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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Obituaries & funerals

Obituaries & funerals, 1912

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Maitland District. Death of Mr. Porter

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 17 September 1912 · page 6

Mr. Samuel Porter, a very old resident of the Maitland district, died at his residence, Pitnagree, on Sunday evening, [?]ter a short illness. He was born in…

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Maitland District. Death of Mr. James Hooke

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 18 September 1912 · page 6

Mr. James Hooke, one of an old pioneer family, died at his residence. Crook's Park, Dungog, on Monday. His father, the late Mr. John Hooke, came…

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General Nogi's Funeral. Great Military Honours. Tokio

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 20 September 1912 · page 5

The funeral of General Count Nogi and his wife took place yesterday. They were interred with great military honours…

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The Railway Disaster. Death of the Fireman. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 20 September 1912 · page 5

The fireman of the Liverpool express [?]ath which became derailed near Ditton, who was pinned under his engine at Ditton for four hours, has died…

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Hamilton. the Late Mr. J. Sharp

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 24 September 1912 · page 6

The funeral of the late Mr. James Sharp, sen., took place yesterday afternoon. The cortege, which moved from his late residence in James-street,…

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Death of Admiral Richards a Fine Record. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 1 October 1912 · page 5

The death is announced of Admiral Sir Frederick Richards, formerly Senior Naval Lord of the Admiralty. He had commanded on the Cape,…

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Tragedy at Glen Innes. Death of a Young Couple. Glen Innes

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 2 October 1912 · page 5

A tragedy took place here between ten and eleven o'clock last night on a vacant block of land at the rear of the Glen Innes Hospital…

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A Brigand's Funeral. Its Useful Purpose. St. Petersburg

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 3 October 1912 · page 5

The funeral of a notorious brigand named Kosstoshy took place in Odessa yesterday, and was attended by over two hundred "Apaches."…

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Death of John Grainger. Apportioning Compensation

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 4 October 1912 · page 4

Mr. Justice Pring, sitting in the civil jurisdiction of the State Supreme Court in Newcastle yesterday, had before him an action for damage arising out of the…

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The Sunken Submarine. Funeral Service. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 12 October 1912 · page 5

The funeral service of the victims of the disaster to the submarine B2, which sank off the South Foreland after collision with the…

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Cricket. Death of Mr. W. Tracey

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 15 October 1912 · page 3

Cricketers from one end of the northern district to the other will regret to learn of the death of the veteran cricketer William Tracey. The sad event took place…

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Cricket. Funeral of Mr. W. Tracey

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 16 October 1912 · page 10

The funeral of the veteran cricketer, Mr. William Tracey, took place from the Newcastle Hospital yesterday afternoon. The mourners included the immediate…

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Death of Mr. John Mangan

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 19 October 1912 · page 6

Mr. John Mangan, one of Maitland's best known residents, passed away on Thursday evening, after a long Illness of pneumonia and heart trouble. He was a native…

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Intended Murder. of the Late Mr. Gladstone. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 19 October 1912 · page 5

The late Mr. Justin M'Carthy's letters to Mrs. Campbell Praed, the well-known novelist, which have been published, reveal that after the Phoenix…

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Maitland District. John M'loughlan's Death. Verdict of Suicide

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 25 October 1912 · page 6

The district coroner, Mr. C. H. Gale, P.M., conducted an inquest at the West Maitland Courthouse yesterday afternoon into the circumstances surrounding…

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Fatal Tramway Accident. Death of Peter Nolan

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 29 October 1912 · page 4

An inquiry into the circumstances of the death of Peter James Nolan was held by Mr. C. Hibble, the district coroner, at the Newcastle Courthouse yesterday…

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Death of T. Cunningham. Inquest Adjourned

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 31 October 1912 · page 3

An inquest into the death of Thomas Cunningham, who died in the Newcastle Hospital on Sunday last, as a result of injuries sustained the same day by a…

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Death of Mr. Sherman. America's Vice-president. New York

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 1 November 1912 · page 5

The death is announced of Vice-president Sherman. Mr. Taft, the President, was seated at dinner in the Brooklyn Navy Yard…

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Death of Thomas Penman. Verdict of Found Drowned

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 2 November 1912 · page 4

The circumstances of the death of Thomas Penman, an elderly man, who was found drowned on the beach at Newcastle South on Thursday, formed…

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Tramcar and Sulky. Death of Thomas Cunningham

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 6 November 1912 · page 11

The inquiry into the death of Thomas into the Cunningham, the young man who was fatally injured in a collision between a tramcar…

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