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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Obituaries & funerals

Obituaries & funerals, 1915

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Death of W. G. Grace. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 25 October 1915 · page 5

Dr. W. G. Grace, the famous cricketer, is dead of heart failure, at the age of 67. Dr. Grace died at Eltham. He had boon ailing for some time, rand had an attack…

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Islington. Death of Alderman Richardson

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 1 November 1915 · page 6

Mr. Stephen Richardson died at his residence, Morgan-street, Islington, on Saturday morning. Mr. Richardson's health had not been good since his wife…

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District News. Stockton. the Late Mrs. Rees

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 2 November 1915 · page 7

The funeral of Mrs. Ellen Rees, widow of the late Mr. Evan Rees, Stockton, took place on Sunday afternoon, and was attended by a very large concourse of…

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Death of Mr. N. Curnock. Athens

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 3 November 1915 · page 7

The death is announced of Mr. Nehomiah Curnock, the decipherer of John Wesley's shorthand notes, and the editor of his diarles…

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Death of Mr. Lewis Waller. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 3 November 1915 · page 7

The death is announced of Mr. Lewis Waller, the actor. He was touring, and, while suffering from a severe cold, went golfing with Harry Laudor. Double…

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House of Representatives. Death of Mr. W. R. Edwards. Melbourne

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 4 November 1915 · page 6

The SPEAKER announced that he had issued a writ for the election of a member for Wide Bay Mr. ARCHIBALD (S.A.) wished to…

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Funeral of Mr. J. Hickey

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 8 November 1915 · page 4

The funeral of the late Mr. James Hickey took place yesterday afternoon, and was one of the largest ever seen at Hamilton. The cortege was timed to leave…

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Maitland District. Death of Captain Nash

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 8 November 1915 · page 6

Rev. V. F. Peters, Adm., St. John's Cathedral, received a telegram from the Defence Department on Saturday, advising the death of Captain H. L. Nash, son of…

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Military Funeral. Privates Mitchell and Stewart

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 11 November 1915 · page 4

The late Private Joseph Mitchell, returned wounded soldier from the Dardanelles, who died in the Newcastle Hospital from injuries, including the loss of…

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Death of Mr. E. S. Willard London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 11 November 1915 · page 5

The death is announced of Mr. E. S. Willard, the actor. He was the original Spider" in "The Silver King."…

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The Funeral

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 16 November 1915 · page 7

The funeral of the unfortunate victim of the accident took place on Sunday, the Interment being in Sandgate Cometory. There wan a large attendance of…

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Death of Lord Seafield. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 16 November 1915 · page 5

The death is announced of the eleventh Earl of Seafield, aged 39 years, whose late father was formely well-known in Otago, New Zealand…

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District News. Hamilton Funeral of Private Dunn

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 22 November 1915 · page 6

The funeral of Private Herbert Stanley Dunn, who was killed by falling from the train in which he was travelling from Sydney to Liverpool on Wednesday night,…

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Death of Mr. R. Barr Smith. Adelaide

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 22 November 1915 · page 5

The death of Mr. R. Barr Smith, which occurred on Saturday morning in his 92nd year, removed one of Adelaide's most distinguished citizens and philanthropists…

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The Funeral

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 23 November 1915 · page 7

The funeral of Mr. John B. Davies, who died of injuries accidentally received at Hamilton loco, yard on Monday of last week, took place on Friday, from his late…

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Waratah Death of Sister Hogan

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 27 November 1915 · page 3

Sister Mary Gabriel Hogan died at the Deaf and Dumb Institution on Thursday morning, after a long illness. The deceased was 71 years of age, and…

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The Late Mr. Vial. State Government's Sympathy. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 2 December 1915 · page 4

The Agent-General has written to the Premier concerning the death, in London, of Joseph Vial, the N.S.W. violinist, who went to study in Germany, was…

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Death of Mr. F. Bigge. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 7 December 1915 · page 5

Mr. Francis Bigge, a cousin of Lord Stamfordham, has died at Torquay. He arrived in Queensland in 1840. He had an encounter with three bushrangers,…

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Death of Mr. S. Phillips. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 11 December 1915 · page 4

The death is announced of Mr. Stephen Phillips the poet and dramatist…

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A Land of Death. Heroism of Servian Women Rome

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 15 December 1915 · page 7

A traveller depicts Albania as a land of starvation and death. The mountain passes are strewn with corpses of Servian women and children,…

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