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Obituaries & funerals, 1911

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Death of Mr. F. W Spence Well Known Henty Resident Passes

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Friday 19 May 1911 · page 2

Yesterday afternoon Mr. Frederick William Spence, proprietor of the Henty Hotel, Henty, passed away. In yesterday's issue we were able to state that little…

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Mrs. Maybrick. Residing in Chicago. Death of Her Son. Chicago, May 10

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 19 May 1911 · page 42

Mrs. Florence Maybrick, the heroine of the famous trial for the poisoning of her husband at Liverpool in 1889, is living in this city. She has just learnt of the death…

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Wangaratta. Sad Death of a Resident

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 20 May 1911 · page 3

A very sad and sudden death occurred at Wangaratta early yesterday morning, when Mr Geo Vandenberg, wife of Mr Geo. Vandenberg, dentist of this town, died after a very short illness; The…

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Obituary. REV. F. FAWCETT

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 20 May 1911 · page 2

The death occurred, on Monday evening at his residence at North Deniliquin, of the Rev Francis Faweett, who for years was well known and highly…

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The Last Honors Funeral of Mr. Murdoch. London

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 20 May 1911 · page 2

The funeral of Mr. W. L. Murdoch, the famous Anglo-Australian cricketer, who died suddenly on February 18 after an apoplectic seizure on the Melbourne…

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Death of a Former Resident

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 23 May 1911 · page 3

The death occurred oo Sunday last of Mr. William Henry Hughes at the residence of his son, Mr. R. Childe Hushes, schoolmaster. Thurgoons, near Albury…

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Death of an Infant

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Thursday 25 May 1911 · page 4

Evidence adduced at Zeehan, Tasmania, on Tuesday at the adjourned. inquest on the body of an infant born to Ellen Kemp, showed pitiable circumstances. The girl,…

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obituary

The Berrigan Advocate · Friday 26 May 1911 · page 3

A well known percentage in the Barooga district, and who has been in these parts for over, 20 years, named William Grady, died-on Sunday night…

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Death of Queen Make a a Reign of Forty Years. Auckland

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 27 May 1911 · page 3

News has been received here from Raratonga of the death of Queen Makea at the age of 72 years. The deceased monarch had reigned over the destinies of…

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Death of Sir W.S. Gilbert Heart Failure While Bathing. London

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 31 May 1911 · page 2

Sir W. S. Gilbert, the dramatist and creator with Sir Arthur Sullivan of the famous S[?]oy series of comic operas, died suddenly yesterday. He was seized, by…

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Obituary. Mrs Elenor Graham

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Friday 2 June 1911 · page 5

The news of the death of Mrs Elenor Graham, relict of the late Mr. John Graham of Sunnyside, Argoon was received here on Sunday…

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Aviation Disasters. Funeral of M. BERTEAUX. Paris, May 26

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 2 June 1911 · page 7

The funeral of M. Berteaux, Whose death resulted from being struck by a falling aeroplane at the start of the aviation race to Madrid on Sunday last, took…

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The Tofua Refloated Tragic Death of a Skilful Officer. Suva

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 3 June 1911 · page 5

The steamer [?], which ran on a reef a few days ago, and was thought to be so badly damaged that she would become a complete wreck, was safely refloated last…

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Death of Four Bricklayers

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Tuesday 6 June 1911 · page 2

A severe thunderstorm which visited Birmingham yesterday had tragic consequences. A culvert was flooded and four bricklayers were caught in the water and…

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Death of an Aviator. Rio De Janeiro

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Tuesday 6 June 1911 · page 2

An aviator named Queiroz has succumbed to injuries sustained through his monoplane falling with him at Sao Paulo, the capital of the Brazilian State of the same…

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Gang at His Own Funeral

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 9 June 1911 · page 45

We hear now and then of a man reading his own obituary in the papers, but it is a rare thing for a dead man to sing at his own funeral. Pietro Ficco…

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Obituary Mr William Cookerbell

The Berrigan Advocate · Friday 9 June 1911 · page 3

After a long and painful illness, Mr William Cockerell ,who for some years few been a resident of Berrigan where he carried on the trade of a…

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Death of an Ex-premier of France. Paris

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Friday 9 June 1911 · page 2

The death is announced of M. Rouvier, ex-Premier of France. (M. Rouvier first became Premier of France in 1887, when he formed a…

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Death of a Waterman

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 12 June 1911 · page 3

A waterman named M Gregor, 40 years old met with a fatal accident while working a pontoon at the wharf in M Kenzie"s yards at Drummoyne yesterday…

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Obituary. MR. A. P. STEELE

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Friday 16 June 1911 · page 5

On Tuesday morning quite a gloom was cast over this town when the news spread that our old and respected townsman, Mr. Andrew Petticrew…

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