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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Obituaries & funerals

Obituaries & funerals, 1906

284 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 3 of 15

Death of Mrs. Falkiner

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 6 February 1906 · page 6

Mrs. Margaret Falkiner, relict of the late Mr. John Falkiner, died at her residence, Bourke-street, on Saturday morning, at the advanced age of 91 years. The deceased…

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Death of Lady Grey

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 6 February 1906 · page 5

LONDON, Monday.—Lady Grey, the wife of Sir Edward Grey, the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, has died from the injuries received in a…

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Waratah. Death of Mrs. J. M'ewen

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 6 February 1906 · page 5

Mrs. Jane M'Ewen, widow of the late M. W. M'Ewen, died on Sunday at the residence of her daughter, Mrs. J. Clark, Smart-street. The late Mrs. M'Ewen was…

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A Sydney Letter. the Influence of Pernicious Literature.—how Criminal Stories Boom.—the Late Mr. Dan Fitzgerald.—"eleven O'clock, Gentlemen."—what It Was Like in the Old Days.—the American Insurance Offices. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 6 February 1906 · page 7

Rightly or wrongly the terrible offence alleged to have been committee by a certain young person in this city has been ascribed to reading pernicious literature…

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Death of Mr. J. Bonwick

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 9 February 1906 · page 5

LONDON, Thursday.—The death is announced of Mr. James Bonwick, the Australian historian, at the age of 90. Mr. Bonwick resided for many years…

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Death of a Noted Spendthrift

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 12 February 1906 · page 3

The death is announced of John Steel, of Franklin, Pennsylvania, who achieved notoriety by squandering a fortune of £600,000 within seven months. He died…

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New Lambton Death of Mr. James Longworth

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 12 February 1906 · page 3

Mr. James Longworth, a well-known and respected resident of New Lambton, died at his residence, Collaroy-road, on Thursday evening, after an illness of ten…

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District News. Stockton. Death of Mrs. C. Bruce

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 12 February 1906 · page 6

Mrs. Charles Bruce, a very old resident of Stockton, died suddenly in the Newcastle Hospital yesterday afternoon. On Saturday night, at 8.30, the deceased lady…

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District News. Stockton. Funeral of the Late Mrs. Bruce

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 13 February 1906 · page 5

The remains of Mrs. Bruce, the wife of Mr. Charles Bruce, were interred in the Stockton cemetery yesterday afternoon. Previous to embarking on the s.s…

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Death of Judge Rogers

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 15 February 1906 · page 5

LONDON, Wednesday.—The death is announced of Mr. John Warrington Rogers, formerly a Country Court Judge in Victoria…

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Death of the Electric King

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 16 February 1906 · page 3

Mr. C. T. Yorkes, the millionaire railway magnate, whose death at the Waldorf Astoria Hotel, New York, occurred recently, began life as a poor boy in a…

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Death of Mr. A. F. Jeffreys

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 16 February 1906 · page 5

LONDON, Thursday.—The death is announced of Mr. A. F. Jeffreys, M.P. (Conservative) for Basingstoke Division of Hampshire…

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Death of Mr. Thursby, Senior

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 19 February 1906 · page 6

Mr. William Thursley, an old and esteemed resident of Maitland, died at his residence, Bonar-street, on Saturday Morning, after a long-illness, the…

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King Christian's Funeral

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 20 February 1906 · page 5

LONDON, Monday.—The funeral of the late King Christian of Denmark was most impressively conducted in the Roskilde Cathedral, in the…

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Death of Inspector Hinds. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 21 February 1906 · page 5

Inspector Hinds, of No. 2 Police District, Sydney, died in the Sydney Hospital to-night. Deceased was only admitted to the institution to-day, although he had…

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Maitland District "Newcastle Herald" Branch Office: High-street, West Maitland. a Dominican Funeral

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 21 February 1906 · page 6

The funeral of the late Mother M. Scholastics Gaffney, one of the pioneers of the Dominican Order of Nuns in Australia, took place yesterday. The Solemn Dirge…

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Death of Inspector Hinds. References in Court. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 22 February 1906 · page 5

Before commencing the business of the Central Police Court to-day, Mr. Isaacs, S.M., referred to the death of inspector Hinds…

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Maitland District "Newcastle Herald" Branch Office: High-street, West Maitland. Death of Mrs. Cobcroft

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 22 February 1906 · page 6

Mrs. Coberoft, wife of Mr. A. J. Coberoft, of East Maitland, died at the residence of her daughter, Mrs. J. H. F. Waller, Mayoress of East Maitland,…

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Waratah. Death of Mr. W. M'mullen

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 23 February 1906 · page 6

The death is announced at Merewether of Mr. William M'Mullen, at the age of 82 years. The deceased gentleman was a…

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Death of a Famous General

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 24 February 1906 · page 10

General Saussier, who was for a long time commander-in-chief of the French army and Military Governor of Paris, has died at his country seat of Luzarches, in…

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