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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Obituaries & funerals

Obituaries & funerals, 1901

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Death of Major Serpa Pinto

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 1 January 1901 · page 5

LONDON, Sunday.—The death is announced, at the age of 54, of Major Serpa Pinto, the famous Portuguese explore, who crossed Africa from…

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Death of Lord William Beresford

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 1 January 1901 · page 5

LONDON, Sunday.—The death is announced of Lord William Beresford, V.C., aged 53 years, brother of Lord Charles Beresford…

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Death of Police Inspector Bremner. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 3 January 1901 · page 5

Whilst on duty in connection with the Commonwealth celebrations at Centennial Park yesterday afternoon. Police-Inspector Bremner was knocked…

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Maitland District Death of Captain Loder, of Singleton

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 4 January 1901 · page 8

The death is announced at Singleton of Captain G. T. Loder, one of the pioneers of that district. The deceased had been in indifferent health for…

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Death of a Bushman

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 5 January 1901 · page 5

LONDON, Friday.—Private J. B. Sloan, a South Australian Bushman, died at Capetown from a fractured thigh…

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Death of a Bushman

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 5 January 1901 · page 5

LONDON, Thursday.—Private L. Morgan, of "F" Company, New South Wales Imperial Bushmen, has died of the wounds he received at Wetpoort…

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District News. Mosquito Island. Death of Mrs. Turner

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 7 January 1901 · page 8

The friends of Mr. Turner, senior, of Mosquito Island, will regret to hear of the death of his wife, which took place on Saturday evening. The deceased lady, who…

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Death of a Bushman

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 8 January 1901 · page 5

LONDON, Sunday.—Private Eugene Bolingbroke St. John, of the Victorian Bushmen, has died at Buluwayo of malarial coma…

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Death of Sir Edward Knox. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 8 January 1901 · page 4

Sir Edward Knox died suddenly this morning at his residence, Flona, Woollahra. He was one of Sydney's best-known and most esteemed citizens, his name, In fact,…

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Death of a Sydney Soldier

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 10 January 1901 · page 5

Mr. M. Thurston Hall has received full particulars of the death of his cousin, Private Leo. Zollner, a Sydney native, who proceeded to the front last February. The letter is…

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Greta. Death of Mr. Whitehouse

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 10 January 1901 · page 8

Mr. [?]. Whitehouse, who has been [?] long resident of this town. and at one time engine-driver at the C pit, died at 6 o'clock on Tuesday evening at his…

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Stockton. Death of Miss Chilvers

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 10 January 1901 · page 8

It is with great regret that the death of Miss Chilvers, only daughter of Mrs. Chilvers, of the Federal Hotel, has to be recorded. The deceased, with was a bright…

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Death of Sir James Dickson. Body Conveyed to Queensland. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 11 January 1901 · page 5

The worst fears of the medical attendance of Sir James Dickson were borne out as the patient passed at 2 o'clock this morning. The greatest regret is expressed…

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A Sydney Letter. Sydney, Thursday. Complaints About Rations—dinnerless Soldiers.—pressmen As Autograph Collectors.—the Trams.—visitors to Sydney—number Not Up to Estimate.—the Duke of York's Visit.—the Caste of Royalty.—wright in the Wrong. — Waugh to the Knife.—the Death of Sir James Dickson

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 11 January 1901 · page 3

The old story—there are complaints from the Imperial and intercolonial troops as to the quality of the food supplied them during their stay at Moore Park. The meat…

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Death of Bishop Byrne

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 14 January 1901 · page 5

BTHURST, Saturday.—The Right Rev. Dr. Byrne, Roman Catholic Bishop of Bathurst, died at half-past 12 o'clock this morning. It robs Bathurst of an…

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Death of Mr. Humphrey. J. Marr

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 14 January 1901 · page 8

The death is announced of Mr. Humphrey J. Marr, youngest son of Mr. Tom Marr, of East Maitland, after a long illness. The immediate cause of death was consumption,…

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Death of Dr. Hollinshead

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 15 January 1901 · page 8

It is with deep regret that we ("Isis Recorder, Q., of 9th January) have to chronicle the death of Dr Hollinshead, which sad event occurred at his…

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Death of Mr. W. H. Whyte

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 15 January 1901 · page 5

The death of Mr. William Henry Whyte will be learned with regret by his large circle of friends throughout the Newcastle district, by whom he had been regarded…

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The Late Mr. W. H. Whyte

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 16 January 1901 · page 5

The remains of the late Mr. Wm. Hy. Whyte, whose death was announced in yesterday's issue, were interred in the Roman Catholic portion of the Sandgate…

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Death of Bishop Creighton

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 16 January 1901 · page 5

LONDON, Monday.—The death is announced of the Right Rev. Mandell Creighton, P.C., D.D., Bishop of London and Dean of the Chapel Royal, who…

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