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

Obituaries & funerals, 1897

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The Late Mr. Edwin Butler, Sen

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 7 October 1897 · page 2

Two Sydney Morning Herald publishes the following obituary notice:—A remarkable man has passed away in the person of Mr. Edwin Butler, who was formerly a resident of Goulburn, but…

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Memorial to the Late Mr. W. Pursehouse

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 7 October 1897 · page 2

ON the death of the late Mr. W. Pursehouse the members of the Goulburn Division, No. 44, Sons of Temperance, and the Hope of Goulburn and Garfield Lodges of Good Templars felt that the signal…

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The Death of Constable Murrow

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 7 October 1897 · page 2

THE City Coroner, Mr. J. O. Woore, J.P., on Wednesday initiated an inquest into the circumstances touching the death of Senior-constable Henry Murrow. A somewhat painful scene…

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Strange Death of a Miner

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 7 October 1897 · page 1

BATHURST, Monday.—A death under peculiar circumstances has just been disclosed near Trunkey. A miner named John M'Guire. an old resident of Tuena district and the discoverer of the Mount…

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Memorial to the Late Mr. W. Pursehouse

Goulburn Herald · Friday 8 October 1897 · page 5

ON the death of the late Mr. W. Pursehouse the members of the Goulburn Division, No. 44, Sons of Temperance, and the Hope of Goulburn and Garfield Lodges of Good…

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Obituary Notices

The Yass Courier · Friday 8 October 1897 · page 2

Mr. John Weston, whom we reported in our last issue as being dangerously ill, died in the hospital at 1 a.m. on Tuesday morning last. The deceased was an old resident of Yass and…

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The Late Mr. John O'brien (Spring Valley)

Goulburn Herald · Friday 8 October 1897 · page 3

THE mortal remains of the late Mr. John O'Brien were intened in the Romance Catholic cemetry, Spring Valley, on Tuesday, 5th instant. Tue cortage was the largest that…

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Death of a Child in the Bush

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 9 October 1897 · page 2

CROYDON (Q.), Friday.—A child named George Jennings, aged three, was lost in the bush yesterday. He wandered from the house early in the morning, and was not missed for some time. Search…

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The Recent Coach-accident Death of Mr. Cartwright

Goulburn Herald · Monday 11 October 1897 · page 2

WE regret to record the death of Mr. Francis Cartwright, farmer of Roslyn, which took place at 4.30 p.m. on Saturday last, the result of internal injuries received in the accident…

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Telegrams. Crookwell, Monday. The Late Mr. F. Cartwright

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 12 October 1897 · page 4

THE remains of the late Mr. Frank Cartwright of Roslyn, the victim of the recent coach accident, were interred here on Sunday. Over 200 followed the body of this much…

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Death of Mr. John Worden

The Yass Courier · Tuesday 12 October 1897 · page 2

NEWS reached Yass on Friday last, that Mr. John Worden had died that morning at Tamworth, at the age of 38 years, after a short illness from typhoid fever. The deceased was…

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Death of a Constable

Goulburn Herald · Monday 18 October 1897 · page 2

NEWS reached town on Friday of the death of Constable Hugh Cameron, which took place at Dubbo on the previous day. The deceased, who was stationed at Dubbo, was the son of…

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Strange Death of a Miner

Goulburn Herald · Monday 18 October 1897 · page 4

A DEATH under peculiar circumstances has been discovered near Trunkey. A miner named John McGuare, an old resident of Tuena district and the discoverer of the…

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Death of Mrs. Langtry's Husband. London, Oct. 17

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 19 October 1897 · page 4

Mr. Langrty, husband of Mrs. Langtry, the society actress, has died in the Chester Lunatic Asylum…

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The Latest. Sydney, Tuesday, [?]33 p.m. Death of Mr. John Brdge

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 19 October 1897 · page 2

MR. JOHN BRIDGE, of the well-known firm of Sydney wool brokers, died in Scotland on Sunday. The Crew of the Kamer[?]ka…

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Death of a Yass Native at Cootamunda

The Yass Courier · Friday 22 October 1897 · page 2

The Cootamandra Liberal of Wednesday last says :—On Monday evening information reached us that Mick Hennessey was not expected to live till morning the first thine we…

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Obituary

Goulburn Herald · Monday 25 October 1897 · page 2

WE regret to record the death of Mrs. Mary Jobson, wife of Mr. William Jobson senior of Montague-street, formerly of Riggsdale, which took place at two o'clock on Saturday morning…

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Death of an Old Yass Resident

The Yass Courier · Tuesday 26 October 1897 · page 2

THE death is announced in Sydney of Mrs. Ann Carpenter, who, for nearly half a century was a highly respected resident of Yass. The deceased lady first married Mr. P. Curran,…

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Death of Mr. E. H. Jamieson

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 26 October 1897 · page 2

NEWS was received by wire from Sydney to-day of the death of Mr. E. H. Jamieson, of Colo Park. Deceased had been in delicate health for some time past, and as bad symptoms showed themselves last…

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Obituary

Goulburn Herald · Wednesday 27 October 1897 · page 2

MR. E. H. Jamicson J.P. of Cole Path, Gouburn, died in Sydney yesterday. Deceased had been in ill-health for some time, and last week he went to Sydney to obtain medical…

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