuesday 22 January 1907 · page 3

Mr Townsend MacDermott, "the father of the Victorian bar." died at Ballarat to-day, at the age of 89 years. Mr MacDermott was a colonist of nearly…

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Death of the Lioness. a Sensational End. 10.50 a.m

The Corowa Chronicle · Wednesday 23 January 1907 · page 3

The lioness was shot by Mr. T. Maloney at Picket's selection, about a mile out of town. The lioness was seen by a party under Mr. Eroni…

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Death of a Diver

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Thursday 24 January 1907 · page 3

News arrived to-day or the death of one of the divers engaged in the [?] of raising the treasure from the steamer [?] which was crecked of the…

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Obituary. Mr. F. Lapthorne

The Berrigan Advocate · Friday 25 January 1907 · page 2

In our last Issue we reported the serious illness of a most respected and well-known townsman in the person of Mr Fred Lapthorne, and now it is our painful duly to…

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Death of As Irish Boer. He Commits Suicide

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 26 January 1907 · page 5

The New York "World" states that Captain Blake, the notorious leader of the Irish Boer Brigade in the South African war, has committed suicide…

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