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Broken Hill & the Far West · Obituaries & funerals

Obituaries & funerals, 1892

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Death of Mr. H. B. Hughes

Barrier Miner · Saturday 21 May 1892 · page 2

FROM Adelaide the death of Mr. H. B. Hughes, owner of Kinchega and Menindie stations, is reported, at Hackney, at the age of 72 years…

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The Late Mr. H. B. Hughes

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 24 May 1892 · page 2

THE funeral of the late Mr. H. B. Hughes, owner of Kinchega, on the outskirts of the Barrier, and other stations, took place here on Saturday…

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Death of Mr. J. S. Johnston

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 24 May 1892 · page 2

THE death is announced of Mr. J. S. Johnston, of the firm of Messrs. Simpson, Johnston, and Co., brewers, of Broken Hill, at the age of 21 years…

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Sudden Death of an Admiral. LONDON

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 31 May 1892 · page 2

While attending a banquet at the Mansion House on Saturday night, Admiral Mayne, on the retired service list of the Navy, was suddenly seized…

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2nd Edition Miner Office, 7 p.m. Latest Cable News. Death of Emin Pasha. LONDON, Wednesday Evening

Barrier Miner · Thursday 9 June 1892 · page 4

News recently received from Zanzibar, in Africa, confirms the recently-reported death of Emin Pasha, the well-known German explorer and military adventurer,…

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Death of Lord Ancram. Killed While Hunting. [By Telegraph.] Sydney

Barrier Miner · Friday 17 June 1892 · page 2

A telegram has been received at Government House announcing death by accident of the Earl of Ancram, aidede-comp to the Governor, and eldest…

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Death of Dr. Schinzinger. a Victim of Pneumonia

Barrier Miner · Monday 20 June 1892 · page 3

THE intimation of the death of Dr. Karl Schinzinger, which happened at his residence, in Sulphide-street, at a few minutes past noon to-day, will fall…

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Funeral of Dr. Schinzinger

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 21 June 1892 · page 3

THE high esteem in which the late Dr. Schinzinger was held by every section of the community was evidenced this afternoon by the large and representative…

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Death of Captain Shortt. [By Telegraph.] Launceston

Barrier Miner · Monday 27 June 1892 · page 3

Captain Shortt, the Government meteorologist, is dead…

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Sir Harry Atkinson. Sudden Death of the Veteran. Tragic Scene in the New Zealand Parliament. [By Telegraph.] Wellington

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 29 June 1892 · page 3

Sir Harry Atkinson, K.C.M.G., Speaker of the Legislative Council of New Zealand, died very suddenly last evening…

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Peculiar Death of a Boy. Results of Over-Study. [By Telegraph.] Sydney

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 13 July 1892 · page 2

An inquest has been held concerning the death of a boy named Crouch, at Parramatta. It appears that on Monday evening the deceased came…

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Death of a Naturalist. [By Telegraph.] Brisbane

Barrier Miner · Thursday 14 July 1892 · page 2

It is reported that Mr. Geraldton, of Mackay, who was commissioned by the trustees of the Melbourne Exhibition to capture two live alligators,…

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Death of P. B. Coglin

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 26 July 1892 · page 2

THE death is announced from Adelaide of Mr. P. B. Coglin, at the age of 77, of heart disease. The deceased gentleman lately had not been in good health,…

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Death of Lord Sherbrooke. [By Cable.] London

Barrier Miner · Friday 29 July 1892 · page 2

The death is announced of Robert Lowe, first Viscount Sherbrooke, G.C.B., P.C., LL.D., D.L.C., and Chancellor of the Exchequer in Mr…

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Death of a Prospector. to the Editor of the Barrier Miner

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 2 August 1892 · page 3

SIR,—Will yon please be good enough to insert the following, a dying man's request? The many friends of John Stanford will be very sorry to hear of…

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Death of Mr. T. K. PATER, P.M. [By Telegraph.] Adelaide, Thursday Afternoon

Barrier Miner · Thursday 11 August 1892 · page 4

Mr. T. K. Pater, the city police magistrate, died at 1 o'clock to-day. His illness was of very short duration. He had been slightly unwell for some days past,…

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Obituary. LONDON, Thursday Evening

Barrier Miner · Friday 19 August 1892 · page 4

The Dake of Manchester, who only succeeded to the title in 1890, is dead, at the age of 39. He will he succeeded by the Viscount Mandeville, born in 1877…

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Peculiar Death of a Child. [By Telegraph.] Sydstey

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 23 August 1892 · page 2

The inquest with regard to the peculiar death of a child named Hillier, at Parramatta, was resumed yesterday. Mr. W. Hamlet, Government…

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Death of Hon. W. Halliday. [By Telegraph.] Sydney, Thursday Afternoon

Barrier Miner · Thursday 25 August 1892 · page 4

The Hon. W. Halliday, M.L.C., one of the largest pas[?]oralists in the colony, a prominent member of the Pastoralists' Union and "freedom of contract"…

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Latest Cable News. Death of a Journalist. LONPON, Wednesday. Mr. George William Cartis, the well-knewn journalist, is dead. The American Strikes. LONDON

Barrier Miner · Thursday 1 September 1892 · page 3

Dispatches from New York state that farther trouble has occurred at the Carnegie works, at Homestead. When the racent lockout there had terminated,…

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