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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Obituaries & funerals

Obituaries & funerals, 1912

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The Late Mr. Campbell. Appeal for His Widow. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 20 August 1912 · page 5

Colonel H. S. Massey, and the editor of "Flight" are making an appeal on behalf of the widow and three children of the Australian aviator, Lindsay…

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The Late Mrs. Ward

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 22 August 1912 · page 6

The funeral of the late Mrs. Ward, wife of Mr. Frank Ward, of High-street, took place yesterday, Canon Rushforth who officiated at St. Paul's Church and at the…

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Death of General Booth

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 22 August 1912 · page 4

The sad intelligence which we publish, this morning has not been unexpected, but it will create a deep regret throughout the world. That feeling…

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Funeral of Mr. W. B. Marshall

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 22 August 1912 · page 5

The funeral of Mr. William Benjamin Marshall, an old Newcastle resident, took place yesterday afternoon, leaving the deceased's late residence, Brook-street,…

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Death of Rev. J. Kinghorn. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 23 August 1912 · page 5

The death occurred this morning, at the Manse. Blue's Point-road, North Sydney, of the Rev. James kinghorn, M.A., l[?] of St Peter's presbyterian Church,…

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Late Mr. L. Campbell. Small Subscriptions. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 28 August 1912 · page 5

The fund started by Colonel Massey, editor of "Flight," on behalf of the widow the late Lindsay Campbell, the Australian aviator, who was recently…

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Funeral of a Dog

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 31 August 1912 · page 6

A chemist in the Rue Canou, in Toulon named M. Aubert, buried in strange circumstances his dog Phebus, a fine Newfoundland animal, of which he was very…

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Death of a Sculptor. Inquiry Ordered. Seattle (Washington)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 31 August 1912 · page 5

Mr. Louis Potter, a notable American sculptor, has been found dead. It appears that he has been under treatment that he had been under…

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The Last Rites. General Booth's Funeral. Details of His Will. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 31 August 1912 · page 5

A vast concourse of mourners followed the remains of the late General Booth to the Abney Park Cemetery. The cortege was a mile long,…

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Death of Mr. W. H. Judkins. the Social Reformer. Melbourne

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 4 September 1912 · page 5

Mr. W. H. Judkins, the well-known social reformer, died to-day at his residence in Camberwell, after a long and painful illness…

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The Late Mr. George Clift. Estate Valued at £178,441. SYDNEY

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 5 September 1912 · page 6

In the will of the late Mr. George Clift, grazier, of East Maitland, and Do[?]a, and Breeza stations, Liverpool Plains, who died at East Maitland on…

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Death of a Sculptor. a Mysterious Case. New York

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

Mrs. Mary Potter, mother of the sculptor, Louis Potter, whose body was found in obscure lodgings at Seattle, where it was stated he was…

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Death of Mr. S. Field

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 7 September 1912 · page 5

The death of Mr. Samuel Field, which occurred at his residence at Watt-street, Newcastle yesterday, removes a well-known figure from the commercial life of…

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Funeral of Mr. S. Field

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 9 September 1912 · page 5

The funeral of the late Mr. Samuel Field took place on Saturday afternoon, when evidence of the wide-spread respect in which the deceased gentleman…

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Killed by a Buffalo. Death of Herbert Latham. Paris

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 9 September 1912 · page 5

A letter has been published, describing the death of Herbert Latham, the aviator, in Central Africa, who was killed by a buffalo.'…

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The Late Mr. S. Field

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 10 September 1912 · page 7

Mr. C. Hibble, the district coroner, held an inquest at the Newcastle Courthouse yesterday, into the death of the late Mr. Samuel Field. Senior-sergeant Stove…

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The Late Mikado. Funeral Arrangements. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 12 September 1912 · page 4

The following notice was issued to-day by Mr. E. W. Foxall, English secretary to the Japanese Consulate in Sydney in connection with the funeral of the late…

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Death of Mrs. Johnson. Prayed Before Shooting. Chicago

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 14 September 1912 · page 5

Mrs. Johnson, wife of Jack Johnson, the pugilist, who shot herself in a hospital, has since died. She prayed before the shooting, in…

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Death of Mr. George Cobb

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 16 September 1912 · page 6

Mr. George James Cobb, who was probably the oldest Hunter River native, died on Saturday morning, after a short illness, at his residence, "Callala,"…

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The Late Mikado. Magnificent Funeral. Old Customs Revived. the Country's Devotion. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 16 September 1912 · page 5

The ceremonies in connection with the burial of the late Emperor took place in the presence of enormous crowds of people…

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