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Obituaries & funerals, 1909

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Death of a Shipping Captain

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Tuesday 13 April 1909 · page 3

The death occurred to-day of Captain Cameron, of New Zealand, a director of the Union Shipping Company. All the flags were flying at…

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New South Wales. Sydney, Monday. Death of a Police Inspector

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Tuesday 13 April 1909 · page 3

Sub-Inspector Miller died at his residence at Glebe this morning, at the age of 50 years. Mr. Miller had been recently temporarily stationed at Broken…

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Death of Sir Donald Currie

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Thursday 15 April 1909 · page 2

The death is announced of Sir Donald Currie, G.C.M.G., J.P., D.L., head of the firm of Donald Currie and Company shipowners. He was in his 8th year…

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New South Wales. Sydney, Wednesday. Suspicious Death of a Waitress

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Thursday 15 April 1909 · page 2

An inquest was held to-day upon the body of a young woman named Esther C[?]land, a waitress, 21 years of age who died at Darlinghurst…

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Strange Death of an Infant Skull Fractured on Both Sides. Three Ribs Broken. Melbourne

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Thursday 15 April 1909 · page 2

A mystery of the nursery was brought under the notice of the Coroner (Dr. Cole) at the Morgue to-day. It was in connection with the death of an infant…

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Obituary

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Friday 16 April 1909 · page 5

It is with deep sorrow and regret we have to record the death of Mr. Peter A. Dunne of Leichhardt, on last Tuesday week. The report of his…

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The Late Mr W. D. Drummond

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 16 April 1909 · page 18

At the last meeting of the Lockhart Shires Council a communication was read from the [?]norary secretary of the Drummond Memorial Committee, making…

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Red Tape and a Funeral. Tragi-comedy of a Lady's Will

Tocumwal Guardian and Finley Free Press · Friday 16 April 1909 · page 6
Also in The Riverine Grazier

A week ago (said the Paris "Daily Mall" on Jan. 19) there died in Paris an elderly Scotswoman who had lived for many years In France. She was not…

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No Burial Service. Funeral of Mr. Swinburne. London

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 17 April 1909 · page 2

The remains of Algernon Charles Swinburne, the poet, were interred yesterday at Benchurch, in the Isle of Wight. The burial took place without any religious…

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Death of the Primate. Archbishop Saumarez Smith. Sydney, Midnight

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 19 April 1909 · page 2

The Archbishop of Sydney, Most Rev. William Saumarez Smith, D.D., Metropolitan of New South Wales and Primate of Australia and Tasmania for the past…

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Death of the Primate of Australia

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 20 April 1909 · page 3

Dr. W. Saumarez Smith, Anglican Archbishop of Sydney and Primate of Australia and Tasmania, died at a private hospital, Darlinghurst, at a…

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Obituary. Rev, Dr, Rigg. London

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Tuesday 20 April 1909 · page 2

The death has occurred of the Rev. Dr. James Harrison Rigg, twice President of the Wesleyan Conference, and one of the best known ministers of the Wesleyan…

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Death of the Primate

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 23 April 1909 · page 32

The Archbishop of Sydney, Most Rev. Win. Saumarez Smith, D.D., Metropolitan of New South Wales and Primate of Australia and Tasmania for the past 18 years, died on…

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Obituary

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 30 April 1909 · page 25

On Wednesday Lady Clarke, widow of Sir William Clarke, died. On Tuesday last the Rev. A. D. Soares died at Sydney He was formerly a…

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Death of a Well-known Man

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 30 April 1909 · page 44

Information has been received of the death at Barnawartha of a well-known local character named Alfred Flood, death occurring suddenly of senile decay and…

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Obituary

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Friday 7 May 1909 · page 5

It is with deep regret that we learn of the death of the Rev. C F. Davis of Shepparton on Sunday last. In connection with the death the…

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Suspicious Death of a Woman. Married Couple Committed for Trail. Sydney

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Friday 7 May 1909 · page 3

An inquiry was held to-day concerning the death of a married woman named Lucy Edith Smith, 38 years of age a resident of North Sydney…

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Shocking Death of a Youth. Launceston

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 8 May 1909 · page 5

Four young men were engaged scrub bing land near Yolls, on the north-west [?], when one named Hector Cripps, 18 years of age, who as felling a tree, met…

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Death of a Plague Patient

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Thursday 13 May 1909 · page 2

A patient named Tobin, who had been in the Coast Hospital suffering from bubonic plague, died to-day…

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