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Obituaries & funerals, 1909

1,609 stories in Sydney's papers · page 1 of 81

Death of Mr. C. Booth

Evening News · Friday 1 January 1909 · page 7

Mr. Charles Booth, resident secretary of the Australian Mutual Provident Society at Perth, West Australia, died in a private hospital at Perth on Wednesday last. Deceased was the…

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Death of J. S. Donohoe

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Friday 1 January 1909 · page 14

Joseph S. Donohoe died at Bourke on Xmas Eve, and in him there passes away one of the few figures that stood for Bourke. When you think of a…

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Death of an Eccentric Vicar

The Australian Star · Friday 1 January 1909 · page 6

The death is announced of the Rev. I.J. Crowden Cole vicar of Thorley, a small parish in the Isle of Wight. Mr. Cole, who was found dead, apparently as the result of an…

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Death of a Chinese. Charge of Murder. Adelaide

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 1 January 1909 · page 8

At an inquest held on the body of Ah Wong, a Chinese cabinetmaker, aged 42, who died at the Adelaide Hospital on December 20, as the result of injuries received in an affray in…

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The Late Mr. T. A. Clark

The Newsletter: an Australian Paper for Australian People · Saturday 2 January 1909 · page 4

The lamentable fatal accident to Mr. T. A. Clark, one of the directors of Marcus Clark and Co., was the subject of an inquest on…

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Late Mr. David Gaunson Melbourne

The Australian Star · Saturday 2 January 1909 · page 13

Sir Thomas Bent to-day expressed deep regret at the death of Mr. David Gaunson; solicitor, and who was a member of the State Parliament for many years, and…

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Death of Mrs. Murphy

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 2 January 1909 · page 4

Mrs. Murphy, another of Mrs. Millions, well known some time ago as the landlady of the Park Gate Hotel, Parramatta, died on the 30th ult. The funeral, which…

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The Late Mr. H. A. Richardson. Sympathy. Tributes in Court

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 2 January 1909 · page 12

Reference was made at the Parramatta Police Court on Wednesday morning to the death of Mr. H.A. Richardson, solicitor…

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Resourceful Young Man. No "Grandmother's Funeral" for This Chap

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 2 January 1909 · page 11

The Young Man walked jauntily to the telephone, not withstanding the Boss had his eyes of him. "2323," he told "central" in a clear…

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Draconian Judge Death of Sir Ralph Littler, of Long-Sentence Fame Wrongdoers' Terror

The Australian Star · Saturday 2 January 1909 · page 2

Sir Ralph Littler, chairman of the Middlesex Quarter Sessions, died in his London residence on November 23, at the age of 73. Sir Ralph had been attending his public…

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Death of Mr. Claus Spreckles

Sunday Times · Sunday 3 January 1909 · page 12

The death h announced of Mr. Claus Spreckles, of Sun Francisco, sugar refiner and steamship owner, aged 80 years. He is supposed to have left £10,000,000…

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The Late Mr. Benn Levy London, Saturday, 7 a.m

The Sunday Sun · Sunday 3 January 1909 · page 1

The estate of Mr. Benn. W. Levy has been valued for probate at £13,024…

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Death of a Well-known Journalist. Lord Glenesk, Owner of "Morning Post"'—back to Work at Age Seventy-four

Sunday Times · Sunday 3 January 1909 · page 11

The death, on Tuesday, at 139 Plecadilly, of Lord Glenesk, the proprietor of the " Morning Post," at the rope age of seventy-seven, removes from the world of…

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Death of a Pipneer

Evening News · Monday 4 January 1909 · page 6

Another Australian pioneer has just passed away. Mr. Samuel Craddock died on Saturday at his residence 177 Rlley-street, Sorry Hills, where he had lived for the last 50 years. He…

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Death of Jockey Howard

Evening News · Monday 4 January 1909 · page 4

George Howard, the well-known jocker, who was admitted to St. Vincent's Hospital on December 23, in as unconscious condition, suffering from concussion of the brain, caused while…

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A Memorial Service. Late Mr. T. A. Clark

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 4 January 1909 · page 8

In the Enmore Tabernacle last night, Rev. G. T. Walden held a memorial service to the late Mr. Theodore Clark, who was accidentally killed a few days ago…

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The Late Mr. B. W. Levy. London, Jan. 2

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 4 January 1909 · page 7

The estate of the late Benn Wolff Levy, formerly of New South Wales, who died on December 19, has been sworn for probate purposes at £13,024…

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Mysterious Suicide Of a Newmarket Trainer Death of Mr. E. Couch London, Sunday, 2 p.m

The Australian Star · Monday 4 January 1909 · page 5

The suicide in rather mysterious circumstances of E. Couch, a Newmarket trainer, has been reported. Mr. Couch had arranged to return to…

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A Remarkable Man. Father John of Cronstadt Death of the Famous Russian Priest London, Sunday, 2.5 p.m

The Australian Star · Monday 4 January 1909 · page 1

Father John of Cronstadt died yesterday. The late Father John, who had been ailing for the first twelve months, had the unique honor of commanding, the interest and…

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To-morrow's Funeral

Evening News · Tuesday 5 January 1909 · page 5

The bodies which have been recovered have been taken to Garden Island, and have been laid out in the spacious sail loft. The funeral will take place at Rookwood to-morrow, and…

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