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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Obituaries & funerals

Obituaries & funerals, 1901

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The Queen's Funeral

The Wellington Times · Monday 28 January 1901 · page 2

The Governor-General has received a cable message from Mr. Chamberlain stating that the Queen's funeral has been fixed for 2nd February. All persons in the British…

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Death of the Queen

The Wellington Times · Monday 28 January 1901 · page 2

The profound feeling of Borrow expressed by the whole world at the death of Queen Victoria has been nowhere more sincere and heartfelt than in Australia. In Sydney…

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Death of Mr. J. T. Reidy

The Wellington Times · Monday 28 January 1901 · page 2

It is with great regret that we have to record the death of Mr. John Thomas Reidy, licensee of the Railway Hotel, Wellington, which sad event occurred on Saturday…

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The Late Mr. R. Rand

The Western Herald · Wednesday 30 January 1901 · page 4

A writer of reminiscences in a Melbourne paper thus refers to the late Mr. Robert Rand:—One test of a gentleman is that he answers your letters…

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The Queen’s Funeral

The Bligh Watchman and Coonabarabran Gazette · Wednesday 30 January 1901 · page 2

On Monday, we received the following te[?]egram : —“The Governor General has received a cable from Cham[?] that the Queen’s funeral is fixed for 2nd…

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Death of a Soldier

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Wednesday 30 January 1901 · page 3

A cable has been received announcing the death of Corporal Spires of the N.8.W. Bush- Troopers Sproule and Anderson are…

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Death of Queen Victoria

The Bligh Watchman and Coonabarabran Gazette · Wednesday 30 January 1901 · page 2

Our Telegrams last week announced that the Queen’s death was only a question of [?] and early on Wednesday, the cable announced her death during…

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The Queen's Funeral. London

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Wednesday 30 January 1901 · page 3

The late Queen expressed a wish for a military funeral before she died. The Channel Squadron will accompany the vessel carrying the body to Portsmouth. A…

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Death of Queen Victoria. the Funeral. the New Monarch. King Edward Vii. Swearing in Ceremony. (By Telegraph.) Sydney, January 28

The Western Herald · Wednesday 30 January 1901 · page 2

The Governor-General has received a cablegram from Mr. Chamberlain stating Saturday, February 2nd. had been fixed as the date of Her Late Majesty's funeral. All…

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Death of Queen Victoria. in Memoriam Services

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Wednesday 30 January 1901 · page 2

ON Sunday memorial services were hold in all the local churches in connection with the death of Her Majesty Queen Victoria,The sacred edifices were draped in morning, appropriate…

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The Queen's Funeral Next Saturday. Lying in State. Sydney

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 30 January 1901 · page 3

The Governor-General has received a cablegram from Mr. Chamberlain stating that the Queen's funeral takes place next Saturday…

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The Late Queen. Funeral Arrangements

The Wellington Times · Thursday 31 January 1901 · page 2

The King directs that Saturday shall be observed as a day of general mourning, throughout Britain. The banks will be closed, and all business suspended. Earl…

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The Queen's Funeral. Sydney

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Friday 1 February 1901 · page 5

The Governor-General has received a cable from Mr. Chamberlain stating that the Queen's funeral is fixed for the 2nd of February…

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Death of the Prince Consort

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 2 February 1901 · page 2

But in 1861 death deprived the Queen of her valued adviser. The Prince caught cold, and on Sunday, December 1st, he attended church…

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Telegrams. The Queen's Funeral. SYDNEY

The Cobar Herald · Saturday 2 February 1901 · page 2

The Government has proclaimed to-morrow a public holiday and day of mourning. All business people are unanimous on the subject of closely observing to-morrow as a…

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The Latest Telegrams. The Queen's Funeral Sydney

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 2 February 1901 · page 3

The desire of the Government is that Saturday will be observed as a day of mourning. They hope the day will not be observed as a holiday, and for this…

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The Queen's Funeral. (By Telegraph.) Sydney, February 1

The Western Herald · Saturday 2 February 1901 · page 2

There is now every appearance of to-morrow (Saturday) being observed as a close day of mourning. All the business people are unanimous on the subject…

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Proclamation of King. Queen's Funeral. Mourning in Europe. LONDON

The Cobar Herald · Saturday 2 February 1901 · page 4

His Majesty King Edward, at St James's, spoke with great earnestness and feeling, saying that he would constantly endeavour to follow in his…

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Funeral of Queen Victoria

The Wellington Times · Monday 4 February 1901 · page 2

The Queen's funeral was one of solemn splendour. Thousands of people lined the way from Osborne to Cowes, and the headlands at Southern aud Portsmouth were…

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Funeral off the late Queen. LONDON

The Wellington Times · Monday 4 February 1901 · page 2

The royal splendour and dazzling brilliancy of the final stage of the funeral in the Royal chapel was indescribable. The perfect harmony of color was a wonderful sight…

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