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Sydney · Obituaries & funerals

Obituaries & funerals, 1923

2,503 stories in Sydney's papers · page 15 of 126

Obituary. Mrs. M. Nichols

The St George Call · Friday 23 February 1923 · page 8

Mrs. Mary Nichols, of Lord Howe Island, widow of the late Captain T. G. C. Nichols, died at the residence of her daughter, Mrs. James Lawrence…

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Death of King Khama. Famous African Chieftain Passes

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 23 February 1923 · page 4

A cable message from Capetown (South Africa) announces the death of King Khama at the age of ninety-five years…

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Obituary. the Late Rev. J. N. Melville

The St George Call · Friday 23 February 1923 · page 3

On the 5th inst., at Northam, Western Australia, the Rev. J. Ninian Melville, son of Mr. and Mrs. Melville, of Gladstone Street, Kogarah, died, which…

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Death of Rev. A. T. Boas Veteran Minister Passes Away

The Hebrew Standard of Australasia · Friday 23 February 1923 · page 7

The death of the Rev. A. T. Boas, which occurred in Adelaide on Tuesday last, February 20, 1923, after a protracted iliness, removes from Australian…

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Obituary the Late Mrs. Cornell

Nepean Times · Saturday 24 February 1923 · page 1

Mrs. Harriet Cornell, relict of the late Mr. William Cornell, whose death at Emu Plains recently has already been referred to briefly, in those…

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Late Mrs. A. M. Merewether

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 24 February 1923 · page 9

Probate [?] been granted of t[?] will of the late Augusta Maria Merewether, widow, of Castlefield, Edg[?]liff, Woollahra, who died on October 24 last, leaving an estate of the not…

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Obituary

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 24 February 1923 · page 5
Also in Daily Commercial News and Shipping List, The Daily Telegraph

The death occurred at the Coast Hospital on Sunday, 18th inst., from pneumonia, at the age of 46 years, of Mr. Charles Alfred Byrne (assistant town…

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Late Mrs. A. M. Merewether Estate Valued at £35,667

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 24 February 1923 · page 21

Probate has been granted of the will of the late Mrs. Augusta Maria Mercwether, of Castlefield, Edgccliffe, Woollahra, widow, who died in…

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Naval Funeral. Hobart

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 24 February 1923 · page 16

The funeral k place yesterday of the late sick berth Petty Officer Charles Joseph Orton Fillinghanm, of H.M.A.S. Sydney, who died suddenly while the cruiser was at Port Arthur…

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Death of Mrs. G. B. Vickery

The Methodist · Saturday 24 February 1923 · page 3

The death of Mrs. Vickery, wife of Mr. G. B. Vickery, took place on Thursday of last week, after an illness lasting over about eleven months. The funeral was held on Saturday last at Waverley, in the…

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Obituary. Mr. J. Mitchell

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 24 February 1923 · page 16

The death occurred on Thursday of Mr. John Mitchell, of The Boulevard, Lewisham, who for many years was prominently identified with the paper and allied trades in Sydney…

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Obituary Late Sir William Herries. Auckland

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 24 February 1923 · page 8

The body of Sir William Herries, late Minister for Native Affairs, was cremated today, after an impressive service in St. Paul's Pro-Cathedral,…

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Obituary. Mr. J. G. Jenkins. London, Feb. 22

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 24 February 1923 · page 15

The death is announced of Mr. John Greeley Jenkins, who was Premier of South Australia from May, 1901, to March, 1905, and afterwards Agent-General…

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French Statesman. Death of M. Delcasse. a Notable Career. London, Feb. 22

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 24 February 1923 · page 15

A message from Paris announces the death of M. Delcasse, the distinguished French statesman. M. Delcasse had been suffering for several…

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Painter of Birds Late Mr. H. H. Calvert

The Sun · Sunday 25 February 1923 · page 2

Mr. Herbert Hepburn Calvert, of Roseville, one of the best-known painters of Australian birds, died at Adelaide on February 16…

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Late Mr. R. H. Elvy

Evening News · Monday 26 February 1923 · page 8

The death occurred at his [?] "Trogarth." Ragian-street. Manly of Mr. R. H Elvy head of the firm of Elvy and Co. Piano warehousemen of…

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Obituary

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 26 February 1923 · page 3

BATHURST.--Mr. George Miller, said to be the oldest resident of Bathurst. died on Friday, at the age of 90 years. CORAKI.--The death occurred this…

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Obituary. Mr. T. W. Rolph. Launceston

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 26 February 1923 · page 10

After a brief illness, Mr. Trevor William Rolph, third son of Mr. W. R. Rolph, proprietor of the "Examiner," Launceston, died on Friday, aged 21. He was a medical student in…

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