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

Obituaries & funerals, 1885

121 stories in Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young)'s papers · page 5 of 7

Death of Mr. John Higman

The Yass Courier · Friday 21 August 1885 · page 2

IT is our painful duty to have to record the death of an old and estimable resident of this district. On Saturday morning last, at 12-55 o'clock, Mr. John Higman expired at his…

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Death of Mr. Maurice O'connell Blake

The Yass Courier · Friday 21 August 1885 · page 2

-- In our last issue m correcting a false report of the death of Mr. Isidore Blake we stated that Mr. Maurice O'Connell Blake, third son of Dr. Blake, of Yass, was very ill, and his medical advisers…

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Death of an Old Colonist

Southern Argus · Thursday 27 August 1885 · page 2

The Murrumburrah correspondent of the Burragong Argus says:—Quite a gloom was cast over the town, when the news came to hand of the unexpected death of Mr. David Henry Campbell, which…

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Obituary.—incident of the Bushranging Days

Goulburn Herald · Thursday 27 August 1885 · page 4

WE learn from the correspondent of the Burrangong Argus that quite a gloom was cast over the town of Murrumburrah on Sunday evening when the news came to hand that Mr. D. H. Campbell of…

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The Late Mr. D. H. Campbell

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 29 August 1885 · page 7

THE Murrumburrah correspondent of the Burrangong Argus, in noticing the death of Mr. D. H. Campbell, writes:—"Mr. Campbell was a colonist of 35 or 40 years standing. He was many years ago…

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Death of a Centenarian

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 29 August 1885 · page 7
Also in Goulburn Herald

ON the 15th instant Mr. Edward Walmsley died at the residence of his daughter, Mrs. Irwin, of Burrawang. The deceased had reached the age of 103 years at the time of his death. He was born in…

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Death of Mr. H. G. Powell. Bungendore

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 3 September 1885 · page 4

MR. H. G. POWELL, J.P., died at his residence, Werriwa, at half past three this morning. For some time Mr. Powell had been suffering from a cold, which settled on…

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Death of Mrs. Marsden

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 5 September 1885 · page 4

MRS. MARSDEN, mother of Mr. T. Marsden, J.P., of this city, died at Young, at 5 o'clock this morning. Deceased was a very old resident of this district, having resided hero for about forty years…

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Obituary

Goulburn Herald · Tuesday 8 September 1885 · page 3
Also in Southern Argus

Mrs. Marsden, wife of the late Mr. James Marsden of Ottiwell House, Goulburn, and mother of Mr. Thomas Marsden of this city, died on Saturday morning at Young, where she had for some…

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Death of Mr. H. Burne

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 10 September 1885 · page 2

THE death is reported of Mr. H. Burne, formerly Commissioner for Conditional Purchases in the southern district, to which position he was appointed on the death of Mr. King. At tile time of…

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Death of Captain Wallace

Southern Argus · Tuesday 22 September 1885 · page 2

Sydney, September 21.—Captain Alexander Wallace, formerly of the E. and A. Co. and the A.S.N. Co. died yesterday after a long illness…

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Death of a Jockey

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 22 September 1885 · page 2

AN inquest was hold on Monday in the Assembly Hotel, Hunter-street, Sydney, by the City Coroner on the body of Richard Rowe, 35 years of age. It appears that the deceased was riding the racehorse…

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Death of an Old Offender

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 22 September 1885 · page 2

AN inquest was held on, Monday by the City Coroner in the Darlinghurst gaol on the body of John Lewis, a native of England, 70 years of age, a prisoner who was sentenced to death in the Mudgee…

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Death of the Prisoner Sarah Keep

Southern Argus · Tuesday 22 September 1885 · page 2

Sydney, September 21.—The younger prisoner, Sarah Keep, under life sentence in connection with the Maitland poisoning case, and who was recently exonerated from any…

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Death of a Notorious Criminal

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 24 September 1885 · page 2

A notorious criminal who was well known in Australia, named Henry Garrett, died recently in Now Zealand. He is the bushranger who spent no less than 50 Christmas days in gaol. He died at…

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The Maitland Poisoning Death of the Prisoner Sarah Keep

The Burrowa News · Friday 25 September 1885 · page 3

The latest development of the notorious Maitland personing case is the death of the younger prisoner, Sarah Keep, in the Darlinghurst goal. The horrible details…

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Obituary

Goulburn Herald · Saturday 26 September 1885 · page 4

Many of the old residents of this and the Braidwood districts will regret to learn that Major Morphy died at the residence of his son-in-law Mr. W. A. Chisholm, Merrilla, on Tuesday…

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Death of Major Morphy

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 26 September 1885 · page 3

MAJOR RICHARD JOHN MORPHY, late of H. M. 23rd Regiment, Madras Infantry, died on the 22nd instant at Merrilla, the residence of his son-in-law, Mr. W. A. Chisholm, of Bright's disease, after a…

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