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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Obituaries & funerals

Obituaries & funerals, 1903

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Death of an Old Resident

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 21 January 1903 · page 2

The death occurred on Sunday at Taylor-street, Newtown, of Mr. Joseph Hewitt, who was within three months of his 92nd year. Mr. Hewitt was a native…

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Death of M. De Blowitz

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Wednesday 21 January 1903 · page 3

M. Henri de Blowitz, for upwards of 30 years Paris correspondent of London "Times," and one of the best-informed journalists of the Continent, died on Sunday…

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OBITUARY. London

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 21 January 1903 · page 3

The deaths are announced of Mehmed Pacha, the Sultan's first aide-de-camp; M. De Blowitz, the famous journalist; and Sir Joseph Montefiore…

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Death of Mrs. J. W. E. Baillie

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 21 January 1903 · page 2

Our readers will regret to learn that Mrs. J. W. E. Baillie, wife of a former inspector of schools for the Dubbo district, died in St. Kilda Hospital on…

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King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table. the Last Battle; Or, the Death of King Arthur

The Cobar Herald · Saturday 31 January 1903 · page 4

Now, after ninny years, and more adr[?]ntures than I have spece to tell you, the peace of King Arthur's kingdom began to be trouble. This was mainly owing to an…

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Obituary

The Cobar Herald · Saturday 7 February 1903 · page 3

A NUMBER of Cobar homes are this week plunged in mourning and gloom, and in some cases especially bitter indeed is the distress that claims our sympathy…

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Peculiar Death of Sheep at Wellington. Six Hundred Lost in One Day

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Saturday 7 February 1903 · page 3

WHEN a mob of 3000 sheep travelling from Hargreaves to Belaringar, and arriving at Wellington at about midday, were turned into a paddock on the flat. In an incredibly…

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Death of Sheep at Coonabarabran

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Wednesday 11 February 1903 · page 3

Over 200 sheep have died in the Coonabarabran district from some unknown epidemic. The authorities will investigate…

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Death of a Mining Expert. Sydney

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 11 February 1903 · page 3

The death occurred on Saturday at Charters Towers of Alan B. Bright, whose name is widely known in mining circies throughout Australia…

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Obituary. the Late Mr. G. FREW

The Cobar Herald · Saturday 14 February 1903 · page 2

It is with much regret that we chronicle a fatal issue to the sad accident (reported by telegraph in this journal last Saturday) by which Mr…

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Death of Sir C. G. Duffy

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Saturday 14 February 1903 · page 3

IN the death of Sir Charles Gavan Duffy this week, another great link with the past has been snapped. The history of the deceased, who was a happy combination of literary…

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Death of Mrs. G. Buck

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Wednesday 18 February 1903 · page 3

W[?] regret to have to report in this issue the death of Mrs. G. Buck, sen., of Rosehill, Dubbo, --one of our oldest and most respected residents, Mrs. Buck had been for some months…

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Obituary

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Friday 20 February 1903 · page 3

The death on last Tuesday week (says the Cootamundra "Herald") of Mr. J. H. Biagg, the founder of one of our pioneer families, leaves a gap in…

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Death of Mr. M. M. Wise, J. P.

The Wellington Times · Monday 23 February 1903 · page 2

Mr. F. W. Wise, of Bodangora, received word from Sydney from Mr. G. E. Wise this morning that the latter's brother, Mr. M. M. Wise, J.P. of Avoca, Victoria, had…

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Obituary

The Wellington Times · Thursday 26 February 1903 · page 4

The death of Mrs. W. Miller, aged 51, oceurred at her late residence, Arthur Street, on Tuesday last, due to heart failure, following on a very long illness. The remains…

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Obituary

The Cobar Herald · Saturday 7 March 1903 · page 3

THE grim hand of Death has been once more in our midst, and since our last issue has placed its grasp upon three of our inhabitants, and carried them over to the…

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Death of Mr. Norman Stanley Todhunter

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Saturday 7 March 1903 · page 4

IT is with regret we have to announce the death of Mr. Norman Stanley Todhunter, who died at Warren from typhoid fever on Thursday morning. Deceased was a son of Mr. Frances…

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Death of Mr. Richard Rouse. Member of an Old Mudgee Family

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Saturday 7 March 1903 · page 4

MR. RICHARD ROUSE, of Guntawang, Mayor of Gulgong, died on Monday after a short illness, and his funeral took place on the following day. The deceased, who was 63 years of age, was a…

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Death of Frank Kuhn. Sydney

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 14 March 1903 · page 3

Frank Kuhn, one of Australia's leading[?] jockeys, aged 22, accidentally shot himself dead at his residence last evening with a pea rifle which had been recently…

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Sudden Death of a Visitor. Cerebral Hemorrhage

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Wednesday 18 March 1903 · page 2

A PECULIARLY sudden death took place at the residence of Mr. John Mahony, North Dubbo, on Sunday morning last. A friend, named James Mash, a resident of Granville, near…

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