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Northern Rivers · Obituaries & funerals

Obituaries & funerals, 1919

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Obituary. the Late Private N. L. B. Somerville

Northern Star · Saturday 4 January 1919 · page 4

There passed away on Sunday morning, 22nd December, 1918, at Kangaroo Point Military Hospital, Brisbane, Private N. L. B. (Norman) Somerville oldest son of Mr…

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Death of Well-known Pianist

Northern Star · Monday 6 January 1919 · page 4

SYDNEY, Saturday.—A private cable received in Sydney states that Mr. Laurance Phillip,a well-known pianist, died from influenza at San Francisco on New Year's Day…

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The Iolaire Disaster. Buffeted on a Reef. A Death Roll of Three Hundred. LONDON

Tweed Daily · Monday 6 January 1919 · page 3

The Iolaire death roll totals three hundred. Only forty were saved, whereof many were mangled as they washed against the jagged rocks on a…

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Declared to be the "Black Death." Opinion of an Auckland Resident. Harden (N.s.w.)

Tweed Daily · Monday 6 January 1919 · page 2

A letter has been received by a resident here from Auckland., wherein the writer, who had a vast experience of cholera in India and the Manchurian…

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Death of Count Hertling. (Reuter.)

Northern Star · Tuesday 7 January 1919 · page 5

LONDON, Sunday.—The death of Count Hertling, ex-German Imperial Chancellor, is reported. COPENHAGEN, Sunday.— Count Hertling…

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Death of Ex-chancellor Hertling. Ill Only Six Days. MONTREAL

Tweed Daily · Tuesday 7 January 1919 · page 3

Despatches from Copenhagen say that Count Von Hertling, ex-Chancellor, has died at Ruhpolding, Bavaria. He was ill six days…

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The Sailors' Friend. Death of Miss Weston. Founder of "The Rests

Northern Star · Tuesday 7 January 1919 · page 3

By the death of Miss Agnes E. Weston, G.B.E., which occurred last month at the Royal Sailors' Rest, Devonport, England, the personnel of the British Navy lose an…

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Death of a Noted Hurdler. Melbourne

Tweed Daily · Wednesday 8 January 1919 · page 2

The brilliant hurdler Obi has died on his owner's property at Camperdown, Victoria…

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Passing of Roosevelt. Death of American Ex-president. New York

Tweed Daily · Wednesday 8 January 1919 · page 3

The death is announced of ex-President Roosevelt, at Oyster Bay…

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General Telegrams. Death of a Priest

Northern Star · Thursday 9 January 1919 · page 6

SYDNEY, Wednesday.—Rev. Father Michael Kirby died at St. Vincent's Hospital last night aftar a long llness…

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A Great American. Late Mr. Roosevelt's Achievements. Reformation of Big Business. New York

Tweed Daily · Thursday 9 January 1919 · page 3

New York newspapers declare that one of the late Mr. Roosevelt's most important achievements was the reformation forced on big business during his…

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OBITUARY. Death of Robert Harper. Founder of Robert Harper and Co. MELBOURNE

Tweed Daily · Friday 10 January 1919 · page 3

Robert Harper, formerly a member of the House of Representatives and the State Assembly, died to-day aged 75. Mr. Harper was the sole survivor in…

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Prepared for Own Funeral

Northern Star · Friday 10 January 1919 · page 2

Samuel R. Eason, who died at his home in Harrison, Connecti[?]ut, at the age of 64 years, called at the office of Washington M. Craft, a Port Che[?]ter undertaker, a few weeks…

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Death of Ex-legislator

Northern Star · Friday 10 January 1919 · page 8

SYDNEY, Thursday.—The death is announced of Mr. Robert Harper, formerly a member of the House of Representatives and Victorian Legislative Assembly. He was…

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Late Mr. Roosevelt. Message of Sympathy from Queen Alexandra. Oyster Bay

Tweed Daily · Friday 10 January 1919 · page 3

President Wilson has cabled Mrs. Roosevelt the sympathy of Queen Alexandra: "I am indeed grieved to hear of the death of your great and…

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Obituary. the Late Mr. Luke Lofts

Northern Star · Saturday 11 January 1919 · page 7

There passed away early on Friday night, 20th December, 1918, at his late residence, Chilcott's Grass, an old and highly respected pioneer in the person of Mr. Luke Lofts,…

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Obituary

Northern Star · Monday 13 January 1919 · page 8

SYDNEY, Sunday.—Mr. William Charles Hill, a member of the firm of Hill, Clark and Co., died yesterday. Mr. James Kyle, a well-known interstate…

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Shot Dead by His Wife. Death of a Famous Explorer. New York

Tweed Daily · Thursday 16 January 1919 · page 3

Jacques Lebaudy, the famous French explorer, has been fatally shot by his wife…

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Death of Archpriest Walsh's Brother

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 17 January 1919 · page 2

The death occurred on November 5, at his residence, Ahiohill, Enniskean, Bandon, Co. Cork, Ireland, of Mr. David Walsh, brother of the venerable…

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Ptomaine Poisoning. Randwick Family Affected. Death of a Girl. SYDNEY

Tweed Daily · Friday 17 January 1919 · page 2

A case of ptomaine poisoning, affecting the whole of a Randwick family and resulting in the death of one member, is reported…

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