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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Obituaries & funerals

Obituaries & funerals, 1908

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The Late Mr. Kingston. Tribute to His Worth. Regret of Parliament. Melbourne

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 13 May 1908 · page 5

Sir FREDERICK HOLDER, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, took the chair at three o'clock this afternoon. Immediately after prayers had been real…

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Mr. Kingston's Funeral. Adelaide in Mourning. Adelaide

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 14 May 1908 · page 4

A State funeral was accorded to the remains of the late Charles Cameron Kingston this morning. Torrents of rain, driving sleet, and a…

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

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 18 May 1908 · page 6

Mrs. Tucker, relict of the late Mr. T. W. Tucker, of West Maitland, died at her residence, Bourke-street, on Saturday evening, after a brief illness. The…

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Mrs. Tucker's Funeral

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 19 May 1908 · page 6

The funeral of the late Mrs. T. W. Tucker took place yesterday afternoon, and was well attended, the remains being interred in the Church of England…

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Death of Lord Overtoun

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 19 May 1908 · page 5

LONDON, Monday.—The will of the late Lord Overtoun has been proved, the personality being sworn at £690,530, and the realty at £58,700…

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Death of Mr. H. Fraser

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 20 May 1908 · page 5

LONDON, Tuesday.—The death is announced at Monte Carlo of Mr. Hector Fraser, the famous pigeon shot. The cause of death was tuberculosis…

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Death of Captain Philip

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 22 May 1908 · page 4

News has been received of the death of Captain Thomas Philip, master of the ship Agnes Oswald. The vessel left Newcastle for Callao on January 7 last, and it appears that…

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Death of Francois Copree

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 26 May 1908 · page 4

LONDON, Monday.—The death is announced, at the age of 66, of M. Francois Edouard Joachim Coppee, the eminent French poet and…

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Death of Colonel Waddell. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 26 May 1908 · page 6

Colonel George Walker Waddell, V.D., died suddenly last night at the Athenaeum Club. Yesterday afternoon the deceased, who…

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The Late Colonel Waddell. a Representative Funeral. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 27 May 1908 · page 4

The remains of the late Colonel George V. Waddell, V.C., officer commanding the field forces of New South Wales were interred at Waverley Cemetery this…

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Death of a Shipbuilder

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 29 May 1908 · page 4

The death is announced of Mr. J. Wigham Richardson, of Swan, Hunter, and Wigham Richardson, Limited. He was born at Torquay on January 7, 1837. He was apprenticed…

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Death of Divham. Melbourne

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 29 May 1908 · page 3

While being schooled over the big fences at Flemington this morning, Divham, the winner of last year's Grand National Steeplechase, fell heavily, and…

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Wharf Labourer's Death. Verdict of Wilful Murder. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 29 May 1908 · page 5

Mr. S. Murphy, Acting City Coroner, to-day concluded the inquiry into the death of Alexander Brown aged 56, a wharf labourer, who died in the Prince…

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Death of Mrs. D. T. Allan

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 30 May 1908 · page 6

On Sabbath last there passed away by death Mrs. D. T. Allan, relict of the late Captain D. T. Allan, who, in the early days hold the office of harbour master at…

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London News. London, April 24th. Death of Sir H. Campbell-bannerman.—the King and Queen in Denmark.—indian Home Rule and Mr. Keir Hardie.—the Outraged Tipper.—horse-breeding in England.—old Age Pensions.—destruction of an Old Relic. Death of Sir H. CAMPBELL-BANNERMAN

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 30 May 1908 · page 7

The news of the death of Sir H. Campbell-Bannerman will be received with universal sorrow and sympathy—with sorrow for the dead statesman, who has thus…

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Death of a Motorist

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 1 June 1908 · page 5

LONDON, Saturday.—Cedrino, the well-known motorist, was killed on the Baltimore track yesterday. He was racing, when his car…

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Death of a Mate. Adelaide

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 1 June 1908 · page 5

The master of the barque Dowan Hills, which arrived at Port Adelaide from London on Saturday, reported the death of the mate. W. H. Gray. It appears that…

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Cholera at Luzon. Death of Lighthouse Keepers London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 1 June 1908 · page 5

An outbreak of cholera is reported from Luzon, one of the Philippine Islands. The scourge has made its appearance in four cities, in each of which…

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Death of Mr. Callaghan

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 2 June 1908 · page 6

Mr. John J. Callaghan, an old Maitland native, passed away yesterday morning, after an illness of several weeks, at his residence, Oakhampton. It was a sad…

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Sir Redvers Buller. Death of a Gallant Soldier. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 3 June 1908 · page 5

The death is announced of Sir Redvers Buller late Adjutant-General to the British forces. Sir Redvers Buller had served with…

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