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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Obituaries & funerals

Obituaries & funerals, 1902

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Lord Pauncefote. Funeral at Washington

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 30 May 1902 · page 5

LONDON, Thursday.—The funeral of the remains of Lord Pauncefote, late British Ambassador to the United States, took place yesterday at…

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Maitland District Death of the Rev. J. Benvie

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 9 June 1902 · page 6

The Rev. James Benvie, minister of the West Maitland Presbyterian Church, for over 35 years, died on Friday evening after a brief illness, the immediate cause of…

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Maitland District the Late Rev. James Benvie's Funeral

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 10 June 1902 · page 6

The funeral of the late Rev. James Beavie took place yesterday and was largely, attended, representatives of all denominations joining in the cortege. A…

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Death of an Aeronaut

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 12 June 1902 · page 5

LONDON, Wednesday.—While experimenting with a naval balloon at Toulon, the great naval arsenal near Marscilles, yesterday, Lieutenant…

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Death of a Glutton

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 14 June 1902 · page 9

Belgium mourns, for the champion eater of the country is dead. An extraordinary man he was. One day he entered into an agreement with a hotel-keeper,…

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Death of Dr. White. Singleton

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 16 June 1902 · page 5

The Rev. James S. White, M.A., LL.D., Presbyterian minister at Singleton, died at 2 o'clock to-day, after a very brief illness. The reverend gentleman only…

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The Last Rites. Funeral of Dean Cowper. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 18 June 1902 · page 5

The funeral service in connection with the burial of the remains of the late Dean Cowper was held to-day in St. Andrew's Cathedral, Sydney. The edifice was densely…

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New Lambton. Funeral

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 23 June 1902 · page 3

The funeral of the late Constable J. Kinane took place on Saturday afternoon. The cortege, which was a very lengthy one, left the deceased's late residence and…

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District News. Hamilton. Funeral

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 24 June 1902 · page 6

A large number of residents, women as well as men, yesterday followed the remains of Mr. and Mrs. Gibb's daughter, Hilda, aged 3½ years, whose death—the…

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Death of Mr. Jas. Hendesron

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 25 June 1902 · page 5

Mr. James Henderson, senr., an old and esteemed resident of Newcastle, passed away at his residence, Tyrrol-street, yesterday. The deceased gentleman, who…

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The Late Mr. Henderson

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 26 June 1902 · page 5

The funeral of the late Mr. James Henderson took place yesterday afternoon. A number of wreaths were received, one from the Port Hunter Sailing Club, and…

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Death of Mr. Leake. Premier of Western Australia. Perth

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 26 June 1902 · page 6

The State Premier, Mr. George Leake, K.C., who had been seriously ill for some weeks from pneumonia, supervening upon influenza, died at a quarter past 11…

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Maitland District Death of the Mayoress of Morpeth

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 1 July 1902 · page 6

Mrs. Fox, wife of Alderman F. E. Fox, Mayor of Morpeth, died at her residence, Princess-street, Morpeth, on Sunday afternoon, after a long illness of asthma…

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The Late Mrs. Jane Smith

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 2 July 1902 · page 5

By the death of the late Mrs. Jane Smith, who passed away at her residence, King-street, on Tuesday morning, Newcastle loses one of its oldest residents…

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Death of Senior-constable Mundy

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 4 July 1902 · page 5

News was received in Newcastle yesterday of the death of Senior-constable Harry Mundy, whose decease took place at Sydney early yesterday morning. The…

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Death of Brunton Stephens

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 7 July 1902 · page 3

The death took place last Sunday at his residence of Mr. Brunton Stephens, Queensland's chief poet. The funeral on Monday, the 30th, was very large. Among…

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Death of a Traveller. Wollongong

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 9 July 1902 · page 5

Mr. James Williams, a traveller for many years in the employ of Messrs. Feldhelim, Gotthelf, and Co., of Sydney, was killed here last night. He was a…

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Stockton. Death of Miss Theresa Brady

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 11 July 1902 · page 5

Miss Theresa Brady passed away early on Wednesday morning, at her mother's residence, in Mitchell-street, after a lingering illness of many months',…

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Fatal Accident. Death of a Boy

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 12 July 1902 · page 6

A boy, aged 7 years, named George Veal, a son of Mr. John Veal, of Gosford-road, Broadmeadow, fell from a delivery cart which was being driven by…

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Wickham. Death of Mr. L. Meldrum

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 12 July 1902 · page 7

Another of the old residents of this town has passed over to the great majority, in the person of Mr. Lawrence Meldrum, whose death occurred on…

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