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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Obituaries & funerals

Obituaries & funerals, 1912

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Death of Dr. Dykes. a Noted Presbyterian. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 4 January 1912 · page 5

The death is announced of the Rev. James Oswald Dykes, M.A., D.D. Dr. Dykes, who was born in 1835, occupied several pulpits of noted…

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Death of A. T. Dickens. Son of the Novelist. New York

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 5 January 1912 · page 5

Mr. Alfred Tennyson Dickens, son of the late Charles Dickens, the famous novelist, and a well-known lecturer on his father's books, has died…

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Death of Mrs. Stewart. Verdict of Poisoning

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 8 January 1912 · page 6

Mr. C. Hibble, the district coroner, held an inquest at the residence of Mr. Howorth Heaton, near Awaba, on Saturday, concerning the death of Mrs. Mary…

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Death of Justice Cohen. Scholar and Philanthropist London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 8 January 1912 · page 5

The death is announced of Mr. Justice Henry Emanuel Cohen, one of the Judges of the Supreme Court of New South Wales…

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Adamstown. Late Mrs. Grace Johns

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 9 January 1912 · page 5

Mr. Grace Johns, rellet of the late Mr. Thomas Johns, of Fairfield Farm, Adamstown who as previously reported died on Friday last was the eldest…

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Hamilton. a Cadet's Funeral

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 10 January 1912 · page 6

The funeral of Arthur Isenhood, who was accidentally drowned at Cardiff on Sunday, took place yesterday afternoon, and was attended by a large number of…

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Late Mr. Justice Cohen. Memorial Service. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 10 January 1912 · page 6

A service in memory of the late Mr. Justice Henry Emanuel Cohen, was held in the Great Synagogue, Elizabeth-street, at a quarter past five o'clock this…

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Death of an Actor. Alone and Unknown. Toronto

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 10 January 1912 · page 5

Alone, unknown, in an obscure lodging-house, Jackob Strennet died at the age of 73 years. A friend of Edwin Booth and a…

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The Frankdale. Death of Captain Finlay

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 16 January 1912 · page 4

The steamer Frankdale returned from Valparaiso yesterday, to load a cargo of Caledonian Co.'s coal back to Chill, Captain Pontony reports a passage of 23½ days…

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Death of Mr. Labouchere. the Well-known Publicist. Rome

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 17 January 1912 · page 5

Mr. Henry Labouchere was seized with illness in Florence, and died last night from heart failure. He was born in 1831, and for many…

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Late Mr. C. E. Nicholas. Evidence at the Inquest. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 19 January 1912 · page 5

Mr. Hawkins, the acting city coroner, held an inquest to-day into the death of Mr. Charles Edward Nicholas, retired railway engineer, who was injured by a fall…

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Death of Sir John Scott. at Hertford House. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 19 January 1912 · page 5

The death is announced of Sir John Murray Scott, which took place suddenly at Hertford House. Sir John Scott was instrumental in…

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The Late Captain Newton. Funeral at Rookwood. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 23 January 1912 · page 5

The funeral of the late Captain Newton took place in the Presbyterian portion of Rookwood Cemetery, yesterday. Dr. Clouston and Mr. Edgar…

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Death of Mr. John Sharp

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 5 February 1912 · page 5

Mr. John Sharp, formerly city engineer for Newcasle, died at his late residence Steel-street, Hamilton, on Saturday morning, after a brief illness…

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The Funeral

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 8 February 1912 · page 5

The funeral of the late Ernest Johnson took place yesterday afternoon in the Wallsend General Cemetery, and was very largely attended amongst those present…

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Late Mr. Justice Cohen. Funeral in Sydney. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 10 February 1912 · page 6

The body of the late Mr. Justice Cohen, whose death occurred on board the Germany man mall steamer Friedrich der Grosse, while that vessel was passing through…

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Death of Father Kelly. Drowned at Glennie's Creek

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 12 February 1912 · page 5

The Rev. James Kelly, of Singleton, was drowned in Glennie's Creek yesterday morning, while driving across the creek on his way to celebrate mass at one of…

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Death of Pere Hyacinthe. a Noted Priest. Paris

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 12 February 1912 · page 5

The death is announced of Charles Loyson, better known as Father Hyacinthe. He was born at Orleans in 1827, and…

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Death of Lord Lister. the Eminent Surgeon. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 13 February 1912 · page 5

The death has occurred of Lord Lister, who was the discover of the antiseptic treatment in surgery. He was 85 years of age…

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Father Kelly's Death. Finding of His Remains

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 13 February 1912 · page 4

The body of the late Rev. James Kelly was found yesterday morning in shallow water in Glennie's Creek, by Messrs. James Wilson and John Bales, about…

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