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

Obituaries & funerals, 1899

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Death of a Jockey

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 18 February 1899 · page 2

ON December 26, at the races at Prospect, a lad named Alexander Montgomery, aged 17, whose mother resides at Granville, met with a severe accident. His horse ran him against some timber, with…

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Obituary. London, Feb. 16

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 18 February 1899 · page 4

The death is announced of Sir Joseph William Chitty, K.B., one of the Lord Justices of the Court of Appeal, aged 71. The death is announced of Mr. Henry Jones…

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Sudden Death of President Faure. an Apoplectic Seizure. London, Feb. 17, 2.35

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 18 February 1899 · page 2

M. Felix Faure, President of the French Republic, died suddenly in Paris last night. M. Faure was taken ill at 6 o'clock in the evening while in his study. Assistance was called, and…

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Obituary

Yass Evening Tribune · Monday 20 February 1899 · page 2

NEWS was received in Yass this morning of the death of Mr. E. A. Iceton, which occurred at his residence, Ashfield, at one o’clock yesterday. The deceased…

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Death of the French President

Goulburn Herald · Monday 20 February 1899 · page 3

M. FELIM FAURE, President of the French Repiblic died suddenly in Parris on Thursday night. He was taken ill at six o'coals in the evnening while in his study. He was…

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Obituary. Mrs. T W. LACKEY

Goulburn Herald · Monday 20 February 1899 · page 3

We have to record the death of Mrs. Lackey, wife of Mr. T. W. Lackey of Westerleigh, Moes Vale, which tock place at her residence on saturday afternoon. "Mrs. Lackey had…

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Death of the French President

Crookwell Gazette · Tuesday 21 February 1899 · page 2

LONDON, February 17.--The news of the sudden death from apolexy of President Faure caused a great sensation on the boulevards in Paris…

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Death of a Very Old Resident

The Yass Courier · Tuesday 21 February 1899 · page 2

ON Saturday evening about 7 o'clock one of the oldest if not the oldest, resident, of the Yass district passed away in the person of Mr. James Davis, senr., at the age of 81 years,…

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Death of Mr. E. A. Iceton, J.p

The Yass Courier · Tuesday 21 February 1899 · page 2

YESTERDAY morning just, before daylight the Rev. Canon Faunce received a wire through the railway department to the effect that Mr. E A. Iceton, for many years solicitor at Yass…

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Obituary. Mr. Edward Iceton

Goulburn Herald · Wednesday 22 February 1899 · page 3

MR. EDWARD ICETON, formerly a solicitor practising at Yass, died at Ashfield on Sunday. Deceased was second son of the late Mr. Thomas Iceton of Sydney, Solicitor. Twenty…

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Death of the French President

The Burrowa News · Friday 24 February 1899 · page 2

M. Felix Faure, President of the French Republic, was taken ill in his study at 6 o'clock on the evening of the 17th inst., and called for assistance. He…

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Death of Mr. John O'brien

The Burrowa News · Friday 24 February 1899 · page 2

MR. JOHN O'BRIEN died at his residence, the Imperial Hotel, Goulburn, on Wednesday evening, from failure of the heart. He had been confined to his bed for about…

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Death of Mr. H. S. Marsden Betts

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 25 February 1899 · page 2

MOLONG, Friday.—Mr. Henry Samuel Marsden Betts, J.P., of Vale Head Station, Molong, died suddenly at 5 o'clock this afternoon. Some three weeks ago Mr. Betts was kicked by a horse whilst…

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Death of Sir George Bowen. London, Feb. 22

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 25 February 1899 · page 4

The death is announced of the Right Hon. Sir George Ferguson Bowen, G.C.M.G., who was the first Governor of Queensland. and Governor successively of New Zealand and Victoria, aged 78…

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Obituary. Mr. Henry Samuel Marsden Betts, Ætat 62

Goulburn Herald · Monday 27 February 1899 · page 3

OF Vale Head Station,Molong, died suddenly as five o'clock on Friday afternoon. Some three weeks ago Mr. Betts was kicked by a horse [?] another; with the result…

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Obituary.—death of Baron Reuter. London, Feb. 25

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 28 February 1899 · page 4

The death is announced of Baron Paul Julius de Reuter, director of Reuter's Telegram Company…

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Death of the Governor's Youngest Son

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 28 February 1899 · page 2

QUITE a gloom was east over Government House on Monday by the receipt from England of a cable to the effect that the Hon. Geoffrey Brand had died suddenly in England from the effects of pneumonia…

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Obituary. Eric Foster Badgery, Ætat 15

Goulburn Herald · Wednesday 1 March 1899 · page 3

LAST night, at King's College, Goulburn, of peritonitis, after a week's illness, died Erio Foster Badgery, only son and eldest child of Mr. O. L. Badgery of Yeas. Deceased was a…

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Death of Hon Geoffery Brand. the Governor's Youngest Son

The Burrangong Argus · Wednesday 1 March 1899 · page 2

Government House was in mourning on Monday morning for the death of his Excellency’s youngest son, Hon. Geoffery Brand, which took place on Saturday, at Cheam School, near Epsom,…

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Death of Eric Foster . Badgery

Yass Evening Tribune · Thursday 2 March 1899 · page 2

ON Tuesday night at King’s College, Goulburn, of peritonitis, after a week’s illness, died Eric Foster Badgery, only son and eldest child of Mr. C. L. Badgery of…

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