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Northern Rivers · Obituaries & funerals

Obituaries & funerals, 1917

341 stories in Northern Rivers's papers · page 7 of 18

Obituary

The Kyogle Examiner · Saturday 12 May 1917 · page 3

Kyogle residents will learn with deep regret that Mr. F. J. Loughrey died in a Casino private hospital on Thursday last. Mr. Loughrey…

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Death of Private R. Brooks

The Kyogle Examiner · Saturday 12 May 1917 · page 3

On Thursday his parents were advised by the Defence Department of the death of Private Ray Brooks. It will be remembered by "Examiner"…

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Obituary. Mr. D. J. Allen

Northern Star · Saturday 12 May 1917 · page 4

The death occurred early yesterday morning at his residence, "Kelvin Grove," Dawson-street, of Mr. Daniel James Allen, one of the best known residents of Lismore…

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Late Archbishop Carr's Funeral

Northern Star · Monday 14 May 1917 · page 5

MELBOURNE, Saturday.--Many thousands of people witnessed the funeral of the late Archbishop Carr in Melbourne to-day. MELBOURNE, Sunday.--The funeral of…

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Mexico. Death of General Diaz Reported

Northern Star · Monday 14 May 1917 · page 5

EL PASO, Friday.--It is reported amongst Mexican Secret Service officials that General Felix Diaz, a nephew of the former President of Mexico, was recently skilled by…

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Obituary. Miss Emily Gray

Northern Star · Monday 14 May 1917 · page 4

The sudden death of Miss Emily Gray, sister of Mr. W. H. Gray, of Eltham, and Mr. John J. Gray, of Alstonville, came as a severe shock to all her numerous friends…

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Funeral of the Late D. J. Allen

Northern Star · Monday 14 May 1917 · page 4

The remains of the late D. J. Allen, who passed away after a very short illness on Friday last, were removed fro his residence, Dawson-street, on Saturday…

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Funeral of Archp[?]shop Carr Melbourne

Tweed Daily · Monday 14 May 1917 · page 3

Many thousand witnessed the funeral of Archbishop Carr at Melbourne A Requiem Mass was celebrate a St. Patrick's by Archbishop Mannix. and…

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Death of Miss Lofts

Northern Star · Tuesday 15 May 1917 · page 2

Violet Lotts, who was accidentally shot in the breast with a shot gun by her young brother at her parents' place near Lismore on Sunday afternoon, died early yesterday…

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Obituary. S. T. Payne

Northern Star · Tuesday 15 May 1917 · page 2

There passed away in Dongrayald Hospital on 3rd May a highly respected resident of Tregcagle in the person of Solomon Thomas Payne, at the age of 62, after…

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Obituary

The Kyogle Examiner · Wednesday 16 May 1917 · page 3

The death is reported from the front of Major M'Alister, well-known in this district as much for his bulk as his genial temperament. Major…

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Obituary. Mrs. F. Kelly

Northern Star · Wednesday 16 May 1917 · page 7

Mrs. F. Kelly died at her residence on Thursday night after an illness of eleven days from pneumonia, following on pleurisy. Mrs. Kelly, 51 years of age, was born at…

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Obituary. Mr. William Northcott

Northern Star · Wednesday 16 May 1917 · page 4

The death occurred suddenly early yesterday morning at the Hotel Ryan, Lismore, of Mr. William Northcott, at the age of 66 years. He was, perhaps, one of the best…

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Death of an Ex-ambassador New York

Tweed Daily · Wednesday 16 May 1917 · page 2

The death of Mr. Joseph Hodges Choate, formerly United States Ambassador to Britain, is announced…

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Death of Mr. Howroyd

Northern Star · Thursday 17 May 1917 · page 2

It was a trifling but a curious coincidence that whilst I wrote the words in a proceeding paragraph, "I better could have spared a better man," death was taking the better…

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Obituary. Well-known Pastoralist

Northern Star · Thursday 17 May 1917 · page 5

SYDNEY, Wednesday.--G. L. Lethbridge, the well-known pastoralist, who was born in Parramatta in 1827, died at Singleton yesterday…

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Death of a Pioneer

Casino and Kyogle Courier and North Coast Advertiser · Saturday 19 May 1917 · page 2

Mr. W. Northcott died suddenly at Lismore on Tuesday afternoon. He was on a business visit, to Lismore, and was stopping at the…

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Death of Mr. D. J. Allen

Casino and Kyogle Courier and North Coast Advertiser · Saturday 19 May 1917 · page 2

The Deputy Mayor (Ald. Jones) moved, at the meeting of the Casino Council on Tuesday evening, that the Council express its sympothy…

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Obituary

Northern Star · Monday 21 May 1917 · page 5

LONDON, Friday.--The death is reported of John Maskelyne, of Maskelyne and Cook, the famous Egyptian Hall prestidigitator and the exposer of many so-called spiritualistic…

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Death of Baronet's Heir

The Richmond River Express and Casino Kyogle Advertiser · Tuesday 22 May 1917 · page 2

At Sydney City Coroner's Court an inquest was held concerning the death of Frederick Robinson, who was found in Pitt-street on May 3…

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