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Obituaries & funerals, 1906

1,599 stories in Sydney's papers · page 8 of 80

OBITUARY. Sister Mary Agnes Doyle

The Catholic Press · Thursday 1 February 1906 · page 19

By the death of Sister Mary Agnes Doyle, which took place on Sunday last at the Mother House, Monte Saut' Angelo, North Sydney, the Sisters of…

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Heat and Thirst. Death of Two Children. an Extraordinary Story

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 1 February 1906 · page 5

WARREN, Wednesday.--At the inquest on the bodies of the children Walsh, who died in the bush from heat and thirst, Mrs. Walsh deposed that she went to her mother's, Mary…

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Late Cable News. Received This Morning. King Edward's Health. Will Not Go to the Funeral

Evening News · Thursday 1 February 1906 · page 4

LONDON, Wednesday, 3 p.m.—In obedience to his medical advisers, King Edward will not attend the funeral of the late King Christian…

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Denmark's Late Ruler. Funeral Obsequies. King Edward Unable to Attend. London, Wednesday, 3 p.m

The Australian Star · Thursday 1 February 1906 · page 1

King Edward, in obedience to his doctor's orders, will not attend the funeral of the late King Christian IX. of Denmark. The British Court will be in mourning for…

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The Harbor Fatality. Inquest on the Victims. the Cause Oe Death. Evidence of Eye-witnesses

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 1 February 1906 · page 8

The Coroner yesterday investigated the circumstances associated with the death of Frederick Thomas Heming and Agnes Heming, who met with their deaths, on Sunday last, in…

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Late Mr. Oliver's Antidote. Sold to French Buyers

Evening News · Friday 2 February 1906 · page 5

The yacht Antidote, which was specially built in Hungry Bay, North Sydney, for the late Mr. Alexander Oliver, who was President of the N.S.W. Land Appeal Court, has been sold to…

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Death of Mr. Thomas Edols

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Friday 2 February 1906 · page 6

Many of our readers will learn with deep regret of the death of Mr. Thomas Edward Edols, of Burrawang. He was only 42 when he died at Balmain…

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Obituary. Mrs. Samuel Davis

The Hebrew Standard of Australasia · Friday 2 February 1906 · page 6

Mrs. Samuel Davis who passed away on Saturday last at her residence, " Hazelraere," Glebe Point-road, Glebe Point, was a colonist of 74 years, having arrived in Sydney in the year…

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The Late King Christian. Icing Edward Not to Attend the Funeral

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 2 February 1906 · page 5

LONDON, Wednesday Afternoon.--In obedience to his doctor's orders, King Edward will not attend the funeral of the late King of Denmark…

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Death of J. J. Hasker. a Stock Actor. the Last of "The Old Brigade."

The Australian Star · Friday 2 February 1906 · page 7

With the passing of "Jimmy Hasker," whose death was reported yesterday, the last of "the old brigade" of good, all-round stock actors has faded from view…

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Miss Franks' Funeral

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 3 February 1906 · page 4

On Friday, January 26, the mortal remains of Miss Grace Rachel Franks were reverently laid to rest in the C.E. cemetery. Rookwood. The deceased young…

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Remarkable Funeral Rites

Liverpool Herald · Saturday 3 February 1906 · page 9

' One thing sure to shock the tourist is a Greak funeral,' said a recently-returned traveller. 'It is a spectacle which most persons of convention-governed decen[?]y…

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Funeral of the Victim

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 3 February 1906 · page 9

The body of Mrs. Gregory wilt be buried today in the Church of England portion of the…

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Death of Lord Masham

Evening News · Saturday 3 February 1906 · page 4

LONDON, Friday, 2.55 p.m.—The death is announced, at the age of 81, of Lord Masham. [Lord Masham, better known as Sir S. Cunliffe-Lister, was head of the great velvet…

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Death of Mr. Foster

Evening News · Saturday 3 February 1906 · page 6

Much regret was expressed in Sussex-street, City at the death from [?] of Mr. Percy Foster, produce merchant, aged 28, years. A number of merchants and other city…

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Death of a Schoolmaster

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 3 February 1906 · page 4

Mr. T. Taylor, formerly headmaster at the first Row Public School. Sherwood died, after a long and painful illness, on the 28th, at Newtown, and was interred…

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Late Mr. Oliver's Antidote. Sold to French Buyers

Evening News · Saturday 3 February 1906 · page 6

The yacht Antidote, which, was specially built in Hungry Bay, North Sydney, for the late Mr. Alexander Oliver, who was President of the N.S.W. Land Appeal Court, has been sold to…

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Death of a Young Woman

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 3 February 1906 · page 13

At the Adelaide Police Court to-day the prosecution against Francis John Sheridan and his wife, Lilian, who were charged on remand with having performed an illegal…

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Obituary. Sister Mary Agnes

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 3 February 1906 · page 19

The Order of Sisters of Mercy has suffered a very severe loss by the death of Sister Mary Agnes Doyle, which took place at Monte Sant' Angelo Convent, North Sydney…

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Found in the River. Death of the Girl Florence Davies. The Doctor's Help, after ail, unavailing. A Pathetic Letter

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 3 February 1906 · page 4

The dead body of the girl. Florence Davies, who, as we stated in Wednesday's issue, was prevented by Dr. Kearney and another citizen, Mr. A. Douglass, from…

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