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

Obituaries & funerals, 1890

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Death of Mr. B. N. Jones

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 8 February 1890 · page 4

THE following particulars respecting Mr. B. N. Jones, who died here on Thursday night, are from the S. M. Herald:—It is with sincere regret that we have to announce the death, at…

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Death of Mr. Alexander Mackay

The Burrangong Argus · Wednesday 12 February 1890 · page 2

ON Wednesday we posted at pat office the news that one of our pioneer settlers in this district had crossed , the Rubicon of life at noon that day— namely, Mr. Alexander Mackay, J.P., the widely…

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Death of the Sultan of Zanzibar. LONDON, Feb. 14

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 15 February 1890 · page 4

The death is announced of the Sultan of Zanzibar. Seyyidali, the late Sultan's brother, will be the new Sultan…

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Death of an Old Resident

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 20 February 1890 · page 4

ON Tuesday evening last an old and respected resident of Bungonia, Mrs. Armstrong, passed away in the eighty-fourth year of her age. Her residence at Bungonia covers a period of…

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Obituary

Crookwell Gazette · Friday 21 February 1890 · page 2

WE regret to record the death of Mrs. Ellon Armstrong of Bungonia, which took place on Tuesday evening last, from decay of nature. The deceased lady was eighty…

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Shocking Death of a Boy

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 27 February 1890 · page 2

AUCKLAND, Wednesday.—A boy named Yuille has met with a shocking death at Woodville. He was holding a horse, having the rope tied round his arm, when the animal took (right and…

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Death of the Horse Pascarel

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 6 March 1890 · page 4

THE Gundaroo correspondent of the Queanbeyan Times writes under date March 1:—The owner of the race horse Pascarel, which Mr. Confoy ran at your last races, received a telegram…

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Shocking Death of a Supposed Lunatic

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 11 March 1890 · page 4

MELBOURNE, Sunday.—A supposed lunatic named David Wilkie met a violent death at the Wangarratta Railway Station on Saturday afternoon. He had been arrested for insulting…

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Death of Mr. A. Moriarty

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 20 March 1890 · page 2

A telegram from Macleay announces the death of Mr. Alexander Moriarty, son of Mr. A. O. Moriarty, in the hospital at that place on Sunday last from congestion of the lunge. The…

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Death of an Old Resident

Crookwell Gazette · Tuesday 25 March 1890 · page 2

WE regret to notice from an exchange the death of Mrs. John Dalton, who was born at P[?]jar, and is a daughter of the late George and Mary Gray of P[?]jar…

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Death of Captain W. Howard Smith

The Burrangong Argus · Saturday 29 March 1890 · page 4

Captain Wm. Howard Smith, head of the firm of Messrs. W. Howard Smith and Sons, Limited, died last Saturday morning at his residence, St. Kilda, Vic., aged 76. He was…

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Death of Mr J. Aldcorn, P.M.

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 29 March 1890 · page 3

BRAIDWOOD, Thursday.—Mr. James Aldcorn, police magistrate hero for many years, and an old and highly respected resident, died last night. He had been ailing for rather more than a week…

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Death of the Duke of Manchester

The Burrowa News · Friday 4 April 1890 · page 4

THE death ia announced of the Duke of Manchester at Naples, from dysentery. William Drogo Montagu, Duke of Manehester, Viscount Mandeville, and Baron…

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Death of Mr. David Buchanan

The Burrowa News · Friday 11 April 1890 · page 2

The well-known politician, Mr. David Buchanan, who has for the put 30 years been more or less prominently before the public of this colony, died suddenly at his…

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Death of the Hon. David Buchaban M. L. C.

Crookwell Gazette · Friday 11 April 1890 · page 2

AT midnight on Thursday last there passed away, at his residence, Clareinnis, Strathfield, Sydney, a well-known figure in Australian politics, Mr. David…

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Shocking Death of a Railway Guard

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 15 April 1890 · page 2

MELBOURNE, Sunday.—A shocking accident took place at the Tooradin Railway Station this afternoon to a guard named Richard W. G. Reynolds, in charge of a milk train. Whilst…

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Cable News. Death of General Lefroy. LONDON, April 13

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 15 April 1890 · page 2

The death is announced of General Sir John Henry Lefroy, C.B., K.C.M.G., who was administrator of the Government in Tasmania from 1880 to 1881…

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Death of Mr. Matthew Harris, M.P. LONDON, April 15

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 17 April 1890 · page 4

The death is announced of Mr. Matthew Harris, M.P. for East Galway. [The late Mr. Harris was an advanced Nationalist, democrat, and social reformer, and…

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Reported Death of John L. Sullivan. LONDON, April 21

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 24 April 1890 · page 4

A report was circulated this afternoon [?] John L. Sullivan, the well-known pa[?] whilst sparring ruptured a blood-vessel and did almost immediately…

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Obituary

Goulburn Herald · Saturday 3 May 1890 · page 5

We regret to record the death of Mrs. J. W. Chisholm, wife of Mr. John W. Chisholm, late of Woilogorang, which occurred at 221 Macquarie-street, Sydney,…

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