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Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young) · Obituaries & funerals

Obituaries & funerals, 1881

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Death of an Old Actress

Southern Argus · Wednesday 24 August 1881 · page 2

It is with regret that we have to announce the death on Monday evening of Mrs. Chas. Jones, the actress, whose connection with the Australian stage has extended over a…

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Death of Mr. Josiah Mitchell

Southern Argus · Monday 29 August 1881 · page 2

Mr. Josiah Mitchell, the well-known agricultural and pastoral writer, and farmer, died at his residence, Kyneton, Victoria, on Thursday afternoon, aged 59, from…

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Local and General News. Death of Mr. George Martyr

Southern Argus · Thursday 15 September 1881 · page 2

It is with the deepest regret that we have to chronicle tha d[?]mise of Mr. George Martyr, aged 62 years, an old and respected resident of Goulburn, and well-known by…

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Death of President Garfield

Southern Argus · Thursday 22 September 1881 · page 2

LONDON, Sept 20. Intelligence has been recieved from New York that General James A.Garfield, President of the United States has died from the…

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Death of President Garfield. London, September 20

Goulburn Herald · Thursday 22 September 1881 · page 3

Intelligence has been received from New York that General James A. Garfield, President of the United States, died from the injury inflicted upon him by the assassin Charles Guiteau. He was in a critical…

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Death of President Garfield. LONDON, Sept. 20

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 22 September 1881 · page 2

Intelligence has been received from New York that General James Garfield, President of the United States, has died from the, injury inflicted upon him by the assassin,…

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Death of a Veteran

Southern Argus · Friday 23 September 1881 · page 2

An old servant of Mr C.F.Bolton's, by name James Refane, who died a short time back, was the active witness of some of the historical events of the early part of the…

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Death of President Garfield. Washington, Sept 19. (Night)

The Burrowa News · Friday 23 September 1881 · page 3

General Garfield, who was shot by diaries Guiteau on the 2nd July, died this evening, at Long Branch, to which place he had recently been removed. The…

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The Funeral of [?] Garfield Washington, September 26

The Burrowa News · Friday 30 September 1881 · page 3

The funeral of President Garfield took place to-day, at Cleveland, O[?] The occasion was made one of national morning, and everywhere throughout the…

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Death of an Old Resident

Southern Argus · Monday 10 October 1881 · page 2

All who knew the late Mr. James H. Ormerod, of Clinton-street, Goulburn, will regret to hear, as we do to announce, that his death took place on Saturday evening…

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Sudden Death of an Infant

Southern Argus · Tuesday 11 October 1881 · page 2

Last evening Mr. A. M. Betts held an inquest at Marulan on the body of an infant named Frederic Shepherd two months old who died very suddenly at his mother's…

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Death of Mr. Henry Rotton

Southern Argus · Thursday 13 October 1881 · page 2

A, telegram from Moruya to the Sydney Herald announces the death of Mr. Henry Rotton, formerly member for Ba[?]st: Mr. Rotton was returned for that constituency…

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Death of an Old Colonial Journalist

Goulburn Herald · Thursday 20 October 1881 · page 4

One by one the old identities connected with early colonial journalism are passing away, and one of the bravest, martyrs of the fettered press of the early…

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Death of a Centenarian

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 22 October 1881 · page 7

ON the 26th September last Mrs. Julia Ahern died at Redbank, Picton, in her 103rd year. She came to the colony in the year 1821, and had thus resided sixty years…

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Death of Mr. Joseph Leary

Southern Argus · Saturday 22 October 1881 · page 2

We learn with much regret of the death of Mr. Joseph Leary, at his residence, in Macqu[?]rie-street, on Thursday evening. Mr. Leary was well known and respected as a…

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Death of Dr. Large

Southern Argus · Thursday 27 October 1881 · page 2

With much regret we record the demise of Dr. Wm. Large, which took place at his residence at Tumut, on Friday night last, at the ripe age of 74 years. His name, and that…

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Death of an Old Resident

Goulburn Herald · Tuesday 1 November 1881 · page 3

Mr. Richard Popham, one of the oldest residents of the district, died at an advanced ago (given by himself shortly before his death at 85, but generally believed to be…

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The Late Mr. Robert Hoddle

Goulburn Herald · Tuesday 8 November 1881 · page 4

THE death of Mr. Robert Hoddle at the advanced age of eighty-eight removes from [?] a gentleman so intimately associated with the foundation of Melbourne as to…

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Death of Mr. P. G. Myers, M.p

Goulburn Herald · Thursday 17 November 1881 · page 2

THE startling intelligence was received in Goulburn yesterday afternoon by telegram that Mr. P. G. Myers, M.P., had expired in the morning at Brisbane. Such an event was so entirely unexpected…

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Death of P.G.Myers, Esq., M.L.A.

Southern Argus · Thursday 17 November 1881 · page 2

Very considerable regret was expressed throughout the city yesterday afternoon, on the receipt of a telegram at this office informing us of the very sudden death of Mr…

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