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Riverina · Obituaries & funerals

Obituaries & funerals, 1916

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Constable on Trial. Death of a Woman. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 22 March 1916 · page 3

Frederick Fisher, a police constable, was placed on trial at the Criminal Court to-day for the alleged murder of Etheline Mealon…

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Death of a Soldier. Evidence at Inquest. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 23 March 1916 · page 2

An inquest was opened to-day concerning the death of Matthew Downie, a soldier in the Liverpool Camp, who died at the Mental Hospital Callan…

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Obituary. Mrs. Allsop

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 24 March 1916 · page 3

Widespread to great was felt here on learning of the death of Mrs. Tom Allsop of Reeky Ponds which took place at Ashfield on Tuesday. The…

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Obituary. Mrs. K. Browne

Daily Advertiser · Friday 24 March 1916 · page 3

The death occurred at Darlinghurst on Wednesday of Mrs. Kate Browne, relict of the late Mr. Peter Browne of Junee. Deceased was 50 years of…

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Funeral

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 30 March 1916 · page 2

The funeral of Elsbeth, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. George W. Edney, Collins-street, Wagga, took place yesterday morning, the cortege moving from…

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Obituary. Mr. Harry Harrold

Coolamon Farmers' Review · Friday 31 March 1916 · page 2

We regret to rccord the death of Mr. Harry Harrold, which sad event took place at the residence of his daughter and son-in-law, at Goulburn early on…

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Down with Barbarians. Funeral Crowns Shout

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 1 April 1916 · page 4

The Mayor of Salonika has telegraphed to King Constantine asking that the population be protected from future air raids. At the funerals of…

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Obituary. Mrs. Elizabeth Law

Daily Advertiser · Monday 3 April 1916 · page 2

The death is reported, after a long illness, of Mrs. Elizabeth Law, Fox-street. Deceased was a native of Ireland, and was 82 years of age. She…

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Funeral

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 4 April 1916 · page 4

The funeral of the late Mrs. Elizabeth Law, Fox-street, Wagga, formerly of Urana-road, took place yesterday morning, the cortege moving from her…

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Death of Mr. John Holloway

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Tuesday 4 April 1916 · page 2

The death occurred at Ashfield, Sydney, on Saturday, 25th March, of Mr John Holloway, one of the early Murrumbidgee Settlers, at the age of 75…

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Obituary. Mr. William Boston

The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate · Thursday 6 April 1916 · page 4

As briefly, mentioned in our' last issue, that highly respected nonagenarian. Air. Win. Boston, sen. departed tins life on Friday…

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Obituary. Sir John Gorst. London

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 6 April 1916 · page 2

The death is announced of Sir John Eldon Gorst, M.A., L.L.D., K.C., after a brief illness of influenza. He met with an accident in 1914, and has never…

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Death of Mr. Herbert Savage. the Inquest

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 7 April 1916 · page 2

Following is the report of the inquest held at the Carrington Hotel, Harden, on Thursday last, touching on the death, of Mr…

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Obituary. Mr. Frank Hutchinson. a Gifted Journalist

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 8 April 1916 · page 4

The death occurred in the Sacred Heart Hospice, Darlinghurst, on Thursday, of Mr. Francis Hutchinson, a man who for a generation or more…

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OBITUARY. Sudden Death of Mr. T. Bennett

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Tuesday 11 April 1916 · page 2

THE news of the death of Mr. Thos. Bennett, which occurred at his home about 9 p.m. on Friday night, came as a shock to his many friends…

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Late John Norton. the Funeral. St. James' Church Crowded. Mrs. Norton Much Affected. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Monday 17 April 1916 · page 3

The funeral of the late John Norton was largely attended. St. James' Church, where the obsequies were celebrated, was crowded…

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Late John Norton. Incident at Funeral. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 18 April 1916 · page 4

While at the burial of the late John Norton at South Head Cemetery on Saturday, George Dobbyns cried out that the police and other people were…

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Obituary. Holbrook

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 19 April 1916 · page 4

On Thursday last Mr. Thomas J. Hudson, of Little Billabong, died in the Glenross private hospital. He contracted pneumonia about three…

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Death of an Australian Officer. Suicide Alleged. London

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 19 April 1916 · page 4

Warrant Officer Hendy, an Australian, shot himself in a West End hotel in London and died in the hospital. The cause for the act is unknown…

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Mexico. Death of Villa Reported. Ostensibly Through Blood Poisoning. New York

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 19 April 1916 · page 2

Washington has been unofficially informed that General Villa died from blood poisoning, following on wounds…

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