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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Obituaries & funerals

Obituaries & funerals, 1913

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Death of Mr. Barry

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 3 September 1913 · page 6

Mr. John F. Barry one of Maitland's best known and most respected citizens, passed away last evening. He had been suffering with acute…

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Death of Mr. Andrew Kelly. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 4 September 1913 · page 5

Mr. Andrew Kelly, member for the Lachian, and an alderman of the City Council, died this afternoon after a lingering illness. For some months he…

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Scenes of Death. Prayers of the Victims. a Narrow Escape. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 4 September 1913 · page 5

The ascent at Aisgill is the highest Piece of railway line in England, the gradient being 1 in 100, and the scene of the accident is in the heart of…

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The Late Mr. Stead. Remarkable Statements. London

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

Miss Estelle Stead's book "My Father," contains remarkable experiences. It declares that Mr. Stead was to…

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Funeral of Mr. A. Kelly. Large Attendance. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 5 September 1913 · page 4

The funeral of the late Alderman. Andrew Kelly, M.P., took place this afternoon. Mass was celebrated at St. Francis…

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Death of a Train-robber. Gentle and Benevolent. Vancouver

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 6 September 1913 · page 5

The death has occurred in prison in Georgia of Bill Mort, a notorious train robber and gaol breaker in South America…

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Late Constable Murphy. the Funeral

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 9 September 1913 · page 4

The funeral of Constable John Murphy, who died in the Newcastle Hospital at an early hour on Sunday morning, took place yesterday afternoon from the…

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Death of Mr. J. M. Sweet

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 9 September 1913 · page 5

By the death of Mr. John Miller Sweet, which occurred at his late residence, Ocean-street, Woollahra, Sydney, on Sunday, there has been removed a…

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Death of Mr. W. K. Lochhead

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 10 September 1913 · page 4

Mr. W. K. Lochhead, one of the oldest residents of Newcastle, died at Belmont yesterday morning, after a lingering illness. The deceased gentleman, who was in his…

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Resumed Sitting. the Late Mr. A. Kelly. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 11 September 1913 · page 5

Mr. H. D. MORTON, the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly, took the chair at half-past four o'clock this afternoon. The SPEAKER announced that he had…

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Death of Mayor Gaynor. Sudden Heart Failure. New York

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 13 September 1913 · page 5

William J. Gaynor, the Mayor of New York, who became famous for his fight against Tammany Hall, has died from heart failure on board the…

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The Late Mr. Gaynor. Assassin's Bullet Killed Him. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 15 September 1913 · page 5

The steamer Baltic has arrived at Liverpool, with the body of Mr. Gaynor, formerly Mayor of New York. It appears that the immediate cause…

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A Noted Fenian. Death of Fitzgerald. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 15 September 1913 · page 5

The death is announced of the Fenian Fitzgerald, who was working as a compositor in London. He was connected with the abortive…

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The Funeral

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 18 September 1913 · page 3

The funeral of Mr. Richard Larkin, who died in the Newcastle Hospital on Tuesday morning from injuries received whilst following his occupation as a horse driver…

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Heidelderg Tragedy. Late Princess Sofia. a Quiet Funeral. Berlin

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 23 September 1913 · page 5

The funeral in Heidelberg of the Princess Sofia, of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach, who had shot herself dead consequence of her family opposing her…

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Death of T. M'carthy

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 24 September 1913 · page 3

The death occurred on Monday of the well-known Randwick trainer, Thos. M'Carthy, at the age of 65. Although ailing for some time. Mr. M'Carthy was at…

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Ex-mayor Gaynor. the Funeral. New York

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 24 September 1913 · page 5

About one hundred thousand persons, despite heavy rain, attended the funeral of Mayor William J. Gaynor. The coffin was removed from the…

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Death of Mrs. Willard

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 25 September 1913 · page 6

Mrs. Willard, wife of Mr. William Willard, senr., of Oakhampton, passed away yesterday morning after an illness of about a month, death being due to…

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Voyage of the Australia. a Fatal Accident and a Naval Funeral. On board H.M.A.S. Australia, St. Vincents, Cape Verde, Is., August 3

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 26 September 1913 · page 6

The Padre of the Australia, clad in what were once a white cotton singlet and a pair of grey flannels, with a large wavy light straw hat on his head—the…

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West Wallsend. the Late Mr. James Henwood

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 29 September 1913 · page 5

The funeral of the late Mr. James Henwood, manager of the Seaham No. 1 Colliery, took "place on Saturday, there being present a large and representative…

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