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Pope John Paul II was the subject of three premature obituaries.. A prematurely reported obituary is an obituary of someone who was still alive at the time of publication. . Examples include that of inventor and philanthropist Alfred Nobel, whose premature obituary condemning him as a "merchant of death" for creating military explosives may have prompted him to create the Nobel Prize; [1 ...
Cramphorn died in Sydney, 22 November 1991 of AIDS related causes, aged 50. Glowing tributes and obituary notices began to appear, in contrast to the faltering recognition Cramphorn had received in life. In them may be read assessments such as: this most intelligent, gentle and well-read of Australian directors [3]
Date of death Age at death Cause Frederick Thomas Sargood Free Trade: Victoria: 2 January 1903 [1] 68 William Russell Labor: South Australia: 28 June 1912 69 Heart disease [2] Gregor McGregor Labor South Australia 13 August 1914 65 Heart disease [3] Robert Guthrie Nationalist: South Australia 20 January 1921 63 Struck by a tram [4] John Adamson
John James Knight was editor-in-chief of The Brisbane Courier from 1906 to 1916, later managing director, then chairman of all of the company's publications. [10]The first edition of The Courier-Mail was published on 28 August 1933, after Keith Murdoch's Herald and Weekly Times acquired and merged The Brisbane Courier and the Daily Mail (first published on 3 October 1903).
Following his death, various tributes were made in the USA and Australia for his contributions to the field of science. For his contribution to the knowledge on solar-terrestrial physics , a stream of workshops on the subject was held in honour of Giovanelli at the sixth National Congress of the Australian Institute of Physics , which took ...
Ah Que - 12 December 1881 - Chinese. Hanged at Brisbane for the murder of Ah Wah and Geon Ching at Palmerville [31] George Byrne - 22 May 1882 - Hanged at Brisbane for the rape of Susan Isaacs in Elizabeth Street, Brisbane [32] Towolar (Jemmy) - 5 June 1882 - From Ambae, New Hebrides. Hanged at Brisbane for the murder of Jeremiah Worth at Bundaberg
On 19 October 1904, Donovan married Ann Martha Bennett in Brisbane and together had two daughters. He was a member of the Australian Workers' Union, [1] helped establish the Queensland Rugby League, [2] and was a life member of the Australian Natives' Association. [1] Donovan died in Sydney in August 1939, and was cremated at Woronora ...
Contents 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 ← March April May → The following is a list of notable deaths in April 2024.