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

Obituaries & funerals, 1900

336 stories in Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young)'s papers · page 5 of 17

The Transvaal War. Siege of Mafeking. Death of General Joubert. the President Commander-in-chief. British Mines Undermined. London, March 29

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 31 March 1900 · page 4

Colonel Baden-Powell on March 26 reported Mafeking safe…

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Death of “Gyp” Jones

Yass Evening Tribune · Monday 2 April 1900 · page 2

SOME months ago the report of the death of “Gyp” Jones of purse trick fame was circulated, but the report proved to be unfounded. “Gyp” has, however, not long…

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Obituary

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 3 April 1900 · page 2

The death is announced of Dr. St. Mivart, the celebrated scientist. The Queen's Visit. For the Queen's visit there are nine…

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Death of the Hon. James Hoskins

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 3 April 1900 · page 4

The Hon. James Hoskins, formerly a member of the Legislative Assembly and afterwards a member of the Legislative Council, died on Sunday at his residence, Homebush, at the age of 77 years. Mr…

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Death of a Racehorse

Yass Evening Tribune · Thursday 5 April 1900 · page 2

MR. W. Delaney has sustained a severe loss through the death of his well-known racehorse Disturber II, who died yesterday afternoon. The horse, who has been…

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Death of a Valuable Horse

The Yass Courier · Friday 6 April 1900 · page 2

Yesterday morning the racehorse Disturber the II died at Johnson's Hotel. Mr. Delaney the owner refused £100 for the horse a fortnight ago…

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Death of Dr. Mivart. London, April 3

The Burrowa News · Friday 6 April 1900 · page 3

The death is announced of Dr. St George Mivart, M.D., Ph.P.. F.R.S., late Professor of Biology in the University of Louvain, the eminent Roman Catholic…

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Death of 'Gyp' Jones

Murrumburrah Signal and County of Harden Advocate · Saturday 7 April 1900 · page 1

SOME months ago the report of the death of 'Gyp' Jones of purse trick fame was circulated, but the report proved to be unfounded. 'GYP' has,…

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Death of Australians

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 10 April 1900 · page 4

Captain Hall Owen, a Victorian medical officer, died at Chieveley on Thursday of enteric fever. Trooper Marsden, of South Australia, has…

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Obituary

Yass Evening Tribune · Thursday 12 April 1900 · page 2

MRS. O’SHAUGHNESSY, wife of Mr. Mark O'Shaughnessy, died at Auburn on Monday, after a short illness, aged 49 years. The deceased lady resided in Yass some…

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Death of Mr. P. Ball

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 12 April 1900 · page 4

The death is announced of the eminent sculptor, Mr. Percival Ball…

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Sudden Death of a Drover

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 12 April 1900 · page 2

A man named Stephen Hadlow, employed at Pylara as a boundary rider, died suddenly on Tuesday while droving a mob of stock into Goal. burn. Ha was walking along the road leading his…

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Obituary. Mr. Lachlan Cameron, [?]Tat 77

Goulburn Herald · Friday 13 April 1900 · page 2

DIED at Big Hill on Wednesday night from senile decay. Deceased was an old resident of the district and is reported to have been fairly well off. He was never married and…

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The Late Mr. James Tyson

Yass Evening Tribune · Thursday 19 April 1900 · page 4

The manner in which the New South Wales estate of the late Mr. James Tyson, M.L C., of Queensland, is to be distributed, was dealt with by the Chief…

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Death of a Military Attache

The Burrowa News · Friday 20 April 1900 · page 2

Captain Nix, the military attache for Holland, was wounded and captured at the engagement near Bloemfontein waterworks, Koorn Spruit. He died in…

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Death of a Surveyor by Lightning

The Burrowa News · Friday 20 April 1900 · page 2

NEWS reached Moree late on Wednesday night that Mr. Alfred Edward Roberts, staff surveyor of the Lands Office, was found dead on the…

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Death of Mr. A. E. Roberts

The Burrangong Argus · Saturday 21 April 1900 · page 2

The whole community was shocked on Wednesday night (says the MOREE EXAMINER) when it was learnt that Mr. A. E. Roberts, staff surveyor at the Lands Office, had been struck by…

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Obituary

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 26 April 1900 · page 2

Miss Ann Magennis, a highly respected resident well known in the Goulburn and Yass districts, passed away peacefully early this morning at the residence of Miss Leahy, Bourke-street. Deceased…

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Death of a Journalist

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 26 April 1900 · page 2

TAMWORTH, Wednesday.—Mr. Solomon Joseph. 66, proprietor of the "Tamworth News," was found dead at 5.80 a m. to-day in his office. He was missed at a early this morning, and a search was…

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Death of a Nonogenarian

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 26 April 1900 · page 2

Mr. William Byrne, who had attained the great age of 95 years, died in Goulburn on Sunday morning. Mr. Byrne was born in Dublin, and came to the colony when he was a young man…

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