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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Obituaries & funerals

Obituaries & funerals, 1908

189 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 6 of 10

Death of James Denehy. Caused by Accident

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

Mr. C. Hibble, district coroner, held an inquest at the police station, Hamilton, yesterday, into the death of James Denehy, who was arrested on Friday…

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Death of Mr. Bartlett

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 8 July 1908 · page 6

Mr. Francis Bartlett, an old Bolwarra farmer, passed away yesterday morning, the cause of death being an acute attack of bronchitis, supervening on asthma, a…

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Death of Mr. Esmond Hannell

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 8 July 1908 · page 4

Mr. Esmond Hannell, eldest son of Mr. C. H. Hannell, of Newcastle, died at his residence, Paddington, Sydney, yesterday morning, after an illness of less than…

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Death of Captain Chrystal

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

On the arrival of the ship St. Mirren at Dublin, on June 7th, from Portland (O.), news was received of the death of Captain Chrystal, of the ship Travancore…

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Death of Mr. George Maher

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

Mr. George Maher of the Arm of Messrs. G. Maher and Son, died on Sunday evening, after a long illness, the immediate cause of death being hemorrhage. The deceased…

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Death of Bishop Potter. London

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

The death is announced of the Right Rev. Henry Codman Potter Bishop of New York. [The late Bishop Potter was a member…

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Death of Sir W. Cremer

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 24 July 1908 · page 5

LONDON, Thursday.—The death is announced of Sir William R. Cremer, M.P. for Haggerston (London) since 1885, at the age of 70…

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Adamstown. Sudden Death of a Child

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 24 July 1908 · page 6

The fifteen months old child of Mr. and Mrs. James Snelson, of Bala-road, Adamstown, died yesterday, under some-what strange circumstances. The child…

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Death of a Child

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 25 July 1908 · page 2

Mr. C. Hibble, the district coroner, held an inquest yesterday at the police station, Adamstown, into the death of Edith Snelson, aged 15 months, who died…

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Death of Mr. W. J. Gillam

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 27 July 1908 · page 6

Mr. W. J. Gillam, a well known and highly-respected resident of Newcastle for the past quarter of a century, died at his residence, Newcomen-street…

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Death of Allen Raine

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 1 August 1908 · page 11

"Allen Raine" (Mrs. Beyon Puddicombe), a well-known Welsh novelist, died recently at Bronmor, Traethsaith. She was born at Newcastle Emlyn, and…

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Death of Mr. Spinney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 3 August 1908 · page 6

Mr. John Ames Spinney died yesterday morning of bronchitis, after an illness of about one week. The deceased, who was one of the best known residents of the…

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Death of Mr. H. B. Ranclaud

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

Old residents of the Newcastle and Hunter districts will regret to learn of the death of Mr. Hugh B. Ranclaud, of Ironbark Hill, Hexham, which took place…

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Death of Mr. Hudson

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

Mr. George Hudson, an old and esteemed resident of the Maitland district, died rather suddenly on Tuesday evening, at his residence. Hillsborough, after a few hours'…

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Death of Baron Sternburg

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 8 August 1908 · page 5

LONDON, Friday.—The death is announced of Baron von Sternburg, German Ambassador at Washington…

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Death of Rev. Edmund Vaughan

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 15 August 1908 · page 6

The death is announced on July 1 of the Rev. Father Edmund Vaughan, C.SS.R., at the House of his Order, at Bishop Eton, Liverpool, at the advanced…

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The Late Mr. Seddon. Memorial in St. Paul's. London

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

The authorities of St. Paul's Cathedral have sanctioned the erection of a memorial to the late Mr. R. J. Seddon. Prime Minister for New Zealand…

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Death of Mr. Ira Sankey. the Famous Evangelist. London

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

New York telegrams report the death of Mr. Ira David Sankey, the celebrated American evangelist. [Ira D. Sankey was born in the United…

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Death of Redjed Pasha. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 19 August 1908 · page 5

Redjed Pasha, the Turkish Minister for War, died suddenly at his desk. His death is greatly regretted, since he was implicitly trusted…

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Death of Captain Colquhoun. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 19 August 1908 · page 5

The death is announced of Captain Colquhoun, the Queensland Naval, Commandant. He was to have taken part in the welcome to the American fleet on the gun…

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