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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Obituaries & funerals

Obituaries & funerals, 1916

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Death of Dr. Doyen. Paris

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 24 November 1916 · page 5

Dr. F. Doyen, the eminent French scientist, is dead. Dr. Doyen was born in 1859. A few years ago he claimed to have discovered the…

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Death of Jack London. New York

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 24 November 1916 · page 5

The death is announced of Jack London, the novelist, at Glen Ellen, in California, from uremia…

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Late Emperor of Austria. Funeral Arrangements. AMSTERDAM

Northern Times · Friday 24 November 1916 · page 1

A Vienna message states that the remains of the Emperor Francis Joseph will be interred in the Capuchin Mausoleum probably in…

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Death of Sir Hiram Maxim. LONDON

Northern Times · Saturday 25 November 1916 · page 1

The [?] has occurred of Sir Hiram Maxim. Sir Hiram stevens Maxim was born in Malne, U.S.A., in 1840. Formerly he was a partner in the firm…

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Franz Josef's Funeral. Amsterdam

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 27 November 1916 · page 5

The first wreath at Schoenbrunn was sent by the Countess Lonyays, inscribed "From your grateful, ever loving Stephanie."…

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Death of Six Hiram Maxim. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 27 November 1916 · page 5

Sir Hiram Maxim, inventor of the automatic system of firearms died this afternoon after a brief illness, following an attack of pneumonia…

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Deserter Stops His Own Funeral. Mother Informed Op His Death. I

Northern Times · Monday 27 November 1916 · page 7

There has been a remarkable sequel to the finding in the River Stour at Wimborne. Dorest, of the bodies of two men apparently soldier, tied together with…

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Death of Old Resident

Northern Times · Tuesday 28 November 1916 · page 6

Mrs. M. A. Embelton, an old resident of the Newcastle district, died at her residence, Gesford Road, Hamilton West, yesterday. Deceased, who…

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Death of Miss Thelma Kerr

Northern Times · Tuesday 28 November 1916 · page 4

Mr. and Mrs. Kerr, late of New Lambton, have suffered a bereavement in the death of their daughter Thelma, which occurred at the…

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Death of Captain Jacques. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 29 November 1916 · page 7

The death is announced of Captain Jacques, the famous American naval scientist. He got out on the wrong side of a train…

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Maitland District. Death of Miss Elma Skinner

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 29 November 1916 · page 8

Miss Elma Skinner, daughter of the late Mr. William Skinner, of Michael-street, West Maitland, died in Cultra Hospital Yesterday morning, after an illness of lees…

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Death of Verhaeren. Paris

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 30 November 1916 · page 5

M. Emil Verhaeren, the celebrated Belgian poet, has sustained terrible injuries in a railway accident at Rouen, to which ho has succumbed…

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Death of Lieutenant Fitness London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 1 December 1916 · page 5

Lieutenant William Fitness, of the Ordnance Department, who belonged to the Australian Garrison Artillery, has died of malaria at Salonica…

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Death of Ex-president Steyn. Bloemfontein

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 1 December 1916 · page 5

The death is announced of Mr. M. T. Steyn, formerly President of the Orange Free State, prior, to its annexation, in his 60th year…

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Austrian Emperor's Funeral. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 2 December 1916 · page 5

A wireless message from Berlin states that the Emperor Franz Josef's funeral took place on Thursday afternoon. The procession left the Chapel Royal,…

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Death of Maitland Identity

Northern Times · Monday 4 December 1916 · page 5

Yesterday at his residence. East Maitland Road, an old and highly respected identity of the Maitland district. Mr. Henry Mil[?]hell th[?] at the…

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Coroner's Inquest. Death of William Dunban

Northern Times · Monday 4 December 1916 · page 6

At Newcastle Court House this morning the District Coroner, Mr. Chas. Hibble. J.P., held an inquest as to the cause of death of William…

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Death of Mr. John MacKenzie. Coal Mining Identity

Northern Times · Monday 4 December 1916 · page 5

The death occurred this morning of Mr. John MacKenzie. F.G.S., who was for very many yours examiner of coal mines in the State…

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Death of Captain Macintosh

Northern Times · Tuesday 5 December 1916 · page 5

Although this morning the condition of Captain R. Macintosh, shipping master at Newcastle, was reported to show slight improvement, he died in…

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A Nonogenarian. Death of Maitland Identity

Northern Times · Wednesday 6 December 1916 · page 5

In the Maitland Hospital this morning, Mrs. Catherine Ryan, of Horsesh[?] Bend, and perhaps the oldest identity of the Maitland district, died…

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