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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Obituaries & funerals

Obituaries & funerals, 1900

243 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 7 of 13

Death of an Australian Lieutenant

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 23 June 1900 · page 5

News comes from South Africa of the death of Lieutenant Drage, who was killed in one of the "affires" near Pretiria…

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A Sydney Letter Lord Beauchamp and Mr. Kingston.—mr. A. Griffith's First "Holiday."—death of a Noted Lady Journalist.—a Mean Impostor.—the Confidence Trick and the Landladies.—tram Collection Surpluses.—the Lewisham Hospital.—"ministerial Changes." Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 26 June 1900 · page 3

Why is Lord Beauchamp like the late Sir Henry Parkers? Give it up? Well, because be never, never, never, never reads the newspapers. He has told us so many a…

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Obituary

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 30 June 1900 · page 5

LONDON, Friday.—The death is announced of Mr. James Orr, late of Sydney Union Bank…

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Death of a Queenslander

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 30 June 1900 · page 5

LONDON, Friday.—Private G. E. Walker, of the Queensland Mounteds, died from enteric at Bloemfontein…

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Recovery of the Late Mr. M. Corbett's Body

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 30 June 1900 · page 8

The body of the late Mr. Michael Corbett, who was drowned off the punt between Raymond Terrace and Miller's Forest on the 20th inst., was recovered…

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Death of a Zulu Veteran. a Military Funeral

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 2 July 1900 · page 5

A feeling of regret was experienced by a number of citizens upon reading in our issue of Saturday last the announcement of the death of Mr. John Hart, of…

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Death of a West Australian Soldier

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 4 July 1900 · page 5

LONDON, Monday.—E. A. Hambley, of the West Australian Mounteds, has died at Buluwayo from malaria…

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A Sydney Letter the Proposed Contingent for China.—the Indian Famine.—the Fourth of July.—the Theatre and the Tar.—getting His Theodolite Out of Pawn, Not a Prentice Hand.—the Military and the Push.—wanted, an Australian Natioal Ode.—the New Quarantine Regulations. the Late Mr. Phin Thompson. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 6 July 1900 · page 3

The Premier is not disposed to sanction the sending of a contingent to China unless the position becomes serious By This presumably is meant—unless the position…

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Arranging His Own Funeral

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 7 July 1900 · page 11

Mr. Alfred Hodgkinson has received particulars of the death of Benjamin Charles Badham, 60, an engineer, lately residing at 106 Woodland Park-road,…

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Death of Mr. John O'Grady

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 9 July 1900 · page 5

The very sudden death of Mr. John O'Grady, a citizen of 30 years standing, came as a shock to the entire community on Saturday. The deceased gentleman was…

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Exterminating all Foreigners. Prince Tuan Times the Onslaught. He Poisons the Emperor and Dowager. Death of the Emperor the Dowager Insane

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 9 July 1900 · page 5

LONDON, Saturday.—Prince Tuan the Kaugyi left the Council while it was sitting shouting "Down with the foreigners." The palace, officials and…

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Adamstown. Death of Mrs. Tunnicliffe

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 11 July 1900 · page 7

The death is announced of Mrs. P. Tunnieliffe, who passed away last Saturday, of consumption, aged 65 years. Though not long resident of Adamstown, she spent 14…

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Death of a West Australian

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 13 July 1900 · page 5

LONDON, Wednesday.—Private W. G. M'Phee, of the West Australian Bushmen, died at Buluwayo during the administration of an anaesthetic…

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Morpeth. the Late Mr. T. P. Nolan

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 14 July 1900 · page 7

After a painful illness, extending over six months, the late Mr. T. P. Nolan passed away quietly on Friday night last a 9.30. Mr. Nolan was well known in Newcastle…

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Stockton. Death of Mr. Edward Hennessey

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 16 July 1900 · page 7

On the 7th inst there died at his residence in Mitchell-street, a Stockton miner named Edward Hennessey, who had lived in the place, on and off, for several years, probably…

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Lambton. the Late Mrs. Young

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 17 July 1900 · page 6

The funeral of the late Mrs. D. Young took place yesterday, and was attended by upwards of 500 persons. The cortege left her late residence at 1.30, and proceeded…

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Death of a Notable Miner

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 17 July 1900 · page 6

On Tuesday were deposited in Old Monkland Graveyard the remains of Hugh Frew, one of the most, expert and heroic miners of Lanarkshire,…

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Death of Lieut M'kellar. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 17 July 1900 · page 5

News was received to-day of the death on the field of battle of Lieutenant Mackellar, of the 7th Dragoon Guards, son of Dr. MacKellar, M.L.C. The information…

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A Sydney Letter the First Governor-general.—tram Accidents.—the Plague.—the French National Day.—accidents From Trains.—the Late Mr. John Rae.—death of Mrs. Ashton.—the Indian Famine Fund. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 17 July 1900 · page 7

The announcement of her Majesty's choice as first Governor-General of the Commonwealth was made here on Saturday evening. It excited but little enthuziasm,…

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The Late Mr. Percy Claye

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 18 July 1900 · page 8

The movement initiated by the West Maitland telegraph officials amongst their confreres of the Post and Telegraph Departments of the colony, to do honour to…

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