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Obituaries & funerals, 1907

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Obituary. Baroness Burdett-coutts. London, Dec. 31

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 1 January 1907 · page 5

The death is announced of the Baroness Burdett-Coutts, aged 92 years. The Baroness Burdett-Coutts, a Peeress in her own right, was noted for her charit yand…

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Obituary

Australian Town and Country Journal · Wednesday 2 January 1907 · page 16
Also in The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser

Mr. John Williams, of Mort's Estate, Lithgow. Mrs. Williams, an old resident of Wagga, aged 70 years…

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Death of "Belle Bilton."

Evening News · Wednesday 2 January 1907 · page 6

The death is announced of the Countess of Clancarty, better known as "Belle Bilton." Death was due to cancer. [Lady Clancarty, previously Isabel Maud…

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Death of the Rev. Principal Rainy

Australian Town and Country Journal · Wednesday 2 January 1907 · page 57

The Rev. Dr. Robert Rainy, Principal of New College, Edinburgh, died December 22, at Melbourne, where he arrived from Scotland on December 8 by the Geelong, accompanied by his…

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Obituary. the Countess of Clancarty. London, Jan. 1

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 2 January 1907 · page 9

The death is announced of the Countess of Clanearty. Death was due to cancer. The Countess of Clancarty was better known as Miss Belle Bilton, one of the most…

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Death of Two Cardinals

Freeman's Journal · Thursday 3 January 1907 · page 24

A despatch from London, dated December 30, reports the death at Rome on Saturday of Cardinals Felice Cavag[?]is and Luigi Tripepi. Cardinal Tripepi was born at Cardeto…

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OBITUARY. Mrs. Christina Webber

The Catholic Press · Thursday 3 January 1907 · page 23

Mrs. Christina Webber died at the residence of her daughter, Mrs. Fuhlendorf, Waterview-stroet, Balmaln, on the 18th ult. She was a native of Germany…

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Obituary. Rev. Mother Mary Stanislaus

Freeman's Journal · Thursday 3 January 1907 · page 19

The wholE community of Gundagah learned with extreme regret on Christmas Eve that the revered head of the Convent, Rev. Mother Mary Stainislaus, had passed to heir eternal…

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Obituary. Mrs. Josephine Butler. London, Jan. 2

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 3 January 1907 · page 7

The death is announced of Mrs. Josephine Butler, the leader of the agitation for the abolition of the Contagious Diseases Acts. Mrs. Butler was aged 75…

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Death of Sir Thomas Echlin a Romance of a Scottish Family

The Australian Star · Thursday 3 January 1907 · page 2

The death is announced from Dublin in his 63rd year, of Sir Thomas Echlm, seventh, Baronet of Clonagh. Sir Thomas was a clerk in the office of the inspector-General…

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Death of Mrs. Moxham

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 5 January 1907 · page 4

The death took place on the last day of the old year of Louisa Moxham, wife of Mr. Henry Moxham, of North. Parramatta, after a long illness, during which she…

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Death of a Somnambulist

The Australian Star · Saturday 5 January 1907 · page 6

John F. O'Dowd. who was taken to the Royal Prince Alfred Hospital Yesterday, suffering from severe injuries, as the result of a fall from a balcony while walking in his…

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Death of Mrs. Wallace. a North Sydney Case

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 5 January 1907 · page 17

An inquest was commenced at the City Coroner's Court yesterday on the body of Harriet Wallace, who died at her residence. North Sydney, on December 27, while under arrest on…

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Death of Harriet Wallace While Under Arrest Inquest on the Remains

The Australian Star · Saturday 5 January 1907 · page 6

Yesterday afternoon the Coroner inquired into the circumstances connected with the death of Harriet Wallace, a married woman,39 years, a native of New. South Walesa, who…

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The Church Triumphant Memoirs, if brief and correct, will be published us written. If not brief they will be condensed. Poetry and resections cannot be admitted. The name of the writer must be attached and the memoir must be sanctioned by tho local minister, The memoirs must reach the Office written three months of the date of death of the subject, or they cannot be published. Mrs. Lousia Slade

The Methodist · Saturday 5 January 1907 · page 8

On Christmas Eve, amid heavily falling rain, the mortal remains of Mrs. Slade, relict of the late Joseph Slade, of Randwick, were laid to rest. For some months past her line constitution had been…

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Death of Mr. David Murray

Evening News · Monday 7 January 1907 · page 5

A cable message was received in Sydney this morning announcing the death in London on Sunday, at the age of 77 years, of Mr. David Murray, one of the founders of the firm of Messrs…

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Death of a Millionnaire. London, Jan. 4

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 7 January 1907 · page 7

Mr A. J. Cassatt, president of the Pennsylvania Railroad Company, died, leaving £20,000,000…

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Sad Death of Mr. Hicks

The Farmer and Settler · Tuesday 8 January 1907 · page 9

Mr. Wicks is the fictitious person to whom auctioneers at Flemington stock sales knock clown stock for which ordinary Hesh-and-blood buyers are not…

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Death of Mr. David Murray

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 8 January 1907 · page 7

Our London correspondent cables that Mr. David Murray, founder of the well-known Arm of D. and W. Murray, softgoods warehousemen, died in London on Sunday. Deceased was born…

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