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Obituaries & funerals, 1905

1,631 stories in Sydney's papers · page 1 of 82

Death of a Boy. Playing with Firearms

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 2 January 1905 · page 8

The fatality in Little Buckingham-street on Friday evening, when a boy named Harold Moore was accidentally shot dead by a youth named Lewis, was inquired into by the City Coroner on Saturday. It was…

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Death of a Chemist. [By Telegraph.] NEWCASTLE

The Australian Star · Monday 2 January 1905 · page 7

Mr. H. F. Jay, chemist, of Hunter- street, Newcastle West, was found early this morning in an unconscious state in a yard at Cameron's Family Hotel. He was taken to…

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Death of a Young Woman. Suspicious Circumstances

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 3 January 1905 · page 3

An inquiry was held yesterday by the City Coroner concerning the death of the young woman, Lucy M'Donagh, which took place at a house in Francis-street on Sunday, under…

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Strange Death of a Child. Mudgee

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 3 January 1905 · page 9

Last evening Reginald Roth, aged 4 years, son of Mr. L. Roth, of Raymond Vineyard, Wilbertree, was missed by his parents for a couple of hours. Search wns made, and…

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Death of a Chemist. [By Telegraph.] NEWCASTLE

The Australian Star · Tuesday 3 January 1905 · page 7

Mr. H. F. Jay, chemist, of Hunter-street. Newcastle West, was found early this morning in an unconscious state in a yard at Cameron's Family Hotel. He was taken to…

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Obituary

Australian Town and Country Journal · Wednesday 4 January 1905 · page 10
Also in The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser

Mr. John D. Bergin, J.P., an old resident of Queensland, died on Wednesday night. The annual municipal elections will be held in the first week in February, one-third of each…

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The Late Mr. P. N. Trebeck

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Wednesday 4 January 1905 · page 38

Mr. Prosper Nicholas Trebeck, a colonist of upwards of 60 years, passed away at his late residence, Craighton, Cowles-road, Mosman, on Monday, at the ripe age of 82 years. The…

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The Late Mr. J. Horbury M. Hunt

Australian Town and Country Journal · Wednesday 4 January 1905 · page 24

Mr. John Horbury Hunt, the well-known architect, died at the Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Sydney, on December 28. Mr. Hunt had re[?]ded in New South Wales for about 50 years,…

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Death of Abercorn. London, Jan. 3

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 4 January 1905 · page 7

The Australian stallion Abercorn, owned by Captain Scott, dropped dead yesterday at Raheny, Ireland…

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Death of an Actor. Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 4 January 1905 · page 5

William James Beresford, described as an actor, was found to-day in a room at his hotel in Castlemaine with his throat cut. A razor was in his right hand, and on the dressing…

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Death of Abercorn. London, Tuesday, 5.30 a.m

The Australian Star · Wednesday 4 January 1905 · page 7

The well-known Australian racehorse Abercorn has dropped dead at Raheny, in Ireland…

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Little Ellegaard's Funeral

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 5 January 1905 · page 10

Much sympathy has been expressed in cycling circles for the sad bereavement of our visiting champion, T. Ellegaard and his wife, who had the misfortune, as reported in our columns yesterday, to lose their [?]…

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Death of Kondratchenko

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 5 January 1905 · page 7

Captain Kartzkoff states that whilst Lieutenant-General Kondratchenko, commander of the 7th Siberian Rifile division, who was killed during the operations…

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Death of Abercorn

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 5 January 1905 · page 8

A cable from London announces that Abercorn dropped dead at the Fexhall Stud, Rabeny, Ireland, on Monday. As many Australians know, he was foaled in 1884, by Chester from Cinnamon, by Goldsbrough from Brown…

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Death of a Jockey. Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 5 January 1905 · page 8

The jockey. J O'Neill, who was injured through the horse Tangle falling on him in the Terang Cup race on Monday, died in the Colac Hospital on Tuesday morning…

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OBITUARY. Mr. Massey, Sen., Newcastle

The Catholic Press · Thursday 5 January 1905 · page 11

Mr. James Massey, son., a well-known Newcastle citizen, and a most devoted member of Holy Church, died at his residence, Bull-street, on December 19, About 18…

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Death of an Apprentice

Evening News · Friday 6 January 1905 · page 6

The ship Carnedd Llewellyn, from Acapulco, in ballast, entered Sydney Heads on Thursday afternoon, and anchored in the stream. Captain Evans reports a fair weather passage until the vessel arrived off…

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Death of Madame Belle Cole

Evening News · Friday 6 January 1905 · page 6

The death is announced of Madame Belle Cole, the popular contralto vocalist, who visited Australia a short time since. [Madame Belle Cole was born at Chautauqua,…

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Death of a Woman. Suspicious Circumstances

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 6 January 1905 · page 8

At the Coroner's Court yesterday, the inquest into the cause of the death of Lucy M'Donagh, which occurred under suspicious circumstances on Sunday, was resumed…

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