Plague in China. Thousands Dying Daily. Death of an English Doctor
PEKIN, Wednesday Afternoon.—Thousands are dying of plague daily. In the Manchuria town of Fl-Chia-Tien there have been 4000 victims. Entire streets…
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Obituaries & funerals, 1911
1,826 stories in Sydney's papers · page 8 of 92
Obituary. Rear-admiral Sperry. Vancouver, Wednesday Afternoon.— The death is announced of Rear-Admiral Sperry, of the United States Navy
Charles Stillman Sperry was born in 1847, and graduated at the United States Naval Academy in 1866; Ensign March 12, 1868; Master March 26,1869; lieutenant March 21. 1870;…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The Late Mr. Edwards. Keen Politician and Business Man
Mr. G. B. Edwards in his younger days was a journalist in Tasmania, but he relinquished that profession to become a member of a Jam manufacturing firm, whose…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Death of Mrs. A. M. Betts
[?] Sydney—Mrs. Bett wife of Mery [?] this mornine, at the sge of year [?] was daught or of Mr. F. Thompson of Wagga Waggs and…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Death of Mr. W. M. Fehon
The death occurred this morning of Mr. W. M. Fehan, late Railway Commissioner for New South Wales. Mr. Fehon was 76 years of age, and had been living with his son at…
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After suffering from illness since last October Mr. William Meeke Fehon, formerly one of the New South Wales Railway Commissioners, died this morning at his son's…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Chopin and the Skeleton. the Famous Funeral March
A picturesque account of the inspiration sought by Chopin for the composition of his famous Funeral March—afterwards inserted in his Piano Sonata in B flat minor—is told by…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Death of Mr. R. F. Doherty
London papers at Christmas time announced the death at the early age of thirty-six, of Mr. Reginald Frank Doherty, one of the lawn-tennis players of…
Continued on Trove, page 20 →Death of Mr. W. M. Fehon Ex-railway Commissioner
Mr. William Meeke Fehon, an ex-Railway Commissioner, died yesterday morning, at the age of 77. He was taken ill about three months ago, and entered a…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Acetylene Explosion. Tragic Affair at Turramurra, Death of Mr. G. B. Edwards, M.H.P., and Mr. Graham
A frightful explosion took place shortly after midday yesterday at the home of Mr. G. B. Edwards, M.H.R. for North Sydney, in Boobin Head-road…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The Late Mr. G. B. Edwards
The funeral of the late Mr. G. B. Edwards, M.P., took place this afternoon. A service was held in St. John's Church, Gordon, by the Rev. Raymond King, and the cortege…
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The funeral of the late Mr. William Meeke Fehon, former Commissioner for Railways, took place from his son's residence, "Carraweena," Abbotsford-road, Homebush, this…
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The death occurred early on Saturday morning of Mr. William Meeke F[?]hon, at the age of 77 years. The deceased gentleman, who had been ailing for about four months,…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Obituary. General Piet Cronje
CAPETOWN, Sunday.--The death is announced of General Piet A. Croaje, in his 76th year. General Piet Cronje, who was born in 1835,…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Death of Mr. Grey. Result of Encounter with Lion. London, Feb. 4
Mr. Grey, a brother of Sir Edward Grey, who was severely mauled by a lion while hunting along the Athis River, in British East Africa, has died at Nairobi…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Gas Explosion. Tragic Death of a Politician. Mr. G. B. Edwards Killed. A. Mechanic Also Falls a Victim
Mr, GEORGE BERTRAND EDWARDS, member for North Sydney in the House of Representatives, met with a tragically-sudden death at his late residence, "Huon Park," Bobbin…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →China's Black Death. Pictures of Appalling Poverty. Where Famine Reigns with Disease
A million people are starving! This is the news the cable brings of one portion of China alone, and we, to whom the knowledge of a single case of starvation in our…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Funeral of the Late Mr. Fehon
The funeral of the late Mr. William Meeke Fehon, ex-Commissioner for Railways, took place at the Church of England cemetery, Ro[?]kwood, yesterday. The cortege left the…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →The Late Mr. Edwards, M.h.r. Funeral at Gordon
The funeral of Mr. G. B. Edwards, M.H.R. for North Sydney, one of the victims of Saturday's gas explosion at Turramurra, took place yesterday afternoon, the body being buried in…
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