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Northern Rivers · Obituaries & funerals

Obituaries & funerals, 1920

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Obituary. Mrs. James Strong

Northern Star · Friday 16 April 1920 · page 6

There passed away peacefully on Wednesday, 7th April, at her late residence. Bur[?]gbar, Margaret Jane, wife of Mr. James Strong, sen. The deceased lady, a native of…

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Verdict of Manslaughter. Death of a Wife

Northern Star · Friday 16 April 1920 · page 5

SYDNEY, Thursday.—At the Hay Circuit, [?] Ewen Wright was charged with [?] [?]sly slaying his wife at Na[?]. The [?] showed that Wright and his wife…

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Mullumbimby. the Late Mr. P. G. Whittall

Tweed Daily · Saturday 17 April 1920 · page 4

Residents of Mullumbimby and the district around were shocked on hearing, of the death at his home on Thursday at mid-day, of Mr. Percy George…

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Death of a Digger

Casino and Kyogle Courier and North Coast Advertiser · Saturday 17 April 1920 · page 2

George Ramage, whose death at the District Hospital was briefly reported in our last issue, was a returned soldier. A native of Scotland, and…

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Magisterial Inquiry. Death of F. A. Munro

Northern Star · Monday 19 April 1920 · page 4

The coroner, Mr. A. J. Peisley, P.M., held at the courthouse, Lismore, on Saturday a magisterial inquiry touching the death on April 12 of Frederick Alexander Munro as…

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Obituary. the King's Cartographer. (Reuter.)

Northern Star · Monday 19 April 1920 · page 5

LONDON, Saturday.—The death is announced of John George Bartholomew, F.R.G.S., F.R.S.E. (The late Mr. Bartholomew, who was born…

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Death of a Centenarian

Northern Star · Tuesday 20 April 1920 · page 4

At the reputed great age of 100 years, Mr. John Vidler died at Wardell on Saturday and was buried there on Sunday. Next May Mr. Vidler would have attained the age of…

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IRELAND. The Death of Mr. McCurtain. (United Service, Ltd.)

Northern Star · Tuesday 20 April 1920 · page 5

DUBLIN, Sunday.—The verdict at the inquest on the late Mr. McCurtain is widely approved of. Nobody expects legal action as a consequence, but the verdict offers a means…

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Death of Rev. F. W. CLARKE. Principal of North Coast College

Northern Star · Tuesday 20 April 1920 · page 7

The townspeople of Ballina received a shock on Saturday evening on the news being circulated around that the Rev. F. W. Clarke, B.A., principal of the North Coast…

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Sentence of Death. Hearing of Appeal

Northern Star · Wednesday 21 April 1920 · page 5

SYDNEY, Tuesday.—In the High Court during argument on the appeal of Richard Hicks, who is under, sentence of death, Mr. Justice Isaacs, in answer to various points…

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Obituary. Mr. Perot G. WHITTALL

Mullumbimby Star · Thursday 22 April 1920 · page 2

As was reported in the last issue of this papers, the above gentleman had a bad attack of sickness in the street on Saturday last and this was…

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Death of Rev. F. W. Clarke

The Richmond River Express and Casino Kyogle Advertiser · Friday 23 April 1920 · page 6

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Obituary. Funeral of the Late Mr. Thos. Campbell

Tweed Daily · Saturday 24 April 1920 · page 4

The funeral of the late Mr. Thomas Campbell took place yesterday. The cortege left St. Andrew's Church, Wollumbin-street, the pall bearers being…

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Capt. Howell's Funeral

Northern Star · Saturday 24 April 1920 · page 5

MELBOURNE, Friday.—The funeral with full military honors of the late Captain Howell, who lost his life in the Mediterranean while attempting to fly from England…

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Death of a Child

Northern Star · Wednesday 28 April 1920 · page 4

A sad death occurred in a motor car near Lismore about 5 o'clock on Sunday afternoon, when Cecil Mervin Archer, aged five years, the second youngest son of Mr. R…

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Fatal Street Brawl. Death of a Balmain Resident. Sydney

Tweed Daily · Wednesday 28 April 1920 · page 3

Charles Fowler, residing at Balmain, died at Sydney Hospital last night as the result of extensive injuries to his body and Head received during a brawl…

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Obituary. Louis Robert Mood

Northern Star · Friday 30 April 1920 · page 6

Many friends and acquaintances in the district will regret to hear of the death of Mr. Louis Robert Mood, a resident of Albion Park, South Coast, for the past 66 years…

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£1000 DAMAGES. Claim for Death of a Husband. Case Against Robert Reid and Co. SYDNEY

Tweed Daily · Friday 30 April 1920 · page 3

Ellen Jose sued Robert Reid and Company, warehousemen, claiming £1000 damages in the Banco Court to-day for negligence which she alleged caused the…

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OBITUARY. The Late Timothy Buckley

Northern Star · Saturday 1 May 1920 · page 7

The death occurred on Thursday last of one of the oldest and most highly respected residents in the district in the person of Mr. Timothy Buckley. The deceased, who…

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Death of Mr. Miles, Chief Engineer at Babinda

Northern Star · Saturday 1 May 1920 · page 5

The residents of Bombinda were both shocked and grieved on Thursday evening at the death, after only a snort illness, of Mr. Miles, chief engineer, and for some…

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