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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Obituaries & funerals

Obituaries & funerals, 1908

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Obituary

The Wellington Times · Monday 3 February 1908 · page 2

Mr. and Mrs. Payne, of Montefiores, lost their infant son, Allan Charles, yesterday, the cause of death being diarrhoea. The funeral took place…

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Obituary

The Wellington Times · Thursday 6 February 1908 · page 4

The funeral of the late Mr. Alexander John Spilsbury, junr., who was drowsed in the Bell river last Saturday night, took place on Tuesday…

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Facing Death. Crew of Wrecked Vessel. Thrilling Scene

The Western Herald · Saturday 8 February 1908 · page 6

The fully-rigged French ship Leon has gone ashore three miles northeast of Quilty, at perhaps the most dangerous spot on the west coast of…

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Obituary

The Wellington Times · Monday 10 February 1908 · page 2

Michael Aloysius, the four-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Bourke, died early this morning from gastro enteritis, caused by swallowing the pips of a…

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Lines on the Death of King Cutabush

The Bligh Watchman and Coonabarabran Gazette · Tuesday 11 February 1908 · page 2

King Cutabush, the last of his tribe, died at Belar Creek, Mr. Sam Blackman’s station, near Coonabarabran about the year 1890…

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Death of a Pioneer

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 15 February 1908 · page 4

An old and highly respected resident, in the person of Mr. James Hartin, died suddenly at Peak Hill on the 5th inat. Mr. Hartin, was an old pioneer of the…

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Death of David Syme. Sydney

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 15 February 1908 · page 4

Mr. David Syme, proprietor of the Melbourne AGE, died this morning…

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Death of a Veteran. 99 Years Old

The Wellington Times · Monday 17 February 1908 · page 2

Nows has been received in Wellington to-day of the death of Mr. James Adams, of Hill End, which occurred yesterday. The deceased gentleman…

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Death of Mr. R. S. Harrold

The Western Herald · Wednesday 19 February 1908 · page 2

One of the saddest and most regrettable deaths—one that east quite a gloom over his many friends and acquaintances in Bourke—that it has been our painful duty…

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Obituary

The Wellington Times · Thursday 20 February 1908 · page 4

The friends of Mr. Shaw, an employee of the railway department at Wellington, will regret to learn of the death of his wife, which took place at her…

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Sang at His Own Funeral. New Use for the Phonograph

The Western Herald · Saturday 22 February 1908 · page 3

It is not given to every man, writes the "Westminster Gazette," to anticipate his death as calmly as did the late Mr H. N. Pottle, an organist, at whose…

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Sensational Death of a Fossicker. Case of Suspected Suicide

The Wellington Times · Monday 24 February 1908 · page 2

A sensational death occurred shortly after midnight on Saturday at the residence of Mrs. Cummins, in Percy-street. A girl named Henrietta Moss…

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Obituary. Evelihe Gladys Horwood

The Wellington Times · Thursday 27 February 1908 · page 4

The friends of Mr. John Horwood, farmer, of Lincoln, will regret to learn of the death of his little daughter, Eveline Gladys, 4 years of age, which…

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Death of a Fossicker. the Inquest Opened. Traces of Poison Found

The Wellington Times · Thursday 27 February 1908 · page 3

The inquest on the body of the man, John Thomas Moss, whose sensational death was reported in last issue, was opened on Tuesday by Mr. Robert…

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Sudden Death of Mr. J. C. Remington

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Saturday 29 February 1908 · page 5

A great censation was caused in the city this morning by the intelligence that Mr. J. C. Remington, Manager of the Mutual Life Association of Australia, had been found dead under…

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Obituary

The Wellington Times · Monday 2 March 1908 · page 2

Mr. Archibald Jenkins, who had attained the ripe ago of 94 years, died on Friday from senile decay. Deceased was an old miner and worked on the…

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Tragedy at Spicer's Creek Death of Mr. Geo. Wall, Senr

The Wellington Times · Monday 2 March 1908 · page 2

A tragedy took place at Spicer's Creek this morning, resulting in the death of Mr. Geo. Wall, senr., who is well-known throughout the district…

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Obituary

The Bligh Watchman and Coonabarabran Gazette · Tuesday 3 March 1908 · page 2

Quite a shock was experienced on Thursday last, when news was brought into town that the seven month’s old child of Mr. and Mrs. W. Proctor had…

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The Funeral

The Wellington Times · Thursday 5 March 1908 · page 5

The remains of the deceased were interred in the Spicer's Creek cemetery on Tuesday, and practically the whole of the district attended the…

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Obituary. Miss Irene Beatrix Cashman

The Wellington Times · Thursday 5 March 1908 · page 4

It will be learnt with general regret that Miss Irene Beatrix Cashman, youngest daughter of Mr T. Cashman, of the Court House Hotel, died…

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