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Obituaries & funerals, 1848

3 stories in Hunter Valley's papers

Death of Sir Maurice O'connell. (From the S. M. Herald, May 25.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Wednesday 31 May 1848 · page 4

We have this morning the painful duty of announcing the death of Lieutenant-General Sir Maurice Charles O'Connell, lately Commander of the Forces in Australasia. Sir…

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Sydney News. Funeral of Sir Maurice O'connell. (Abridged from the Sydney Morning Herald, May 30.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 3 June 1848 · page 1

Yesterday the remains of Sir Maurice Charles O'connell were committed to the tomb. We do not remember ever to have…

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Hunter River District News. Enquiry Into the Death of the Aboriginal Killed at the Manning River

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 10 June 1848 · page 4

On the 16th May a public enquiry was held at Bungay Bungay, on the Manning River, by E. D. Day, Esq., P.M., into the cause of the death of an aboriginal…

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