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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Obituaries & funerals

Obituaries & funerals, 1904

338 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 10 of 17

The Late Mrs. John Reid

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 15 July 1904 · page 6

The Mayor, Alderman J. Gilbert, has addressed the following letter to Alderman Reid:—"At the last meeting of the council of the Borough of Newcastle a resolution…

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Death of Kruger. Ex-transvaal President

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 15 July 1904 · page 5

LONDON, Thursday, 10.15 a.m.—The death is announced of Herr Stephanus Johannes Paulus Kruger, the ex-President of the Transvaal, who has been…

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Death of Sir R. Palgrave

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 16 July 1904 · page 5

LONDON, Friday.—The death is announced of Sir Reginald Palgrave, K.C.B., late Clerk of the House of Commons, at the age of 75…

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New Lambton. Death of Mr. C. Gibson

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 21 July 1904 · page 6

Mr. Charles Gibson, an old and respected resident of New Lambton, died at his residence, Tyrone-road, on Tuesday morning, after a short illness of influenza, combined…

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Death of Rev. Seth Jones. Close of a Useful Life

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 21 July 1904 · page 5

General regret was expressed and genuine sorrow felt yesterday, when it became known that the Rev. Seth Jones, pastor of the Baptist Tabernacle, Laman-street,…

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Funeral of Rev. Seth Jones an Impressive Ceremony

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 22 July 1904 · page 5

The funeral of the late Rev. Seth Jones, whose death was announced yesterday, took place yesterday afternoon. The weather was cold, wet, and wintry,…

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Magisterial Inquiry. Death of Thomas J. Connor

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 23 July 1904 · page 3

The body of Thomas J. Connor, the missing messroom steward of the steamer Kooringa, who was drowned while the vessel was lying at the dyke early on the…

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Death of Wilson Barrett

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 25 July 1904 · page 5

LONDON, Saturday.—Mr. Wilson Barrett, the celebrated actor-manager and playwright died yesterday after an operation, at the age of 58…

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Adamstown. Death of Mr. W. Jenkins

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 25 July 1904 · page 6

News was received on Saturday of the death of Mr. William Jenkins, which took place at New Guinea on the 3rd July. The news was conveyed in a letter received…

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Death of Hon. John Douglas, C.M.G. BRISBANE

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 25 July 1904 · page 5

The Hon. John Douglas, C.M.G., Government Resident at Thursday Island, died at the Residency, Thursday Island, yesterday. Mr. Douglas, who was 76 years of age,…

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Greta. Funeral of Mrs. O. Close

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 26 July 1904 · page 3

The remains of the late Mrs. Olive Close, wife of Mr. H. Close, Merewether-street, Merewether, who succumbed to the effects of a paralytic stroke on the 20th instant,…

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Death of Major Hirako

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 27 July 1904 · page 5

LONDON, Tuesday.—Major Hirako, who was the Japanese Military Attache with the British forces in South Africa during the late Boer war, has died…

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Wallsend. Death of Mr. D. Jones

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 27 July 1904 · page 3

Mr. David Jones died at the residence of his sister Mrs. J. Dodds, Brown-street, on Sunday evening. Consumption was said to be the cause of death, the deceased having been a…

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Death of Alderman C. M'intyre. Raymond Terrace

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 27 July 1904 · page 5

Alderman Charles M'Intyre, Mayor of Raymond Terrace, died this afternoon, after a brief illness, the Immediate cause of death being cerebral hemmorhage,…

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Stockton Death of Mr. Donovan

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 28 July 1904 · page 6

Another well-known "old identity" of Stockton passed away yesterday, in the person of Mr. John Donovan, the well known lime-burner. The deceased, who…

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Death of Mr. James Ray. First Miners' Secretary

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 29 July 1904 · page 5

When it became known in Hamilton yesterday that Mr. James Ray, the ex-council clerk, who retired from this position in June last, after 33 years of honourable…

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Funeral of Mr. J. Ray

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 30 July 1904 · page 6

The funeral of Mr. James Ray, ex-council clerk at Hamilton, took place yesterday afternoon, and the large number of people that attended under unfavourable…

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Death of Mrs. A. Shaw

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 2 August 1904 · page 4

Mrs. Shaw, wife of Mr. Andrew Shaw, of the Sandhills, Newcastle, died at her residence yesterday morning at the age of 64 years. The deceased lady had been…

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The Late Mr. J. Connell

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 3 August 1904 · page 5

LONDON, Tuesday.—The estate or the late John Counell, of Melbourne, has been sworn at £32,801. Legacies of £100 each are left to Melbourne…

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Funeral of Mrs. A. Shaw

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 3 August 1904 · page 5

The funeral of the late Mrs. Andrew Shaw took place yesterday afternoon, and was numerously attended, included In these present being a number of the…

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