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Broken Hill & the Far West · Obituaries & funerals

Obituaries & funerals, 1896

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Late Cable News. The Death of Prince Henry. LONDON

Barrier Miner · Monday 27 January 1896 · page 1

The body of Prince Henry of Battenberg will arrive in England in February,and will be accorded a military funeaal…

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Death of Mr. Angus Cameron, M.L.A. [By Telegraph.] Sydney

Barrier Miner · Monday 27 January 1896 · page 2

Mr. Angus Cameron, M.L.A, formerly Chairman of Committees, was on Friday taken suddenly unwell, but nothing serious was anticipated…

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Death of Sir Fbederick Leighton. President of the Royal Academy. [By Cable] London

Barrier Miner · Monday 27 January 1896 · page 2

Sir Frederick Leighton, Bart., President of the Royal Academy, is dead, aged 65. Death was due to syncope, the result of a chill. In his…

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The Death of Prince Henry. LONDON

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 28 January 1896 · page 2

The body of Prince Henry of Battenberg will, in accordance with the terms of his will, be buried at Whippingham, in the Isle of Wight…

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Funeral of Mr. Angus Cameron. [By Telegraph.] Sydney

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 28 January 1896 · page 2

The funeral of Mr. Angus Cameron, M. L. A., took place yesterday afternoon. The attendance was large, including Messrs. Reid and Garrard,…

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Obituary. Sydney

Western Grazier · Wednesday 29 January 1896 · page 2

Mr Angus Cameron, M.P., died suddenly yesterday from heat apoplexy. TUESDAY…

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The Railway Accident. Death of the Victim

Barrier Miner · Thursday 30 January 1896 · page 4

THE child Nickolas Warran, who had his leg cut off through being run over By the Tarrawingee train last night, died at the Hospital [?]ortly after 3…

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Death of the Right Hon. H. C. E. Childers. LONDON, Thursday Evening

Barrier Miner · Thursday 30 January 1896 · page 4

The death of the Right Hon. H. C. E. Childers, ex-Chancellor of the Exchequer, who has been seriously ill for some time, is announced, in his 69th…

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Death of the Right Hon. H. C. E. Childers. LONDON, Thursday Evening

Barrier Miner · Friday 31 January 1896 · page 1

The death of the Right Hon. H. C. E. Childers, ex-Chancellor of the Exchequer, who has been seriously ill for some time, is announced, in his 69th…

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Lord Leighton's Funeral. LONDON

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 4 February 1896 · page 2

The Australian Agents-General have been invited to attend the funeral of the late Lord Leighton, President of the Royal Academy…

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Lord Leighton's Funeral. LONDON, Monday Evening

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 4 February 1896 · page 4

The remains of Lord Leighton, late President of the Royal Academy, were buried to-day in St. James'. Picadilly was thronged with spectators. Lord…

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Death of Mr. Andrew Stenhouse, Jun

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 4 February 1896 · page 2

MR. J. Y. SADDLER this morning received a wire from Mr. A. Stenhouse, Adelaide, stating that his (Mr. Stenhouse's) son, Andrew, passed…

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Lord Leighton's Funeral. LONDON, Monday Evening

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 5 February 1896 · page 1

The remains of Lord Leighton, late President of the Royal Academy, were buried to-day in St. James'. Picadilly was thronged with spectators. Lord…

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The Late Mr.g. C. TOMPSON. Eulogies in the Land Appeal Court. Sir J. P. Abbott on the Interchange of Officers. [By Telegraph.] Sydney

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 5 February 1896 · page 2

The first meeting of the Land Appeal Court after the Christmas recess has been opened at Darlinghurst…

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The Late Prince Henry. The Funeral Ceremonies. [By Cable.] London

Barrier Miner · Thursday 6 February 1896 · page 2

The obsequies of the late Prince Henry of Battenberg (who was st[?]icken by fever during the Ashantee campaign and died on board ship oft…

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Prince Henry's Funeral. LONDON

Barrier Miner · Friday 7 February 1896 · page 2

The funeral obsequies of the late Prince Henry of Battenberg, in the Isle of Wight, have been completed. His widow, the Princess Beatrice,…

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Death of Mr. Mick Tier. [By Telegraph.] Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Monday 10 February 1896 · page 3

Mr. Mick Tier, the well-known sporting man, died on Saturday. The funeral took place yesterday morning, and was very largely attended, the…

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Death of Mr. Betteridge

Barrier Miner · Thursday 20 February 1896 · page 2

MR. RUPERT BETTERIDGE, who has been in business as a chemist in Broken Hill for the past eight years, died at his residence, Argent-street South, at 3…

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Death of an Old Burra Resident

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 25 February 1896 · page 3

OUR Barra correspondent wrote last evening:—One of the oldest residents of Burra passed away on Saturday last, when Mrs. John Roach, widow of…

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Fatality at Block 10. Shocking Death of a Miner

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 25 February 1896 · page 2

AT the change of shifts at Block 10 at 8 o'clock this morning a miner named Thomas Hall met with a horrible death in Kelly shaft…

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