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Obituaries & funerals, 1907

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OBITUARY. Miss Margaret Cotter

The Catholic Press · Thursday 24 January 1907 · page 26

Miss Margaret Cotter died at the residence of her father, Mr. Win, Cotter, Botany, on Monday, 14th inst. She was a native of…

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The Death of Mr. J. A. Appleton

Evening News · Thursday 24 January 1907 · page 3

The death of Joseph Ambrose Appleton, 43, which took place on Friday, at a private hospital at Wahroonga, formed the subject of an inquest, which was opened yesterday afternoon…

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The Elingamite Treasure. Death of the Diver. Auckland (N.z.)

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 24 January 1907 · page 7

News reached Auckland to-day that Harper, the diver engaged in securing the Elingemite treasure at three Kings, expired yesterday, presumably from heart failure…

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Accidents at a Funeral

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 26 January 1907 · page 4

On Thursday afternoon, as the Parramatta Asylum horse was conveying a body to the Necropolis, a serious accident happened. It appears that as the hearse…

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The Snspicious Death of Mrs. Jackson

Balmain Observer and Western Suburbs Advertiser · Saturday 26 January 1907 · page 3

As stated in last issue the inquest on Mrs. Jackson's body was put off to enable Dr. Kelly to five evidence. On Wednesday last it was…

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Shooting Misadventure a Midnight Sensation at Drummoyne Death of O'brien

The Sunday Sun · Sunday 27 January 1907 · page 1

A little before midnight on Friday a man named William O'Brien was shot at Drummoyne, it is said by accident. The affair presents some strange features…

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Death of a Miner

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 28 January 1907 · page 7

A miner named George Hinchcliff, 40, died in the Newcastle Hospital yesterday from the effects of injuries received when blasting in the Sea pit on the 17th Instant…

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Strange Death of a Boy

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 28 January 1907 · page 8

ORANGE, Sunday.--Stanley George Sutton, residing with his parents at Cudal, died suddenly in the Orange Hospital on Friday evening. The little chap, who was nearly six, took ill on…

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Death of a Miner. Broken Hill

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 28 January 1907 · page 8

The inquest on the body of William M'Keeman, who was fatally injured on the Proprietary mine on Wednesday evening, resulted in a verdict of accidental death…

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The Plague Outbreak Two Fresh Cases This Morning Death of Two Patients

The Australian Star · Monday 28 January 1907 · page 1

Two fresh cases of plague were reported on Saturday morning, both cases coming from a city establishment. Two other cases, also from the city, were subsequently…

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The Plague Outbreak. Four Additional Cases. Death of Two of the Victims

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 28 January 1907 · page 6

Four additional cases of plague, two of which resulted in the death of the patient before the nature of the illness was definitely diagnosed, were reported on Saturday…

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Death of Sir John See

The Farmer and Settler · Tuesday 29 January 1907 · page 13

Sir John Sec, ex-premier of New South Wales, and head of the firm of John See and Co., Sussex-street, died at his residence, "Urara," Randwick…

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Death of Rev. Dr. Paton. Veteran New Hebrides Missionary

Evening News · Tuesday 29 January 1907 · page 6

The death was announced yesterday at Canterbury, near, Melbourne, of the Rev. Dr. John Gibson Paton, the veteran missionary, who spent close on half-a-century in the New Hebrides in…

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Death of Dr. Paton. Apostle to the New Hebrides

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 29 January 1907 · page 7

Rev. Dr. John Gibson Paton, veteran missionary, died yesterday at the residence of Mrs. J. S. Brown, at Canterbury, near Melbourne (Vic.) The immediate cause of…

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Death of Rev. Dr. Paton. a Veteran Missionaey. Christianising Cannibals

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 29 January 1907 · page 6

The death of the Rev. Dr. John G. Paton, which occurred yesterday, removes a picturesque personality from the Presbyterian Church of Australia, and a missionary whose…

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Newcastle. Death of a Miner. a Double Explosion. Newcastle

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 29 January 1907 · page 8

An inquest was held at Newcastle Courthouse to-day, before the District Coroner (Mr. Chan Hibble), and a jury of six, on the body of George Hinchllffe, a miner, who died…

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Obituary

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Wednesday 30 January 1907 · page 259
Also in Australian Town and Country Journal

Mrs. Eliza Day, of Murrurundi. Mrs. Pitman, 75, of Bay-street, Rockdale. Mrs. Sachs, 86, at Neora, Ocean-street, Bondi, widow of Dr. Sachs, of Manly…

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Obituary. Alfred Halpin

Sydney Sportsman · Wednesday 30 January 1907 · page 6

There's no telling who Will be next to fathom the Great Secret. Only three weeks ago did we chronicle the death of Mr. D. J. Mackenzie,…

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Queensland. the Late Mr. R. J. Seddon. Brisbane

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 30 January 1907 · page 9

At a meeting of New Zealanders held in Brisbane to-day it was decided to have Mr. G. Essex Evans' poem in tribute to the memory of the late Mr. R. J. Seddon engrossed and…

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