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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Obituaries & funerals

Obituaries & funerals, 1900

243 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 8 of 13

The Death of Lieutenant M'kellar

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 18 July 1900 · page 5

LONDON, Monday.— Lieutenant M'Kellar, formerly of the Sydney Scottish Rifles, and recently given a commission in the 7th Dragoon Guards,…

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Death of Sir T. M'ilwraith. Brisbane

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 19 July 1900 · page 5

A message from the Agent-General announces the death of Sir Thomas M'Ilwraith. The deceased statesman was born in…

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Death of a Cricketer

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 20 July 1900 · page 5

LONDON, Wednesday.—E. B. Daft, the famous Notts cricketer, died yesterday, after a brief illness. LONDON, Wednesday…

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Death of Mr. W. M'cann

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 26 July 1900 · page 8

Mr. G. F. Scott, P.M., District Coroner, conducted an inquest at the courthouse, West Maitland, yesterday concerning the death of the young man William M'Cann,…

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Funeral of the Victims. Gilgandra, Tuesday Night

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 26 July 1900 · page 4

The funeral of the victims took place this evening at Gilgandra. It was attended by about 500 persons. All the Public School children, under Mr. Johnstone,…

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Funeral of the Late Mr. W. M'cann

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 27 July 1900 · page 8

The remains of the late Mr. William M'Cann were removed from the hospital on Wednesday afternoon to his father's residence, in High-street, from whence the…

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The Merriwa Murders. the Coroner's Inquest. Funeral of the Victims. Merriwa

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 27 July 1900 · page 5

Mrs. Bennett is no worse. The bullet entered the collarbone and passed through the chest, grazing the lungs, coming out at the breast and lodging in the leg. The…

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Death of Miss Minnie Tooze

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 31 July 1900 · page 8

Miss Minnie Tooze, youngest daughter of Mrs. Tooze, of High-street, died last evening of consumption, after a long illness. The deceased young lady was in her 18th…

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International News. Death of the Duke of Edinburgh

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 1 August 1900 · page 5

LONDON, Tuesday.—The Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha died at Rosenan Castle on Monday night, the cause of death being paralysis of the heart…

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Death of the Duke of Edinburgh

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 2 August 1900 · page 5

LONDON, Wednesday.—The House of Parliament to-day adopted an address of sympathy with the Queen on the death of the Duke of Saxe…

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Parliament. Wednesday, August 1. Legislative Assembly. the Death of the Duke. House Adjourned. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 2 August 1900 · page 5

When the Speaker took the chair in the Legislative Assembly this afternoon, Sir William Lyne said that in consequence of the news received of the death of the Duke…

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Death of Mr. Alfred Josephs. the Leviathian Bookmaker

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 3 August 1900 · page 5

LONDON, Wednesday—Mr. Alfred Josephs, the Victorian bookmaker, died at the Hotel Cecil yesterday, the cause of death being apoplexy…

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The Death of the Duke of Edinburgh. Statement by the Queen

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 3 August 1900 · page 5

LONDON, Thursday.—In a Court circular, the Queen states that she is much soothed and touched by the expressions of sympathy received by her…

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The Death of the Duke of Edinburgh

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 4 August 1900 · page 5

LONDON, Friday.—The Duke of Edinburgh's illness was cancer at the base of the tongue, and he virtually died of suffocation…

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Stockton. Death of Mr. Fuller

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 6 August 1900 · page 7

The death of a proniment figure in the local miners' lodge occurred at the Newcastle Hospital on Saturday morning, when Mr. A Fuller, after a…

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International News. The Death of Prince Alfred

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 6 August 1900 · page 5

LONDON, Saturday.—The Queen, in thanking the Coburg Municipality for their address of sympathy, said their heartfelt condolence would help and…

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The Death of the Duke of Edinburgh

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 6 August 1900 · page 8

At the majority of the churches in the city and district yesterday reference was made to the death of the Duke of Edinburgh. The assassination of King Humbert of Italy was…

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Funeral of the Late Prince. Imposing Obsequies. Prince of Wales' Route Changed

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 6 August 1900 · page 5

LONDON, Sunday.—The route of the Prince of Wales to the obsequies of the late Prince Alfred was changed at the last moment, owing to the fear of an…

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A Sydney Letter the Case of Dr. Butler.—the Proposed North Shore Bridge.—regarding the China Contingent—the Send-off—a Church Parade at St. Andrew's.—the Fruits of Cooperation.—death of Colonel Walker. Sydney

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

The duly qulified medical practitioner runs risks, when he done as he shouldn', just like the quack. Dr. Butler was qialified and practised at the Glebe, where, by…

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Greta. Funeral

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

A little child, eight days old, daughter of Mr. Geo. Coates, who died on Monday, was interred yesterday in the Wesleyan portion of the local cemetery…

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