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Sydney · Obituaries & funerals

Obituaries & funerals, 1919

2,131 stories in Sydney's papers · page 8 of 107

Death of Post Mason. Toowoomba

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 22 January 1919 · page 14

Mrs. C. O'Sullivan, manageress of the Toowoomba refreshment rooms, received advice by letter to-day that her brother-in-law, Mr. Post Mason, died in America about December…

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Death Of Mr. T. F. Knox

Sydney Mail · Wednesday 22 January 1919 · page 25

MR. THOMAS FORSTER KNOX, for many years a notable personality in Sydney commercial circles, died at a private hospital early on Sunday morning last…

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Death of Ex-superintendent C. A. Sanderson

Australian Town and Country Journal · Wednesday 22 January 1919 · page 5

Ex-Superintendent Charles Allen Sanderson, at the age of 94 years, passed away at his residence, "Chelsea," King-street, Ashfield. In 1848 deceased joined…

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Berlin's Fears. Liebknecht's Death. Details of Execution. London

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 22 January 1919 · page 7

An Amsterdam message reports that extreme nervousness exists in Berlin. It is felt that the deaths of Liehknecht and Rosa Luxemburg will cause reprisals. Most people fear fresh…

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Death of Mrs. Charles Wilson

The Catholic Press · Thursday 23 January 1919 · page 45

Mrs. C. Wilson, of Tallewang, died on December 10, at the age of 70 years. Deceased had not been in good health for the last three, years; she was a woman of great…

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Prince John's Funeral Simple Ceremony LONDON, Wednesday Night

The Sun · Thursday 23 January 1919 · page 1

The funeral of Price John took place at Sandringham, where the remains had lain since the previous night in front of the altar in Sandringham Church…

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Late Mr. Harrys S. Levy Estate Valued at £151,712 Bequests to Friends

The Sun · Thursday 23 January 1919 · page 2

The will of the late Mr. Harry Solomon Levy, of Woollahra, wholseale druggist, has, for probate purposes, been sworn at £151,712…

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Obituary. SISTER M. Aloysius, Shepparton (V.)

Freeman's Journal · Thursday 23 January 1919 · page 27

The deepest sorrow was experienced by the people of Shepparton when it became known that Sister M. Aloysius, of the Convent of Mercy,…

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Death of Alderman P. Breslin. an Energetic Irish-australian

The Catholic Press · Thursday 23 January 1919 · page 42

Alderman P. Breslin, one of the foremost citizens of Gladstone (Q.), died at his residence on tho 31st ult. A native of Meenagolin, Donegal, whore he was born in 1850…

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Brisbane Day by Day. Death of a Sacred Heart Nun

The Catholic Press · Thursday 23 January 1919 · page 24

Running right through our papers, especially the Saturday and Sunday editions, are columns of old-time reminiscences of our early colonists, and no doubt they are…

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Death of Father John Smyth, O.M.I. a Fremantle Priest

The Catholic Press · Thursday 23 January 1919 · page 21

It is with the deepest regret that we learn of the death of Father John Smyth, O.M.I., which occurred at the Hospital of St. John of God, Subiaco, on the 8th…

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Late Mr. M'garvie Smith

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 24 January 1919 · page 8

Probate has been granted of the estate of the late Mr. John M'Garvie Smith, the wellknown bacteriologist, who founded the M'Garvic Smith Institute in connection with his…

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Late Mr. H. S. Levy's Estate

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 24 January 1919 · page 7

Probate has been granted of the will of the late Mr. Harry S. Levy, wholesale druggist, of Woollahra, the value of the property left being sworn for probate purposes at £151,712…

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The Death of Pride

The Mirror · Friday 24 January 1919 · page 5

My heart was heavy, for its trust had been Abused, its kindness answered with foul wrong…

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Death of a Sympathetic Bishop

The Hebrew Standard of Australasia · Friday 24 January 1919 · page 5

The death of Bishop Boyd Carpenter, says our London contemporary, recalls the prominent part which this distinguished prelate, at that time Bishop of Ripon…

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Late Mr. M'garvie Smith. Funds for Institute. Doctor and Ex-journalist

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 24 January 1919 · page 7

Probate has been granted of the will of the late Mr. John M'Gurvio Smith, bacteriologist, of Woollahra, and founder of the M'Garvie Smith Institute, who died on September 6 last…

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Revue Actress' Death Conclusion of Inquest LONDON, Thursday Night

Evening News · Friday 24 January 1919 · page 5

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Late Mr. W. Werner

Nepean Times · Saturday 25 January 1919 · page 2

The Methodist Church was comfortably filled on last Sunday evening, the occasion being an In Memoriam service, conducted by the Rev. J. H. Penman, for the late Mr. W. Werner. The…

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Obituary

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 25 January 1919 · page 12

Mrs. Catherine Williamson King (83) died at Auburn on January 22. She was the mother of Mr. Nell [?] a cricketer we knew in Parramatta when he lived with us and played for us some 15…

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Prince John's Funeral

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 25 January 1919 · page 13

There was a simple ceremonial at Prince John's General at Sandringham. Workmen from the estate bore the coffin. Their Majesties' wreath was inscribed "Our…

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