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

Obituaries & funerals, 1888

172 stories in Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young)'s papers · page 1 of 9

Death of an Old Resident

Goulburn Herald · Tuesday 3 January 1888 · page 2

DEATH OF AN OLD RESIDENT.—A very old resident of this city, Mrs. J. Lansdown senior, died at her residence, Auburn-street, at nine o' clock on Friday evening last, at the advanced age of eighty-six…

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The Late Mr. Robert Campbell. LONDON, Jan. 2

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 5 January 1888 · page 4

The late Mr. Robert Campbell, of Ruscol Park, Berks, left personalty to the value of £617,000…

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Death of Captain Fitzgerald. LONDON, Jan. 3

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 5 January 1888 · page 4

The death is announced of Captain Charles Fitzgerald, who was Governor, of Western Australia from August, 1848, to June, 1855…

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Death of a Valuable Rare

Crookwell Gazette · Friday 6 January 1888 · page 3

On Tuesday last Mr. James Forrester, son of the host of Tattersall's Hotel, was returning from the Wayo races, loading the well-known mare Blink Bonnie behind a buggy, when the…

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Death of Mr. D. W. Howell

The Yass Courier · Friday 6 January 1888 · page 2

WE regret to record, in this issue, the death of Mr. D. W. Howell, who was the only son of Mrs. Howell, of North Yass, which sad event took place at his mother's residence, North…

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Obituary. LONDON, Jan. 9

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 12 January 1888 · page 4

The death is announced of Professor Bonamy Price, M.A., the Professor of Political Economy at Oxford…

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Death of an Old Resident

Crookwell Gazette · Friday 13 January 1888 · page 2

With feelings of deep regret wo record the death of another of the old pioneer residents or the district -- Mr. William Keith -- who passed away on Wednesday last at his residence,…

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Sad Death of a Little Child

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 14 January 1888 · page 4

An inquest was held yesterday (Friday) afternoon at the rooms of Mr. J. M. Glynn, Auburn-street, before the coroner Mr. Betts, into the circumstances surrounding the death of Ellen…

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Death of Mr. Bevan

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 17 January 1888 · page 2

THE funeral of Mr. Thomas Bevan, who died on Wednesday last, took place on Friday. The cortege was a very long one, a large number of residents testifying to the respect they entertained…

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Sad Death of a Jockey

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 17 January 1888 · page 4

AN inquest was held by the City Coroner on Saturday, at the Coroner's Court, Chancery-square, touching the death of a man named William Davis, a…

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Death of Miss Ball

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 19 January 1888 · page 2

We regret to have to announce the death of Miss Miriam (Minnie) Ball, second daughter of Mr. E. J. Ball, one of the members for Argyle, which occurred between three and four o'clock yesterday…

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Death of Mr. Prevost

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 19 January 1888 · page 2

NEWS has reached town that the dead body of Mr. Provost, railway surveyor, was found under a culvert in the neighbourhood of Young. No particulars beyond the bare discovery are to…

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Funeral Reform

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 21 January 1888 · page 4

Through the exertions of leading Episcopal clergymen in New York, seconded by prominent laymen, the long advocated Funeral Reform Association has been…

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Obituary

Goulburn Herald · Thursday 26 January 1888 · page 2

We regret to record the death of Mrs. Mooney, Wife of Mr. Patrick Mooney of the Argyle Inn, Taralga, which took place at her residence on Friday last, at the age of forty years. The deceased…

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Death of the Hawaiian Premier. LONDON, Jan. 23

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 26 January 1888 · page 4

Mr. Walter Gibson, Premier of the Hawaiian Islands, has died in San Francisco…

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Death of the Mother of the Late President Garfield. LONDON, Jan. 23

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 26 January 1888 · page 4

The death is announced of Mrs. Garfield, mother of the late President Garfield, who was assassinated by Giteau in 1881…

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Obituary

Crookwell Gazette · Friday 27 January 1888 · page 2

A CORRESPONDENT at Taralga writes:--The remains of Mrs. Mooney, late wife of our highly-esteemed townsman, Mr. Patrick Mooney, of the Argyle Inn, were consigned to their last…

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Death of an Old Resident

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 28 January 1888 · page 2

MRS. ALICE GIBSON, relect of the late Dr. Gibson, died at her residence, Tirranna, yesterday, at the age of seventy-eight years. Mrs. Gibson had been living in this district for some…

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Death of Mrs. A. Gibson

Goulburn Herald · Saturday 28 January 1888 · page 5

DEATH OF MRS. A. GIBSON.—We regret to record the death of Mrs. Alice Gibson, which occurred at noon yesterday at her residence, Tirranna, at the age of seventy-seven. The deceased lady had been…

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Death of Mrs. P. Mooney

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 31 January 1888 · page 4

THE remains of Mrs. Mooney, late wife of our highly-esteemed townsman, Mr. Patrick Mooney, of the Argyle Inn, were consigned to their last resting place at Stone Quarry on…

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