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Hunter Valley · Obituaries & funerals

Obituaries & funerals, 1875

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Obituary

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 9 March 1875 · page 4

Vice-Admiral Harding, formerly commanding on the Australian station; Dr. Macdonald, professor at St. Andrew's University; Major Cumming Bruce, aged 84; Colonel Milward, superintendent of Royal…

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Death of the Hon. W. M. Arnold

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 9 March 1875 · page 4

We were favoured by the coroner (Mr. T. W. Pearse) with the perusal of the depositions taken at the magisterial enquiry into the cause of the death of the Hon. Wiliam Munnings Arnold, which was…

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OBITUARY. March 8

The Singleton Argus and Upper Hunter General Advocate · Saturday 13 March 1875 · page 3

Sir James Hope Grant K.C.B. Sir Arthur Helps K.C.B…

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OBITUARY. London, March 8

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 13 March 1875 · page 2

Sir James Hope Grant, K. C. B. Sir Aurther Helps, K. C. B…

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Fatal Accident at the A. A. Company's Colliery. Death of Alex Hunter

The Singleton Argus and Upper Hunter General Advocate · Wednesday 17 March 1875 · page 4

We (Miner's Advocate) are sorry to have to report another fatal accident at this colliery the victim in this case being Alexander Hunter who was killed…

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OBITUARY. London, March 20

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 23 March 1875 · page 2

John Mitchel, lately elected for Tipperary; Field-Marshal Gomm, G.C.B…

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OBITUARY. London, March 23

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 30 March 1875 · page 2

Count Garnac…

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OBITUARY. March 23

The Singleton Argus and Upper Hunter General Advocate · Wednesday 31 March 1875 · page 3

Count Garnac…

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Melaneholy Death of Dr. Paul Block

The Singleton Argus and Upper Hunter General Advocate · Saturday 3 April 1875 · page 4

On Sunday evening last our usually quiet town was thrown into a state of excitement with the startling intelligence that Dr. Paul Agust Frederick…

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OBITUARY. London, March 20

The Singleton Argus and Upper Hunter General Advocate · Saturday 3 April 1875 · page 2

Mr. J. Mertin, one of the members of Parliament for the county of Meath…

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OBITUARY. London, March 29

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 3 April 1875 · page 2

Mr. J. Martin, one of the members of Parliament for the County of Meath…

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Obituary

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 6 April 1875 · page 4

Earl Yarborough, aged 40, John Gray, Q.C., Solicitor to the Treasury; Dr. Hoppus, Professor of University of London, Countess Carnarvon, after childbirth, aged 40; Dr Leahy, Roman Catholic…

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Melancholy Death of a Survivor of the Sattle of Waterloo at Talbragar. (From the Dubbo Advertiser, April 15.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 24 April 1875 · page 5

On Monday morning last a coroner's inquest was held at the Talbragar Inn, by Dr. W. H. Tibbits (coroner for the district), on view of the body of an old man, named John Pollen, then and there lying…

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Death of Mr. Franois Whhite, M.L.A.

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 6 May 1875 · page 2

The severe illness of Mr. Francis White terminated on Tuesday evening in death. The illness, which in Maitland is attributed as its commencement to overwork, assumed a typhoid character very early, and…

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Funeral of Mr. White

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 8 May 1875 · page 2

If not intruding on the domain of your Muscle Brook correspondent, I will add a few lines on an event that has just taken place: I refer to the funeral of Mr. White…

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Death of John Mitchel

The Singleton Argus and Upper Hunter General Advocate · Saturday 8 May 1875 · page 4

New York, [?] 20- The all absurbing [?] the [?] and sad announcement by [?]…

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Muscle Brook. Death of Mr. Francis White, M.l.a

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 8 May 1875 · page 7

The paragraph in your Thursday's issue, referring to the cause, of the lamented death of Mr. White, has caused considerable surprise and comment in this town and district…

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Legislative Assembly. Death of Mr. Francis White.—adjournment of the House

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 8 May 1875 · page 6

On the Speaker taking the chair, Mr. Robertson moved the adjournment of the House as an expression of respect for the memory of Mr. Francis White, member for the Upper Hunter,…

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Obituary

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 1 June 1875 · page 2

Edgar Quinet, historian and philosophical radical, whose funeral at Mount Parnasse cemetery was attended by 30,000 persons; H. L. Bateman, manager of the Lyceum Theatre, suddenly, from heart…

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Fatal Fight at Oessnock. Death of a Promising Young Man. Verdict of Manslaughter. (From Our Own Reporter.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 15 June 1875 · page 3

The Coroner, Mr. T. W. Pearse, held an inquest at the lockup-keeper's residence, Cessnock, yesterday (Monday, the 14th instant), before a jury of twelve, concerning the death of John M'Carty, who had…

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