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

Obituaries & funerals, 1887

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Death of an Historical Cockatoo

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 6 January 1887 · page 2

A RATHER historical, and certainly an extraordinary, bird died on Tuesday morning at the residence of its owner, Mr. R. A. Hunt, of Phillip-street, Sydney. This was the…

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Obituary

Goulburn Herald · Tuesday 11 January 1887 · page 2

We regret to have to record the demise of Mr. John Pain senior of Auburn-street, which took place at his residence about four o'clock on Sunday morning, after an illness of about…

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Death of an Old Resident

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 11 January 1887 · page 2

IT is with regret that we have to chronicle the death of Mr. John Pain, senior, Auburn-street, which occurred on Sunday morning last. The deceased had been suffering for about three…

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Death of an Old Resident

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 13 January 1887 · page 2

ANOTHER old resident, in the person of Mrs. McGeorge, has gone to "that bourne from whence no traveller returns." She died last night at her residence, Bourke-street, shortly after 11…

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Sudden Death of the Hon. J. N. Ryan

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 15 January 1887 · page 4
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THE Hon. J. N. Ryan died on Wednesday night between 3 and 9 o'clock, while on the way from Galong to Galong platform, whither he was going on the way to Sydney for medical…

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Death of the Chinaman who was Assaulted at Yass

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 22 January 1887 · page 3

Ho King, the Chinaman who was murderously assaulted by Hong Poon (who afterwards huug himself in goal) died on Thursday afternoon in the hospital. He…

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Death of Mr. W. Balgowan of Reid's Flat

Goulburn Herald · Thursday 24 February 1887 · page 2

DEATH OF MR. W. BALGOWAN OF REID'S FLAT.—The friends of this gentleman will regret to hoar of his death, which took place at Dryburgh, Fish River, on the 11th instant, in his seventy-ninth…

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Death of Mr. W. Balgowan of Reid's Flat

Crookwell Gazette · Friday 25 February 1887 · page 3

THE friends of this gentleman will regret to hear of his death, which took place at Dryburgh, Fish River, on the 11th inst. in his seventy-ninth year. Beyond the…

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Obituary

Goulburn Herald · Saturday 26 February 1887 · page 3

OBITUARY.—It is our painful duty to announce the sad and sudden death of Miss Cordeaux, eldest daughter of W. J. Cordeaux Esq. J. P., of Berrima which took place at her parents' residence on Friday…

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Horrible Death of a Student

Goulburn Herald · Saturday 26 February 1887 · page 3

HORRIBLE DEATH OF A STUDENT.—Melbourne Wednesday.—The body of a young man, quite naked, was found on the Hawthorn railway-line this morning. Deceased had evidently been run over…

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Death of Mr. N. Realy

The Burrangong Argus · Saturday 12 March 1887 · page 4

NICHOLAS HEALY lies numbered .with the dead. About eight o’clock on Sunday morning, we believe, he breathed his last in Dr. Tarrant’s private hospital. The struggle…

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The Funeral of Archbishop Vaughan

The Yass Courier · Tuesday 22 March 1887 · page 4

AT Melbourne, last Tuesday, the Tablet of February 12 had the following account of Archbishop Vaughan's funeral:-- The remains of the late Archbishop Vaughan have at last…

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Peculiar Death of a Woman

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 22 March 1887 · page 4

THE peculiar death of a woman named Caroline Yates, at No. 41, Regont-street, Redfern, on Wednesday night last, formed the subject of an inquest which was commenced by…

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Death of Mr. Andrew Cunningham, of Lanyon

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 22 March 1887 · page 4

MR. ANDREW CUNNINGHAM, of Lanyon, near Queanbeyan, who had been in failing health for some time, died at his residence on Friday morning aged 73. The deceased gentleman had been…

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Death of Father Gagher

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 24 March 1887 · page 4

THE Rev. Father Gagher, Roman Catholic clergyman at Crookwell, died at his residence, the presbytery, on Saturday night. He had boon ailing for about four days, during which…

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Tragic Death of a Woman at Redfern. Horrible Disclosures. Suicide of the Medical Man Implicated

The Burrowa News · Friday 25 March 1887 · page 3

At the South Sydney Morgue, on Friday morning, the City Coroner Commenced an inquest touching the death of a woman named Caroline Yates, 25 years of age,…

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Death of Mr. John Chisholm

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 2 April 1887 · page 2

ONE of the most distressing fatalities that we have over been called upon to record occurred yesterday morning at Wollogorang, resulting in tile awfully sudden death of Mr…

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Funeral of Mr. John Chisholm

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 5 April 1887 · page 2

THE funeral of Mr. John Chisholm took place on Sunday last. The procession left Wollogorang at 10 o'clock and arrived at St. James's Church, Kippilaw, ant about half-past one. The service…

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Peculiar Death of a Woman

The Yass Courier · Friday 8 April 1887 · page 4

AT the South Sydney Morgue on Monday afternoon the City Coroner commenced an inquest concerning the death of a woman named Hetty Agrati. which took…

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