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Sydney · Obituaries & funerals

Obituaries & funerals, 1918

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Death of Mr. Feed. Barker

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 5 January 1918 · page 5

On Wednesday morning Mr. Frederick . Barker, of Smithfield-road, Fairfield wan discovered dead in his chair by his chair by his daughter, Mrs. Burton, with whom he resided…

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Wentworthville. Death of a Child

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 5 January 1918 · page 11

We have to express our sympathy with Mr. and Mrs. Rigby of Waters-street, Wentworthville, in relation to the untimely death of their little son, Mervyn…

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Death of Mr. E. R. Faulkner

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 5 January 1918 · page 14

The death has occurred at the residence of his daughter, Mrs. C.A. Wulff, of Orange, of Mr. Edwin Rand Faulkner, of Bexley, Sydney. aged 70 years. Mr. Faulkner recently went…

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Death-rate of Service

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 5 January 1918 · page 16

According to Dr. W. Hutchison, a Fellow of the American Academy of Medicine, there is every reason to believe that the total death-rate per annum in the war does not…

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The Late Mr. Noel Ross

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 7 January 1918 · page 7

Cabling from London last week, Mr C. E. W. Bean (official correspondent with the A.I.F.), in reference to the death from typhoid of Mr. Noel Ross, a New Zealand journalist,…

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Death of Major Hodgkinson. Brisbane

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 7 January 1918 · page 8

Major W. Hodgkinson died in the military hospital last night from neuritis. The deceased officer left Australia in September, 1915, with the 11th Light Horse, and after service…

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Will of the Late Mr. William Waugh

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Tuesday 8 January 1918 · page 8

Probate has been granted of the will of Mr. William Waugh grazier, who died at Randwick on April 24 last leaving an estate of the net value of £66…

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Death of Mr. H. C. Rogers

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 8 January 1918 · page 6

Widespread regret will be felt, particularly in journalistic, law, and theatrical circles, at the death of Mr. Horace Conder Rogers, which took place at his residence, Tandanya,…

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Old Pressman's Death the Late Mr. Horace Rogers Half a Century of Service

The Sun · Tuesday 8 January 1918 · page 7

We announce with regret the death of Mr. Horace Rogers, who died early this morning at his residence, Hazelbank-street, Wollstonecraft, at the age of 73…

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A Wounded Soldier's Mother. Pathetic Death of an Aged Woman

The Farmer and Settler · Tuesday 8 January 1918 · page 4

It was stated in evidence at an inquest in Melbourne last week that Henrietta Hughes, of Footscray, whose body had been found in the Marlbyrnong River on…

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Late Mr. C. J. Newall

Mosman, Neutral and Middle Harbour Resident · Wednesday 9 January 1918 · page 1

The funeral of the late Mr. C. J, Newall took place on Saturday afternoon and was largely attended…

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Obituary

Australian Town and Country Journal · Wednesday 9 January 1918 · page 47

Mr. M. J: Duiph, aged 27 years, a resident of Orange. Mr. George Bond, a well-known Storekeeper of Kempsey…

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The Late Mr. H. C. Rogers

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 9 January 1918 · page 11

The funeral of the late Mr. Horac[?] C. Rogers, chief law reporter of the "Sydney Morning Herald," will leave his late residence, Tandanya, Hazelbank-road, Wollstonecraft, at…

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Smithfield and Fairfield Death of Mr. Fred. Barker

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Wednesday 9 January 1918 · page 3

On Wednesday morning Mr. Frederick Barker, of Smithfield-road, Fairfield, was discovered dead in his chair by his daughter, Mrs. Burton, with whom he resided…

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Death of Mr. L. T. Roper. Thrown From His Horse

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 9 January 1918 · page 7

NEWCASTLE. Tuesday.--Mr. L. T. Roper, a well-known resident of Waratah, was killed 14 miles out of Singleton this morning. He was riding a horse, which roared with him, and…

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Lawn Tennis Country Players in Sydney for Carnival Week: Much New Blood: Several Old Teams Missing: Sudden Death of Famous Woman Champion

Referee · Wednesday 9 January 1918 · page 16

Once more the courts at Double Bay are filled with those fine sportsmen, the lawn tennis players of the country districts, down for the annual Country Carnival, the third gathering…

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Late Mr. H. C. Rogers

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 10 January 1918 · page 6

The funeral of the late Mr. Horace C. Rogers who for 47 years was associated with the literary stall of the Sydney Morning Herald," during 30 years of which he was…

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Death of Mr. E. H. Willsallen

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 10 January 1918 · page 6

A cable was received in Sydney yesterday announcing the death in America of Mr. Edwin Herbert Wills-Allen, the well-known pastoralist, of Gunnedah, New South Wales…

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Obituary. MR. M. O'connor, Marengo

Freeman's Journal · Thursday 10 January 1918 · page 13

At the advanced ago of 81 years, and after an illness of eight months' duration, Mr. Michael O'Connor, of "Doolan," Marengo, passed away on Monday last week,…

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Death of Mr. John May, M.L.A. a Frightful Accident. Brisbane, January 5

The Catholic Press · Thursday 10 January 1918 · page 20

Holiday seasons, as a rule, bring in their trail an unusual crop of accidents, and the one just gone has been no exception. Since writing last, one of our Labour members…

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