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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Obituaries & funerals

Obituaries & funerals, 1901

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The Funeral at Windsor

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Wednesday 6 February 1901 · page 2

At Windsor Station a party of the [?] Battalion of the Grenadier Guards bore the coffin from the train to a gun carriage drawn by eight artillery horses…

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Funeral of Queen Victoria. London

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Wednesday 6 February 1901 · page 2

THE funeral of the late Queen Victoria left Osborne this afternoon for Portsmouth en route for London. Magnificent weather prevails, Cowes shores, Osborne, Southsea, and Gosport…

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The Queen's Funeral. Bourke's Tribute of Respect

The Western Herald · Wednesday 6 February 1901 · page 2

Saturday last was observed as a close holiday in Bourke in loyal respect to the memory of the Great Queen who has gone to her rest an I reward. Flags, duly [?]reped,…

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Death of Father Casey

The Wellington Times · Thursday 14 February 1901 · page 2

The death occurred in Wellington, yesterday afternoon, of the Rev. Father Casey, parish priest of Bourke. The rev, gentleman was returning from Sydney, where he…

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Death of a N.S.W. Bushman

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Friday 15 February 1901 · page 5

Corporal George Challis, of the New South Wales Bushmen, died at Johannesburg…

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Death of Father Casey

The Western Herald · Saturday 16 February 1901 · page 3

The end intelligence reached Bourke on Wednesday night of the death of the Rev. Father Casey, which took place at Wellington at 4 o'clock that afternoon. The news,…

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Death of Miss Egan

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Wednesday 20 February 1901 · page 2

OUR sympathies are with Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Egan, of Mount Harris, who have lost their eldest daughter by that dread disease, consumption. Miss Egan died at Orangs, and the…

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Death of Captain Surpie. Sydney

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 23 February 1901 · page 5

Letters announce the death of Captain Roger Surpie, of the London Missionary Society's steamers, at the age of 38…

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The Late Mr. W. G. O’[?]onnor. (Communicated.)

The Bligh Watchman and Coonabarabran Gazette · Wednesday 27 February 1901 · page 2

[?] Mr. O’Connor who died on 10th inst. in the Sydney Hospital, from enteric fever was [?] in Sydney, and was educated for a teacher. His talents…

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Death of an Old Colonies

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Saturday 2 March 1901 · page 4

Mr. Walter Church, an old colonist, and for many years manager of the Australian Mutual Fire Insurance Company died yesterday while engaged in his business…

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Death of Mrs. Dunkley

The Wellington Times · Monday 4 March 1901 · page 2

At Little River, on Saturday, passed away a very old resident of the Wellington district in the person of Mrs. Dunkley, who has been here for between forty and fifty…

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Death of Mr. R. Booth

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 6 March 1901 · page 2

News of the death of Mr. Robert Booth, J.P., solicitor, was received in town on Saturday, and feelings of intense regret were heard on all sides, the deceased…

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Death of Mr. Robert Booth

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Wednesday 6 March 1901 · page 2

A PAINFUL impression was caused in Dub bo on Saturday, when word came from Sydney that Mr. Robbert Booth, the well- known solicitor, of Widgowarra- Street, Dub bo, had been shot in the…

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Death of Mr. R. Booth

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Friday 8 March 1901 · page 4

The news of Mr. R. Booth's (Solicitor) death, which was received in town on Saturday night last, caused quite sensation, the deceased being well…

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The Late Mrs. a Ross

The Western Herald · Saturday 9 March 1901 · page 4

In our last issue we briefly referred to the death of Mrs. Ross, mother of Mr. W. F. Ross of this town. Since then we have been favoured with the…

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Death of a Crimea Nurse

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Saturday 9 March 1901 · page 3

ON Sunday, 17th February, at All Hallows Convent, Brisbane, there passed away Sister Mary Elizabeth Joseph, to whose life a peculiar interest has attached, owing to the…

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Death of an Ex-judge

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Wednesday 13 March 1901 · page 3

Ex-Judge McFarland died yesterday, aged 77 years…

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Death of Mr. Robert Booth

The Bligh Watchman and Coonabarabran Gazette · Wednesday 13 March 1901 · page 3

“Dubbo” and “Booth” are almost synonymous terms, Mr. Booth having started there as a young solicitor and grown old while he established a good…

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Death of Mr. Hives

The Wellington Times · Thursday 14 March 1901 · page 2

We are sorry to hear of a very serious accident which happened to Mr. Hives, of Dubbo (father of Mrs. A. G. Chiplin of Wellington). He was lifting a case in his…

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Death of Mrs. Fletcher

The Wellington Times · Thursday 14 March 1901 · page 2

Another of the very old residents of the Wellington district has passed away to the "bourne from whence no traveller returns." At 3 a.m. on Wednesday, at the residence…

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