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Sydney · Obituaries & funerals

Obituaries & funerals, 1916

1,823 stories in Sydney's papers · page 13 of 92

Late Mr. W. B. Haines

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 22 February 1916 · page 8

The funeral of the late Mr. William Benbow Haines, manager of Aarons' Exchange Hotel, took place yesterday afternoon at the Waverley Cemetery. Among those present…

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Death of Captain A. Currie

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Tuesday 22 February 1916 · page 11

News has been received of the death, at the comparatively early age of 56, of Captain A. Currie, late master of the s.s., Queen Margaret, will be heard of…

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Death of Mr. J. F. Hayes

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 22 February 1916 · page 7

Mr. Joseph Francis Huyes who was prominent in commercial cheles in Sydney died in St. Vincent's privatre hospital last evening after two months' illness…

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Sir Winthrop Hackett. an Impressive Funeral. Perth

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 22 February 1916 · page 7

The funeral of the late Sir Winthrop Hackott this afternoon was proceded by a service at St. George's Cathedral, where Archbishop R[?]ey paid a tribute to the…

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Death of Mr. Phillip Oakden. a Great Pastoralist

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Tuesday 22 February 1916 · page 5

Mr. Phillip Oakden is dead. The pastoral world of Australasia regrets to hear it. He was a Man, respected by everybody, and loved by his friends…

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Late Mrs. Walter Hall

Australian Town and Country Journal · Wednesday 23 February 1916 · page 45

who died at her residence, Potts' Point, on' February 14. The funeral took place at the Melbourne General Cemetery on February 16…

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Late Mr. A. Buckham

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 23 February 1916 · page 12

Mr. Adam Buckhnm, senior partner of Messrs. A. Buckham and Sons, York-street, died on Saturday last, at his residence, Taringa, Blenheim-street, Randwick, at the age…

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Obituary

Australian Town and Country Journal · Wednesday 23 February 1916 · page 45

Mr. William Edmonds, an Armidale district pioneer, passed away at Olmo, aged 71 years. The, death has occurred at Moruya of Mr. Patrick Stainton, aged 71. He was one of the…

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The Late Mr. J. P. Hayes

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 23 February 1916 · page 12

There was a large attendance yesterday afternoon at the funeral of the late Mr. Joseph Francis Haynes, of Craigholme, Macleay-street, who died on Monday at St. Vincent's private…

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Death of Mrs. E. A. Brown

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Wednesday 23 February 1916 · page 2

On Sunday last, Mrs. Elizabeth Agnes Drown (62). mother of Mrs. A. Finn, of O'Connell and Grose streets, Parramatta North, passed away, after an Illness…

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Death of Mr. R. W. Harper

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Wednesday 23 February 1916 · page 2

We regret to have to record the death of Mr. R. W. Harper, which, took place at his late residence, Beecroft, on Friday evening. Mr. Harper had been in…

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LATE Mr. J. DRUMMOND

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 24 February 1916 · page 5
Also in The Daily Telegraph

The will of John Drummond, late of Wombat, near Young, grazier, who died on January 12, 1916, has been lodged for probate. The value of the estate for probate purposes…

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Late Mr. Philip Oakden

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 24 February 1916 · page 10

At the monthly meeting of the council of the Pastoralists' Union of New South Wales yesterday. Mr. W. F. Jaes, who presided, referred to the loss the union had sustained…

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The Late Mr. Timothy Sweeney

Freeman's Journal · Thursday 24 February 1916 · page 20

There died on the 9th hist, a well known, and much respected resident of Alexandria, in the person of Timothy Sweeney. The deceased gentleman was born in Co. Limerick…

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Obituary

Freeman's Journal · Thursday 24 February 1916 · page 21

MR. THOMAS COMINS, YASS. Mr. Thomas Comins, senr., who died recently in Yass, was the first member in the early seventies to join the A.H.C. Guild in…

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Death of Captain Bracegirdle

Evening News · Thursday 24 February 1916 · page 3

The death os announced of Captain [?]…

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Veteran Shipmaster. Death of Captain Bracegirdle

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 24 February 1916 · page 8

Captain Frederick Bracegirdle, one of the oldest and most highly esteemed shipmasters of Sydney, died yesterday at his residence, Kalkoura, East Balmain, at the age of 85…

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Death of -An Old Per Way Man

Co-operator · Thursday 24 February 1916 · page 4

There pased away on the 17th of December an old railway identity in the peron of Thomas Farrell (late of the per, way department) at his residence,…

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Death of Mr. J. F. HAYES. An Ideal Citizen

The Catholic Press · Thursday 24 February 1916 · page 17

The Catholic and commercial world of New South Wales suffered a great loss by the death of Mr. J. F. Hayes, which occurred on Monday, at St. Vincent's Private…

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