Australian newspapers
1803 – 1954
Old Local Papers
Every story
read free on Trove

These are historical newspapers. Some stories use language and express views that are offensive today.

← Obituaries & funerals, all years

Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Obituaries & funerals

Obituaries & funerals, 1878

16 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers

The Late Mr. William Cummings

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Saturday 2 February 1878 · page 3

THE deepest gloom was cast over the city and district on Wednesday night last, by the information that the late veteran member for East Macquaric had been thrown from his buggy, and from…

Continued on Trove, page 3 →

Obituary

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Saturday 9 February 1878 · page 2

THE LATE CHARLES MUN[?], OF BARNSDALE, WOODFORD ISLAND. —The subject of this brief memoir was a native of the late of Skye, Scotland, and [?]migrated from there to this colony, arriving at…

Continued on Trove, page 2 →

Death of a Wealthy Australian Squatter

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Saturday 13 April 1878 · page 3

"ANGLO-Australian," in the European Mail, says:—I have to chronicle the demise, at the age of 66, of,one of the earliest and most successful of the pastoral settler of New. South…

Continued on Trove, page 3 →

Death of Mr. T.s. Mort

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Saturday 11 May 1878 · page 2

THE new of Mr. T. S. MORT'S death, which reached us by telegram on Thursday, would be received with but one feeling—and that of deep regret—throughout not only New South…

Continued on Trove, page 2 →

The Donation of the Late Mrs. Oakes

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Saturday 25 May 1878 · page 6

THE Spectator of the 16th March observes:— The sum of £7000 has recently been left to London School of Medicine for Women by the late Mrs. Oakes, of Sydney, Australia. The…

Continued on Trove, page 6 →

The Late Mr.t.s.mort. (From the S.M. Herald, May 18.)

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Tuesday 28 May 1878 · page 4

IT seldom happens that the death of a private individual occasions so universal a feeling of regret throughout the whole community, as was caused by the recent decease of Mr…

Continued on Trove, page 4 →

Obituary. Death of Mr. Samuel Bennett

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Tuesday 4 June 1878 · page 2

A FEW months ago we announced the death of Mr. John Fairfax, of the Sydney Morning Herald, and it is with deep regret that we have new to record that another loading journalist has joined the great majority…

Continued on Trove, page 2 →

The Death of Earl Russell

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Tuesday 4 June 1878 · page 2

A TELEGRAM in our last issue intimates that Earl Russell, the celebrated ex-Minister and statesman, is dead. He was born on August IS, 1792, and consequently was nearly eighty-six years of age Lord…

Continued on Trove, page 2 →

Death of a Useful Colonist

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Saturday 8 June 1878 · page 5

WE (Cooktown Courier) regret to announce the some-what sudden death of Brinsley Guise Sheridan, Esq., late P.M. and sub-colloctor of Customs at Cardwell. He arrived here on a visit to Mr. St. George, P. M.'…

Continued on Trove, page 5 →

Death of Dr. Lang

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Saturday 10 August 1878 · page 2

BY telegram on Thursday we received the melancholy intelligence that the Rev. John Dunmore Lang, D.D., had expired at his residence, Sydney, at 1 o'clock that morning…

Continued on Trove, page 2 →

The Late Mr. George Bowman

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Saturday 14 September 1878 · page 3

THE name of this gentleman, who died at his residence, Richmond, on the 26th ultimo, has been associated with the colony for many years. He was as greatly esteemed as he was widely known. Mr…

Continued on Trove, page 3 →

Obituary

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Saturday 5 October 1878 · page 5

THE REV. WILLIAM REDLEY.—This gentleman died at his residence, Paddington, on the 27th September. The immediate cause of death was apoplexy. He was 52 years of age. Mr. Ridley was a native of Essex,…

Continued on Trove, page 5 →

The Late Mr. Justice Keogh

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Tuesday 22 October 1878 · page 4

IN our telegraphic news in last issue the death of the above named judge was announced. He was one of the judges of Common Pleas in Ireland. The outbreak of his insanity is described in the " Dublin…

Continued on Trove, page 4 →

Death of Mr. Rawdon Foster Greene

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Tuesday 29 October 1878 · page 2

THE intelligence of the melancholy death of Mr. Rawdon Foster Greene, whilst travelling in charge of a flock of sheep in the Gulf of country, will have been received with sincere regret by many old colonists,…

Continued on Trove, page 2 →

Death of the Rev. John Legge

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Saturday 14 December 1878 · page 3

WE (Melbourne Telegraph) regret exceedingly to have to announce the painfully sudden death of the Rev. John Legge, M.A., for many years pastor of the Congregational Church at Brighton. The rev. gentleman,…

Continued on Trove, page 3 →

The Late Mr. J. G. Wright. to the Editor of the Examiner

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Saturday 28 December 1878 · page 2

SIR,—[?] had pointed out to me an article in the Grafton Obserrer of the 14th instant, headed "A solitary mourner," referring to the death and funeral of Mr Wright. I'can only suppose I am the squatter…

Continued on Trove, page 2 →