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

Obituaries & funerals, 1897

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Strange Death of a Hindoo

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 4 September 1897 · page 2

M[?], Friday.—A magisterial inquiry was held this morning on the body of a Hindoo named Booboo. He was in the act of stepping across a drain on a farm at the North Arm, at 4…

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Death of a Man at Marrickville

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 4 September 1897 · page 4

A STRANGE case occurred in the Marrickville Park shortly after 6 o'clock on Thursday evening. At that time a man named Richard Smithard was walking through the enclosure, when he heard the…

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A Sad Story of the Bush. Death of Three Lost Children

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 4 September 1897 · page 4

WAGGA, Thursday.—The search at Crainbob Village, about 14 miles from Wagga, on the Upper Tar-cutta-road, for the missing children who strayed away on Saturday, and for whom large search…

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Obituary

Goulburn Herald · Wednesday 8 September 1897 · page 2

WE regret to record the death of Mrs. Johnson, wife of Mr. E. W. Johnson solicitor, which occurred at her residence, Eldon-street, South Goulburn, at six o'clock…

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Obituary. London, Sept. 7

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 9 September 1897 · page 2

The death is announced of the Hon. Sir Lewis William Cave, one of the Justices of the Queen's Bench Division of the High Court of Justice, at the age of 62…

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Death of a Horse

The Yass Courier · Tuesday 14 September 1897 · page 3

On Saturday last Mr. Charles Massey started down Cooma-street driving a pair of horses in a buggy. On reaching the north side of the bridge one of the best horses the…

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Death of Mr. David Stuart

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 14 September 1897 · page 4

Death has deprived the community of another estimable townsman, in the person of Mr. David Stuart, who expired at his residence, in Brial-street, on the evening of Thursday last. He had been…

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The Latest. Sydney, Tuesday, 11.29 a.m. Death of Sir William Windeyer

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 14 September 1897 · page 2

SIR WILLIAM WINDEYER died on the 11th instant at Bologna, Italy, from heart paralysis. 2.35 p.m…

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Death of Sir William Windeyer

Goulburn Herald · Wednesday 15 September 1897 · page 2

MR. BRUNKER, chief secretary, received the following cablegram from the agent-general (Sir Saul Samuel) yesterday morning:—"Sir William Windeyer died of paralysis of the…

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Death of Mr. Daniel Kenane

The Yass Courier · Friday 17 September 1897 · page 2

The sad news reached Yass yesterday that Mr. Daniel Kenane, post and telegraph master at Cobar had expired. The deceased was a native of Burrowa and was well-known in…

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Obituary

Goulburn Herald · Monday 20 September 1897 · page 2

We regret to record the death of Mr. Jacob Knopp senior, father of Mr. J. Knopp, headmaster of North Goulburn school, which took place at Drummoyne. Deceased was…

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Strange Death of a Clergyman. London, Sept. 17

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 21 September 1897 · page 4

The Rev. Aubrey Price, of Clapham, has died from the effects of a revolver wound. He stated that the wound had been inflicted by burglars, but the police are doubtful of his story…

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Death of Mr. J. T. Neale

Goulburn Herald · Wednesday 22 September 1897 · page 2

THE death is announced of Mr. John Thomas Neale, which took place on Thursday afternoon at his residence, Lugano, Macleay-street, Potts Point. Mr. Neale had been ill for about…

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Obituary

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 23 September 1897 · page 2

THE Tweed and Brunswick Advocate says:—A sad shock was given to the residents of Murwillumbah on Monday last by the death of Miss Marie Taylor, assistant at the local public school. Last…

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Death of a Man from Suffocation

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 23 September 1897 · page 4

A LABOURER named Thomas King, residing at Young-street, Randwick, was on Tuesday morning found dead in a paddock in which he had slept all night. He was seen to lie down there on the…

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Death of Frank Slavin. London, Sept. 20

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 23 September 1897 · page 4

Frank P. Slavin, the Australian pugilist, is reported to have died at the Klondyke goldfields, British Columbia…

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Death of Mr. Henry Bliss

The Yass Courier · Friday 24 September 1897 · page 2

ON Tuesday evening last a sad death took place in the Yass Hospital. Mr. Henry Bliss, son of Mr. George Bliss, of the Yass River, was brought into Dr. English on Monday last…

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Death of a Clergyman. London, Sept. 21

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 25 September 1897 · page 4

An inquest has been held touching the death of the Rev. Aubrey Price, of Clapham, who succumbed to the effect of a revolver wound. According to the statement of the deceased when the police were…

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Sensation at Liverpool. Strange Death of a Resident. Found Drowned

The Yass Courier · Tuesday 28 September 1897 · page 2

Liverpool, Saturday.--A sad drowning accident occurred here early this morning. The body of Mrs. Roger Close was discovered floating in the water under the Holdsworthy…

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Telegrams. Taralga, Friday, 11.30 a.m. Death of Mrs. I. W. Onslow-Thompson

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 2 October 1897 · page 4

MRS. IVOR W. ONSLOW-THOMSON, wife of the manager of Richlands Estate, died last night. She had been ill several months. The remains will be interred at Stone…

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