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Broken Hill & the Far West · Obituaries & funerals

Obituaries & funerals, 1897

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The following appeared in our late editions yesterday:— Reported Death of Slavin. [Reuter's Message.] London

Barrier Miner · Thursday 23 September 1897 · page 1

It is reported that Frank Slavin, the Australian pugilist, has died on the Klondyke rush, in North west Canada…

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Obituary. LONDON

Barrier Miner · Friday 24 September 1897 · page 2

The death is announced of General Bourbaki, of the French army, who took a prominent part in the Franco-Prussian war…

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The Strange Death of a Clergyman. LONDON

Barrier Miner · Friday 24 September 1897 · page 1

At the inquest on the death of the Rev. Aubrey Price at Clapham, which was caused by a wound said to have been inflicted by burglars, the jury returned an open verdict…

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Death of Frank Slavin. at the Kiondyke. London. Sept. 22

Western Grazier · Saturday 25 September 1897 · page 3

Frank Slayin, the Australian pugilist, has died at the Klendyko goldfields…

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The Footscray Explosion. Funeral of a Victim. [By Telegraph.] Melbourne, Saturday Evening

Barrier Miner · Saturday 25 September 1897 · page 4

The funeral of Elizabeth Greenham, a victim of the explosion in the ammunition factory at Footscray, took place this afternoon and was very largely attended by the…

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The Footscray Explosion. Funeral of a Victim. [By Telegraph.] Melbourne, Saturday Evening

Barrier Miner · Monday 27 September 1897 · page 1

The funeral of Elizabeth Greenham, a victim of the explosion in the ammunition factory at Footscray, took place this afternoon, and was very largely attended by the…

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Death of Mr J. B. Watt. Sydney

Western Grazier · Saturday 2 October 1897 · page 2

A cable has been received announcing the death in England of Mr J. B. Watt, head of the firm of Gilchrist, Watt & Co…

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Peculiar Death of a Miner. Suffocated in a Shaft. SYDNEY

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 5 October 1897 · page 2

A telegram from Bathurst reports that a miner named John M'Guire, of Tuena, the discoverer of the Mount Costigan mine, has been found dead…

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Death of Neal Dow. LONDON

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 6 October 1897 · page 4

Neal Dow, the famous American advocate of total abstinence, is dead, aged 93 years. Dow was born in Portland, Maine (N. S. W.), in 1804, of Quaker parentage. While's…

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The Death of Constable Murrow. The Inquest Adjourned. [By Telegraph.] Sydney, Wednesday Afternoon

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 6 October 1897 · page 4

An inquest on Constable Murrow, who was killed by a fall in George-street while trying to arrest a fireman named Taniel Conway, was held to-day. George…

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Obituary. LONDON

Barrier Miner · Saturday 9 October 1897 · page 2

The death is announced of General M'Cieverty, who served in the New Zealand (Maori) war…

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The Late Mr. Gowen Evans. LONDON

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 13 October 1897 · page 2

The funeral of the late Mr. Gowen Evans, the representative of the Wilson interest in the Melbourne Argus, was largely attended. At Savoy Chapel a…

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Death of Private Hanscombe. Sydney

Western Grazier · Wednesday 13 October 1897 · page 3

During the voyage from London of the steamship Oruba, Private Hanscombe of the N.S.W. Mounted Rifles died…

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Obituary. LONDON

Barrier Miner · Monday 18 October 1897 · page 2

The death is announced of the Very Rev. Charles J. Vaughan, D.D., Dean of Llandaff, who was appointed in 1879…

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Obituary. LONDON

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 19 October 1897 · page 2

The death is announced of Charles Anderson Dana, editor of the New York Sun…

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Obituary. LONDON, Monday Evening

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 19 October 1897 · page 4

The death is announced of Mr. John Bridge, of the well-known Sydney firm of John Bridge and Co., woolbrokers…

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Obituary. LONDON, Monday Evening

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 20 October 1897 · page 1

The death is announced of Mr. John Bridge, of the well-known Sydney firm of John Bridge and Co., woolbrokers…

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Death of Mr. George Pullman. LONDON

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 20 October 1897 · page 4

The death of Mr. George Pullman, the celebrated American railway car constructor, is announced…

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Death of Mr John Bridge. Sydney ,Tuesday

Western Grazier · Wednesday 20 October 1897 · page 3

A cable has been received this morning announcing the death in Scotland of Mr John Bridge,the woil-known wool and produce broker. The…

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Obituary. Mr. Edward Langtry. London, Oct. 17

Western Grazier · Wednesday 20 October 1897 · page 2

Mr Edward Langtry, husband of Mrs Lily langtry, the woll-known society actress, is dead…

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