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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Obituaries & funerals

Obituaries & funerals, 1913

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Late Pierpont Morgan. Funeral Ceremony. New York

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 16 April 1913 · page 5

The remains of Mr. Pierpont Morgan were buried yesterday in the mausoleum at Hartford, Connecticut. Crowds attended St. George's…

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The Funeral

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 21 April 1913 · page 4

The funeral of Mr. Thomas Horn, who was killed near the Hamilton railway station on Thursday evening, took place on Saturday, from the residence of his…

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A Funeral Bungle

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 21 April 1913 · page 6

An unfortunate bungle occurred at the West Maitland Railway Station last evening, the result of which may well be imagined. The body of the late Mrs. M…

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Death of Mrs. M. A. Wilks

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 21 April 1913 · page 6

In the passing away of Mrs. M. A. Wilks. Maitland loses one of its oldest identities. Mrs. Wilks was a native of Wottingham. England and was born in…

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The Funeral

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 25 April 1913 · page 5

The funeral of Henry Welchman Quintall took place yesterday the interment being In Sandgate Cemetery. The chief meurners were the mother and brother…

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A Lengthy Funeral

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 26 April 1913 · page 2

Considerable comment to being made at present about an unusually prolonged tangi that is being "enjoyed"—for Maoris appreciate a funeral as much as an…

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An Air Flight. Death of an Aviator. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 28 April 1913 · page 5

M. Gilbert has made a non-stop flight from Paris to Victoria. He covered the 600 miles in 503 minutes…

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The Late Mr. Watson

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 30 April 1913 · page 2

The late Mr. Godfrey Watson held the post of starter to the V.R.C. up to the time of his death. He was also starter at Caulfield, and on various other courses…

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Death of a Boy. a Hospital Criticised. Adelaide

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 30 April 1913 · page 4

Dr. Ramsay Smith, the city coroner concluded an inquest to-day into the circumstances of the death of Richard Henry Geugh a youth employed at…

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The Sailor's Funeral

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 7 May 1913 · page 5

One of the saddest processions is a sailor's funeral. Somehow or other we never [?] one without associating our debt to our defenders. The British…

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The Funeral

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 12 May 1913 · page 5

The funeral will leave the late residence of the deceased in Newcomen-street at a quarter to two o'clock this afternoon for the Newcastle Cathedral,…

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Death of Mr. J. D. Jones. Tribute to His Worth

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 12 May 1913 · page 5

Mr. J. D. Jones, a well-known citizen of Newcastle for many years, died at his late residence, Newcomen-street, on Saturday after a very short and sudden…

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Late Mr. J. D. Jones. the Funeral

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 13 May 1913 · page 4

No greater evidence of the high esteem and respect in which the late Mr. J. D. Jones was held could have been shown than the afforded by the funeral…

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Death of Thomas Horn. the Inquest

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 14 May 1913 · page 6

At the Newcastle Courthouse yesterday, Mr. G. T. Edwards, deputy district coroner, concluded the inquest into the death of Thomas Horn, who was found dead on…

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Hamilton. Funeral of Mr. G. H. Tudor

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 14 May 1913 · page 11

The funeral of the late Mr. George H. Tudor, who died on Monday took place yesterday afternoon, moving from his late residence, in Bridge-street, Hamilton…

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Riot at a Funeral. Several Persons Injured. Ohio

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 14 May 1913 · page 5

A riot occurred at the Linwood Cemetery during the funeral of a miner. Two persons were seriously shot, one fatally heaten, and many injured…

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Death of Father Keating. a Noted Jesuit. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 16 May 1913 · page 5

The Very Rev. Patrick Keating, S.J rector of St. Ignatlus' College, Riverview, died at Lewisham Hospital at an early hour yesterday morning…

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District News. Hamilton. the Late Mr. G. W. Gilbert

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 17 May 1913 · page 6

The funeral of the late Mr. G. W. Gilbert, who died on Wednesday, took place yesterday afternoon. The cortege moved from his late residence, Maitland-road,…

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The Manly Burglary. Death of Overton. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 21 May 1913 · page 4

Ernest Overton, of Sydney-road, Manly, who had a desporate struggle with a man in his bedroom early on the morning of May 7th, died in the Manly Cottage…

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Death of a Famous Breeder

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 23 May 1913 · page 3

A London cablegram to hand states that another of the old landmarks of the English turf has passed away in the person of Sir Tatton Sykes, who had reached the…

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