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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Obituaries & funerals

Obituaries & funerals, 1908

189 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 3 of 10

Death of General Drury-lowe

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 9 April 1908 · page 5

LONDON, Wednesday.—The death is announced of Lieutenant-General Sir Drury Curzon Drury-Lowe, G.C.B., at the age of 78…

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Death of Lord Linlithgow

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 11 April 1908 · page 7

We regret to announce the death of the Marquls of Lord Linlithgow, which took place at Pau in the south of France, on Saturday afternoon, in the…

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Death of Mr. F. T. HUMPHERY, M.L.C. SYDNEY

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 11 April 1908 · page 5

The sudden death took place at the Hotel Australia this morning of Mr. Frederick Thomas Humphery, M.L.C. Mr. Humphery took part in the…

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London News. the King's Visit to the Premier.—the Navy and the Nation.—prince of Wales to Visit Canada.—death of Lord Linlithgow.—duty on Wheat.—women's Vote Bill Shelved.—a New Automatic Gun. London, March 6th. the King's Visit to the Premier

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 11 April 1908 · page 7

The King with his accustomed thoughtfulness and sympathy on Wednesday created a new precedent by visiting his suffering Premier's sick room, at 10…

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Death of Mr. J. Scholey

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 15 April 1908 · page 5

Mr. John Scholey, an old and respected resident of the Newcastle district, died at his residence, Crebert-street, Mayfield, yesterday. The deceased gentleman had…

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Death of Mr. W. Edouin

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 16 April 1908 · page 5

LONDON, Wednesday.—The death is announced of William Edouin, the popular comedian, and the brother of Mrs. G. B. W. Lewis, and the well-Known…

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Death of a Doctor. Ends His Own Life

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

A lodger at the Great Northern Hotel, who had given his name as J. A. Magian, was found dead in his bedroom yesterday morning, under circumstances which…

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

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 18 April 1908 · page 6

Mr. Claude J. Eldridge, a well-known and esteemed commercial, traveller, died at the residence of his father, Free Church-street, West Maitland, on…

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The Death of J. A. Maginn

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

At the Newcastle Courthouse on Saturday, Mr. C. Hibble, district coroner, resumed the inquiry into the circumstances of the death of John Arthur Maginn,…

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Death of a Child

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 21 April 1908 · page 5

At the Wickham Police Station yesterday Mr. C. Ilibble, district coroner, held an inquest into the death of Elgrieda May Brock, aged two and a half years, who…

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Death of Mr. R. Martin

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 23 April 1908 · page 5

LONDON, Wednesday.—Mr. Rous Martin, a New Zealand journalist, died suddenly from heart failure…

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Death of General Linievitch

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 27 April 1908 · page 5

LONDON, Saturday.—The death is announced of the Russian commander General Linievitch, who succeeded General Kuropatkin as…

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Death of Colonel Slaney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 27 April 1908 · page 5

LONDON, Saturday.—The death is announced of the Right Hon. William Kenyon-Slaney, P.C., a colonel in the Grenadier Guards, who took part in…

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Death of an Engineer. Fall From Pyrmont Bridge. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 29 April 1908 · page 5

Mr. Walter Alfred Smith, metropolitan engineer in connection with the Department of Public Works, met with an accident in the performance of his duties this…

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Death of Rev. Father J. J. Flynn

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

The death occurred at the Roman Catholic Presbytery, Lambton, yesterday afternoon of Rev. Father James J. Flynn, after an illness of only short…

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Death of Mr. H. A. Lenehan. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 4 May 1908 · page 5

The death took place unexpected yesterday of Mr. H. A. Lenehan, F.R.A.S., Government Astronomer of New South Wales. Mr. Lenehan, who had usffered…

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The Late Mr. G. G. Stead

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 9 May 1908 · page 13

The name of Mr. G. G. Stead—owing to his connection with the breeding of racehorses, he was jocularly called Gee-gee Stead—was almost a household word in…

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Death of Mr. J. A. Campbell

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 11 May 1908 · page 5

LONDON, Saturday.—The death is reported of Mr. J. A. Campbell, brother of the late Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman…

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Death of Mr. J. H. Young. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 11 May 1908 · page 5

Mr. James Henry Young, an ex-Speaker of the New South Wales Legislative. Assembly, and formerly Minister for Works, Minister for Public Instruction, and…

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Death of Mr. C. C. Kingston. a Noble Career. Adelaide, Monday4

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 12 May 1908 · page 5

Mr. Charles Cameron Kingston, P.C., K.C., formerly Minister for Customs in the Federal Government, died at his residence in Adelaide this morning, after a…

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