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Riverina · Obituaries & funerals

Obituaries & funerals, 1918

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Sir John Madden. State Funeral. Melbourne

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 12 March 1918 · page 4

Sir John Madden, late Chief Justice of Victoria, will be given a State funeral. The two Victorian Houses of Parliament will adjourn as a mark of…

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Death of the Child. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 13 March 1918 · page 4

The two-months-old baby rescued from the sea at Maroubra last night, died early this morning. The police are now inclined to believe it is a case…

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Obituary. George Melville Gittoes

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 13 March 1918 · page 3

The above lad, from Gundagai, died in the Cootamundra Hospital yesterday afternoon, aged 11. The remains were sent to Gundngai this…

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Obituary. Mr. G. R. Jackson

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 13 March 1918 · page 2

The many friends in Wagga and district of Mr. G. R. Jackson, of Urangeline Station, Urana, will regret to learn of his death, which took place…

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Obituary. Mr. F. W. Drover

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 14 March 1918 · page 2

The death occurred at his residence, "Austral Eden." Coolamon, yesterday morning, of Mr. P. W. Drover, at the age of 37 years, following a…

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Obituary. Mrs. Michael O’dwyer

Coolamon-Ganmain Farmers' Review · Friday 15 March 1918 · page 2

The death of Mrs. O’Dwyer, wife of Mr. Michael O’Dwyer, of “Lenore Ville.” Coolamon, took place on Monday night last at the age of 63 years…

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Soldiers' Dependents. Funeral Expenses. Melbourne

Daily Advertiser · Monday 18 March 1918 · page 1

It has now been provided in the war financial regulations that when a dependent of a member of the Australian Imperial Force, in indigent…

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Sir George Alexander. Death of Eminent Actor. London

Daily Advertiser · Monday 18 March 1918 · page 3

The death is announced of Sir George Alexander, the eminent actor-manager, at the age of 60 years. (Sir George Alexander made his…

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Death of Mr. Prosper Drover

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 22 March 1918 · page 2

The death of Mr. Prosper W. Drovwr took place at Coolamon last Wednesday. The deceased, who was about 34 years of age, was the oldest son of…

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Obituary. Mr. William Gardiner

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 22 March 1918 · page 4

THE death occurred at the local hospital on Tuesday morning of Mr. Wm. Gardiner, aged 62 years, the well-known local builder and…

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Obituary. Mr. P. W. Lugton

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 23 March 1918 · page 4

Mr. Peter William Lugton died yesterday at the residence of his daughter, Mrs. Keen, Tompson-street, Wagga, Deceased, who was about 72 years of…

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Funeral

Daily Advertiser · Monday 25 March 1918 · page 3

The funeral of the late Mr. P. W. Lugton took place on Saturday last, leaving the residence of his daughter (Mrs. C. Keon). The remains were…

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Obituary. Mrs. Elizabeth Allen

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 25 March 1918 · page 2

We have to chronicle the death of another of the old hands, in the person of the above, aged 76, mother of Messrs. Fred, Bert, and…

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Obituary. Mrs. James Robinson

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Tuesday 26 March 1918 · page 2

JUST as we were going to press yesterday the sorrowful news reached Gundagai of the death of Mrs. Robinson, the devoted wife of…

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Sad Accident. Death of Oscar Wiese

The Lockhart Review and Oaklands Advertiser · Wednesday 27 March 1918 · page 2

Happily it is not often that seen cuts of sold[?] [?]atute oscar locally Town and [?] however, gene[?] opse[?]…

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The Late Mrs J. Robinson

Adelong and Tumut Express and Tumbarumba Post · Friday 29 March 1918 · page 3

JUST as we wore going to press last issue the sorrowful news reached Tumut of the death of Mrs Robinson, the devoted wife of Mr James Robinson, of Kimo. The…

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Obituary. Mrs. Bradford

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 29 March 1918 · page 4

ON Saturday, about midnight of the 23rd March, two days after the eightieth anniversary of her birthday, at the residence of her youngest…

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Obituary. Mrs. Mary Baldock

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 3 April 1918 · page 3

A very sad death occurred in Cootamundra on Friday night—that of Mary Mahalia Baldock wife of Mr. G. F. Baldock, 6 Concord…

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Obituary. Mr. John Alexander Cumming

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 3 April 1918 · page 4

The death occurred in a private hospital, at Drummoyne, Sydney yesterday morning, of Mr. John Alexander dimming, eldest son of Mr. Alexander…

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The Late Mr. J. A. Cumming

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 4 April 1918 · page 2

The funeral of the late Mr. James Alexander Cumming, whose death was reported in these columns yesterday, will leave the Wagga railway station…

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