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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Obituaries & funerals

Obituaries & funerals, 1915

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Death of Mr. E. V. JOLLEY, M.H.R. MELBOURNE

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 2 January 1915 · page 5

Mr. E. V. Jolley, member for the Grampians in the House of Representatives, whose health broke down shortly after entry into the Federal Parliament, died…

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Death of Mr. P. Illingworth. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 5 January 1915 · page 5

The death is announced of Mr. Percy Holden Illingworth, Chief Whip of the Liberal party, from typhoid,…

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Maitland District. Death of Mr. Stocker

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 6 January 1915 · page 6

Mr. Henry Stocker, one of the veteran farmers of the Lower Hunter, passed away at his home, "Osterley," Lorn, on Monday evening, aged 82 years…

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Norwegian Ship Ilala. Death of a Sailor

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 7 January 1915 · page 4

The Norwegian ship Ilala came into port in the early hours of yesterday morning, after a passage of 69 days from Callao, Captain C. J. Hansen says that the vessel…

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Death of Mr. W. Strutt. a Well-known Painter. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 7 January 1915 · page 5

The death is announced of Mr. William Strutt, the well-known painter. He was born at Teignmouth, Devonshire, and was the grandson of the once…

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Death of a Soldier. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 11 January 1915 · page 5

Official news from Rabaul on Saturday announced the death of Sergeant F. A. Tibby, of Redfern, who was with the Naval and Military Expeditionary Force…

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The Late Mr. Trefle

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 12 January 1915 · page 4

The death of Mr. John Louis Trefle, Minister for Lands in the State Government, removes from the political life of New South Wales a man…

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The Funeral. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 12 January 1915 · page 5

An extraordinary "Government Gazette" was issued this afternoon announcing the death of Mr. Trefle, and also the arrangements for the funeral. The special…

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Death of Mr. Trefle. State Minister for Lands. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 12 January 1915 · page 5

Mr. John Louis Trefle, Minister for Lands, died in St. Vincent's Private Hospital at three o'clock this morning. He was hurriedly taken to the hospital on Thursday…

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Hamilton. Death of Mr. F. Rodgers

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 13 January 1915 · page 3

Mr. Frederick Rodgers, of Lawson-street, Hamilton, and a very old and respected resident of the Newcastle district, died on Sunday evening, after a short…

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Maitland District. Death of Sub-inspector Sommervaille

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 13 January 1915 · page 6

Sub-inspector James Sommervaille died yesterday afternoon, after an illness of six weeks. The deceased officer, who was 54 years…

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Matters in Sydney. Death of a Soldier. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 13 January 1915 · page 5

Henry Dawson, 28 years of age, whose relatives live near Gilgandra, and who was a member of the Expeditionary Force, died in the State Hospital,…

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Funeral of Mr. G. C. Hardy

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 14 January 1915 · page 5

The funeral of Mr. G. C. Hardy, who died suddenly on Monday night, at the Central Hall, Newcastle, took place yesterday afternoon, and was a large and…

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Our Sydney Letter. Still on the Meat Question.—horse Is Off.—the Harvest in Detail.—mr. Trivett Illuminating.—an Ugly Cablegram.—the Late Mr. Trefle. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 14 January 1915 · page 4

The official statement that cheap meat is a thing of the past doesn't satisfy. A Labour delegate says the public want "solid facts," They are there in plenty…

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Sub-inspector Somervaille's Funeral

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 15 January 1915 · page 6

The funeral of the late Sub-inspector Somervaille took place yesterday morning, the interment taking place in the Presbyterian cemetery. East Maitland,…

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Death of Lord Roberts

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 16 January 1915 · page 2

The best loved solider of our times has passed away among the troops with whom sixty years of his life were spent, within sound of the guns whose voices he knew…

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Death of Eliza Taaffe. an Open Verdict

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 16 January 1915 · page 2

Mr. Hibble, district coroner, at the Newcastle Courthouse yesterday, resumed the inquest concerning the death of Eliza Taaffe, a resident of Swansea, which…

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London News. a Vital Week.—the Board of Trade.—death of Lord Roberts.—recruiting for the Army. London, November 21. a Vital Week

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 16 January 1915 · page 2

This has been one of the vital weeks in our history. The great German attack on the Allied front, after being maintained week after week with reckless slaughter…

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Death of Sir G. Nares. the Arotio Explorer. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 18 January 1915 · page 5

The death is reported of Admiral Sir George Nares, who was in command of the Arctic Expedition in 1875-76, and of many other exploring and surveying…

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Death of Mr. E. C. Day. Inspector-general of Police. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 18 January 1915 · page 4

Mr. E. C. Day ex-Inspector-General of Police, died at his residence, Park-road, Moore Park, early this morning. He had suffered from periodical breakdowns in…

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