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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Obituaries & funerals

Obituaries & funerals, 1900

243 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 3 of 13

Death of a Shipmaster

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 3 March 1900 · page 4

Captain James Deane died at his residence, Ferguson-street, Williamstown, on Tuesday, after an illness of about three years. Consequent upon paralytic stroke. The deceased gentleman was in his 71st…

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The Death of Young Robinson

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 3 March 1900 · page 5

A Sydney evening paper a few nights ago published a telegram from its Maitland correspondent to the effect that news had been received of the death of a young man…

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The Plague. Death of Madden. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 6 March 1900 · page 5

No fresh outbreaks of plague have been reported. The health persons in quarantine, with the exception of the patient Walker, remains good. Madden's…

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The Death of John Jack. Inquest and Verdict

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 6 March 1900 · page 6

An inquest into the circumstances surrounding the death of John Jack, whose body was found on the railway crossing at Carrington on Saturday night, was held at…

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A Sydney Letter. That "Confidential Cable."—saluting Ladismith or the Soudan Which ? — the Governement and the Board of Health on Quarntine.—death of a Famous Rifleman.—mr. Welling's Beautiful Present for the Queen.—sir Geo. Dibbs and His Bonfire.—an Important Point on Early Closing. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 6 March 1900 · page 7

The "confidential cable" is confidential no more it is simply a request by the Imperial Government for two thousand more Bushmen to be supplied by the…

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New Lambton. Death of an Old Resident

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 8 March 1900 · page 8

The death is announced of Mrs. Mary Ann Dent, an old and respected resident of this locality. The sad event took place, at her resident on…

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Death of Mr. George Sexton

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 10 March 1900 · page 5

The friends of Mr. George Sexton, of the Newcastle-Wallsend Shipping Company's office, will regret to learn of his death, which sad event took place at…

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Funeral of Mr. Sexton

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 12 March 1900 · page 5

The funeral of the late Mr. George Sexton took place yesterday afternoon, when the remains were interred in the Church of England portion of Sandgate Cemetery…

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Death of Mr. T. Lambert

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 12 March 1900 · page 4

Considerable regret was expressed in shipping and colliery circles on Saturday when it became known that Mr. Thomas Lambert, railway coal traffic foreman, had…

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Death of a New South Welshman

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 12 March 1900 · page 5

LONDON, Sunday.—Trooper R. D. Campbell, of the New South Wales Mounted Infantry, died of enterie fever at Kimberley…

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Death of a Westralian Trooper

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 15 March 1900 · page 5

LONDON, Wednesday. — Trooper Hensman, of the West Australian Contingent, has died of his wounds…

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The Death of a Victorian Officer

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 17 March 1900 · page 5

Victoria has lost another officer of distinction—Lieutenant-Colonel C. E. E. Umpelby, of the First Contingent. The Colonel was dangerously, wounded in the…

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Adamstown. Death of an Old Soldier

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 19 March 1900 · page 5

At noon on Saturday, an old soldier in the person of Mr. George Flint, died at his residence on New Lambton Estate. Deceased, who was a gunner in the 6th Battery of…

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International News. The Indian Commander-in-Chief. Death of Sir William Lochhart

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 20 March 1900 · page 5

LONDON, Monday.—The death is announced of sir William Lochhart, Commander-in-Chief in India…

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District News. Carrington. Death of Mrs. Young

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 21 March 1900 · page 7

The late Mrs. Young, who was the wife of Mr. Win. Young, of Robertson-street, was interred at Sandgate on Sunday afternoon. The funeral cortege was very largely…

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Death of Admiral Fairfax

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 23 March 1900 · page 5

LONDON, Wednesday.—The death is announced at Naples from apoplexy of Admiral Sir Henry Fairfax, Commander-in-Chief on the Australian…

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Death of Australians

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 26 March 1900 · page 5

LONDON, Saturday.—The following deaths of Australians at the front have been reported:—Private Harrison, of the New South Wales Army Corps, of…

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Death of General Woodgate

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 26 March 1900 · page 5

LONDON, Saturday.—General Woodgate has died of the wounds he received at Spionkop…

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Death of General Joubert. Tribute by Sir George White. "A Soldier and a Gentleman." Kruger to Take Command

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 30 March 1900 · page 5

LONDON, Thursday.—General Joubert died unexpectedly from an internal complaint on Tuesday night. Major-General Sir George White, a…

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Death of an Eminent Officer

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 31 March 1900 · page 5

The late Field-Marshal Sir Donald Stewart, though not too well known to the present generation—people forget so quickly—was nevertheless a very fine type of…

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