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Obituaries & funerals, 1908

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Champion Boxer. Death of Dr. Gowlland. London, March 20

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 27 March 1908 · page 23

The death is announced of Dr. J. G. Gowlland, late of Sydney, and at one time light-weight amateur champion of Australia. About twenty years ago Dr. (then Mr.)…

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Duke of Devonshire. His Funeral, at Endsor. London

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 30 March 1908 · page 3

The funeral of the late Duke of Devonshire look place at Endaor, in North Devonshire, yesterday afternoon. The caremony was a most quiet one,…

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Death of a Nun

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 31 March 1908 · page 7

The popularity of the deceased elater at Mount Carmel Convent was shown, by the large congregation (not only members of the Catholic church,…

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Leap From a Circus Dome Death of on Athlete. London

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Thursday 2 April 1908 · page 2

A terrible accident occurred at Berlin during the performance at the Bursch Circus. One of the numbers on the programme was a sensational leap from the…

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Death of a Nan

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 3 April 1908 · page 33

It is with deep regret that we (Rutherglen "Sun") chronicle the death of Sister Mary Ursla (Payne), which took place at the Presentation Convent between three and four…

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Death of Michael I. Tchigorin

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 3 April 1908 · page 15

We regret to learn from a cable from St. Petersburg to the "Pittsburg Dispatch" that the famous Russian chess master. Michael Ivanovitch Tchigorin, died at the Russian…

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Death of an Old-Time Sportsman

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 3 April 1908 · page 22

Mr. Jeremiah Leary, one of the oldest and most respected residents of Gundagai, died at the residence of hie daughter, Mrs. R. A. Fraser (Leishman, N.S.W.), on Tuesday, 24th…

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Obituary. Mr. John Ryan

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Friday 3 April 1908 · page 5

It is with genuine regret, that it is our sad duty to announce the death of Mr. John Ryan, of the Sandhills, which occurred on Friday evening…

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Assassin's. Funeral. Great Demonstration in Paris. London, March 30

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 3 April 1908 · page 42

The funeral of a Russian terrorist named Guerehonni which was the occasion of a great anarchist demonstration in Paris yesterday, recalls the assassination of…

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Duke of Devonshire. Funeral at Edensor. London. March 29

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 3 April 1908 · page 42

The funeral of the Duke of Devonshire took place yesterday. the ceremony being the simplest possible…

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Sporting. Death of St. Simon. London

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 4 April 1908 · page 6

Saint Simon (Galopin—St.Augela) the famous racehorse owned by the Duke of Portland, is dead. He was notable performer in his day, and the sire of many…

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A Squatter’s Will. the Late Mr J. H. Blackwood. Estate Valued at £33,679

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 4 April 1908 · page 4

Probate has been granted in [?] of the will of Mr John Hutchison Blackwood, [?] of “Boo[?],” Wanganella, near Deniliquin, who died…

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Rioting in Rome. Heaving Bricks During a Funeral. Police Shoot Down Mourners. London

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 4 April 1908 · page 2

Serious rioting has occurred in the streets of Rome in connection with the funeral of a working man. The police directing the traffic ordered…

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New South Wales. Sydney, Sunday. Death of a Plague Patient

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 6 April 1908 · page 3

The young man Sydney Robinson, who, when found to be suffering from bubonic plague last Monday, was removed to the Coast Hospital for…

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Obituary. a Distinguished Army Veteran. London

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Thursday 9 April 1908 · page 2

The death is announced of General Sir Diury Curzon Drury-Lowe, In his 77th year. (General Diary-Lowe served in the…

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New South Wales. Sydney, Wednesday. a Wall Over One Hundred Years Old. Causes the Death of a Workman

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Thursday 9 April 1908 · page 3

An inquest was opened this morning touching the death of a man named Frederick Trevillian, who was killed on March 26 through a wall falling…

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Death of Dean Murphy

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 10 April 1908 · page 33

The Very Rev. Dean Timothy Murphy died at Shepparton (Vic). He had been in ill-health for two years, and an acute attack place on Sunday. The deceased…

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Death of Mr. Samuel Mason. Sen

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 10 April 1908 · page 46

The death occurred at his residence here on Tuesday of Mr. Samuel Mason, sen., one of the oldest and most highly respected residents of the town. The deceased gentleman was in…

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Death of Mr. Humphrey, M.l.c

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 11 April 1908 · page 5

A great shock was caused in legislative and financial circles in Sydney to-day by the news of the sudden death of Mr. Frederick Humphrey M.L.C. Mr…

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