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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Obituaries & funerals

Obituaries & funerals, 1920

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Death of Mr. Peake. Premier of South Australia Adelaide

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 7 April 1920 · page 5

A painful sensation was caused in Adelaide this morning by the announcement of the sudden death of Mr. A. H. Peake, the State Premier…

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Death of H. Staveley. Melbourne

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 9 April 1920 · page 3

Herbert Staveley, aged 17, the rider of Lord Redesdale, which fell in the Steeplechase at the Williamstown races on Monday, died to-day, as the result of his…

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Show Ground Tragedy Death of Mrs. Dias Separated from Husband SYDNEY

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 14 April 1920 · page 5

An inquiry into the death of Julia Dias (40), who was shot dead at the Showground on Easter Monday, was held by the Coroner to-day. George…

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Death of Sir Goold Adams

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 15 April 1920 · page 5

It is reported, from Capetown that Sir Goold Adams, former Governor of Queensland, who was visiting South Africa, on route to England, contracted pneumonia,…

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Late Sir Goold-adams. a State Funeral. (Australian Cable Association.) CAPETOWN

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 16 April 1920 · page 5

In the South African Assembly, General Smuts, the Prime Minister, in moving a end humanity he displayed as Governor of Sir Hamilton Good Adams, lately…

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A Welsh Mystery Death of Lawyer's Wife LONDON, Friday Night

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 17 April 1920 · page 1

The body of the wife of a man named Greewood, a Lianelly solicitor, has been exhumed. It was wrapped in a shroud-like sweater reaching…

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Death of Mr. Dugald Thomson

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 30 April 1920 · page 6

Mr. Dugald Thomson died at an early hour this morning at the Newmarket Hotel, Hunter-street, Newcastle, of which he was the licensee, Mr. Thomson came…

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Funeral of the Late D. M. Thomson

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 1 May 1920 · page 8

A striking tribute to the esteem and regard in which the late Mr. Dugald M'Kinnon Thomson was held was afforded yesterday afternoon by the large…

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Death of Mrs. Nicholson

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 4 May 1920 · page 5

Mrs. Nicholson, widow of the late Mr. William Nicholson, passed away on Saturday. Born in High-street in 1835, she spent nearly the whole of her life in…

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Death of Sir George Steward Melbourne

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 12 May 1920 · page 5

Sir George Steward, the Police Commissioner, died suddenly in a motor car at the corner of Roy-street and the St. Kilda-road, when…

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A Royal Funeral

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 15 May 1920 · page 7

A telegram from Stockholm reports that the funeral of the late Crown Princes was carried out in every detail in accordance with her wishes…

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Late Mr. J. JOHNSON Death of Old Identity

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 18 May 1920 · page 3

The death of Mr. John Juhnson, which occurred on Sunday at his residence, Bull-street. Cook's Hill, has removed an old and well-known retired…

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Funeral Trains

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 18 May 1920 · page 7

Sir,—Complaints are again rife over the inadequate services provided both by the tramway and railway on Sunday afternoon to Sandgate. On the tram from…

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Bolshevik Victims. Death of Trubetskoy. Grand Duchess Olga Rescued. (Australian Cable Association.) LONDON

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 19 May 1920 · page 5

The Constantinople correspondent of the "Dally Chronicle," describes the evacuation of Novorossick, on the Black Sea, where 10,000 people have been living…

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"Suicide, Not Murder" Herrera's Untenable Plea Death of Carranza Vancouver

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 26 May 1920 · page 1

According to information from Mexico City. Colonel Herrera pleads that ex-President Carranza committed suicide, but [?]n autopsy, it is understood,…

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Maitland District. Death of Mr. Cobcroft

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 29 May 1920 · page 8

Mr. Abel John Coberoft, a native-born Australian of 95 years, passed away yesterday at the residence of his daughter, Mrs. J. H. F. Waller, East Maitland…

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Concord Shooting Death of a Soldier SYDNEY

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 29 May 1920 · page 5

As a result of the shooting at Concord yesterday. Norman Byera, 30, a returned soldier, died in the Western Suburbs, cottage Hospital last night…

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Death of Mr. Thomas Abel. Life of Good Citizenship

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 29 May 1920 · page 7

Mr. Thomas Abel died early yesterday morning at his residence, Devon-street, Plattsburg, at the age of 74 years. The news was received with many expressions…

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Late Mr. Abel

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 31 May 1920 · page 3

The funeral of Mr. Thomas Abel, who died suddenly on Friday morning, left his residence in Devon-street, Wallsend, on Saturday afternoon and…

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The Late Mr. T. Abel

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 31 May 1920 · page 5

One of the largest and most representative funerals seen in Wallsend was that of Mr. Thomas Abel, which moved from his late residence, Devon-street, on…

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