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Obituaries & funerals, 1858

3 stories in Hunter Valley's papers

Death of Mrs. Murray. (From the Empire, January 5)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 7 January 1858 · page 2

Mrs. Murray, the wife of the late Secretary for Lands and Puplic Works, died at her residence, Lake George, at an early hour on Saturday morning. The death of this lady wil create a painful laterest is the public mind, on account of the large share of…

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Funeral of the Late Archdeacon Cowper. (Abridged from the S. M. Herald.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 13 July 1858 · page 1

On Friday, the 9th instant, the remains of the late Venerable Archdeacon Cowper were consigned to their final earthly resting-place in the old Church of England burying place. It was notified by a Government Gazette Extraordinary that the…

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Poetry. Lines on the Death of E—l—, a Pupil of the National School of Glen William

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 4 November 1858 · page 3

Thou art gone to the sunshine land, Away from a world of care; Thy spirit has joined the angel band, Serving the Saviour there…

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