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Obituaries & funerals, 1913

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Death of Mrs. J. M. Toohey

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Wednesday 22 January 1913 · page 2

Mrs. Catherine Toohey, relict of the late Mr. Jas. M. Toohey, or "Torrington," Strathfield, passed away on Sunday morning last. Mrs. Toohey was daughter of…

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Death of Mr. A. L. Windsor. Former Editor of the "Age." a Distinguished Writer

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 22 January 1913 · page 9

MELBOURNE, Tuesday. -- Mr. Arthur Lloyd Windsor, formerly editor of the "Age" newspaper, died last night at his residence at Brunswick. He was born in 1836 at sea, during…

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Mr. J. W. Jowett's Death Verdict of Suicide

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Wednesday 22 January 1913 · page 2

On Monday morning, the inquest on the body of John William Jowett, cabinet-maker, who on Thursday shot himself at his residence, Church-street, Parramatta,…

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Of Interest to Women Vice-regat News.—Naval Doings.—Movements of Society Folk.—Death of Mrs. Sydney Burdekin.—The Women's Hospital in Crown-street. —The Bush Nursing Scheme Revived.—The Bong Bong Picnic Races

Sydney Mail · Wednesday 22 January 1913 · page 23

JUST at present Tasmania would appear to be filled to overflowing with visitors. Amongst those who are spending a short holiday there are their Excellencies the Governor-General and Lady Deuman, who went…

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The Late Mrs J. M. Toohey

Freeman's Journal · Thursday 23 January 1913 · page 16

The death of Mrs. J. M. Toohey, widow of Mr. James M. Toohey (formerly M.L.A. for Belmore, and of the firm of Toohey's, Ltd.), which occurred on Sunday, removed one…

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The Late Mrs, J. M Toohey. a Chartable Citizen

The Catholic Press · Thursday 23 January 1913 · page 21

The news that Mrs. Catherine Toohey. w[?] of our James Mathew Tochey formerly M.L.A. for Belmore electorated died at Torrington, Strathfield on Sunday, cased…

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The Death of Sarsfield

Freeman's Journal · Thursday 23 January 1913 · page 3

Sarsfield, has sailed from Limerick town, He held it long, for country and crown; And ere , he yielded the Saxon swore To spoil our ,homes and our shrines no more…

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Death of a Shunter

The Sun · Thursday 23 January 1913 · page 8

Ernest Watson, 28, a married man, who lived in Harris-street, Ultimo, died in the Sydney Hospital yesterday afternoon from injuries received while engaged in shunting…

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Death of Mr, William Commins

The Catholic Press · Thursday 23 January 1913 · page 47

The death of Mr. William Patrick Commins, second son of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Commins, of [?] Junee, which took place at his parents residence recently, was a…

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Death of Mr. M. J. Lawless

The Catholic Press · Thursday 23 January 1913 · page 33

The death of Mr. Maxion Joseph Lawless, who for a period of ten years was traffic manager and shipping [?] for t he Mound Keni[?] Railway and Colliery Co, is report…

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Obituary Mrs. Ellen Bowen

The Catholic Press · Thursday 23 January 1913 · page 35

Mrs. Ellen Bowen, an old and much respected resident of the Hunter River district, passed away at her residence, the Exchange Hotel, High-street, Maitland, on…

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Death of a Famous Jesuit. Father John Gerard

The Catholic Press · Thursday 23 January 1913 · page 21

This week's English mail brings news of the death of Father John Gerard, S.J., of the Jesuit Church, Farm-street, London. Father Gerard was born in 18-10, and was the…

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Phonograph at a Funeral. Coffin Made Out of Old Boat. Melbourne

Evening News · Thursday 23 January 1913 · page 8

At the funeral of Mr. Doran, aged 15. who was drowned in Mallacouta Lakes, near the N.S.W. border, a few days ago, through the overturning of a boat, the service for the dead…

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Late Mr. A. L. Windsor

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 24 January 1913 · page 9

LONDON, Thursday.--"The Times" publishes an appreciative notice relative to the death of Mr. A. L. Windsor, formerly editor of the "Age," whose name, it says, will always be…

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Death of Ayr Laddie

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 24 January 1913 · page 12

Messrs. Thompson Bros., the Oakleigh studmasters, Widden, experienced a serious loss on Tuesday by the death of the imported sire Ayr Laddie, who succumbed to an…

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A Strange Tragedy. Death of a Priest. Paris, Jan. 22

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 24 January 1913 · page 9

Alice Crespy, an authoress, has been arrested at Agon for shooting the Rev. Father Chassaing, a priest, whom she met at the confessional…

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Funeral of Captain Jackson

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 25 January 1913 · page 28

The funeral of the late Captain George Jackson took place at the Waverley Cemetery yesterday. The deceased, who was born in Cheshire…

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Death of Miss. Clews

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 25 January 1913 · page 6

The dentil was reported yesterday of Miss. Alice Maud Clews, daughter of an old and respected resident of Parramatta North, Mr. John Clews, of Ross-street…

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"A Broken Melody." Death of Van Biene London, Jan. 24

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 25 January 1913 · page 21

Mr. Auguste van Blene, the well-known acter, composer, and 'collist, who toured Australasia about eight years ago in "The Broken Melody," died at the Brighton Hippodrome at…

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Drowned at Rotorua. Death of an Australian Visitor. Newcastle

The Sun · Saturday 25 January 1913 · page 7

Mrs. H. T. Forsyth, wife of Mr. Forsyth, superintendent of the Dudley Coal Company, and formerly deputy-chairman of the Colliery Proprietors' Association, was drowned…

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