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Sydney · Obituaries & funerals

Obituaries & funerals, 1923

2,503 stories in Sydney's papers · page 13 of 126

Obituary. Alfred Rodwell. Bombala

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 16 February 1923 · page 10

Mr. Alfred Rodwell, aged 52, died suddenly this morning in Bombala Hospital while eating breakfast. Deceased, who was a wellknown and respected farmer on one of the…

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Obituary. Mr. J. W. Dunlop

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Friday 16 February 1923 · page 4

News has been received of the sudden death at Port Adelaide of Mr. James White Dunlop, a marine engineer who was associated with the…

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The Late Mrs. Calvert

The Methodist · Saturday 17 February 1923 · page 11

The funeral of Mrs. Calvert, wife of the Rev. John Calvert, of Botany, took place on Monday last. At the parsonage the President of the Conference, Rev. Eldred Dyer, conducted a brief service, and at the South…

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Obituary

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 17 February 1923 · page 5

ORANGE.--The death is reported of Air. Joseph Messenger. He was for many years a western district commercial traveller, and was well known throughout the west…

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Obituary Mr. G. H. Watts

Nepean Times · Saturday 17 February 1923 · page 2

Mr. George Henry Watts, of Prospect died in Parrawatta District Hospital on Tuesdny, 6th inst., at the age of 65 years. Deceased was born at…

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TYPHOID Outbreak at Watson's Bay Little Girl's Death Menace of Open Drains

The Sun · Saturday 17 February 1923 · page 2

Typhoid has broken out at Watson's Bay, and to date six cases--all children--have been treated at the Coast Hospital. In one instance a little girl who contracted the disease about six weeks ago has died as a result of the infection…

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Late Mr. W. E. Ward

Sunday Times · Sunday 18 February 1923 · page 3

Mr. William Edward Ward, for the past 40 years a popular and prominent business man at Darlinghurst, died at his residence, St. Kilda, Rose Bay, and…

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Death of Mr. J. L. Byrne

Sunday Times · Sunday 18 February 1923 · page 2

Mr. John Leo Byrne, who was on the headquarters staff of the Australian Bank of Commerce, died at the Prince of Wales Hospital, Randwick, on Friday…

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Obituary

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 19 February 1923 · page 3

DUNGOG.--The death has occurred of Mr. Francis Burton, aged 53. He had been an alderman of Dungog for 18 years. He was also president of the Parents and…

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Obituary. London, Feb. 17

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 19 February 1923 · page 9

The death is announced of Mrs. Laura Ormiston Chant, preacher and writer. The death has also occurred of Mr. William Duthie, of Aberdeenshire, one of the world's…

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Obituary. Mr. R. A. Wauch

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 19 February 1923 · page 10

The late Mr. R. A. Wauch, whose death occurred last week, was born at Trinity, near Edinburgh, Scotland, in 1833, and came to Australia when four years of age with his…

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Woman's Death Duty of Hospital Officials

The Sun · Monday 19 February 1923 · page 7

Inspector Mitchell was present at tho Coroner's Court this morning, making certain searching police inquiries concerning tho death of Mary Josephson,…

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Seals Intact Tutankhamen's Funeral Chamber Amazing Splendor Is Pharaoh's Mummy Untouched? LONDON, Sunday Night

The Sun · Monday 19 February 1923 · page 1

" I never dreamed that I would gaze on so amazing a sight as this," declares the Earl of Carnarvon in an article in "The Times,"…

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Late Mrs. G. Auld

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 20 February 1923 · page 9

The remains of Mrs. Georgina Auld, widow of the late Rev. J. Auld, who for 32 years was minister of the Ashfield Presbyterian Church, were laid in the…

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Late Mr. A. M'intyre

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 20 February 1923 · page 6
Also in The Daily Telegraph

Probate has been granted of the will of Mr. Alexander McIntyre, of the firm of McIntyre and Sons, millers, of Quirindi, who died at Chatswood on November 30 last, leaving an…

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Obituary

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 20 February 1923 · page 2

ARMIDALE.--The death has occurred of Mr. Andrew W. G. Coventry, [?]e of the oldest and best-known New England pastoralists. at the ago of 65. He was a…

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Death of Youendah

Evening News · Tuesday 20 February 1923 · page 2

Youendah, who rared with success since joining the pony ranks, died while on the way to drafton, where he was to have been turned out for a spell…

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Obituary. Mrs. Georgina Auld

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 20 February 1923 · page 10

The funeral of Mrs. Georgina Auld, widow of the late Rev. J. Auld, moved from St. Stephen's Church, Phillip-street, yesterday, to Rookwood Cemetery, after a service had been conducted…

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Obituary. London, February 18

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 20 February 1923 · page 9

The death is announced of M. Raschin, Minister of Finance. Czecho-Slovakia. Early in January an employee of the Bank of Bohemia. In Prague, fired a number of shots at…

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