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Obituaries & funerals, 1904

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Military Funeral

Evening News · Friday 22 January 1904 · page 5

A military funeral was accorded the remains of the late Mr. Thomas Lee, of the Victoria Bar-racks, Paddington, the interment being made at the Waverley Cemetery. The deceased…

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Sad Death of an Old Lady

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 22 January 1904 · page 8

Mrs. John Steele, aged 73, wife of a farmer at Tarnagulla, met with a sad death yesterday. She was walking along the bank of a creek near her home, when she was attacked…

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Parramatta and District. Death of Father Murphy

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 22 January 1904 · page 3

After a short but severe illness, the Rev. Father P. B. Murphy, of St. Patrick's, Parramatta, passed quietly away yesterday afternoon. The deceased clergyman caught a chill at the…

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Death of Father Murphy. [By Telegraph.] PARRAMATTA

The Australian Star · Friday 22 January 1904 · page 6

The Rev. Father murph[?] curate of St. Patrick's R.C. Church died this afternoon about 10 minutes to 2, after a most painfull illness. The sympathy of every class of…

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The Late Mr. Shipway

Nepean Times · Saturday 23 January 1904 · page 3

Mr W P Shipway, the popular manager of the Jenolan Caves Hotel for so many years, died on Sunday evening at the Sydney Hospital, where he had been under treatment for some…

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Military Funeral

Evening News · Saturday 23 January 1904 · page 6

A military funeral was accorded the remains of the late Mr. Thomas Lee, of the Victoria Barracks, Paddington, the interment being made at the Waverley Cemetery. The deceased…

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An Impressive Funeral

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 23 January 1904 · page 4

The funeral of the late Mr. David Ron, whose death was mentioned in our last issue, took place in tho Presbyterian portion of the Western Road Cemetery on…

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Obituary. London

The Australian Star · Saturday 23 January 1904 · page 11

The death is reported to-day of the wife of Major-General Sir Alexander Tulloch…

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Obituary. Mrs. James Dalton

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 23 January 1904 · page 19

The many friends of the family and the public generally will hear with regret of the death at Orange of Mrs. James Dalton, wife of Mr. James Dalton, head of the…

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General Cable News. Death of Lady Tulloch

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 23 January 1904 · page 9

LONDON, Thursday Afternoon.--The death is announced of Lady Tulloch, wife of Major-General Sir Alexander Bruce Tulloch. The deceased lady's husband has held high…

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Obituary. Lady Tulloch. London, Jan. 21

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 23 January 1904 · page 11

The death is announced of Lady Tulloch, wife of Major-General Sir Alexander Tulloch, who formerly commanded the Victorian military forces and was president…

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Parramatta and District. Funeral of the Late Father Murphy

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 23 January 1904 · page 13

St. Patrick s Church, Parramatta, was crowded yesterday morning when the solemn office for the dead and requiem mass were celebrated in connection with the late Father Murphy…

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Terrible Death of a Lady Lion-tamer. Heroic Englishman

The World's News · Saturday 23 January 1904 · page 16

As the cable has briefly informed us, a wellknown lion-tamer, Mme. Fischer, was torn to pieces by ten lions which she was putting through tricks in a menagerie at Dessau on…

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Death of the Rev. P B. Murphy. The Memory of a Good Priest. A Short, Useful Life. Manifestotions of [?] Sorrow and Genuine Sympathy Everywhere

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 23 January 1904 · page 4

Once again has the heated of Parramatta been deeply stirred. The Rev. Father Peter Bede Murphy, curate at St. Patrick'.s, Parramatta, to whose serious…

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Death of a Notable Cricketer

The Sunday Sun · Sunday 24 January 1904 · page 6

Mr. M. Willmer, of New Zealand who claimed to be the oldest active cricketer in the world, has passed away, aged 87. He arrived in New Zealand in 1838. In 1889 he founded…

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Death of a Naval Veteran

The Australian Star · Monday 25 January 1904 · page 3

The death has taken place at Dartmouth (Eng.) of Robert Wilkinson, 84, who was si[?]ted to be the last survivor of the Franklin Relief Expedition. This expedition set out…

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Queensland. Death of an Old Man. Bumped Out of an Hotel. Brisbane

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 25 January 1904 · page 8

A magisterial inquiry was held yesterday into the circumstances of the death of John Cole, an old man, who died in the general hospital from the effects of a fracture of the…

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Mysterious Death of an Old Man

Evening News · Tuesday 26 January 1904 · page 3

The Coroner and jury at Auckland are inquiring into the circumstances connected with the death of Matthew Henderson, at one time in business as an architect, who lost his life in…

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Death of Mr F. W. Moon

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Tuesday 26 January 1904 · page 8

We have just received news of the death of Mr. F. W. Moon, B.A., who was known in different parts of this State as an accomplished tutor. He was…

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Death of Sir Graham Berry. Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 26 January 1904 · page 5

Sir Graham Berry, who had been seriously ill for some weeks past, died this afternoon at his residence, St. Kilda Sir Graham was a native of London, having been born at Twickenham in 1822…

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