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Obituaries & funerals, 1923

2,503 stories in Sydney's papers · page 4 of 126

Obituary David Frischmann

The Hebrew Standard of Australasia · Friday 12 January 1923 · page 12

The premature death of David Frischmann came as a great shock to the Jewish literary world, the loss of which, is, in the words of Nahum Sokolow,…

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Obituary. Mr. Eric Mackay

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 12 January 1923 · page 10

The death occurred in Hampshire, England, on Thursday of Mr. Eric Mackay, a brotherin-law of the Federal Chief Justice (Sir Adrian Knox) and of Mr. Edward Knox,…

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OBITUARY. Mr. Maurice Harris

The Hebrew Standard of Australasia · Friday 12 January 1923 · page 11

The death is reported from Christ-church, of Mr. Maurice Harris, a well-known business man, at the age of 894 years. He was born at Liverpool, and…

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Obituary Colonel C. H. Davis

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 12 January 1923 · page 6

Colonel C. H. Davis. C.B.E., D.S.O., V.D., a well-known A.I.F. officer, died early yesterday morning in the Royal North Shore Hospital. He had not been…

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Crushed to Death. Tall of Zine at Broken Hill

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 12 January 1923 · page 4

A man named Patrick O'Callaghan, met his death at the North Mine at Broken Hill on Tuesday last, as a result of being buried in a fall of zinc…

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The Late Mr. Charles White

The Methodist · Saturday 13 January 1923 · page 7

Last Saturday, December 23rd, we laid to rest, in the Gore Hill cemetery, the, mortal remains of Mr. Charles White, journalist and author. He had attained…

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Hornsby. Obituary

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 13 January 1923 · page 8

The death occurred at a North Sydney Hospital, recently, of Mrs. Hickey, wife of Mr. J. Hickey, of Hunter-street, Hornsby. Deceased, who was 47 years of…

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Death of Mrs. Gretton

Nepean Times · Saturday 13 January 1923 · page 4

Mrs. Rosetta Isabella Gretton, reli[?] of the late William Gretton, died at her residence, High Street, Penrith, on Thursday at the age of 64 years. The…

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Obituary Mrs. Mary Upton

Nepean Times · Saturday 13 January 1923 · page 5

Almost the oldest person resident in the Nepean district, viz., Mrs. Mary Upton, passed away at her home, Emu Plains, on Saturday last…

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Obituary Mr. R. T. Yates

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 15 January 1923 · page 6

The death of Mr. Richard Toft Yates, the well-known associate to Sir Adrian Knox (Chief Justice of Australia), took place at a private hospital, Randwick, on…

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Obituary. Colonel C. H. Davis

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 15 January 1923 · page 10

The funeral of Colonel C. H. Davis, C.B.E., D.S.O., V.D., formerly commander of the 38th Battalion, A.I.F., who died at the Royal North Shore Hospital on Thursday, took place at the…

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Death of M. RIBOT Ex-Premier of France PARIS, Sunday Evening

Evening News · Monday 15 January 1923 · page 1

M. Ribot, ex-premier of Fra[?] and a member of the Senate, is dead. Alexander F. Ribot was horn at St. Omer in 1842, and was admitted to the…

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Late Mr. H. S. Peacock

Sydney Sportsman · Tuesday 16 January 1923 · page 7

The late Mr. Herbert Stanley (Fort) Peacock, who was a trotting enthusiast, had much knowledge of American sport. Being a director of Peacock's Jam…

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The Late Mr. F. B. Treatt

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 16 January 1923 · page 8

The funeral of the late Mr. Frank B. Treatt left "Dunrathen." Darley Road, Manly. yesterday for the Manly Cemetery. The chief mourners were…

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Loss to Stud Death of Francinet

The Sun · Tuesday 16 January 1923 · page 4

The imported stallion Francinet, who arrived here in Australia last August from England, died yesterday at the South Wambo Stud, as the…

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Obituary Ms. W. W. Sutton

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 16 January 1923 · page 8

Mr. "William Williamson Sutton, who died at 418 Glenmore Road, Paddington, on Sunday, was a native of Stockport. Lancashire, England, and was close upon…

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Death of M. Ribot Four Times Premier Paris, January 15

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 16 January 1923 · page 7

The death is announced of M. Alexandre F. Ribot, a former…

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Noted Publicist. Death of Mr. Frederic Harrison. London, Jan. 14

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 16 January 1923 · page 9

The death is announced of Mr. Frederic Harrison, the Well-known publicist. [The late Mr. Frederic Harrison was one of the most noted of English Jurists and…

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Disciple of Comte Death of Mr. Frederic Harrison London, January 15

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 16 January 1923 · page 7

Mr. Frederic Harrison, the well-known publicist, has died, at the ago of 91 years. Mr. Frederic Harrison's particular…

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Items From England On Sports of All Sorts Death of R. K. FOX

Sydney Sportsman · Tuesday 16 January 1923 · page 1

Mr. Richard K. Fox, proprietor of the New York "Police Gazette", died on November 14, says the New York "World", at Red Bank, New Jersey. He…

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