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Broken Hill & the Far West · Obituaries & funerals

Obituaries & funerals, 1897

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Death of a Baronet. LONDON

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 6 January 1897 · page 2

The death is announced of Sir H. St. John Halford, a baronet of England and the United Kingdom. The baronetcy dates from 1809…

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Death of a Jockey. BRISBANE

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 6 January 1897 · page 2

Quinlan, the jockey who was recently hurt at the Peak Downs races, has died from the injuries…

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Suspicious Death of an Old Man. ADELAIDE

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 6 January 1897 · page 2

George Cotterell, an old resident of Pekina, has been found dead. Beside him was a recently-discharged gun, which indicated that death was…

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Sudden Death of a Coalminer. SYDNEY

Barrier Miner · Friday 8 January 1897 · page 2

Reuben Bagnall, a miner employed at the Clifton Colliery, was returning home from work when he suddenly dropped dead…

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The Assault in Brisbane. Death of Matthews. [By Telegraph.] Brisbane

Barrier Miner · Friday 8 January 1897 · page 2

William Matthews, the elderly gentleman who was brutally assaulted by Thomas Whittaker and Thomas Schofield (who are under arrest because he interfered to stop a…

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Sudden Death of a Clergyman. HOBART

Barrier Miner · Monday 11 January 1897 · page 2

The Rev. Mr. Sinden, Primitive Methodist minister, conducted the usual morning service yesterday. Though feeling a little unwell, he…

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Sudden Death of a Minister. Hobart

Western Grazier · Wednesday 13 January 1897 · page 2

The Rev. J. Lindon, Primitive Methodist minister, died suddenly yesterday after conducting the morning service…

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Death of Bishop Jones. LONDON

Barrier Miner · Saturday 16 January 1897 · page 2

The death is announced of the Right Rev. William Basil Jones, D.D., Bishop of St. David's, Wales, aged 74. He was appointed in 1874. He was the author of several…

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General Cable News. Death of Sir Travers Twiss.F.R.S. LONDON

Barrier Miner · Monday 18 January 1897 · page 2

The death is announced of Sir Travers Twiss, Q.C., D.C.L., F.R.S., at the age of 87. [Sir Travers Twiss graduated with high…

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Death of Sir Isaac Pitman. LONDON

Barrier Miner · Monday 25 January 1897 · page 2

The death is announced of Sir Isaac Pitman, the inventor of the phonographic system of shorthand writing, at the age of 83…

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The Death of Sergeant M'guffie

Barrier Miner · Monday 1 February 1897 · page 4

SERGEANT M'GUFFIE, whose death at Adelong was reported by wire on Saturday, was in Broken Hill in charge of the mounted men during the…

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Obituary. LONDON

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 3 February 1897 · page 2

The death is announced of Sir T. Spencer Wells, Bart. The baronetcy dates from 1883…

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Obituary. LONDON

Barrier Miner · Friday 5 February 1897 · page 2

The death is announced of the Duchess of Mootpensier, sister of ex-Queen Isabella of Spain…

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Death of Sir J. B. THURSTON. [By Telegraph.] Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 9 February 1897 · page 2

Sir John Bates Thurstion, K.C.M.G., Governor of Fiji, died on Sunday on board the steamer Burrumbeet, on route to Melbourne, aged 61. Death…

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Death of Sir John Thurston. Sydney

Western Grazier · Wednesday 10 February 1897 · page 2

Sir. John Thurston, Governor of Fiji, died yesterday during the voyage to Melbourne…

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"Peculiar Death of a Child. MELBOURNE

Barrier Miner · Monday 15 February 1897 · page 2

A child, 15 months old, named William Harvey, came by his death in a very peculiar manner at Ballarat. He was playing with the handle of a…

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Fatal Results of a Scalding. Death of " The Sunbeam Baby."

Barrier Miner · Monday 15 February 1897 · page 2

Early yesterday morning the death occurred in the Hospital of Annie Redmond, a child 8 years of age, whose parents live at the corner of…

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Obituary. Sydney

Western Grazier · Wednesday 17 February 1897 · page 2

The death is announced of the Hon. W. Laidley, M.L.C., aged 68:…

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Death of an Old Barrierite

Barrier Miner · Thursday 18 February 1897 · page 3

A LARGE number of early Barrierites will regret to hear of the death of Mr. John Trezise, which occurred at Rosewater, South Australia, on Monday…

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Sudden Death of a Miner

Barrier Miner · Thursday 18 February 1897 · page 4

A man named Patrick Heggarty, employed on the surface workings of Block 10, died this afternoon under what are at present mysterious circumstances. He went to…

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