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Hunter Valley · Obituaries & funerals

Obituaries & funerals, 1870

31 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 2 of 2

Death of a Diver

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 9 August 1870 · page 3

The Hampshire county coroner held an inquest at the Royal Viotoria Hospital at Netley, on the 18th April, on the body of a man named Soper, aged thirty years, who lost his life while diving…

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Death of Mr. Charles Dickens. (From the Home News, June 17.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 18 August 1870 · page 4

We feel quite sure that a thrill of deep and sincere sorrow as well as of surprise will be felt by our readers when they hear of the sudden death of Sir. Charles Dickens. On Wednesday…

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Obituary

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 30 August 1870 · page 2

Rev. D. Bury (Catholic bishop), G. Deane, Q.C., Sir H. J. Ingleby, Mr. Evans (of Bradbury and Evans), Lady Simpson, George Somers (the celebrated Nottinghamshire, cricketer),…

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Chapter Xv. a Narrow Escape—the Flight with the Booty Trapped—death of the Benegade

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 1 October 1870 · page 5

A couple of shots sped after the bold and interpid guard, but he passed along the road scathless. With muttered impercations the brothers…

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Death of the Hon. D. EGAN. (From Monday's Herald.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 18 October 1870 · page 2

Our readers will learn with regret that the Honorable Daniel Egan, Postmaster-General, died yesterday afternoon. Mr. Egan, it may be remembered, was attacked with a severe illness…

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The Mysterious Death of a Young Lady at Rhyl

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 20 October 1870 · page 3

On Saturday morning, July l8, an inquest was held at tbe Queen's Hotel, Rhyl, before Mr.Parry, deputy coroner, on the body of Alice Francis, found on the Rhyl sands early on…

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Death of Mr. A. Windeyer, of Kinross. (From the Newcastle Chronicle, Oct. 22.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 25 October 1870 · page 3

It is with regret we have to record the demise of a very old and universally respected resident of the Hunter River district, namely, Mr. Archibald Windeyer, of Kinross, Raymond Terrace,…

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Death of Admiral Farragut

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 17 November 1870 · page 3

A special telegram from Philadelphia states that Admiral Farragut, the commander of the United States navy during the late war, died on August 14, at the age of seventy. Admiral…

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Alleged Death of Prince Frederick Charles and of Moltke

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 19 November 1870 · page 2

Prince Frederick Charles is ill with typhus fever, and has been obliged to leave the army. It is said he it now at Ferrieres. Tours, October 11.—The journals publish the news…

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Death of Mr. Wyndham

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 27 December 1870 · page 2

On Saturday afternoon very great regret was felt and shown in Maitland on intelligence being received of the death of Mr. George Wyndham, of Dalwood, Hunter River. Mr…

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The Late Mr. Wyndham

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 29 December 1870 · page 4

The S. M. Herald publishes the following notice of the death of this lamented gentleman:— "It is with great regret that we have to…

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