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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Obituaries & funerals

Obituaries & funerals, 1881

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The Late Mr E. G. Chowne

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Saturday 8 January 1881 · page 2

IN our last we briefly chronicled the melancholy end of Air Chowne; since then we have gleaned tho following particulars relating to him, which, as a very old resident, will be of interest to many of our readers…

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Death of an Unknown

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Tuesday 11 January 1881 · page 4

THE following melancholy story is related in the Bligh Walchman:— About eight weeks since, a man was noticed by Mr. Hodges's boys, near Binnaway, wandering…

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Death of a Jockey

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Saturday 15 January 1881 · page 3

AT the races in Auckland, on Boxing Day a fearful accident occurred, says the N. Z. Herald;—"In the race for the Cup, Mr Walters' horse Libeller was one of the horses engaged,…

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Death of a Centenarian

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Saturday 19 February 1881 · page 3

THE Pastoral Times states that on Sunday night last Patrick Murphy, an old indehtity here, better known as "Old Paddy,", breathed his last in the Deniliquin hospital at the advanced…

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The Death of Mr. Langford

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Saturday 26 February 1881 · page 4

AN inquest was held on Saturday at the City Coroner's office, before Mr. H. Shiell, as to the cause of death of Mr. William Langford, boatbuilder of North Shore, who had died on Friday…

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Death of a Jacobite

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Saturday 5 March 1881 · page 3

CHARLES Edward Stuart, Count d'Albanie, the legitimist king of England, if we are to believe the romantic genealogy of some faithful Jacobites, has just died. The deceased count was…

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Defeat of the British in South Africa. Death of General Colley. [A Portion of the following was issued early on Tuesday morning.] London, February 28

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Saturday 5 March 1881 · page 5

INTELLIGENCE has just been received from the seat of war in the Transvaal stating that General-Colley, after the arrival of the convoy, left his entrenched position at Laingsnek, and…

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Death of a Well-known Trainer

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Tuesday 8 March 1881 · page 3

THIS death of Mr William I'Anson, sen., which took place at his residence, Hungerford House, Norton, Malford, on January 10, will be received with great regret in sporting circles. Mr I'Anson took an active…

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Death of a Famous Maori

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Saturday 12 March 1881 · page 3

THE heroes of the war on the side of the natives (says the New Zealand Herald of Feb. 22) and indeed on our own, are now fast passing away. Our correspondent at Alexandra sends us intimation…

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Death of Alexander Nicolaiewich, Czar of All Russias

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 18 March 1881 · page 2

SELDOM has any event caused greater stuperfaction and consternation throughout the whole of the civilised world, than the fatal news of the murder of Czar Alexander 11, which the telegraph diffused with the greatest rapidity. Though…

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Death of an Old Missionary to Tonga

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Tuesday 19 April 1881 · page 4

A DEATH which will cause regret (observes the European Mail) in Australia is that of the Rev. John Thomas. Colonists who can look back over fifty years will remember his arrival in…

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Death of the Earl of Beaconsfield

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Saturday 23 April 1881 · page 6

THE intelligence of the death of the Earl of Beaconsfield was received in Grafton on Wednesday last. For some weeks past the telegrams from London held out little hope of recovery. The distinguished…

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Michael O'suaughnessy's Funeral

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Tuesday 26 April 1881 · page 4

THERE is not much mock-solemnity about the poor Irishman's funeral. The hearse, mourningcoaches and other usual paraphernalia give place to a train of open carts, on the foremost…

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Funeral of Lord Beaconsfield

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Saturday 25 June 1881 · page 4

THE Argus London correspondent, writing on April 29, says:—The remains of Benjamin Disraeli, Earl of Beaconsfield, were on Tuesday last laid to rest in Hughenden churchyard,…

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Death of a Prominent Politician

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Saturday 25 June 1881 · page 3

THE death of Mr. Edward Miall, which took place late on April 29, removes a very characteristic if not a very prominent figure from English polities. Mr. Miall had been compelled by declining health to…

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The Late Mr J. F. Wilcox, J. P.

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Saturday 16 July 1881 · page 2

IT is with deep regret we have to announce the death of Mr James Fowler Wilcox, which took place at his residence, Dallinga, South Grafton, during the night of Monday last, and very few beyond the circle of his…

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A Bang-up Obituary

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Tuesday 26 July 1881 · page 4

THIS is the way they fix up obituaries out West: "Jem Band, we stait, has deceased. He departed this life last Monday. He went fourth without any struggle, and such is Life Tu…

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Obituary

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Saturday 30 July 1881 · page 5

THE LATE J. K. O'MEAGHER.—Mr John Kingsmill O'Meagher, whose death we briefly noticed in last issue, was a native of Burros-in-Ossory, Queen's County, Ireland, and came to this colony in 1853 with…

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Death of Mr. Christopher Pond

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 15 August 1881 · page 4

The news of the death in London of Mr. Christopher Pond, which was received on Tuesday last in Melbourne, will (says the Argus) be received with regret by numbers persons in that city with whom he had…

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The Death of Mr Marcus Clarke

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Tuesday 16 August 1881 · page 3

THE death of Mr Marcus Clarke, at the early age of 34, is the disappearance of perhaps the most remarkable literary character that Australia, or, at all events, Viotoria, has yet produced. For, though born in…

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