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Broken Hill & the Far West · Obituaries & funerals

Obituaries & funerals, 1897

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Death of Mr. E. G. M. EDDY. N. S. W. Railway Commissioner. And Australia's Greatest Expert. [By Telegraph.] Sydney, Monday Evening

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 22 June 1897 · page 2

News has just came through that Mr. E. G. M. Eddy, the Chairman of Railway Commissioners of New South Wales, died this evening at 5.30…

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The Late Mr. E. G. M. Eddy. [By Telegraph.] Sydney

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 23 June 1897 · page 3

The remsins of the late Chief Railway Commissioner (Mr. E. G. M. Eddy) have arrived from Brisbane, accompanied by his widow. They will…

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Mr. Eddy's Funeral. [By Telegraph.] Sydney, Tuesday Afternoon

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 23 June 1897 · page 1

The remains of the late Chief Railway Commissioner (Mr.Eddy) are to be buried at Waverley Cemetery on Thursday…

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The Death of Mr. Eddy. [By Telegraph.] Brisbane

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 23 June 1897 · page 1

The late Mr. E idy's body was embalmed at 9 o'clock last night, and at midnight was placed in a magnificent solid oak coffin…

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Death of Mr. A. Brown. [By Telegraph.] Sydney

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 23 June 1897 · page 1

Mr. Alexander Brown, the wellknown colliery proprietor, of Newcastle and Sydney, is dead…

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Death of a Centenarian

Barrier Miner · Thursday 24 June 1897 · page 3

THE death of a centenarian is announced. Mrs. Margaret Carter, widow, who had attained to the age of 100 years and 15 days, died at the…

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The Late Mr. Eddy's Funeral. [By Telegraph.] Sydney

Barrier Miner · Friday 25 June 1897 · page 2

The funeral of the late Mr. Elgin Eddy, Chairman of the Railway Commissioners, took place yesterday, and was very largely attended, In the procession were included…

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Peculiar Death of a Boy. AUCKLAND

Barrier Miner · Friday 25 June 1897 · page 2

A boy named Donaldson, residing at Otago, chased a rabbit into a hole in a dry stone wall, when a heavy boulder fell on his neck and shoulder, pinioning him like a…

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Reported Death of Samory. LONDON

Barrier Miner · Saturday 26 June 1897 · page 2

It is rumored that the powerful West African chief Samory (who has been the chief opponent of the extension of British influence on the Upper Niger and the…

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Death of Mr Eddy. Sydney

Western Grazier · Saturday 26 June 1897 · page 3

Mr Eddy, the Chief Railway Commissioner, died suddenly in Brisbane yesterday. Mr Eddy's death was due to a…

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Death of Ninian Melville [By Telegraph.] Sydney

Barrier Miner · Saturday 26 June 1897 · page 2

Mr. Ninian Melville, for many years Chairman of Committees in the Assembly, died early to-day of septic pneumonia, following upon tonsilitis, Mr. Melville had…

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A Government Funeral. the Editor of the Barrier Mixer

Barrier Miner · Saturday 26 June 1897 · page 2

SIR,—A most painful sight was a corpse being [?]nveyed from the Hospital to the [?]ry this morning, travelling at the [?]te of six or seven miles per hour. The…

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Obituary. LONDON

Barrier Miner · Monday 28 June 1897 · page 2

The deaths are announced of Mrs. Margaret Oliphant (nee Wilton), one of the most prolific novelists of the day, aged 69; of Alice Lingard, the…

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The Explorers' Funeral. [By Telegraph.] Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Monday 28 June 1897 · page 2

The South Australian branch of the Geographical Society and the Treasurer have conjointly arranged that the funeral of the late Messrs. Wells and…

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The Late Mr. Eddy. [By Telegraph.] Sydney

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 30 June 1897 · page 2

A meeting of the railway and tramway employees was held last night, when it was decided to erect a memorial to perpetuate the memory of Mr…

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Death of Mr. Ninian Melville. Sydney

Western Grazier · Wednesday 30 June 1897 · page 3

Mr Ninian Melville, ex-M.L.A., died early on Saturday morning, from pneumonia…

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Our Sydney Letter. the Late Mr. Eddy

Western Grazier · Wednesday 7 July 1897 · page 3

The movement in favor of honoring the memory of the late Chief Commissioner for Railways in some appropriate manner, is rapidly gaining strength. The…

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Memorial to the late Mr. Eddy. Sydney

Western Grazier · Wednesday 7 July 1897 · page 3

A Conference of associations favourable to the establishing of a memorial to the late Chief Railway Commissioner was held this morning. There…

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Obituary. LONDON, Tuesday Evening

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 7 July 1897 · page 4

The death is announced of Sir John Bennett, K. B., who was knighted in 1871…

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Obituary. LONDON, Tuesday Evening

Barrier Miner · Thursday 8 July 1897 · page 1

The death is announced of Sir John Bennett, K.B., who was knighted in 1871…

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