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

Obituaries & funerals, 1889

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Death of Sir Charles Du Cane. LONDON, Feb. 21

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 28 February 1889 · page 4

The death is announced of Sir Charles Du Cane, K C. M.G., who was Governor of Tasmania from 1868 to 1874…

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Death of Wood, the Naturalist. LONDON, March 4

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 7 March 1889 · page 4

The death is announced of the Rev. John George Wood, M.A., the well-known naturalist…

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Death of Lady Jennings

The Burrowa News · Friday 8 March 1889 · page 2

THE death is announced of Lady Jennings, the wife of Sir Patrick Jennings, which occurred on Friday morning, the immediate cause being internal…

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The Death of Ilma Di Murska

The Burrowa News · Friday 8 March 1889 · page 4

THE news of the sad death of Madame Ilma di Murska will (says the Morning Post surprise and grieve her many admirers. According to one account she…

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Death of John Ericsson. LONDON, March 9

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 12 March 1889 · page 4

The death is announced of John Ericsson, the eminent Swedish mechanician and scientist, at the age of 86. The Weavers' Strike in France…

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The Late Mr. Peter Lalor

The Burrowa News · Friday 15 March 1889 · page 4

With the death of Mr. Peter Lalor, one of the most notable careers in the history, of Victoria has reached its termination. Many public men might be picked out who…

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Death of Bishop Ullathorne. LONDON, March 21

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 23 March 1889 · page 4

The Right Rev. Dr. Ullathorne, late Roman Catholic Bishop of Birmingham, is dead…

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The Death of Sir Thomas Gladstone. LONDON, March 20

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 23 March 1889 · page 3

The death is announced of Sir Thomas Gladstone, eldest brother of the Right Hen. W. E. Gladstone…

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Death of Count Schuvaloff. LONDON, March 23

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 26 March 1889 · page 4

The death is announced of Count Peter Schuvaloff, Russian diplomatist, and formerly Russian Ambassador in London…

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Death of John Bright. LONDON, March 26

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 28 March 1889 · page 2

The Right Hon. John Bright is sinking fast, and it is thought he cannot survive many hours. March 27, 9.56 a.m. Mr. John Bright is dead…

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Accidental Death of a Melbourne Timber Merchant. LONDON, March 25

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 28 March 1889 · page 4

Mr. Andrew Kerr, for many years one of the leading timber merchants of Melbourne, who was on a visit to England, was killed at the Langham Hotel by accidentally falling down…

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Death of John Bright. London, March 26

The Yass Courier · Friday 29 March 1889 · page 2

The Right Hon. John Bright is sinking fast, and it is thought he cannot survive many hours. March 27, 9:56 a.m…

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Death of Bishop Ullathorne. London, March 21

The Burrowa News · Friday 29 March 1889 · page 3

The Right Rev. Dr. Ullathorne, Roman Catholic Bishop of Birmingham, is dead. [The Right Rev. William Bernard…

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The Late Mr. Lalor and the Eureka Riots. Interesting Statement by an Eye-witness

The Burrowa News · Friday 29 March 1889 · page 4

MR. JOHN DE LA MARE, of Adelaide, has famished the following statement about a notable incident in Australian history under the head of "A brief Account of…

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The Late Mr. John Bright. LONDON, March 28

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 30 March 1889 · page 3

The Unionist and Home Rule journals publish eulogistic notices of, the life of the ,late Mr. John Bright. The death of Mr. Bright caused a profound…

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Death of the Duke of Buckingham and Chandos. LONDON, March 27

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 30 March 1889 · page 3

The Duke of Buckingham and Chandos is dead…

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Death of General Brownrigg. LONDON, April 4

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 6 April 1889 · page 6

General Brownrigg, C.B., died at Colombo, while returning from a visit to Australia…

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Death of the Marquis of Ely. LONDON, April 5

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 6 April 1889 · page 4

The death is announced of the Marquis of Ely…

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The Death of a Miner near Gundagai

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 9 April 1889 · page 2

GUNDAGAI, Monday.—An inquest was held at Jellingroe on Saturday by Mr. C. W. Weekes, coroner of Gundagai, in connection with the death of Thomas Jenkins, aged 19, who met his…

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Death of Sir Frederick Ouseley. LONDON, April 8

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 9 April 1889 · page 2

The death is announced of the Rev. Sir Frederick A. Gore Ouseley, Bart., the eminent musician…

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