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Obituaries & funerals, 1916

1,823 stories in Sydney's papers · page 8 of 92

Death of Mrs. Robert Ryan

The Catholic Press · Thursday 27 January 1916 · page 32

After an illness extending over twelve months, Mrs. Bertha Ryan, wife of Mr. Robert Ryan, of Maude-street, Coonamble, passed away at her residence recently. The…

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Death of Mr. John Hunt

The Catholic Press · Thursday 27 January 1916 · page 31

Consternation was expressed on all sides in North Sydney when it became known on Wednesday morning, the 12th inst., that Mr. John Hunt had passed to his reward…

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Obituary Mrs. Jane G[?]

Freeman's Journal · Thursday 27 January 1916 · page 16

The death of Mrs. Jane Gough, of "Minora," Bridge-road, Forest Lodge, took place recently. The deceased lady, who was a native of County Clare, Ireland, was in…

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Charge of Murder Death of a Sailor Russian Soldier Committed

The Sun · Thursday 27 January 1916 · page 9

After holding an inquest to- day on Michael M'Nally, 30, a seaman in the Royal Navy, who was stabbed in a lavatory in the Oxford Hotel, Oxford- street, on January 15, the…

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Death of Mr. F. Elliott

The Propeller · Friday 28 January 1916 · page 2

Mr. Francis Elliott, the well known Hurstviile baker, died at his residence, Forest road, Hurstviile, yesterday, after a lengthy…

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Before the Funeral Disturbance at the Glebe

The Sun · Friday 28 January 1916 · page 3

At the Glebe Police Court to-day Leslie Harold Bateman, a carter, of Hearn-street, Leichhardt, was proceeded against for using profane language and behaving in a riotous…

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Obituary

Nepean Times · Saturday 29 January 1916 · page 6

We regret to hear, prior to bur going to press, of the death of Mr Hearne (late of Coramba, North Coast), father of Constable Hearne…

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Late Mr. Frederick Cox. Gosford

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 29 January 1916 · page 20

Mr. Frederick Cox, one of the best-known men in the Gosford district, who died in a private hospital in Sydney, after undergoing an operation for appendicitis was 57 years…

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Late Mr. John Gilbert. Penrith

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 29 January 1916 · page 20

Mr. John Gilbert, who has died at Penrith at the ago of 71 years, was a resident of the State for over 50 years, Deceased, who was a native of Ireland, was for some years…

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Death of Mr. John Gilbert

Nepean Times · Saturday 29 January 1916 · page 4

We regret to have to record the death of Mr John Gilbert, a highly respected resident of long standing in the Nepean District, the sad event…

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Obituary Joseph Edward Clarke

Nepean Times · Saturday 29 January 1916 · page 2

We have to record with regret the death at his late residence, "Chelsea," Riley Street, Penrith, on Saturday morning last, 22nd inst., of Mr Joseph…

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Wills and Bequests. Late Mr. W. P. Wilson. Estate Valued at £75,189

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 29 January 1916 · page 10

Probate of the will of the late Mr. William Plumpton Wilson, of Plumthorpe, Barraba, grazier, has been granted to Florence May Wilson and Clifford Philop Wilson, widow and…

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"It's Never too Late to Mond Death of Charles Reade's Humane Warder

The Newsletter: an Australian Paper for Australian People · Saturday 29 January 1916 · page 9

Mr. W. Brown, once chief warder at Winson Green Gaol, Birmingham, the humane "Evans" of Charles Reade's "It's Never Too Late to Mend," died recently…

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The Awful Trail of Death Horrors of the Flight of the Brave. Hapless Servian People to the Blizzards-or the Bulgarians

Sunday Times · Sunday 30 January 1916 · page 24

In their flight to friendly countries before the advance of the Austrians, Germans, and Bulgarians, the Serbian population are suffering untold agony, and the entire world must…

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Late Mr. N. R. M'lean

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 31 January 1916 · page 6

Mr. Norman Ross Mcclean, of Lower Portland, near Windsor, who died suddenly last Thursday while on a visit to Newcastle, was the only son of the late Mr. Duncan J…

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Death of Sir Clements Markham

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 1 February 1916 · page 5

LONDON, Monday.—The death is announced of Sir Clements Markham, into president of the Royal Geographical Society, aged 86 years; from shock, caused by burns received in a fire…

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Obituary. Sir Clements Markham. London, Jan. 31

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 1 February 1916 · page 10

The death is announced of Sir Clement Robert Markham, late President of the Roya Geographical Society, from shock duo [?] burns which he received during a fire at…

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Two-up at Milson Island Death of Soldier Talk of Two Headed Coin Man Hides Under Bed

The Sun · Tuesday 1 February 1916 · page 5

At the Darlinghurst Gaol this morning the Parramatta District Coroner (Mr. H. Richardson Clark) continued the inquest in connection with the death of Private Henry…

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Obituary

Australian Town and Country Journal · Wednesday 2 February 1916 · page 46
Also in The Daily Telegraph

The death has occurred at Gunning of Mrs. Grace Grace, 80. Mr. John, Cowlan Waye, 63, an old resident of Gunning, died on January 26…

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