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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Obituaries & funerals

Obituaries & funerals, 1906

284 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 7 of 15

District News Young Wallsend. Death of Mr. John Elliott

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 8 May 1906 · page 6

Mr. John Elliott, known to his friends as Jacky Elliott, died at his residence at Young Wallsend early yesterday morning. He had been ailing with an internal…

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Greta. Death of James Swinton

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 10 May 1906 · page 6

When the news of the fatal accident at the Hebburn Colliery, by which the young man James Swinton lost his life, was made known here, it gave a shock to the…

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Minmi. Funeral of Mr. F. Dart

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 14 May 1906 · page 5

The funeral of the late Mr. Frank Dart, who died from injuries received in the Duckenfield Colliery, took place on Thursday afternoon. The funeral cortege…

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Death of the Bey of Tunis

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 14 May 1906 · page 5

LONDON, Saturday.—The death is announced of Mohamed, the Bey of Tunis, the French protectorate in North Africa. He was born in 1855…

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Broadmeadow. Death of Mrs. William Gieson

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 14 May 1906 · page 6

The funeral of Mrs. Gibson, wife of Mr. William Gibson, took place on Thursday, and was very largely attended. Mrs. Gibson, who was 57 years of age, resided…

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New York Tragedy. Death of Charles Speir. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 14 May 1906 · page 5

It was recently reported from the United States that Mr. Charles Speir, who was a leading member of the Standard Oil Trust, and was credited…

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Death of Lord Currie

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 15 May 1906 · page 5

LONDON, Monday.—The death is announced of Lord Currie, formerly Under-Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, and late Ambassador at Rome,…

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Greta. Funeral of Miss L. Mackenzie

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 15 May 1906 · page 6

The funeral of the late Miss Laura Mackenzie, who died at Lochinvar on Friday night last after a lengthy illness, took place on Sunday afternoon. The…

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Death of Mrs. Cooper

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 17 May 1906 · page 6

Mrs. Cooper, wife of Mr. T. L. Cooper, of High-street, died last evening, after a brief Illness, aged 70 years. The decreased lady was a native of Alberton, and came…

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Carrington. Death of Mrs. H. Barty

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 17 May 1906 · page 6

Mrs. H. Barty, the wife of Mr. D. H. Marty, of Forbes-street, Carrington, died on Monday evening under particularly sad circumstances, the end being quite…

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Death of Rev. A. J. Milne

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 19 May 1906 · page 5

LONDON, Friday.—The deaths are announced of the Right Rev. Andrew Jamieson Milne, Moderator of the Church of Scotland, and of Mr…

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Death of a Millionaire

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 21 May 1906 · page 5

LONDON, Saturday.—Edward Steinkopff, the proprietor of the well-known Apollinaris Waters, who died recently, left a fortune of £1,247,000…

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Maitland District "Newcastle Herald" Branch Office: High-street, West Maitland. Death of Mr. L. WILLIAMS

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 21 May 1906 · page 6

The adjourned inquest concerning the death of Liewellyn Williams, who was found dead in his bed, at the residence of his brother at Lorn, on the 5th inst.,…

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District News Waratah. Death of Mrs. M. Hunter

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 23 May 1906 · page 6

Mrs. Margaret Hunter, widow of the late Mr. Andrew Hunter, died on Sunday. The deceased was an aged lady, and had resided in Georgetown, Waratah, for…

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Funeral Drivers' Strike

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 24 May 1906 · page 5

LONDON, Wednesday.—The men of The Funeral Drivers' Union at New York are on strike. The strikers stoned hearses driven by…

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Lambton. Death of Mr. S. Turner

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 25 May 1906 · page 7

Mr. C. Hibble, the district coroner, held an inquest at the local courthouse yesterday, touching the death of Samuel Turner, an old-age pensioner, who was found…

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Death of Ibsen. the Famous Dramatist. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 25 May 1906 · page 4

Mr. Henrik Ibsen, the famous Norwegian dramatist and poet, has died from an attack of apoplexy. He was born in March, 1828…

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Strange Funeral Customs

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 26 May 1906 · page 11

Old time Americans had their own peculiar ideas of how funerals should be conducted. Funerals in the early history of the country were more expensive…

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Death of a Seaman

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 26 May 1906 · page 2

An inquest was held at the Newcastle Courthouse yesterday by the District Coroner, Mr. C. Hibble, into the cause of the death of David S. Hind, an able seaman…

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Carrington. Death of Mrs. T. Alexander

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 26 May 1906 · page 3

Mr. T. Alexander, of the Department of Customs, Newcastle, a resident of Carrington, has received word of the death in Sydney, of his mother, Mrs. T. Alexander,…

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