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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Obituaries & funerals

Obituaries & funerals, 1884

11 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers

Death of Signor Susini

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Saturday 19 January 1884 · page 6

NEWS has been received in Melbourne (says the Argus) of the death of the great basso, Signor Susini, who gave the true tone to opera comica and opera seria when the late William Lyster's…

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Death of Mr H. Baldock

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Tuesday 22 January 1884 · page 2

A MAGISTERIAL INQUIRY was held by Mr W. J. Hawthorne, J.P., on Thursday, at the residence of Mr S. Buchan, Nymboida, to make inquiry as to the death of Henry Baldock, who had died early the…

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Death of Lady Cowper

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Tuesday 5 February 1884 · page 4

A FEW incidents in the life of the late Lady Cowper, widow of Sir Charles Cowper, and of Sir Charles, may be interesting to some of our renders…

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Death of Pr[?] [?] Sydney, T[?]

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Saturday 1 March 1884 · page 5

Dr. Badham, Professor of Cl[?] in the Sydney University, died yesternight. He was in his 71st year. We are indebted to Mr. Heaton's [?] of the Times for the following:—…

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A Mock Funeral of O'donnell

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Tuesday 18 March 1884 · page 4

A LONDONDERRY correspondent telegraphs to the Times:—An extraordinary scene is reported as having occurred at Derrybeg, County Donegal. An immense crowd of the peasantry assembled, and, after assisting…

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Latest Telegraphic News [From Our Ows Correspondent.] Death of the Duke of Albany. London, March 28

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Tuesday 1 April 1884 · page 3

HIS Royal Highness Prince Ieopoid. Duke of Albany, died suddenly at Cannes, in Franca, to-day aged 30. His health, although never robust, had not been by any means sufficiently impaired to cause…

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Death of a Man-eating Muggur

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Saturday 12 July 1884 · page 6

A CORRESPONDENT, writing from Rohri, sends us an interesting account of the death of a man-eating muggur, which had for a long time established itself near a village on the Rohri river, to the great sorrow…

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Chapter Ii. Mr Handslip Is Introduced—mrs Psyche Handslip and Hebe—sick Room and Death— Introduction of Lyndhurst Handslip, &c

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Saturday 2 August 1884 · page 6

At the time of the opening of my story and reminiscences of Viotoria[?] there was a tworoomed weather-boarded cottage in consdale-street. Melbourne then was not what it is to-day; it was…

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Chapter Xxv. Lyndhurst and Achates—appointed Funeral of John Brown's—hebe and Faithful— More Thrilling Scenes, &c., &c., &c

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Saturday 22 November 1884 · page 6

Lyndhurst sat himself down when he entered the room, unasked by Achates. "This is a sad, unexpected affair, Mr Achates, our dear friend's death. I was perfectly dumb-founded…

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John Brown: and His Dog Faithful Lawrence, Clarence River, N. S. W. Chapter Xxxiii. Sudden Death of Lyndhurst by His Own Hand —Hebe and Faithful—hebe's Father's "Will" Found by Faithful

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Saturday 27 December 1884 · page 6

John Brown and De Wert hastened out. John Brown felt De Wert had something of importance to communicate, so led him by a by-path through the grounds of Montague College…

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Chapter Xxxiv. John Brown and Achates Decide to Return to England—the Visit to South Australia—a Bush Incident at Spencer's Gulf—native Treachery, Resulting in the Death of Achates—john Brown Lost in the Bush— Rescued by Friendly Natives—conclusion

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Saturday 27 December 1884 · page 6

Ever since the time John Brown escaped being buried alive, Achates seemed to live with but one motive or thought in his mind, namely, to show by every act his sorrow for what he considered his…

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