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Sydney · Obituaries & funerals

Obituaries & funerals, 1907

1,561 stories in Sydney's papers · page 2 of 79

Obituary. Bishop Burdon. London, Jan. 7

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 8 January 1907 · page 7

The death is announced of the Right Rev. John Shaw Burdon, D.D., formerly Bishop of Victoria (Hongkong), and an eminent Chinese scholar…

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A Prominent South Australian Death of Mr. David Murray Adelaide

The Australian Star · Tuesday 8 January 1907 · page 6

A private cable message has been, received from London announcing the death of Mr. David Murray, one of the two brothers who, in 1[?]53, founded the firm which has grown…

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Death of a Famous Cricketer W. W. Read Passes Away London, Monday, 3 p.m

The Australian Star · Tuesday 8 January 1907 · page 1

The death is announced of W. W. Bead, the famous Surrey cricketer. [For over 20 years the name of W. W. Bead had been one to conjure with in Surrey…

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Obituary

Australian Town and Country Journal · Wednesday 9 January 1907 · page 16
Also in The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser

Mrs. Benjamin Varcoe, of Hillston. Miss Elsie Mann, of Wagga, aged 17 years. Mrs. Clarke, of Wagga, died, aged 70 years. Mr. John Phillips, of Amsford, aged 59 years…

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Death of Mr. Stewart Keightley

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 9 January 1907 · page 8

Mr. Stewart Kolghtley, for 30 years manager of the Newcastle Coal-mining Company, and a highly respected, public-spirited citizen, dided yesterday at his residence,…

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Obituary. David John Mackenzie

Sydney Sportsman · Wednesday 9 January 1907 · page 6

There passed away at his residence, Margaret-street, Petersham, on Sunday last, David John Mackenzie, journalist. Mr. Mackenzie was for a brief period editor of…

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Death of Mr. Stewart Keightley. a Noted Newcastle Citizen

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 9 January 1907 · page 9

NEWCASTLE, Tuesday.--Mr. Stewart Keilghtley, Chairman of Directors and Shipping Manager for the Newcastle Coal Mining Company at Newcastle, and a prominent figure for many…

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OBITUARY. W. W. Read. London, Jan. 7

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

The death is announced of W. W. Read, the Surrey cricket. W. W. Read played as an amateur for Surrey. He also appeared in seventeen test…

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The Late Election. Mr. Dyer's Good Fight for Labor. Meeting at Auburn. Gifts of Tea and Sugar.—Militant Parsons.—Electoral Department Bungling.—Those "Good Protestants."

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Wednesday 9 January 1907 · page 1

A meeting of Labor sympathisers was held at the Alexandra Hall. Auburn, on Friday evening last, to hear an address from Alderman C. Dyer, the "candidate…

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Sudden Death of a Priest

Freeman's Journal · Thursday 10 January 1907 · page 26

In a letter received by a citizen of Lismore from an English friend in Manchester, the writer says:—This morning we had a visit from the Right Rev. Dr. O'Connor, Bishop of…

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Not His Funeral. the Undertaker's Story

Evening News · Thursday 10 January 1907 · page 8

At an undertakers banquet, a man in black told a strange experience. "This experience," he said, "happened to be in 84. It is a thing that I hope won't…

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Funeral of Mr. Keightley. Newcastle

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 10 January 1907 · page 6

The remains of the late Mr.Stewart Keightley were interred this afternoon in the Church of england portion of the Saadgate Cemetery. The funeral was one of the largest over been…

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Death of the Shah. London, Jan. 9

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 10 January 1907 · page 7

The Teheran correspondent of the "Daily Mail" reports that the Shah of Persia is dead. The Shah of Persia, Muzaffor-ed-din, was…

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Death of the Shah. Reported From Teheran

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 10 January 1907 · page 5

LONDON, "Wednesday.--The Teheran correspondent of the "Daily Mail" announces the death of the Shall of Persia. A cable received early in December stated…

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Obituary. Sister Mary Joseph Madden

Freeman's Journal · Thursday 10 January 1907 · page 17

At the ripe age of 86 Sister Mary Joseph Madden, one of the Sisters of St. Scholastica's Convent, Glebe Point, passed peacefully away to her eternal reward on Friday…

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OBITUARY. Brother Bernard Joseph Morgan

The Catholic Press · Thursday 10 January 1907 · page 13

Brother Bernard Joseph Morgan, who was for 17 years a Christian Brother, died on December 31, after five days' illness at Melbourne. He was born in…

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Persia's Ruler Death of the Shah a Promising Successor London, Wednesday, 3.5 p.m

The Australian Star · Thursday 10 January 1907 · page 5

The Teheran correspondent of the "Dally Mall" reports that the Shah of Persia" is 'dead. Mohammed All Mirza, the now Shah of…

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Death of Mr. Greeves

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Friday 11 January 1907 · page 2

One Friday evening a man died from heart failure at the Commercial Hotel, Casino, and there was a big funeral. There Was an inch or so of comment…

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Death of Qjeen Dowager of Hanover. London, Jan. 10

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 11 January 1907 · page 7

The death is announced of the Queen Dowager Marie of Hanover, aged 88 years. It was her Majesty and not her Haughter-in-law, the Duchess of…

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