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Obituaries & funerals, 1924

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Death of Mr. A. M. Stone

Northern Star · Tuesday 1 January 1924 · page 4

Word has been received that Mr. A. M. Stone, a well-known and highly esteemed resident of Coffee Camp, died in a Sydney hospital yesterday after a painful and…

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Loneliness and Death. End of a War Romance

Northern Star · Tuesday 1 January 1924 · page 7

MELBOURNE, Sunday.—Fate wrote the last chapter of a romance on Christmas Eve, when the Rev. R. Goldie, a Presbyterian clergyman at Edinburgh, received a cable,…

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Cablegrams. Obituary

Casino and Kyogle Courier and North Coast Advertiser · Wednesday 2 January 1924 · page 2

LONDON, Monday.--The death is announced of the Earl of Jersey one time governor of N.S.W. and Sir Ernest Paget…

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Obituary William Gay

Casino and Kyogle Courier and North Coast Advertiser · Wednesday 2 January 1924 · page 4

The death occurred at his home at Binna Burra on Sunday, December 28, of Mr. William Gay, at the age of 74 years. There was a large and…

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Death of Mr. Roy McLAREN

Northern Star · Wednesday 2 January 1924 · page 4

The death took place at the Lismore District Hospital at 2 a.m. yesterday of Mr. Roy McLaren, of Mullumbimby, at the age of 34 years after a painful illness. He…

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The Tsar. Tragedy of Monarch's Death. Story of Soviet Crime

Northern Star · Wednesday 2 January 1924 · page 12

Remarkable additional details as to the fate of the Russian Imperial family are given in a book entitled "The Assassination of the Imperial family and the members…

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Late Mr. Frank Reardon

Northern Star · Thursday 3 January 1924 · page 5

WARDELL, Wednesday.—A wire received on Monday morning from Brisbane conv[?]yed the sad news of the death of Mr. Frank Reafdon, youngest son of Mr. John…

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Death of John Mayo

Tweed Daily · Friday 4 January 1924 · page 2

SYDNEY, Thursday.--The death is announced of Mr. John Mayo, an outstanding figure on the Australian. Turf for many years…

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Death of a Great City

Tweed Daily · Friday 4 January 1924 · page 2

Professor Charles Sarolea, a scholar who knew pre-war Russia intimately, tells a tragic story in the "Scotsman" of his recent visit to Petrograd. He says…

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Death of Mr. John Mayo

Northern Star · Friday 4 January 1924 · page 2

SYDNEY, Tuhrsday.—The death is announced of Mr. John Mayo, an outstanding figure on the Australian turf for many years. He had achieved many successes with his own…

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Death of Rev. Baring-gould. (Reuter.)

Northern Star · Friday 4 January 1924 · page 5

LONDON, Thursday.—The death is announced of the Rev. S. Baring-Gould, M.A., J.P. The Rev. Baring Gould wag born in 1934 at Exeter, and was educated at Clare…

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Obituary. the Late John Paddon

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 4 January 1924 · page 2

"Tweed Daily" writes: "The death occurred at his residence, Cudgen, on Saturday, 22nd December, of Mr. John Paddon, from septic. pneumonia…

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Obituary. Death of Mrs. Fourro

Northern Star · Saturday 5 January 1924 · page 4

The death of Mrs. Ann Rae Fourro, wife of Mr. Sidney Fourro, of Lismore, was one of the saddest which has occurred in the town for some time past. Deceased, who…

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Late Mr. G. Rosolen

Northern Star · Saturday 5 January 1924 · page 4

NEW ITALY, Thursday.—Another of our old pioneers passed away last week. Mr. G. Rosolen, locally known as "Nance," was 90 years old, and up till the time of his…

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Death of Mr. Luke Attrill

Tweed Daily · Saturday 5 January 1924 · page 4

A fine old identity of Bega, Mr. Luke Attrill, died in the hospital on Saturday, December 22, aged 76 Although he had been failing for some time, he was able…

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Obituary. William Gay

The Kyogle Examiner · Saturday 5 January 1924 · page 2

The death occurred at his home at Binna Burra on Sunday, December 28, of Mr. Wiliiam Gay, at the age of 74 years. There was a large…

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Local and General Death of an Aboriginal

Casino and Kyogle Courier and North Coast Advertiser · Saturday 5 January 1924 · page 2

Mrs. Freeburn, an aboriginal, was brought in from Railway Heights by the ambulance on Thursday to the District Hospital, suffering from…

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Death of Mr W. J. Stewart

Tweed Daily · Monday 7 January 1924 · page 2

Death removed one of the early settlers in the Tyalgum district on Saturday afternoon in the person of Mr. W. J. Stewart. Deceased was 64 years of ago…

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Obituary Death of Mr. W. J. STEWART. Loss to the Community

Tweed Daily · Tuesday 8 January 1924 · page 2

With the death of Mr. W. J. Stewart, on Saturday last, the small band of Far North Coast pioneers has been further diminished…

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Funeral of Dixmude Commander

Northern Star · Tuesday 8 January 1924 · page 5

PARIS, Sunday.—Crowds lined the streets during the impressive naval funeral of Commander Gr[?]nadan. In the course of a funeral oration the Minister for Marine declared…

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