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Obituaries & funerals, 1904

1,964 stories in Sydney's papers · page 12 of 99

Death of Stephenson's Fireman

Evening News · Monday 8 February 1904 · page 3

The Birmingham "Post" reports that one of the first locomotive drivers in the country, Mr. Thomas Marshall, better known as "Old Tom," has passed away at Spennymore, Durham, at the…

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Sudden Death of a Lady. Lismore

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 8 February 1904 · page 8

Mrs. Sarah Stewart, residing near Rosebank, after stepping out of a cab yesterday to make a call on a friend, fell and died almost immediately from heart failure…

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Obituary. an Irish Chieftain. "The Macdermot."

Evening News · Monday 8 February 1904 · page 4

LONDON, February 7, 2.10 p.m.—The death is announced of the Right Hon. Hugh Hyacinth Macdermot, "The MacDermot," Prince of Coolavin, at the age of 70…

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Obituary. Mr. Powell-williams, M.p

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 9 February 1904 · page 6

LONDON, Sunday Afternoon.--Mr. Powell, Williams, Liberal M.P. for South Birmingham, who had an apoplectic fit in the House of Commons on Friday, died to-day. He was 64 years…

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Obituary. Mr. Powell Williams, M.P. LONDON, Feb. 7

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 9 February 1904 · page 8

The death is announced of Mr. Joseph Powell Williams, M.P. (Liberal Unionist) for South Birmingham, who had a slight apoplectic seizure in the House of…

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Obituary

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Wednesday 10 February 1904 · page 340
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Mrs. Byron, 85, Wills' Creek. Hon. W. Hart, M.L.C., Launceston, Tasmania. Captain John Magee, a well-known coastal…

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Death of Sir E. Braddon

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Wednesday 10 February 1904 · page 345

Sir Edward Braddon, M.P., died suddenly at Leith, Tasmania, on the 2nd instant, aged…

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OBITUARY. Canon of Bristol Passes Away. LONDON

The Australian Star · Wednesday 10 February 1904 · page 4

The death is reported today of Can[?] Ainger, Bristol in his 67th year…

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Obituary. Canon Ainger

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 11 February 1904 · page 6

LONDON, Tuesday Afternoon;--The death is announced of the Rev. Alfred Ainger, Canon Residentiary of Bristol. Canon Ainger was 67 years of ago. He was…

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OBITUARY. Sister M. Berchmans

The Catholic Press · Thursday 11 February 1904 · page 14

Sinter Mary Berchmans, who was admitted privately to holy profession a few days ago, died at the Sacred Heart Hospice yesterday morning. A Requiem Mass for…

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Death of Canon Ainger. London, Feb. 9

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 11 February 1904 · page 6

The death is announced of Canon Ainger, of Bristol, at the age of 67…

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Death of Very Rev. Father O'Reilly. Administrator of St. Stephen's Cathedral, Brisbane

The Catholic Press · Thursday 11 February 1904 · page 26

We Lave this week, with extreme regret, to inform the readers of the "Catholic Press" of the death of one of the most estimable of Australian priests, the Very Rev…

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Obituary. Death of a Religious

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 13 February 1904 · page 19

Sister M. Berchmans, who was admitted to holy profession privately a few days ago, died at St. Vincent's Sacred Heart Hospice on Tuesday. A Requiem Mass took place at…

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The Late Mr. Thomas Walsh

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 13 February 1904 · page 19

Not a month has passed away since the Rev. P. B. Murphy, an alumnus of St. Patrick's College, Manly, passed to his eternal reward, and now we regret to have to announce…

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The Late Mr. C. D. M'caulay

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 13 February 1904 · page 19

It is with very great regret we have to record the death, on 4th instant (Feast of St. Andrew Corsini), of Mr. Charles Daniel M'Cauley, eldest son of Mr. and Mrs. Daniel…

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Chinese Funeral. Extraordinary Spectacle

The Australian Star · Saturday 13 February 1904 · page 4

Even in the modern Wept funerals are the occasion of ceremonial which at times pass the bounds of commonsense, but for elaboration of detail and grotesque incidents on…

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Death of Dr. Pierce

Evening News · Saturday 13 February 1904 · page 3

News has been received in Sydney of the death of Dr. William Pierce, formerly medical officer of health at Watson's Bay. Dr. Pierce for years was stationed at Watson's Bay, and…

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Death of a Balaclava Hero

The World's News · Saturday 13 February 1904 · page 2

The death, near Sydney, a few weeks ago of a survivor of the charge of the Light Brigade makes the following story, taken from the "Pall Mall Gazette" of January 2, interesting:—Job…

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Death of Spragg, the Footballer

Evening News · Saturday 13 February 1904 · page 2

Queensland and Australia have lost a true sportsman in every sense of the word by the death of S. A. Spragg, who passed away to join the great majority on Friday afternoon. In…

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