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Broken Hill & the Far West · Obituaries & funerals

Obituaries & funerals, 1892

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Latest Cable News. Death of a Journalist. LONDON, Wednesday. Mr. George William Curtis, the wellknewn, journalist, is dead. The American Strikes. LONDON

Barrier Miner · Friday 2 September 1892 · page 4

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

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General Cable News. Death of the Poet, Whittier. LONDON

Barrier Miner · Thursday 8 September 1892 · page 3

The death is announced of John Green-leaf Whittier, the celebrated American Quaker poet, in his 86th year. [?]John Greenleaf Whittier was born at…

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General Cable News. Death of the Poet, Whittier. LONDON

Barrier Miner · Friday 9 September 1892 · page 4

The death is announced of John Greenleaf Whittier, the celebrated American Quaker poet, in his 86th year. [John Greenleaf Whittier was born at…

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Death of Mr. W. H. PATTON. Formerly Manager of the Proprietary

Barrier Miner · Saturday 17 September 1892 · page 2

NEWS has been received by mail from America of the death of Mr. W. H. Patton, formerly general manager of the Broken Hill Proprietary mine, at…

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A Chinese Funeral. Novel Sights and Proceedings

Barrier Miner · Monday 19 September 1892 · page 4

MUCH aa the Chinese love Australia as a land to live in and a land to make money in, they do not care to leave their bones here after death. This is not out of any…

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General Cable News. Death of the Duke of utha[?]land. LONDON

Barrier Miner · Saturday 24 September 1892 · page 2

The death is announced of the wealthy George Granville William, third Duke of Sutherland, K.G., at the age of 64. He will be succeeded…

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Death of Renan. The Chief of the Immortals. [By Cable.] London

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 4 October 1892 · page 2

Erneste Renan, the celebrated author and freethinker, and the chief of the French Academy, has died from the effects of congestion of the lungs…

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M. Renan's Funeral. LONDON

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 5 October 1892 · page 2

A public funeral is to be accorded to M. Ernesto [?] the deceased chief of the French Academy. The funeral will take place in Paris on…

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Death of Mr. A. J. Willis

Barrier Miner · Thursday 27 October 1892 · page 2

A VERY large section of the readers of the MINER—the older residents of the Barrier especially—will learn with feelings of the deepest regret of the sudden…

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Death of Mr.e. W. Doolette

Barrier Miner · Monday 31 October 1892 · page 4

"THE death is announced of Mrv E. W. Doolette, second son, of, Mr. J". B. Doolette, rate collector-for the Municipal Council. The deceased, who had leen…

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Death of Sir J. Morphett. [By Telegraph.] Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 8 November 1892 · page 4

Sir John Morphett, one of the pioneer colonists of South Australia and a prominent early colonist (in whose honor Morphettville was so named) is dead…

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Death of Sir J. Morphett. [By Telegraph.] Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 9 November 1892 · page 4

Sir John Morphett, one of the pioneer colonial of South Australia and a prominent early colonist (in whose honor Morphettville was so named) is dead…

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Death of the Duke of Marlborough. LONDON

Barrier Miner · Thursday 10 November 1892 · page 2

The Duke of Marlborough has been found dead in his bed. [George Charles Spencer-Churchill, whose death is announced, was the…

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Death of an Adelaide Tourist. LONDON, Monday Evening

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 15 November 1892 · page 4

Mrs. Brown, formerly of Adelaide, who has [?] making a tour of the world, was suddenly taken ill at Magara, in Greece, and died…

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Death of an Adelaide Tourist. LONDON, Monday Evening

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 16 November 1892 · page 4

Mrs. Brown, formerly of Adelaide, who has [?]een making a tour of the world, was suddenly taken ill at Magara, in Greece and died…

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The Wendouree Tragedy. Death of Mrs. Harding. [By Telegraph] Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Monday 21 November 1892 · page 2

The Wendouree tragedy, where in Mrs. Harding and her lover, Johnson, sought to end their lives together on the banks of Lake Wendouree a fortnight…

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Fatal Accident. Death of Constable Liddy

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 23 November 1892 · page 2

EARLY in the week an accident occurred near Euriowie which this morning resulted fatally to a well-known and popular officer of the police force, who…

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Funeral of Trooper Liddy

Barrier Miner · Thursday 24 November 1892 · page 4

THE general esteem in which the late Mounted-constable Liddy was held, and the widespread regret at his death yesterday through accident and sympathy with…

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Death of Mr. J. Tregear

Barrier Miner · Saturday 26 November 1892 · page 2

THE death is announced of Mr. Joseph Tregear, which took place at Mrs. Walsh's boarding house, Beryl-street, on Friday, after a short but severe…

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Death of Mr. R. Honey

Barrier Miner · Saturday 26 November 1892 · page 2

MR. RICHARD HONEY, so long and well known in the timber and building trades, and latterly proprietor of the Lion Timber Yards, Adelaide, Port…

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