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Northern Rivers · Obituaries & funerals

Obituaries & funerals, 1922

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Death of Mrs. C. H. O'NEILL. Motor Accident Ends Fatally

Tweed Daily · Wednesday 15 February 1922 · page 4

Mrs. C. H. O'Neill, who sustained severe injuries to the spine when a car in which she was travelling capsized over the embankment near the Municipal…

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Late Sir Ernest Shackleton Funeral Arrangements. Uruguayan Government Honours. (Published in the "Times.")

Northern Star · Wednesday 15 February 1922 · page 5

LONDON, Monday.—Captain Hussey, in a message from Monte Video, says that a state funeral will be accorded the late Sir Ernest Shaekleton on Wednesday, the…

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Obituary. MR. W. S. PRATT

Mullumbimby Star · Thursday 16 February 1922 · page 2

THE death occurred on Sunday last, in Sydney Hospital, of Mr. William S Pratt, of Billiundgel. Mr. Pratt, who had been suffering from Brights…

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Obituary

The Byron Bay Record · Saturday 18 February 1922 · page 5

It is with sorrow we record the passing of Mrs. Harriett Sara Burgess, relict of the late Robert Burgess, journalist, at her resilience, "Beulah Cottage,"…

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Election Incident. Death of Sydney Walsh

Northern Star · Tuesday 21 February 1922 · page 5

SYDNEY, Monday.—The man Sydney Walsh, who left Mr. Dooley's meeting at Bathurst on Thursday night after wishing the Premier "good luck, Jim," and who…

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Shaokleton's Funeral

The Richmond River Express and Casino Kyogle Advertiser · Wednesday 22 February 1922 · page 3

LONDON, Tuesday.—The "Daily Mail" states that the late Sir Ernest Shackleton will be burled at [?]rytyiken at noon on March I. Lady Shackleton…

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The Late Sir Ernest Shackleton Funeral Arrangements. (United Service, Ltd.)

Northern Star · Wednesday 22 February 1922 · page 5

LONDON, Monday.—The "Daily Mail'' states that the late Sir Ernest Shackleton will be buried at Grytviken at noon on March 1st…

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Riches to Poverty Death of Charles Vincent. Perth

Tweed Daily · Thursday 23 February 1922 · page 2

Charles Vincent, who died to-day, at one time was the owner of a brewery, six hotels and much other property in Coolgardie. Early in the nineties he…

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Death of an Old Resident

The Richmond River Express and Casino Kyogle Advertiser · Monday 27 February 1922 · page 2

Yesterday afternoon, just as the shadows began to lengthen and the pall of night was beginning to fall, death claimed one of the oldest and most…

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Fractured His Skull. Death of a Boy

Northern Star · Monday 27 February 1922 · page 5

SYDNEY, Sunday.—Claude Loreaux, aged 7, living with his parents at Rozelle, was climbing a post to-day near his home when he fell and sustained a fractured skull…

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Obituary

The Kyogle Examiner · Wednesday 1 March 1922 · page 2

A popular resident of Alstonville and Ballina, in the person of Mrs. P. J. Daley, died at the latter place on Thursday last. Deceased…

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Obituary. MRS. E. C. GREENSTREET

Casino and Kyogle Courier and North Coast Advertiser · Wednesday 1 March 1922 · page 2

Mrs. Elizabeth G. Greenstreet, a resident of the Casino district for well over half a century, died at her residence, at Myrtle Creek, on Sunday afternoon…

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Shooting Fatality Death of Charles Burke

Tweed Daily · Thursday 2 March 1922 · page 2

Mr. W. Davidson, District Coroner Mullumbimby, yesterday held an inquiry touching the death of Charles Burke at Mullumbimby on the night of February…

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Tragic Death Passing of Well Known Man. Brisbane

Tweed Daily · Friday 3 March 1922 · page 3

The annual dinner of the St. Davids Society last night was followed by a tragic happening in the death of the president, Mr. H. C. Thomas, a well…

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Death of Mining Promoter. Carried Sixty Miles

Northern Star · Saturday 4 March 1922 · page 4

BRISBANE, Friday.—A message from Cooktown states that James Watters, Promoter Of the Syndicate to test the Palmer Gold Mine, died In a hospital to-day…

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Coogee Shark Tragedy. Death of Mervyn Gannon. the Jack Chalmers Fund

Northern Star · Monday 6 March 1922 · page 4

SYDNEY Saturday.—Mervyn Gannon. who was so frightfully torn by the shark at Coogee on Thursday, died at an early hour this morning…

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Death of Gannon Great Fight Against Odds. Efforts to Capture Shark. SYDNEY

Tweed Daily · Monday 6 March 1922 · page 3

Mervyn Gannon, who was badly injured toy a shark early in the week, is dead Last night lie began to sink rapidly…

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Gannon's Funeral

Tweed Daily · Tuesday 7 March 1922 · page 3

Mervyn Gannon, who was badly injured by a shark at Coogee last week, and who died yesterday, was buried this morning. Huge crowds lined the route, and the…

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Victim Buried Yesterday. Large Crowds Attend Funeral

Northern Star · Tuesday 7 March 1922 · page 4

SYDNEY, Monday.—Mervyn Gannon, the second victim of the Coogee shark, was buried this morning in the Randwick general cemetery…

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Motor Fatality . Death of Mrs. C. H. O'NEILL. Verdict of Accidental Death

Tweed Daily · Tuesday 7 March 1922 · page 2

A magisterial inquiry into the death of Mrs. C. H. O 'Neill' was held in the Court House", Murwillumbah, on Saturday afternoon before Mr. A. E. Budd, J.P…

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