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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Obituaries & funerals

Obituaries & funerals, 1911

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Death of Mr. R. S. Watson. Great Liberal Leader. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 8 March 1911 · page 5

Thousands of persons attended the funeral at Newcastle yesterday of the Right Hon. Robert Spence Watson. Mr. Asquith, the Prime Minister, in…

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Funeral of Mr. J. Glover

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 9 March 1911 · page 5

The funeral of Mr. John Glover, jun., who died on Monday, took place yesterday afternoon, and moved from the residence of his father, Mr. John Glover, sen…

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Stockton. Death of Mr. C. Lehman

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 10 March 1911 · page 5

A very sudden death occurred in Stockton at about eight o'clock yesterday morning, by which the town lost another of its old settlers, in Mr. Christian Lehman, of…

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Late Rev. W. Bain. the Funeral

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 13 March 1911 · page 5

The funeral of the late Rev. W. Bain took place on Saturday afternoon, and was attended by a number of representatives citizens and by many old friends of…

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General Cable News. Death of Lord Ailesbury. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 13 March 1911 · page 5

The death is announced of the Mariquis of Allesbury…

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The Last Muster. Funeral of a Veteran

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 17 March 1911 · page 4

The remains of the late Thomas Mixwell Walsh, the distinguished veteran soldier, were laid at rest in the Sandgate cemetery Yesterday, with all the solemnity…

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Death of a Boxer. Several Arrests. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 17 March 1911 · page 4

Another boxing fatality has occurred in Sydney. Jack Whittaker, of North Shore, and Victor Gleeson, of the Newtown Pastime…

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Death of Lord Airedale. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 18 March 1911 · page 5

The death is announced at the age of 75 of Lord Airedale, the great iron and steel manufacturer of Leeds…

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Death of Sir Richard Baker. First President of the Senate. Adelaide

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 20 March 1911 · page 5

Sir Richard Chaffey Baker, K.C.M.G., the first president of the Senate, died at his home, Morialta, in the Mount Lofty Ranges, late on Saturday night…

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Death of Mr. Job Hudson

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 22 March 1911 · page 9

Mr. Job Hudson, a resident of Newcastle, went to New Zealand late in the forties. He was a builder, and was well known in the district. He died in 1848, apparently…

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Our Brisbane Letter. Brisbane, March 21. Death of the Speaker

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 23 March 1911 · page 7

For the second time within two years death has deprived the Legislative Assembly of Queensland of its presiding officer. The first victim was Mr. John…

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Our Sydney Letter. the Papuan Explorers.—what Mr. Gullett Says.—the Late Mr. Walsh, Veteran.—japanese Goods in Sydney.—our Destroyers Cause Trouble.—a Boom in Burglary.—mr. Flowers on Football. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 23 March 1911 · page 4

It is well that the authorities didn't give up the search for the Papuan explorers. It was urged in one quarter down here that they should declare the…

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General Cable News. Death of Flying Fox. Paris

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 24 March 1911 · page 5

The famous racehorse Flying Fox died yesterday…

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Death of Mr. Rutherford

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 27 March 1911 · page 6

Mr. John Rutherford, of Abbott-street, West Maitland, passed away yesterday, after a long illness. The deceased gentleman was a native of Edinburgh, and came…

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The Late Mr. J. F. Thallon. Brisbane

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 27 March 1911 · page 4

The remains of Mr. J. F. Thallon, his Queensland Commissioner for Railway were interred in the Toowong Cemetery this afternoon…

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Funeral Arrangements

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 28 March 1911 · page 5

The body of the unfortunate lad Boland was taken to Sydney by steamer last evening. The interment will take place in the Gore Hill cemetery, North Sydney,…

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Death of Ringmaster. a Sire of Ponies

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 29 March 1911 · page 8

Mr. J. E. Saville, who took Ringmaster (First King—Yardley) to England, recently engaged in a controversy in the London "Sportsman," and the name of…

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General Cable News. Death of Mr. S. Brough. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 30 March 1911 · page 5

The death is announced of Mr. Sydney Brough, the well-known actor…

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Romance of Millions. Death of a Rothschild

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 1 April 1911 · page 15

Baron Albert von Rothschild, head of the Vienna banking house, died on the 10th ult. from heart failure. He was 67 years of age…

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General Cable News. Death of Dr. Du Moulin. Vancouver

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 1 April 1911 · page 5

The Right Rev. J. B. Du Moulin, D.D., Bishop of Niagara, died yesterday…

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