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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Obituaries & funerals

Obituaries & funerals, 1908

189 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 7 of 10

Death of an Irish Official

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 20 August 1908 · page 5

LONDON, Wednesday.—Mr. Ennis, the newly-appointed Assistant Under-Secretary for Ireland, was yesterday thrown from a jaunting car in Dublin,…

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Death of Mr. J. A. Miller

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 21 August 1908 · page 5

The funeral of Mr. J. A. Miller, of Darby-street, Newcastle, one of the oldest and a respected resident of Newcastle, took place yesterday afternoon, and was…

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Death of a Missionary. Suva

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 22 August 1908 · page 6

The missionary ship John Williams, which arrived to-day, reports the death on the 8th instant, at Peru, in the Gilbert Group, of the Rev. John Jones, a…

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Death of Mr. W. P. Crick. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 24 August 1908 · page 5

The death occurred to-day of Mr. William Patrick Crick, a former member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly, and a well-known owner of…

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Death of Mr. L. A. Bernays. Brisbane

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 24 August 1908 · page 5

Mr. L. A. Bernays, the clerk of the Legislative Assembly, died suddenly on Saturday morning from heart failure. Deceased had filled the position of clerk…

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Death of a Racing Man

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 27 August 1908 · page 5

LONDON, Wednesday.—Mr. William Blenkiron, formerly a well-known owner of racehorses, died in a common lodging-house. His father was the…

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Death of a Priest

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 29 August 1908 · page 5

LONDON, Friday.—The Rev. Mr. Guiry, a Roman Catholic priest from Australia, was drowned while batthing at Tramore, near Waterford, Ireland…

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Death of Mr. T. Pastor

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 31 August 1908 · page 5

LONDON, Saturday.—New York telegrams report the death of Mr. Tony Pastor, the well-known music-hall proprietor…

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Mount Morgan Disaster. Funeral of Victims. Rockhampton

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 8 September 1908 · page 5

The residents of Mount Morgan were astir at an early hour to-day. Crowds gathered about the hospital at about seven o'clock. Four coffins, in…

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Death of Mr. J. J. Callaghan

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 14 September 1908 · page 5

Mr. J. J. Callaghan died at his residence at Enmore yesterday at the age of 59. It is not quite two years since failing…

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Death of Mrs. Blaxland

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 15 September 1908 · page 6

Mrs. Blaxland, wife of Mr. Frank Blaxland, suctioneer, of West Maitland, died on Sunday evening, after a brlef illness, the immediate cause of death being peritonitls. She became…

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Death of Professor Collins

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 19 September 1908 · page 5

LONDON, Friday.—At the inquest relative to the death of Mr. John Churton Collins, M.A., Professor of English at Birmingham University, who was…

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Death of Mr. A. M. Charlton

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 22 September 1908 · page 6

Mr. Arthur H. Charlton, railway station master at East Maitland, died suddenly at his residence, Pitnacree-road, yesterday morning. He was at his office…

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Death of Sarasate. the Famous Violinist. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 23 September 1908 · page 5

The death is announced of Pablo Sarasate, the famous Spanish violinist. It occured suddenly at Blarritz, from internal hemorrhage…

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Death of Countess Russell. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 24 September 1908 · page 5

The death is announced of Mabel, Countess Russell, who obtained a divorce on the ground of her husband's bigamy in 1901…

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

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 24 September 1908 · page 6

Mrs. Ross, wife of Mr. W. A. Ross, Maitland manager for Messrs. D. Cohen and Company, died yesterday morning, after an illness of about two months…

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Funeral of the Victim

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 6 October 1908 · page 5

The funeral of the late Mr. Timothy Mannix, the victim of the East Greta tragedy, took place yesterday, and was well attended, the remains being…

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The Late Mr. Lisle Capper

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 7 October 1908 · page 6

The news of the death of Mr. Lisle H. Capper, son of Mr. James Capper, and nephew of Messrs. E. P. Capper, H. H. Capper, and Mrs. W. K. Colyer, of West Maitland, was…

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The Late Mr. W. H. Watt

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 8 October 1908 · page 5

LONDON, Wednesday.—The estate of the late William Holden Watt, of Howlong, Carrathool, New 'South Wales, has been sworn at £131,032, including…

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Late Mr. W. P. Crick. Estate Valued at £9900. SYDNEY

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 8 October 1908 · page 5

Letters of administration have been granted in respect of the estate of the late Mr. William Patrick Crick, the date of whoso death was August 23 last, to…

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