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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Obituaries & funerals

Obituaries & funerals, 1904

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Hamilton. Funeral of Mr. J. Roy

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 30 June 1904 · page 7

The remains of Mr. J. Roy were conveyed form his late residence in Lawson-street yesterday afternoon. The pall-bearers were Messrs. R. Richards,…

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Teralba Funeral of Mr. Emanuel Turner

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 30 June 1904 · page 7

Mr. Emanuel Turner, aged 81 years died from a shock owing to a fall and breaking his right wrist, on Tuesday last. He had been engaged in splitting pit lids and other…

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Death of Colonel Gough

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 1 July 1904 · page 4

LONDON, Thursday.—Colonel Bloomfield Gough, who participated in the battles of Belmont and Enslin, has been killed in a carriage accident at…

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Death of Thomas Emmett

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 2 July 1904 · page 5

LONDON, Friday.—The death is announced of Thomas Emmett, the famous Yorkshire cricketer, at the age of 63. He visited Australia with three…

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Funeral of Henry M. Stanley

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 2 July 1904 · page 16

The realisation of the late Sir Henry Stanley's wish to find a final resting-place beside Dr. Livingstone in Westminster Abbey was considered Impracticable by…

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Death of Mr. W. S. Pilfold

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 2 July 1904 · page 4

Mr. W. S. Pilfold, who for the past twelve years had been works manager at Honeysuckle Point railway station, died at his residence, the Junction, at an early…

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Stockton. Death of Mr. John Roper

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 2 July 1904 · page 5

Yesterday afternoon, in the Newcastle Hospital, there passed away a well-known figure, in the person of Mr. John Roper. The deceased was a native of the county of Dorset,…

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Funeral of Mr. W. S. Pilfold

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 4 July 1904 · page 5

The respect in which the late Mr. W. S. Pilfold, Works Manager, Honeysuckle Point, was held was exemplified by the large number of railway employees, and…

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Waratah Death of Mrs. Evan Lewis

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 4 July 1904 · page 6

On Friday morning Mrs. Lewis, wife of Mr. Evan Lewis, died at her residence Georgetown-road, near the smelting works. The deceased lady was 63 years of age,…

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Stockton. Death of Mr. T. Warland, Junior

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 4 July 1904 · page 5

Mr. Thomas Warland, to whose illness Mr. pneumonia reference was made last week, grew gradually worse, and finally, died between 9 and 10 yesterday morning…

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A Pioneer Gone. Death of Mr. Thomas Adam

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 4 July 1904 · page 5

By the death of Mr. Thomas Adam, senr., which occurred at Raymond Terrace at 1 o'clock yesterday morning, one of the very early pioneers of the Newcastle district…

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Death of G. F. Watts. the Famous Painter

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 4 July 1904 · page 5

LONDON, Saturday.—The death is reported of Mr. George Frederick Watts, R.A., the famous painter, in his 87th year…

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District News. Wallsend. Death of Mrs. Thomas Lewis

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 5 July 1904 · page 7

Mr. Lewis, wife of Mr. Thomas Lewis, Metcalfe-street, died at her husband's residence on Thursday evening after a lengthy illness. The decreased and her…

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Stockton. Funeral of Mr. T. Warland, Jun

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 6 July 1904 · page 3

The remains of the late Mr. Thomas M'Lean Warland, jun., were interred on Monday afternoon in the Church of England portion of the Stockton Cemetery. The funeral was more…

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Stockton. the Late Mr. John Roper

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 7 July 1904 · page 7

Very few of the many people who intimately knew the late Mr. John Roper, of Stockton, are likely to have known the following interesting facts in his…

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Broadmeadow Death of Mr. James Doyle

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 7 July 1904 · page 6

The funeral of the late Mr. James Doyle took place on Tuesday, and was largely attended. The deceased, who was 74 years of age, was laid up with the prevailing…

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Death of Dr. M. Randles

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 8 July 1904 · page 5

LONDON, Thursday.—The death is announced of the Rev. Marshall Randles, D.D., the eminent Wesleyan divine, for many years chairman of…

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Death of Mr. Alexander Watt

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 8 July 1904 · page 5

The sudden death of Mr. Alexander Watt, of the Grand Hotel, which occurred at 6.15 last evening, will be learned with sincere regret throughout the Newcastle…

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Funeral of Mr. A. Watt

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 9 July 1904 · page 5

The remains of the late Mr. Alexander Watt, the licensee of the Grand Hotel, were interred in the Roman Catholic portion of the Sandgate Cemetery yesterday…

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Hamilton. Funeral of Mr. F. W. Reay

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 13 July 1904 · page 7

The funeral of the late Mr. F. W. Reay took place yesterday, when the remains were conveyed from the deceased's late residence, in Hamilton Park, and interred…

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