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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Obituaries & funerals

Obituaries & funerals, 1908

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Death of Edward Hanlan. the Famous Sculler. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 7 January 1908 · page 5

Edward Hanlan, the once famous sculling champion, died at Toronto, in Canada, on Saturday. It has been decided to give him a…

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Death of a Diver. Auckland

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 14 January 1908 · page 4

An expedition has been endeavouring to recover gold from the wreck of the steamer Elingamite, which was sunk off the Three Kings…

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Anthrax Poisoning. Death of Mr. W. Cant

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 14 January 1908 · page 5

The death occurred on Saturday of Mr. William Cant, a well-known dairy-farmer of Hillsborough, under distressing circumstances…

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Death of a Seaman

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 16 January 1908 · page 4

Hamilton M'Lellan, aged 35, a acaman, belonging to the American ship Abner Cobura, at present lying at the A.A. Company's shoots, was killed yesterday…

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Death of a Seaman

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 17 January 1908 · page 5

An inquest into the circumstances of the death of Hamilton M'Clolland, a seaman on board the American ship Abner Coburn, was hold at the Newcastle…

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Death of Mr. J. Alderton

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 17 January 1908 · page 4

Mr. Jonathan Alderton, an old and highly respected resident of Newcastle, died at his residence, St. John's Parsonage, Darby-street, on Wednesday…

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Death of Sir John Walton

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 20 January 1908 · page 5

LONDON, Saturday.—The death is announced of Sir John Lawson Walton, K. C., the British Attorney-General…

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Death of Captain Crossan

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 21 January 1908 · page 4

Captain W. Crossan, of the Sydney sea pilot service who had been on sink leave for some time died at his residence, North Sydney on Sunday. Prior to joining the Government…

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Death of an Old Maitlander

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 21 January 1908 · page 6

The death is announced at Balmain of Mr. Willism M'Phellamy, a former well-known and respected resident of Maitland Deceased was a native of Tyrone, Ireland,…

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

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 23 January 1908 · page 6

Mr. Hugh J. Monaghan, an old and respected resident of Maitland, died suddenly at West Maitland Railway Station yesterday morning. He left his home in…

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The Late Mr. W. A. Squire

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 25 January 1908 · page 6

News of the death under such distressing circumstances at Newcastle of Mr. W. A. Squire was received with deep regret by his many friends in Maitland,…

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Death of Mrs. Kitchener. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 25 January 1908 · page 5

Mrs. Kitchener, widow of the late Mr. Arthur Kitchener, and sister-in-law of Lord Kitchener of Khartoum, while suffering from insomnia,…

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Death of "Ouida." the Famous Novelist. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 28 January 1908 · page 5

The death is announced of Mlle-Louise de la Ramee, better known as "Onida," the popular novelist. [Mdlle, Louise de la Ramee, who was…

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Death of Mrs. Mayo

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 29 January 1908 · page 6

Mrs. Mayo, wife of Mr. John Mayo, the well-known northern sportsman, died on Monday, after a long illness, the immediate cause of death being heart failure…

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Death of Cardinal Richard. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 30 January 1908 · page 5

The death is announced of Cardinal Richard, Archbishop of Paris, at the age of 88. The most Rev. Francois Richard…

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Death of Mr. G. Ross

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 5 February 1908 · page 6

The new of the sudden death of Mr. G. Ross in South Africa reached Weston yesterday morning. Mr. Ross was an overman deputy at Hebburn Colliery,…

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Death of Mr. G. Sanders

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 6 February 1908 · page 4

Mr. G. Sanders, a well-known resident of Newcastle, passed away at his residence, Laman-street, on Tuesday, after a protracted illness. The deceased, who…

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Funeral of Mr. D. L. Davies

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 7 February 1908 · page 6

The funeral of Mr. D. L. Davies, who died from injuries received by being crushed beneath a tramcar in Scott-street took place yesterday afternoon,…

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Death of David Syme. Proprietor of the Age. Melbourne

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 15 February 1908 · page 5

Mr. David Syme, the proprietor of the "Age," who has been seriously Ill for come time, died this morning. A great and forceful personality in…

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Death of Sir James Knowles

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 17 February 1908 · page 5

LONDON, Saturday.—Sir James Knowles, founder, proprietor, and editor of the "Nineteenth Century," died to-day in his 77th year…

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