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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Obituaries & funerals

Obituaries & funerals, 1904

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OBITUARY. Sydney

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 6 July 1904 · page 1

The death is reported of William Tom, Senr[?] of Kings Plains, who claimed to have been the first discoverer of payable gold is Australia. He was 81 years of age…

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Obituary

The Wellington Times · Thursday 7 July 1904 · page 4

Ruby Dorothy Sloane, aged 3 1/2 years, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William Sloane, of Stuart Town, died at its parents' residence on Tuesday…

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Death of Mr. H. Copeland. Australian Sympathy

The Cobar Herald · Saturday 9 July 1904 · page 6

The death of Mr. Henry Copeland, Agent-General for New South Wales, took place in London on Wednesday night week after a short illness. Mr. Copeland…

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Death of Mr. Andrew Tobin. A Pioneer of the North West

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Saturday 9 July 1904 · page 6

BY the death, at Dr. MacCormack's private hospital, The Terraces, Paddington, Sydney, on Saturday last, of Mr. Andrew Tobin, head of the well-known firm of A. Tobbin and Sons, of…

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Death of Mr. William Tom. The Story of the First Gold Discovery in Australia

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Saturday 9 July 1904 · page 5

ON Saturday last (says the "Western Advocated") occurred at Vittoria the death of Mr. William Tom in his eight-first year, the body being interred on Sunday at Byng…

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The Late Mr. Andrew Tobin

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Wednesday 13 July 1904 · page 2

The Rev. Fath[?] Brophy asked the prayers of the congregation of St. Brigid's Church on Sunday for the eternal repose of the"Soul of the late Andrew Tobin, Wingad[?]o, St. Kilda,…

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Obituary

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 13 July 1904 · page 2

IT is with regret that we hare to announce the demise of Mr. John Martin, licensee of the Great Western Hotel, at the age of 40 years. The deceased gentlemin first came…

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Obituary

The Wellington Times · Thursday 14 July 1904 · page 4

The death occurred on Tuesday last of Mrs. Evelyn Rolston, aged 35, the cause of death being uterine hemorrhage. Deceased reeded with her…

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Death of Miss M Fitch

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Friday 15 July 1904 · page 2

Sincere sorrow and sympathy with the surviving relatives was expressed in town on Monday last when the news became public that Mr. D. Pitch's…

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Death of Kruger. London

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Saturday 16 July 1904 · page 5
Also in The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate

The death is announced of ex-President Krugeo, aged 79 years…

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Death of Mrs. T. Purvis, Senr. A Very Old Resident

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Saturday 16 July 1904 · page 4

MRS. MARGARET W. Purvis, r[?]it of the late Thos. Purvis, died at her son's residence, Troy Gully, on Wednesday evening last. The deceased lady was one of the oldest…

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Death of Mrs. M. W. Purvis. a Link with the Past Severed

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 16 July 1904 · page 3

IT is our painful duty to record the death of Mrs. Purvis, relict of the late Mr. Thomas Purvis, which took place at the residence of her son, Mr. Charles Purvis, of the…

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Obituary

The Wellington Times · Monday 18 July 1904 · page 3

The death occurred at the Wellington Hospital last Friday of Mrs. Roynolds, aged 64, from [?]ysipelas from which deceased had been…

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OBITUARY. The Late Mr. F. Allen

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 20 July 1904 · page 2

THE demise is reported at Grenfell of Mr. Frank Allen, who had for many years been connected with that and neighbouring districts. At Young (then Lambing Flat)…

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Death of Mr. A. Muir

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Wednesday 20 July 1904 · page 2

ABOUT a month ago, there came to Dubbo a young man named Andrew Muir, who for the past year or so had been travelling in the different parts of the State for the benefit of…

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OBITUARY. Sydney

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 20 July 1904 · page 6

S. Dickenson, formerly of the firm of Learmont, Dickenson and Co., and a well-known commercial man, died to-day aged 74…

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Death of Mr. R. Crimson

The Wellington Times · Thursday 21 July 1904 · page 5

The last few months have seen the death of many old residents of Wellington, and another was added to the sorrowful list this morning at an early…

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The Late Mrs. Purvis

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 23 July 1904 · page 2

THE following is the sabstanae of the words spoken by the Rev. E. H. Lea at the grave of the late Mrs. Purvis on Friday last:—…

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Death of Major Hirako

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Wednesday 27 July 1904 · page 3

Major Hirako, Japanese attache with the British in the Boor War, died at Kiaotung on Saturday…

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