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Broken Hill & the Far West · Obituaries & funerals

Obituaries & funerals, 1898

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Death of "General Mite."

Barrier Miner · Friday 7 October 1898 · page 3

"General Mite," one of the principal attractions at Rowley's Waxworks now showing at the Town Hall, died at the Australian Club Hotel on Wednesday night from disease…

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Sudden Death of a Child

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 18 October 1898 · page 4

THE sudden death of a child named Elizabeth Alice Battye, daughter of Frederick Charles Taylor Battye, miner, of Crystal-street North, has been reported to the coroner. The child,…

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Obituary. [Reuter's Messages.] Lady Cromer. LONDON

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 18 October 1898 · page 2

Lady Ethel Stanley Cromer, daughter of Sir Rowland Stanley Errington, and wife of Lord Cromer, British Minister in Egypt, is dead…

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Sudden Death of a Child

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 19 October 1898 · page 1

THE sudden death of a child named Elizabeth Alice Battye, daughter of Frederick Charles Taylor Battye, miner, of Crystal-street North, has been reported to the coroner. The child,…

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The Death of Jane Cakebread

Barrier Miner · Thursday 27 October 1898 · page 3

A LONDON correspondent wrote on September 15:—The decease is announced, at a ripe old age, of the death of the famous and venerable litigant, Jane Cakebread, who died…

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Obituary. LONDON

Barrier Miner · Thursday 27 October 1898 · page 2

The death is announced of Liontenant General Sir W. H. Goodenough, R.A., commanding the troops in South Africa, at the ago of…

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Death of Dr. Campbell, M.L.C. [By Telegraph.] Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Monday 31 October 1898 · page 2

A central figure at Mount Lofty on Saturday in connection with the opening of the Queen Victoria Home for Convalescent Children was the Hon. Dr. Campbell,…

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Death of G. W. GOYDER. Forty Years of Public Service. [By Telegraph.] Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Thursday 3 November 1898 · page 2

Mr. G. W. Goyder, late Surveyor-General of South Australia, died at his residence at Warrakalla, in the Hills, last night. For more than 40 years deceased was connected…

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Death of Mr. Joseph Bosisto

Barrier Miner · Thursday 10 November 1898 · page 3

MR. JOSEPH BOSISTO, C.M.G., well known in the political, municipal, and business circles of Melbourne, died on Tuesday, aged 75 years. Mr. Bosisto, who was a…

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Sudden Death of a Broker. [By Telegraph.] Adelaide, Wednesday Afternoon

Barrier Miner · Thursday 10 November 1898 · page 1

Arthur Thomas Williamson, a well-knewn city sharebroker, was amusing himself in his garden last evening when he was suddenly seized with a fit. Several others followed,…

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Death of Mrs. T. P. Hudson

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 15 November 1898 · page 3

THE news of the death of Mrs. T. P. Hudson, wife of the well-known and popular entrepreneur, which occurred at the Botanic Hotel, Adelaide, on saturday night, will come…

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Death of a Child

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 16 November 1898 · page 4

THE c[?]roner (Mr. Makinson, P.M.) has ordered the holding of a magisterial inquiry to-morrow morning into the death of a child named Violet Hendra, living…

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Accidents and Patalities. Death of Thomas Noonan

Barrier Miner · Thursday 1 December 1898 · page 2

THOMAS NOONAN, the young man who was injured at the Junction mine about two months ago, and whose life yesterday afternoon was reported to be hanging on a mere…

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Death of a Pioneer

Barrier Miner · Friday 2 December 1898 · page 2

MRS. EMMA OCKENDEN, one of the very few women pioneers of South Australia, died at Wallaroo the other day. With her husband, who died three years ago, she left her native…

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Sudden Death of a Cyclist. SYDNEY

Barrier Miner · Monday 5 December 1898 · page 2

A jeweller named Anthony, aged 71 years, living at Maitland, was riding a bicycle on Saturday afternoon, when he dropped dead. Heart discase was the cause…

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Death of Mr. James Tyson. Australia's Squatter King. [By Telegraph.] Brisbane

Barrier Miner · Monday 5 December 1898 · page 2

Mr. James Tyson the millionaire squatter, was found dead in bed at Felton station, on the Darling Downs, yesterday morning. He had been ailing for some time, but refused to…

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Strange Death of a Youth

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 6 December 1898 · page 1

A YOUTH named John Jordan, 19, years of age, died very suddenly this afternoon. Decensed, who was employed by Mr. O. Day, stationer, of Argent-street, had a slight attack…

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Telegraphic News Death of Millionaire Tyson. Sydney

Western Grazier · Wednesday 7 December 1898 · page 3

The Hon. James Tyson, the millionaire squatter, died at Felton station Queensland, yesterday. He was found dead in his bed. He had…

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Death of Rev. Charles Manthorpe. [By Telegraph.] Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 7 December 1898 · page 2

The Rev. Charles Manthorpe, the wellknown Congregational minister, died last evening. For 41 years Mr. Manthorpe had been one…

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The Funeral of James Tyson. The "Squatter King" "At Rest." [By Telegraph.] Brisbane

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 7 December 1898 · page 2

The funeral of the late Mr. James Tyson, the "Squatter King," took place at Toowoomba, but did not excite much interest. It was by no means largely attended, the…

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