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Obituaries & funerals, 1911

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Notorious "Plunger." Death of Ernest Benson. London, Monday Evening

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Wednesday 13 December 1911 · page 2

Ernest Benson, known as the "Jubilee Plunger," is dead. He made himself notorious in 1887 by gambling away £300,000 in one year. He proudly wrote of his…

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Notorious "Plunger." Death of Ernest Benson. London, Monday Evening

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Wednesday 13 December 1911 · page 2

Ernest Benson, known as the "Jubilee Plunger," is dead. He made himself notorious in 1887 by gambling away £300,000 in one year. He proudly wrote of his…

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Hostile Funeral Crowd. Suicide's Coffin Hissed Dy 20,000 People

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Thursday 21 December 1911 · page 2

Twenty thousand people, it is estimated, took part in demonstrations of hostility which attended the funeral recently at Newcastle Cemetery (Eng.) of Alexander…

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Hostile Funeral Crowd. Suicide's Coffin Hissed by 20,000 People

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Thursday 21 December 1911 · page 2

Twenty thousand people, it is estimated, took part in demonstrations of hostility which attended the funeral reentry at Newcastle Cemetery (Eng.) of Alexander…

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Burnt to Death. Fate of Railway Workers' Wife. Sydney

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Thursday 28 December 1911 · page 2

A tent occupied by a railway worker named Lane caught Are at Wallsend Junction and was almost immediately destroyed. Mrs. Lane, who was in the tent, was unable…

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Burnt to Death. Fate of Railway Workers' Wife. Sydney

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Thursday 28 December 1911 · page 2

A tent occupied by a railway worker named Lane caught fire at Wallsend Junction and was almost immediately destroyed. Mrs. Lane, who was in the tent, was unable…

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The Dubbo Tragedy. Police Sergeants Death. Funeral to Take Place in Sydney

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Friday 29 December 1911 · page 2

As stated in our yesterday's Issue, Sergeant James MacDonnell, on duty at Warren, was shot dead while attempting to arrest a foreigner known as Joe Stranger…

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The Dubbo Tragedy, Police Sergeant's Death. Funeral to Take Place in Sydney

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Friday 29 December 1911 · page 2

As stated in our yesterday's issue, Sergeant. James MacDonnell, on duty at Warren, was shot dead while attempting to arrest a foreigner known as Joe Stranger…

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