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Obituaries & funerals, 1913

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Our London Letter: Notes by the Way Personal Gossip LONDON, December 21. Death of Catholic Regent

The Catholic Press · Thursday 30 January 1913 · page 5

Catholic Bavaria in mourning the death of its venerable Regent, Prince Luitpold, who died fortified by all the rites of the Church last week, aged 91 years. His son, Prince…

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The Late Mr. E. Mackenzie

The Sydney Wool and Stock Journal · Friday 31 January 1913 · page 13

The death on Wednesday last in Melbourne of Mr. Ernest James Edward Mackenzie, for many years manager of the Sydney house of Goldsbrough, Mort, and Co., Ltd., cast a…

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Death of Ayr Laddie

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Friday 31 January 1913 · page 11

The Imported thoroughbred sire Ayr Laddie succumbed to an internal ailment last week at the Wingarra Stud, Bylong Valley, in the Ry[?]stone district,…

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Casualties. Death of a Fireman

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 31 January 1913 · page 7

The City Coroner, Mr. Hawkins, held an [?] quiry yesterday into the death of John Alfred Handcock, 48, a member of the North Sydney fire station. George E. Wells, the…

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Death of Mr. R. Rosa

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 31 January 1913 · page 5

Mr. Richard Ross, assistant berthing master at the dyke, died at his residence, Carrington, yesterday. He had been in failing health for some time, but was on duty on Saturday last. He was taken seriously ill on…

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The Late Mr. Mackenzie. a Well-known Wool Man

Evening News · Friday 31 January 1913 · page 5

Mr. Ernest Jumes Edward Mackenyle, for many years manager of Goldshrough Mort and Company's Sydney house, died on Wednesday morning at "Rathgael." Too[?]k, hear…

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Death of Mr. E. J. E. Mackenzie

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 31 January 1913 · page 8

The death occurred in Melbourne carly on Wednesday morning of Mr. Ernest J. E. Mackenzie. Sydney manager of Goldsbrought, Mort, and Co.,…

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Ninth Victim. Murphy's Creek Disaster. Death of Ganger Matthews. Brisbane

The Sun · Friday 31 January 1913 · page 7

Alexander Matthews, a ganger, died in Toowoomba Hospital this morning, making the ninth victim of the railway accident near Murphy's Creek…

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A Strange Funeral

Globe · Saturday 1 February 1913 · page 3

At the funeral of Mr. Doran, aged 85, who was drowned, in Mallacoota Lakes, near the New South Wales border week, last a service was held at Mr. Doran's residence prior to the…

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Death of Mr. Stedman

Evening News · Saturday 1 February 1913 · page 11

The death ocurred at Hobart this morning of Mr. James Stedman, head of the well-known firm of manufacturing confectioners, at 145 Clarence-street, sydney. Mr. Stedman, who was 73 years of age, and…

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Strangest Funeral in the World

The World's News · Saturday 1 February 1913 · page 18

Strange is the burial service among the Andaman islanders. It is the custom of the islanders to drop the bodies of their parents into the sea at the end of ropes and leave them…

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Death of Mr. James Stedman

The Sun · Saturday 1 February 1913 · page 9

Word was received in Sydney this afternoon of the death of an old and popular citizen, Mr. James Stedman, which occurred at Hobart at 10 o'clock this morning…

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Death of Mrs. T. Doyle

Nepean Times · Saturday 1 February 1913 · page 6

The many friends of Mr Thomas Doyle (late of Penrith, and now of Granville) will regret to hear of the death of his wife, which occurred on…

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Costly Funeral for a Pet Pug. Six Carriages Follow Hearse in Cortege to Cemetery

The World's News · Saturday 1 February 1913 · page 19

WITH more solemn funeral honers than are scoorded many men, Monkey, a pug-dog, owned by Mrs. Harry Jackson, 645…

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Death of a Prince. The Passing Away of the Oldest Ruler in all Europe. Eccentric Monarch

Globe · Saturday 1 February 1913 · page 7

Although not the titular head of his country, Prince Luitpold of Bavaria, whose death occurred last month, owing to heart failure, in his 92nd year, was in reality the oldest ruler in Europe…

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State Honors Given to Animals in Many Lands. Recent "Ennoblement" of Oxen That Drew Mutsuhito's Funeral Car Has Precedents Oe Various Kinds

The Newsletter: an Australian Paper for Australian People · Saturday 1 February 1913 · page 8

[?] Yoshi[?] action in [?] court and [?] rank upon the booted oxen which drew the huge two-wheeled hearse [?]…

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Obituary. Death of Mr. James Stedman

Sunday Times · Sunday 2 February 1913 · page 4

A cable received yesterday from Hobart, announced the death of Mr. James Stedman, of James Stedman, Limited. On January 25, Mr. Stedman, who was on a visit to the…

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A Funeral Pilot. Queer Waverley Identity

The Sun · Sunday 2 February 1913 · page 18

During the last twelve or thirteen years residents and travellers along the tramline between Bondi Junction and the Waverley terminus have grown accustomed to…

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Carless' Sad End. Death of a Petersham Youth

Truth · Sunday 2 February 1913 · page 5

A youth named Walter Carless, aged 16 years and 9 months, residing with his mother ai Trafalgar-street. Petersham, wes found shot in his bedroom shortly…

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An Altercation. Death of James Murphy. W.P. Cranson Before the Court. on a Charge of Manslaughter

Truth · Sunday 2 February 1913 · page 8

A man named William Patrick Cranson, SB. was charged before Mr. King, S.M., at the Central Police Court, yesterday, with having on January 31…

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