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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Obituaries & funerals

Obituaries & funerals, 1902

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Death of Mrs. Rothwell

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 6 February 1902 · page 5

A well known and respected resident of Newcastle passed away yesterday in the person of Mrs. John Rothwell, of "The Retreat," Perkin-street. The…

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Greta Disaster. Funeral of Victims

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 8 February 1902 · page 5

On Wednesday afternoon the remains of Edwin Buck and Walter Fuller, two of the men who lost their lives in the Greta mine, were brought…

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Stockton. Death of Mr. A. M'donald

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 12 February 1902 · page 6

The death has to be announced of Mr. Alexander M'Donald, a resident of the town of several years standing. The deceased was the son-in-law of Mrs…

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The Late Mr. Frank Earp

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 22 February 1902 · page 4

At a meeting of the Sydney Chamber of Commerce, held on February 3, many eulogistic references were made to the late Mr. Frank Earp, who, as a member of the…

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Death of Colonel Evans

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 26 February 1902 · page 5

LONDOS, Tuesday.—Particulars of the death of Colonel Evans, near Vryheid, state that he, in command of 100 men of the volunteer composite…

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A Sydney Letter. the Day of Humillation.—mr. O'sullivan Earns Congratulations.—the Departure of the Ophir.—our Naval Squadron.—the Late Mrs. Rignold.—that Army Meat Contract.—war Against Rats. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 28 February 1902 · page 7

Yesterday will long be remembered. A similar day has not occurred in the memory of even "the oldest inhabitant," unless we except Dean Cowper, who talks of…

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Death of Mr. Yardley

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 5 March 1902 · page 5

LONDON, Tuesday.—The death is announced of Mr. Samuel Yardley, who had for many years been secretary to the Agent-General for New South…

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House of Representatives. the Tariff in Committee. Kanakas at the Tweed River. Death of Mr. Piesse. Melbourne

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 7 March 1902 · page 5

Mr. M'DONALD (Q.) asked the Prime Minister if his attention had been called to the influx of kanakas into New South Wales from Queensland…

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Death of Mrs. Hayes

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 10 March 1902 · page 6

Mr. G. F. Scott, P.M., district coroner, conducted an inquest at the Maitland Hospital on Sunday afternoon, into the circumstances attending the death of Mrs…

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Death of a Democrat

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 14 March 1902 · page 5

LONDON, Thursday.—Mr. Altgeld, the former Governor of Illinois, and a famous figure in American democracy, has died of apoplexy after…

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Minmi. Obituary

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 18 March 1902 · page 6

The funeral of the late John Ryan was one of the largest ever seen in Minmi. The cortege was headed by the members of Star of Minmi Lodge, S.U.O.O.F., the…

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Death of Mr. D. Cohen

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 18 March 1902 · page 4

A cable message was received yesterday afternoon announcing the death in London of Mr. David Cohen. The deceased gentleman, who was approaching 90 years…

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Death of Mr. David Cohen

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 19 March 1902 · page 6

News ban been received from London in a private cablegram of the death of Mr. David Cohen, at the age of 83 years. For 45 years he has resided in London as the…

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Death of Mr. T. Brooks. a Prominent Citizen

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 24 March 1902 · page 5

Very general regret was expressed in the city on Saturday when it became known that Mr. Thomas Brooks, for many years Lloyd's Surveyor and a prominent…

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An Empire Maker. Death of Cecil Rhodes

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 28 March 1902 · page 5

LONDON, Thursday.—Mr. Cecil Rhodes breathed his last yesterday afternoon. From the particulars which have…

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District News. Young Wallsend. Death of Mr. Oswald Nelson

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 29 March 1902 · page 6

There passed away on Thursday morning in the person of Mr. Oswald Nelson the most widely-known figure in the history and development of the…

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Fatal Accident. Death of a Seaman

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 1 April 1902 · page 7

At the Clarendon Hotel yesterday morning, the district coroner, Mr. G. C. Martin, held an inquest into the circumstances of the death of the seaman, William…

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The Funeral

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 2 April 1902 · page 7

Tuesday, the day of the interment, was a perfect one. As early as eight o'clock croups of people gathered together in the streets, clothed in the habiliments of…

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The Death of Thomas Buxton

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 4 April 1902 · page 6

Mr. John Gillies, M.P., has written to the Minister for Justice, directing his attention paragraph which appeared in the "Newcastle Morning Herald" relative to…

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The Funeral

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 7 April 1902 · page 5

The remains of the young sailor were buried in the Church of England portion of the Sandgate Cemetery yesterday afternoon, the funeral being attended by a…

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