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Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee) · Obituaries & funerals

Obituaries & funerals, 1894

229 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers · page 1 of 12

A Boer Ally. Death of the Commandant Raaf

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Thursday 4 January 1894 · page 3

A telegram from the Cape announces the death of Commandant Raaf, who had charge of the Transvaal contingent which went to the assistance of the British South…

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Latest Cablegrams. London, Wednesday. Mashonaland. Death of Commander Raaf. Captain Wilson's Patrol Party

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Friday 5 January 1894 · page 3

Commander Raat, who, at the head of a Boer force, assisted the British South Africa Company's columns against the Matabeles, has died at Buluwayo from…

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Sudden Death of Mr. Alexander Forbes

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Wednesday 10 January 1894 · page 2

The news of the death of Mr. Alexander Forbes came with a shock yesterday, to the public, as he had been seen moving about the city on the previous day in his…

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Death of an Ex-detectite. the Subiaco Murders

National Advocate · Wednesday 10 January 1894 · page 2

Mr. William Elliott, an ex-detective in New South Wales force, died on Saturday. His noted case was the Subiaco murders on the Parramatta River about…

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Death of Mr. Alexander Forbes. a Faithful Servant to the Country. His Eventful Career

National Advocate · Wednesday 10 January 1894 · page 2

A painful sensation was caused in the city yesterday when it became known that Mr. Alexander Forbes, late Governor of the Bathurst Gaol, had died at…

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Death of Mr. Paton. Jr

National Advocate · Thursday 11 January 1894 · page 2

News was received in town yesterday of tho death—sudden, it is said—of Mr. Paton at Forest Reefs near Orange. The deceased, who was 21 years of age,…

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The Late Mr. A. Forbes

National Advocate · Friday 12 January 1894 · page 2

The remains of Mr. A. Forbes were interred in the Church of England Cemetery yesterday morning. The cortege left the residence of Mr. Preen,…

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The Death of Young Paton. a Dynamite Explosion

National Advocate · Friday 12 January 1894 · page 2

The death of young John Paton, aged 18 years, and son of Mr. W. Paton, of Durham-street, was caused through an explosion of dynamite at Slattery's…

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Death of Young Paton

National Advocate · Saturday 13 January 1894 · page 1

Regarding young Paton's death, our Forest Reefs correspondent supplies us with the following additional information: —A young man named Paton, of…

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Death of Mrs. Thackeray

The Bathurst Post · Monday 15 January 1894 · page 2

A CABLEGRAM from London, dated January 11, announces the death, at a very advanced age, of Mrs. Thackeray, the widow of William…

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Death of an old Civil Servant

National Advocate · Monday 15 January 1894 · page 2

Mr. George Wickham, C.P.S., died at the Parramatta Courthouse on Friday, from syncope of the heart. He had been 40 years in the public service…

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Strange Death of a Wagga Resident

National Advocate · Monday 15 January 1894 · page 2

Herbert James Dunscombe, member of the coachbuilding firm of Rae and Dunscombe, of Wagga, and a sergeant in the local volunteer force, was found shot…

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The Late Mr. Wickham

National Advocate · Tuesday 16 January 1894 · page 4

The funeral of the late Mr. George Wickham, C.P.S., at Parramatta, took place on Saturday morning…

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Death of Mr. Milner Stephen. SYDNEY, Tuesday night

National Advocate · Wednesday 17 January 1894 · page 3

Mr. Milner Stephen, the well known "Faith Healer," died at Brunswick, Victoria, this morning, aged 82. Mr. Stephen was a brother of Rt. Hon. Sir…

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Death of Archdeacon Bentzen

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Thursday 25 January 1894 · page 3

The Ven. Hans Alexander Thorwald Bentzan, Archdeacon of Mudgee, died at St. John's Parsonage, Mudgee, early yesterday morning. The deceased gentleman a few…

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Death of Arch-Deacon Bentzen

National Advocate · Thursday 25 January 1894 · page 2

The death is announced of Archdeacon Bentzen, for many years a clergy-man in Mudgee. After evening service last Sunday week he had an attack of…

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Death of Mrs. Sampson Moss

Molong Express and Western District Advertiser · Saturday 27 January 1894 · page 4

It has become our painful duty to chronicle in this issue the death of an old resident of Molong in the person of Mrs. S. Moss (wife of the well-known and popular proprietor and licensee of…

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Death of Mr. Bernard M'Hugh

Molong Express and Western District Advertiser · Saturday 27 January 1894 · page 5

It is our unpleasant duty to chronicle the demise, after a protracted illness, of Mr. Bernard M'Hugh, son of Mr. M'Hugh of Maryvale. Deceased was for years, and until the time of…

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The Late Mr. John Davidson

National Advocate · Monday 29 January 1894 · page 3

The remains of the late Mr. John Davidson, engine-driver, of Havannah-street, who died rather suddenly on Friday, were interred yesterday. The funeral…

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Obituary

Molong Express and Western District Advertiser · Saturday 3 February 1894 · page 3

Our Meranburn correspondent writes:— On Thursday evening ias, 25th ultimo, Mr. Joseph Douglas, of Coates' Creek, died at the ripe age of 69. The deceased gentleman…

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