Obituary
Mr. Frederick J. P. Hepworth, of Singleton, died on December 28. Daniel M'Nickle, a farmer of Harefield, Wagga, died on December 20, aged 50 years…
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Obituaries & funerals, 1908
1,531 stories in Sydney's papers · page 1 of 77
Sudden Death of a Woman
Emily Simpson (55), a married woman, was found dead in bed yesterday morning at her residence, Ridge-street, Surry-hills. The police are of opinion that death was due to natural…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Mates in Australia. the Late Mr. Seddon. and a London Matchseller. Wellington (N.z.), Dec. 27
An old man who claims to have worked with "Dick" Seddon on the Australian goldfields walked into the Crown Office of the law courts one day this week (writes the London…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The Late Archbishop Murphy. Funeral at Hobart. Imposing Ceremonial. New Archbishop Installed. Launceston
The remains of Archbishop Murphy were conveyed from Low Head to Launceston by steamer, and lay in state in the Church of the Aposties from 3 p.m. yesterday to 7.45…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The Late Mr. Francis Xavier Murphy, Moree
Sunday, 8th inst., witnessed the death of one of Moree's best townsmen in the person of Francis Xavier Murphy. Enteric fever had weakened a constitution by no…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Death of an Irish Parliamentarian
Mr. John Hammond, M.P., for Carlow, died on Sunday, November 17. The most Rev. Dr. Foley, Bishop of Kildare and Leighlin, speaking during early Mass in the…
Continued on Trove, page 27 →Death of Mr. P. A. Stretton
A very old resident of Surry Hills, Mr. P. A. Stretton, passed away at St. Vincent's Hospital on Saturday, December 21, after a short illness. The deceased was a native…
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The death is announced of Mr. John Hammond, M.P. for County Carlow, which took place on Sunday, November 17, in Carlow. Mr. Hammond, who had reached the ago of…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Death of Mr. John Leaky Cumnock
There passed away at Dr. McCormack's Private Hospital, Paddington, on November 30, Mr. John Leary, of Brookvale, Cumnock. He had a long and painful illness, and…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Obituary Mr. John Leary, Cumnock
There passed away at Dr. M'Connack's private hospital, Paddington, on November 30, Mr. John Leary, of "Brookvale," Cumnock after a long and painful illness, at the age of…
Continued on Trove, page 17 →A Fatal Quarrel Death of a Tailor Dealer Charged with Manslaughter
A tailor named Thomas Barrett, 40 years of age, lately residing in Abercrembie-street met his death last night during a quarrel in Liverpool-street. He had spent the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Death of Mr. Stewart Clark a Founder of the Thread Business
Mr. Stewart Clark, a noted member of the Clark family of thread fame, died at his residence, Dundas Castle, South Queensferry, on November 21. He was the last of the old stock of the Clark family who founded…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Victorian Railway Economy. Clergyman's Emphatic Protest. Voiced at a Funeral. Melbourne
The unusual spectacle of a clergyman conducting a funeral service making a vigorous onslaught on the railway authorities was witnessed at the burial to-day of William Palmer…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Druce Case. "Idea of the Mock Funeral" Dozens of Letters Received
LONDON, Wednesday.--Mr. E. Kimber and Mr. T. K. V. Coburn, solicitors for George Hollamby Druce in the perjury case against Herbert Druce, cling to the idea that…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Death of Archbishop Murphy the Oldest Catholic Prelate. a Long Life's Noble Achievements
The close of the earthly life of the illustrious and vonorable Archbishop of Hobart, the Most Rev. Dr. Murphy, news of which lamented event was announced throughout…
Continued on Trove, page 18 →Death of a Pioneer
ORANGE, Friday.â Mrs. Catto Caroline Moulder, relict of the late Joseph Moulder of End[?] died yesterday afternoon, aged 92, She was the oldest resident in the district, and left…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A Great Mathematician Death of a Distinguished Abbrdonian
Professor Thomas Barker, whose death was announced on November 21, had lived in close retirement for many years, and his name may perhaps convey few associations…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Death of a Famous Rugby Player. the Great Taiaroa Drowned
WELLINGTON (N.Z.), Thursday.--Jack Taiaroa, once famous as a Rugby player, was drowned in Otago to-day. Taiaroa visited Australia with the first New Zealand team in 1884,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Newtown Tragedy. Funeral of the Victim
The remains of Henry Sullivan, who was shot by Henry Prince, the Newtown grocer, on New Year's morning, under circumstances already reported, were interred in the Church of…
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