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Obituaries & funerals, 1911

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Melbourne Mystery. Death of Young Surveyor. Further Conflicting Statements. Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 4 January 1911 · page 10

Although the mystery of the tragic death in Edinburgh Gardens, North Fitzroy, on New Year's morning of the young Government surveyor, Archibald Steane, has been paitly…

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An Aeronaut's Funeral

Evening News · Thursday 5 January 1911 · page 8

VANCOUVER, Wednesday.—The remains of Mr. Archibald Hoxsey, who was killed by a fall from his aeroplane on Friday, were inferred in around overshadowed by Mount Willson, near…

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OBITUARY. Mrs. Sarah Hayes

Freeman's Journal · Thursday 5 January 1911 · page 24

There passed away at Sydney Hospital on December 23rd Mrs. Sarah Hayes, wife of Mr. Martin Hayes, for many years a well-known and highly respected resident of…

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OBITUARY Mrs. Henrietta Elizabeth O'Neill

The Catholic Press · Thursday 5 January 1911 · page 34

The death took place at St. Vincent's Private Hospital, on the 22nd ult., of Henrietta Elizabeth O'Neill, wife of Mr. M. J. O'Neill, of Messrs. Murphy and…

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An Aeronaut's Funeral. at Scene of Greatest Triumph, Vancouver, Jan. 4

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 5 January 1911 · page 7

The remains of Mr. Archibald Floxsey, who was killed by a fall from his aeroplane on Friday, were interred in ground overshadowed by Mount Wilson, near Los…

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Alleged Murder. Death of a Constable. Skull Fractured with a Bottle. Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 5 January 1911 · page 7

The police this morning arrested a young man named James M'Cormick, a labourer, in connection with the death of Constable Jones, who had his skull fractured by a blow from…

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News of the Night. Events reported after "The Sun" went to press yesterday. Death of Ethel Harris

The Sun · Thursday 5 January 1911 · page 3

At the continuation of the inquest at Perth (W.A) yesterday into the death of Ethel Harris, Detective Mann said he found in Smart's house two boxes of clothing, which…

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Arncliffe Taxi Smash. Leonard Packwood's Death. Rules of the Road in Question

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 5 January 1911 · page 4

The death of Leonard Walter Packwood, a buggy driver, aged 20, who lived with his mother in Little Bourke-street, Surry-hills, and was killed on the night of December 9 by a…

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Death of Ethel Harris

The Sun · Friday 6 January 1911 · page 3

The inquest concerning the death of Ethel Harris excited great interest in Perth (W.A.) again yesterday, but there was no demonstration against Alfred Wilson Smart, who was…

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Memorials to the Late Mr Benn W. Levy

The Hebrew Standard of Australasia · Friday 6 January 1911 · page 7

There was unveiled at Manchester last month a portrait of the late Mr. Benn W. Levy, which had been presented by an ardent admirer of his—Sir William Mather,…

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Death of Mr. W. G. Banning

The Sydney Wool and Stock Journal · Friday 6 January 1911 · page 10

It is with very sincere regret that we announce the death of Mr. Walter Geddes Banning, which took place last Friday night at his residence, Kobonne, Spit-road,…

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Death of Rev. S. A. Adler

The Hebrew Standard of Australasia · Friday 6 January 1911 · page 8

Those in Sydney, who still remember the personal charm of the Rev. Solomon Alfred Adler, who visited these States at the end of 1899, will be deeply grieved to hear that…

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Death of Lord Collins. London, Jan. 5

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 6 January 1911 · page 7

The death is announced of Lord Collins, a Lord of Appeal in Ordinary, aged 6[?] years. Lord Collins was a life p[?]r and was raised…

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The Perth Murder. Death of Ethel Harris. the Inquest Resumed. Perth

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 6 January 1911 · page 8

The inquest on the body of the murdered woman Ethel Harris, found buried at Hoskins and Co.'s foundry, West Perth, was continued on Wednesday. Alfred Wilson Smart, who…

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Death of Anarchists. Identification of Bodies. Origin of the Fire. London, Jan. 4

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 6 January 1911 · page 7

In regard to the destruction of the anarchist tenement in Sidney-street, at the back of the Anarchist Club, the police announce that a third body has been discovered…

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A Widow's Death. Resumption of the Inquest. Doctor Committed for Trial

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 6 January 1911 · page 4

The inquest was resumed at the City Coroner's Court yesterday into the death of a widow named Annie Theresa King (38), which tok place in the Royal Alexandra Hospital…

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Police Dog Hero. Official Funeral

The Sun · Saturday 7 January 1911 · page 10

The seventeenth brigade of the Paris city police organised a special funeral for the police dog Leo, shot dead by an Apache. Leo, who was the pet of the brigade, was…

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Suicide's Obituary. Written by Himself

Evening News · Saturday 7 January 1911 · page 4

John Perry Nicholas Scott, aged 59, London Agent for a Belgian metal company, who committed by shooting himself at the Grosvenor Hotel,left the following obtiuary notice…

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Death of Mr. H. H. Capper. Fatal Gun-shot Wound

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 7 January 1911 · page 22

WEST MAITLAND, Friday.--Mr. H. H. Capper, a member of the well-known firm of E. P. Capper and Sons, was found to-day in his private residence, in Church-street, suffering…

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Shooting Fatality. Death of Mr. H. H. Capper. West Maitland

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 7 January 1911 · page 14

A great shock was caused throughout the town and district when it became known thnt Mr. H. H. Capper, one of the principals in the firm of E. P. Capper and Sons, Ltd.,…

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