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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Obituaries & funerals

Obituaries & funerals, 1916

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Maitland District. Death of Mr. R. D. Dilley, Senior

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 3 January 1916 · page 6

Mr. Robert Dennis Dilley, an old resident of Maitland, died on Saturday, at the residence of his son-in-law, Mr. W. Hogan, aged 84 years. He was a native…

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Death of Sir Samuel Way. Adelaide

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 10 January 1916 · page 5

Sir Samuel Way, the State Chief Justice, died at his residence, Montefiore, North Adelaide, just before midnight on Saturday…

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Death of Mr. T. R. MOXHAM, M.P. SYDNEY

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 12 January 1916 · page 7

Mr. Thomas R. Moxham, who has represented Parramatta in the Legislative Assembly since 1901, died at his residence at Parramatta shortly before five…

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The Late Mr. R. Jones

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 14 January 1916 · page 5

With the passing away of Mr. Richard Jones on Saturday, the 8th January, at the age of 91 years, at his late residence, Byron-street, Wyong, Newcastle lost one…

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Death of Captain Crosland

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 15 January 1916 · page 5

Captain Robert Crosland, who for the past three years has filled the position of crane supervisor at Newcastle, died at his late residence, "Ayton," Norfolk-avenue,…

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Death of Dr. Kowtlitz. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 18 January 1916 · page 5

Dr. Kowtlitz, who was a member of the late Sir Robert Scott's Antarctic Expedition, has died in South Africa…

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Minister Killed. While Conducting a Funeral. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 21 January 1916 · page 5

While the Rev. J. Stewart was conducting a funeral service in Flanders a shell exploded in the midst of the mourners…

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Submarine Telegraphy. Death of a Pioneer

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 29 January 1916 · page 2

The name of Mr. Charles James Wollaston will probably convey nothing to the average antipodean newspaper reader (says a London correspondent on…

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The Late Tom Sayers Scenes at His Funeral. Fifty Years Ago

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 29 January 1916 · page 10

All the principal London sporting papers of last month made reference to the anniversary of the death of the late Tom Sayers, fifty years ago, and dealt…

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Death of Sir Clements Markham London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 1 February 1916 · page 5

The death is announced of Sir Clements Robert Markham, the noted explorer and writer, at the age of 86 years. It was occasioned by shocks from burns received…

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Death of Mr. Norman McLEAN. Coroner's Inquest

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 1 February 1916 · page 5

Mr. C. Hibble, the District Coroner, held an inquest into the death of Norman Ross M'Lean, who died suddenly at the Newcastle Hospital on January 27…

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Death of Mr. H. Tennyson. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 2 February 1916 · page 7

The death is announced of Mr. Harold Tennyson, second son of Lord Tennyson formerly Governor-General of Australia…

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Death of Sir James Boucaut. Adelaide

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 2 February 1916 · page 7

Sir James Penn Boucaut, who for some time past has been gradually failing in strength, passed away at Glenelg this morning…

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State Funeral in Paris Paris

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 5 February 1916 · page 5

The victims of the Zeppelin raid in Paris are receiving a national funeral…

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Maitland District. [?]Ate Rev. John Wilkinson. a Soldier's Funeral

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 5 February 1916 · page 6

Maitland paid a graceful tribute yesterday to the memory of the late John Wilkinson, a large-hearted Christian minister and good soldier, who, having…

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Death of an Old Resident

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 7 February 1916 · page 6

Mr. Martin J. Mears, one of the oldest and most respected residents of Maitland, died in the Maitland Hospital on Saturday evening, after an illness of several weeks…

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Death of an Unknown Chinese

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 8 February 1916 · page 5

Mr. C. Hibble, the district coroner, held an inquest at the Hamilton police station yesterday into the death of a Chinese, whoso name is at present…

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Zeppelin Victims. Touching Funeral. Paris

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 9 February 1916 · page 7

There were moving scenes at the funeral of the 29 victims of a Zeppelin, who were killed on January 24th. The coffins were brought from the morgue to Notre…

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Death of Mr. L. Cohen. Fall From a Hotel Window. Adelaide

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 14 February 1916 · page 5

As the result of a fall from a window of the Prince of Wales Hotel, in Angus-street, Mr. Lawrence Cohen, president of the council of the Political Labour…

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Death of Mrs. M. M. Cox

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 15 February 1916 · page 5

Mrs. Cox, wife of Mr. Maxwell M. Cox, of High-street, Waratah, died yesterday afternoon. Mrs. Cox, who has just entered her…

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