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Obituaries & funerals, 1909

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Obituary

Casino and Kyogle Courier and North Coast Advertiser · Saturday 27 February 1909 · page 2

We regret to record the death of Mr. Isaac Matthews, of Casino, which occurred on Tuesday night after a lingering illness from an internal complaint. Mr. Matthews…

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Death of Sir John Hay. Sydney

Northern Star · Saturday 27 February 1909 · page 7

The death is announced of Sir John Hay, who has been in ill health for some time…

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Death of Mrs, Beeching

Northern Star · Monday 1 March 1909 · page 2

News was received on Saturday that Mrs. Beeching, who recently went to Sydney for an operation, had died there that day. Very general regret has been…

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The Late Mrs. Beeching

Northern Star · Tuesday 2 March 1909 · page 2

The romains of the late Mrs. M. Beeching will be brought from Sydney for interment at Lismore. The body has been placed in a leaden coffin and will be brought to…

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Death of Sir John Hay. a Large South Coast Landowner

Northern Star · Tuesday 2 March 1909 · page 2

Sir John Hay, L.L.D., of Coolangatta, died at 2 p.m. on Friday at Crow's Nest, North Sydney, from heart failure. Sir John Hay was born at Coolangatta…

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Death of Mr. Kavanagh

Casino and Kyogle Courier and North Coast Advertiser · Wednesday 3 March 1909 · page 4

We are sorry to record the sudden death of Mr. Kavanagh, engine-driver at the Casino Water Works, on Friday night. He had been unwell for some days. but…

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Death of Captain Hixson. Sydney

Northern Star · Wednesday 3 March 1909 · page 5

Captain Hixson, for many years President of the Marine Board, died to-day, aged 76. He will be buried with full naval…

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Funeral of Late Sir John Hay

Northern Star · Friday 5 March 1909 · page 2

The funeral of the late Sir John Hay at the family burial ground, Coolangatta, on Sunday, was attended by a thousand per-0 sons, representative of the principla…

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Death of Nurse Bebrouth

Northern Star · Saturday 6 March 1909 · page 4

The news of the death last Saturday of Nurse Beatrice Inglis Bebrouth at the age of 25 Typars was received in Lismore on Thursday with deep regret, as during the…

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Death of Sir John Hay

The Byron Bay Record · Saturday 6 March 1909 · page 8

The death occurred at his residence, Crow's Nest, Sydney, on Friday (27th ultimo) of Sir John May, who for many years past has been identified with the…

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Latest Cablegrams. Death of Well Known Bookmaker. London. Thursday Afternoon

Northern Star · Saturday 6 March 1909 · page 7

Obituary.—Joe Thompson, the old Leviathan bookmaker, bas died at Madeira, where he had gone for the benefit of his health…

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Death of Boys Cotherall. Sydney

Northern Star · Monday 8 March 1909 · page 3

At the inquest on the bodies of the two boys Cotherall, found shot near Batlow, a verdict was recorded that the younger lad, Sydney, was accidentally shot by Eric, and…

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Death of Mr. "Joe" Thompson

Northern Star · Tuesday 9 March 1909 · page 3

Mr. Joe Thomspon, whose death was mentioned in a cable on Saturday was for many years the "king" of the Australian betting ring, a position he rose to after…

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Death of Bishop's Widow. London, Sunday afternoon

Northern Star · Tuesday 9 March 1909 · page 3

The death is announced of Bishop Potter's widow, at New York. The estimated value of the estate is £10,000,000…

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Death of a Clarence Pioneer

Casino and Kyogle Courier and North Coast Advertiser · Wednesday 10 March 1909 · page 2

One of the oldest, if not the oldest, resident of the Clarence River, passed away on Saturday morning (says the "Examiner"), in the person of Mrs. M. McAulay, of…

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Death of an Old Clarence Resident

Northern Star · Wednesday 10 March 1909 · page 5

One of the oldest. If not the oldest, resident of the Clarence River passed away on Saturday morning, in the person of Mrs. M. McAulay, of Chatsworth, (says the…

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Sudden Death of Mr. W. E. Cornwall. Registrar of Melbourne University. London, Tuesday afternoon

Northern Star · Thursday 11 March 1909 · page 3

Mr. W. E. Cornwall, Registrar of Melbourne University, died suddenly at Rome, where he had gone to marry an American lady…

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A Funeral Ship 1400 Years Old

Northern Star · Saturday 13 March 1909 · page 8

A Viking funeal ship, at least 1[?]00 years old, has been discovered in Norway. Its mortuary chamber contained the bones of two women, who, [?]ging from the…

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Death of Plague Patient. Sydney

Northern Star · Saturday 13 March 1909 · page 9

J. Wearne, a plague patient, has died at the Coast Hospital…

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Death of Earl of Leicester. Wonderful History

Northern Star · Saturday 13 March 1909 · page 6

The death of the Earl of Leicester, K.G., occurred at Holkham Hall, Norfolk, on February 24. He had been seriously ill for some weeks…

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