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Hunter Valley · Obituaries & funerals

Obituaries & funerals, 1855

7 stories in Hunter Valley's papers

The Funeral

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Wednesday 17 January 1855 · page 2

The remains of the Marshal, conveyed to France by the war corvette Berthollet, were interred at the Invalides, on Monday, the 16th…

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The Late Mr. B. BOYD. To the Editor of the Sydney Morning Herald

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 3 February 1855 · page 2

SIR—Having just returned from England whither I have been absent eighteen months, my attention has been directed to the recent excitement which has taken place, and to the…

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The Funeral of Joseph Hume

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Monday 21 May 1855 · page 1

On Thursday, March 1st, the remains of the late Mr. Hume were removed from the town house, Bryanstone Square, Marylebone, and…

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Arrival of the Blue Jacket. Deat of the Emperor of Russia. Death of Joseph Hume

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Monday 21 May 1855 · page 1

The news received by Sunday's mail, ex Blue Jacket, is of such an interesting and exciting nature, that we at…

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Extraordinary to the Maitland Mercury. Monday, October 1, 1855. Late News From England. Death of Lord Raglan, Gen. Simpson, Commander-in-chief. Reverses of the Allied Army. Frightful Carnage

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Monday 1 October 1855 · page 1

THE City of Sydney, which arrived in Sydney on Saturday afternoon, brings the mail of the 5th July, by the…

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Death of Sir Thomas Mitchell. (From the Empire, Oct. 6.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Wednesday 10 October 1855 · page 1

It is our melancholy duty, this morning, to announce the death of one of our most distinguished colonists, Sir Thomas Livingstone Mitchell, who expired at his residence,…

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Supplement to the Maitland Mercury. Wednesday, November 14, 1855. Poetry. Lines on the Death of Mr. Thomas Haydon

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Wednesday 14 November 1855 · page 1

He is dead—the father, husband, and friend so true, Extolled by none, and equalled by few; A gem from Bloomfield [?]or ever has passed, A fount of rich feeling by death's shade o'ercast;…

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