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

Obituaries & funerals, 1896

295 stories in Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young)'s papers · page 9 of 15

Death of Harriet Beecher Stowe. London, July 2

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 4 July 1896 · page 6

The death is announced of Mrs. Harriet Beecher Stowe, the authoress of "Uncle Tom's Cabin," at the age of 84…

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Death of Sir John Pender. London, July 8

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 9 July 1896 · page 2

The death is announced of Sir John Pender, chairman of the Eastern Extension Telegraph Company, who recently resigned his seat for Wick Burghs in the House of Commons, in consequence…

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Obituary

Goulburn Herald · Friday 10 July 1896 · page 2

OLD residents of Spring Valley and Lake George will regret to hear of the death of Mr. John Ryan, which occarred on Wednesday morning. Deseaced, who was ninety-five,…

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Death of Captain Lowrie

Goulburn Herald · Friday 10 July 1896 · page 5

Captain Lowric, whose death was announced this morning, appears to have died suddenly from [?] whilet boting as pilot of the steamship Buoephalas, which…

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Obituary

Goulburn Herald · Monday 13 July 1896 · page 2

IT is with much regret we wound the death, at the age of twenty-five, of Mrs. Cain, wife of Mr. William Cain of Clifford-street, which took place on Saturday night last. Deceased…

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Death of Mr. Andrew Cameron

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 14 July 1896 · page 4

MR. ANDREW CAMERON, of Maxton, died on Sunday last at the age of 78 years, the cause of death being old age. Mr. Cameron came to this colony in 1839, and after spending four years at…

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Death of Mrs. Henry Curry

The Yass Courier · Tuesday 14 July 1896 · page 2

The sad news reached Yass, on Saturday last, of the death of Mrs, Henry Curry, of the town of Forbes. Mrs. Curry was third daughter of Mr. Alexander Shaw, an old resident of…

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Obituary

Goulburn Herald · Wednesday 15 July 1896 · page 2

MR. EDWARD BALL, eldest son of the late Mr. E. J. Ball, formerly M.P. for Argyle and mayor of Goulburn, died at his residence, Goldsmith-street, at 1.45 p.m. yesterday…

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Death of an old Resident

The Burrangong Argus · Wednesday 15 July 1896 · page 2

ON Monday last another, of the remaining Jew who have seen Young grow from a town of Lents into one of the most important in the colony, passed away in the person of Mr. John Robinson,…

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Obituary

Goulburn Herald · Monday 20 July 1896 · page 2

WE regret to have to record the death of Mr. Williams Stephenson, butcher of Union-street, North Goulburn, and eldest son of the late Mrs. A. Stephenson of the Coach and…

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Sudden Death of a Pastoralist

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 21 July 1896 · page 2

ORANGE, Monday.—A terribly sudden death occurred at the Royal Hotel to-day. At a meeting held to arrange a testimonial to Mr. John Lane, the retiring police-magistrate, Mr. Torpy (ex-member)…

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Death of Miss Dillon

The Burrangong Argus · Wednesday 22 July 1896 · page 3

FROM the MURRUMBURRAH SIGNAL of Saturday last we clip the following :— “It is with feelings of the deepest regret that we announce the death of Miss Nellie Dillon, of…

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Death of a Centenarian

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 23 July 1896 · page 4

BATHURST, Tuesday.—Mr. James West died this morning at his residence at Macquarie Plains, aged 100 years. He was born in the north of Ireland, and arrived in the district about 75 years ago with…

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Obituary. Death of Mr. Henry J. McSHANE

Goulburn Herald · Friday 31 July 1896 · page 2

DEATH OF MR. HENRY J. MOSHANE. A LARGE circle of friends in both town and country will regret to bear of the death of Mr. Henry McShine, Which took place some…

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Obituary

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 1 August 1896 · page 4

We (Crookwoll Gazette) regret to have to chronicle the death of Mr. Anthony Stephenson, the sad event taking place on Sunday last at his residence, Darley road, Manly, at the age of 68…

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Death of Mr. Donald Shaw

The Yass Courier · Tuesday 4 August 1896 · page 2

The news reached Yass last week of the death of Mr. Donald Shaw, which sad event took place at Bourke on the 24th July. Mr. Shaw was third son of Mr. Alexander Shaw of Dalton, and brother…

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Death of an Old Resident

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 4 August 1896 · page 4
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MR. Thomas Conn, who had been a resident of this district for about fifty years, died at half-past 11 o'clock on Sunday night at his residence, North Goulburn, from senile decay. Mr. Conn was 91…

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Death of Mr. Isadore Blake

The Yass Courier · Tuesday 4 August 1896 · page 2

Last week we received a letter from Townsville Queensland, informing us of the death of Mr. Isadore Blake, eldest son of the late Dr. Blake of Yass. The deceased was found dead in a park at…

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Death of Mr. F. W. Curnow

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 4 August 1896 · page 4

MR. FRED. W. CURNOW, eldest son of Mr. W. Curnow, editor of the Sydney Morning Herald, died of pneumonia at his residence, Carlton, Metropolitan-road, Enmore, on Saturday morning. Mr…

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