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Queanbeyan & Braidwood · Obituaries & funerals

Obituaries & funerals, 1901

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Obituary Notices

The Queanbeyan Observer · Tuesday 8 October 1901 · page 2

IN our last issue we reported the death at an advanced age of Mr. John McNamara of London Bridge. The funeral, as we then stated, took place on that (last Friday)…

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Obituary

Queanbeyan Age · Wednesday 9 October 1901 · page 2

Mr William Field, of Sutton, died on Friday morning at 4 o'clock, aged 90 years. He has been in the Queanbeyan district for upwards of 50 years, and lived at the…

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Death of Mrs. Edmund Rolfe

Queanbeyan Age · Wednesday 9 October 1901 · page 2

We have to record the death of Mrs. E. Rolfe, of Queanbeyan, which took place on Saturday morning last at 8 o'clock, at the age of 41. The deceased lady had been…

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Death of The Ameer of Afghanistan. LONDON. Oct 8

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Saturday 12 October 1901 · page 2

The death is announced of Abdurrahman Khan, Ameer, of Afghanistan, aged 71 years. The Ameer, who for some time had been a sufferer from gout, became ill on September 20. He…

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The Late Mr. McKinley’s Popularity

The Braidwood and Araluen Express and People's Advocate · Tuesday 15 October 1901 · page 4

Since short time prior to his tragic death President. McKinley under look the [?] rounder journey 7000 Miles in length for the express purpose acquainting himself…

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Obituary

The Queanbeyan Observer · Tuesday 22 October 1901 · page 2

MR. JOSIAH THOMAS WHEATLEY, one of the pioneers of this part of the colony, (says the Goulburn Penny Post) died at the residence of his daughter, Mrs. A. H. Line,…

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Death of Mr Wheatley

Queanbeyan Age · Wednesday 23 October 1901 · page 2

Mr. Josiah Wheatley, an old resident of Gunning, died, in Goulburn on Friday morning at the residence of his son in-law's, Mr A. H. Line. Deceased was well known…

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Funeral

The Braidwood and Araluen Express and People's Advocate · Friday 8 November 1901 · page 2

The remains of Mrs. John Allen were brought to Tarago yesterday morning by train, and thence to the Braidwood Roman Catholic cemetery, where Rev.Father…

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Death of Bishop Chalmers

The Braidwood and Araluen Express and People's Advocate · Friday 15 November 1901 · page 2

Dr. Chalmers Bishop of Goulburn, died in a private hospital, [?] yesterday consequent upon the injurious sustained while at Tomut recently…

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Sudden Death of Bishop Chalmers

The Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 15 November 1901 · page 2

THE announcement yesterday morning of the death of Dr. William Chalmers, Anglican Bishop of Goulburn, was received with widespread regret, the deceased prelate…

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Death of Bishop Chalmers

Queanbeyan Age · Saturday 16 November 1901 · page 2

News came by telegraph to town on Thursday of the death of Dr Chalmers, Anglican Bishop of the diocese of Goulburn, of which Queanbeyan is a parish. A few week's ago,…

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Pathetic Death of a Dressmaker

Queanbeyan Age · Saturday 16 November 1901 · page 2

The usually quiet suburb of Annandale has provided the lateet sensation, in the shape of the sadly dramatic death of a woman named Mary Cressey, a dressmaker,…

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Death of the Bishop of Goulburn

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Saturday 16 November 1901 · page 2

The death of the Bishop of Goulburn (Dr. William Chalmers) took place on Wednesday afternoon at Welford, Nurse Duffy's private hospital in Macieay-street, Darlinghurst. Although the…

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Funeral of Bishop Chalmers

The Braidwood and Araluen Express and People's Advocate · Tuesday 19 November 1901 · page 2

Goulbum, Saturday Afternoon.—The funeral obsequies of the; late Dr. William Chalmers, Biship of Goulburn were conducted in St. Savioue’s Cathedral On…

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The Bishop's Funeral

Queanbeyan Age · Wednesday 20 November 1901 · page 2

The ceremonies in connection with the burial of Dr Chalmers, Bishop of Goulburn, were concluded on Saturday. Holy communion was celebrated at 8 a.m., there being…

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Funeral of Bishop Chalmers

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Wednesday 20 November 1901 · page 2

The funeral obsequies of the late Dr. William Chalmers, Bishop of Goulburn, were conducted in St. Saviour's Cathedral. On arrival of the mail train early on Friday morning, the body of the late…

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Death of Mrs. A. Gibbs

The Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 22 November 1901 · page 2

BRIEFLY in our last issue we referred to the death of Mrs. A. J. S. Gibbs which sad event took place at the Burra early on Tuesday morning last after a brief illness…

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Funeral of Mrs Gibbs

Queanbeyan Age · Saturday 23 November 1901 · page 2

The funeral of Mrs A. J. Gibbs took place on Wednesday last. There was a very large gathering of friends to pay their last token of respect to deceased. It was the largest…

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Death of a Patriarch

The Queanbeyan Observer · Tuesday 3 December 1901 · page 3

JOHN MACDONE, who has been known as the "Patriarch of Connemara," has died at the age of 125 years in his cottage at Errislanin, near Clifden, on the west coast…

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Death of Mr. J. B. Thompson

The Queanbeyan Observer · Tuesday 3 December 1901 · page 2

AN ex-Queanbeyanite, in the person of Mr. James Bamford Thompson, passed away at his late residence, " Booyan," Ryde, last week, at the advanced age of 72…

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