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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Obituaries & funerals

Obituaries & funerals, 1909

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

The Funeral

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 13 July 1909 · page 5

An hour before the time set down for the funeral the streets in the vicinity of the cathedral were lined with people, old men and old women who ever forty years…

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The Late Bishop Murray Requiem and Funeral. Great Concourse of Mourners Maitland

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 13 July 1909 · page 5

The funeral obsequies of the late Bishop Murray took place to-day, when there was a great concourse of mourners from all parts of the alocese…

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Funeral of Mr. E. Woolston

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 22 July 1909 · page 6

The funeral of Mr. Ernest Woolston, who was accidently killed at the engineering works of A. Goninan and Company, Limited, Wickham, on Monday afternoon, took place…

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Death of Sir F. Holder. the Federal Speaker. Seizure in the House. Melbourne

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 24 July 1909 · page 5

Sir Frederick William Holder. K.C.M.G., the Speaker of the House of Representatives, died shortly after four o'clock this afternoon, as the result of an apoplectic…

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District News. Hamilton. Funeral of Mr. H. Stott

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 26 July 1909 · page 5

The funeral of Mr. Henry Stott, son of Mr. and Mrs. A. Stott, of Beaumont-street, Hamilton, who was fatally injured while playing football at Inverell on…

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The Late Sir F. Holder. a State Funeral. Adelaide

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 27 July 1909 · page 5

The remains of Sir Frederick Holder were interred in state in the West Terrace Cemetery this afternoon. Prior to proceeding to the cemetery a…

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Father Tyrrell's Funeral. Displeasure of the Vatican. a Catholic Black List. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 30 July 1909 · page 5

The "Daily Chronicle" reports that the authorities at the Vatican are greatly-annoyed at the number of eminent English Roman Catholics,…

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Melbourne Gossip. Melbourne, July 30. the Death of the Speaker

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 31 July 1909 · page 16

The sudden death of Sir Frederick Holder has hushed the wrangling voice of Parliament for the time being. While with the majority of House of representative…

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Death of Captain Boldchild. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 2 August 1909 · page 5

The death took place at his residence, Undercliff-street, Neutral Buy, on Friday night, of Captain Robert Laurie Boldchild. He was well known in Australia,…

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Death of Mr. George Foster

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 3 August 1909 · page 5

Mr. George Foster, one of the oldest residents of the Hunter River district, died at the residence of his son-in-law, Mr. J. M. Lmeburner, Newcomen-street,…

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Temeraire Explosion. Death of a Seaman. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 4 August 1909 · page 5

As a result of an explosion on board the British battleship Temeraire on Saturday in the Solent, during a naval review, one of the three seamen who…

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Cholera in Calcutta. Death of Nurses. Contract Disease in Hospital. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 4 August 1909 · page 5

Cholera is raging with unusual severity in various parts of Bengal, and Is of a virulent type. There have been a number of cases…

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Death of Mrs. Grisdale

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 7 August 1909 · page 5

Another very old resident of Newcastle. Mrs. Georgina Grisdale, senior, passed a way at an early hour yesterday morning. The Nurses Greaves and Dean's private…

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Death of Pilot Fairbank

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 9 August 1909 · page 4

Captain Frederick W. Fairbank, one of the Newcastle Pilot Staff, died at the Newcastle hospital on Saturday night. The deceased gentleman some few months ago was…

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Death of Mr. A. B. Paine. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 9 August 1909 · page 5

The death is announced of Mr. A. B. Paine, secretary to the Queensland Agency in London…

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Funeral of Pilot Fairbank

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 10 August 1909 · page 5

The funeral of the late Pilot F. W. Fairbank, R.N.R., took place yesterday afternoon. Before the cortege left the Newcastle Hospital, a short service was…

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Funeral of Mr. B. Chadwick

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 10 August 1909 · page 5

The remains of the late Mr. B. Chadwick, only son of Mr. S. W. Chadwick, formerly of Newcastle, were interred id the Grafton Cemetery. Mr. and Mrs…

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Death of Mr. Samuel Hordern. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 14 August 1909 · page 5

The death took place this afternoon in a private hospital at Darling Point of Mr. Samuel Hordern, the principal of the firm of Anthony Hordern and Sons…

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The Late Mr. S. Hordern. Funeral Service. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 16 August 1909 · page 4

The funeral of the late Mr. Samuel Hordern, principal of the firm of Messrs. Anthony Hordern and Sons, took place this afternoon, the remains being interred in the…

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Motor Car Accident. Death of a Victim. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 16 August 1909 · page 5

A fatality as occurred as the result of the accident at Tilshead, in Wiltshire, when a motor car ran into a body of London Territorials, injuring…

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