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Riverina · Obituaries & funerals

Obituaries & funerals, 1902

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Death of an Australian Soldier

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 31 May 1902 · page 2

Intelligence has been received at Albury of the death of Private Summer Mackay, of Albury. Deceased who was a native of Albury and was educated…

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Death of Sir Daniel Cooper

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 7 June 1902 · page 2

A private cable received from London to day announced the death of Sir Daniel Cooper, first speaker of the Legislative Asaembly of N.S.W. from 1897 to 1899…

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Obituary. London

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 7 June 1902 · page 2

The death is announced of Sir Daniel Cooper in his 81st year. (Sir Daniel Cooper was born in Lancashire. He was a merchant for some…

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Death of Mr. G. F. Plunkett

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 10 June 1902 · page 2

It is with sincere regret we have to announce the death of Mr. G. F. Plunkett, one of the best-known residents of the Wagga district, which took place at 11 p.m…

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A Peculiar Incident. Death of an Aged Couple

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 10 June 1902 · page 2

Mr. R. M'Intoh and his wife, residing at Gordon, both died suddenly to-day, each at the age of 72. When the wife, awoke she found her husband…

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Death of Mr. G. F. Plunkett. a Prominent District Identity

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 10 June 1902 · page 2

There pawed away at his home on Saturday, with comparative suddenness, another of the district identities in the person of Mr. Gunning Francis…

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Death of Mr. G. F. Plunkett. a Prominent District . IDENTITY

The Junee Democrat · Tuesday 10 June 1902 · page 3

There passed away at his home on Saturday, with comparative suddenness, another of the districts idenities in the person of Mr. Gunning Francis Plunkett…

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Death of a Journalist

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 12 June 1902 · page 2

The death is announced of Mr. A. S. Beavan, an old journalist. He was once editor of the "Evening News." and also connected with the "Sydney Mail."…

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Darlington Point. Obituary

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 13 June 1902 · page 3

Our old resident, Mr. Thomas Beaumont, passed away on Sunday night after a lingering and painful fitness. All who have witnessed the…

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Death of Mr. G. F. Plunkett. a Prominent District Identity

Coolamon Echo · Friday 13 June 1902 · page 6

There passed away at his home on Saturday, with comparative suddenness, another of the district [?] identities in the person of Mr. Gunning Francis Plunkett,…

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Death of Dean Cowper

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 17 June 1902 · page 3

The Very Rev. the Dean of Sydney, William Macquarie Cowper, died at the deanery, adjoining St. Andrew's Cathedral, on Sunday, in his 92nd year. The…

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Death of Dean Cowper. the Oldest Australian

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 17 June 1902 · page 2

Sydney's first Dean, the Venerable Archdeacon William Macquarie Cowper, died shortly before midnight on Saturday, passing away in his sleep. For the past two…

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Death of Rey. Dr. White. As Extraordinary Ministerial Record. a Man of Marked Scholarly Ability

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 17 June 1902 · page 2

Rev. James Smith White, M.A., [?].D. pastor of st.Andrew's P[?] C[?]. Singleton, for the past fifty-five years, died at his residence,…

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District News. Darlington Point. Funeral

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 20 June 1902 · page 3

On Wednesday afternoon, 11th inst., the remains of Mr. Thomas Beaumont were interred in the cemetery outside the township. The coffin was followed…

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Death of Dean Cowper, the Oldest Australian

Coolamon Echo · Friday 20 June 1902 · page 2

Sydney’s first Dean, the Venerable Archdeacon William Macquarie Cowper, died shortly before midnight on Saturday, passing away in his sleep…

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Mysterious Death of Horses

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 21 June 1902 · page 4

Of late there has, been q[?]an epidemic of a mysterious character amongst the horses on the Sale (Vic ) common. They were attacked by a sort of…

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For the Farmer. Strange Death of a Cow

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 21 June 1902 · page 4

Cows suicide involuntarily by swallowing all sorts of strange indigestible things, in fact the modern cow is beginning to rival the ostrich and the…

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Death of Mrs. A. Larkin

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 24 June 1902 · page 2

The death took place at Perkins' Post-office Hotel on wednesday morning of Mrs. A. Larkin, wife of Mr. A. Larkin, the manager of…

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Death of Mrs. G. K. Cole

Adelong and Tumut Express and Tumbarumba Post · Tuesday 24 June 1902 · page 3

THE death took place at McLaughlin's Commercial Hotel of Mrs. Cole, wife of Mr. G. K. Cole, of Mt. Adrah, after a trying illness. Death was due…

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Obituary. Mrs. J. Carberry, Riverview

The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate · Wednesday 25 June 1902 · page 2

ONE the saddest deaths it has been our duty to record for some time past is that of Mrs. John Carberry, of "Riverview," Gobarralong,…

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