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Hunter Valley · Obituaries & funerals

Obituaries & funerals, 1876

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OBITUARY. London, January 11

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 13 January 1876 · page 4

Viscount Amberley, son of Earl Russell…

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OBITUARY. London, January 15

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 20 January 1876 · page 4

Major[?]Gen. Hamley, late of South Australia…

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Obituary

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 15 February 1876 · page 4

Reverdy Johnson…

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The Death of Edward, Charles Burfield

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 24 February 1876 · page 3

The Bourke Telegraph of January 29 reports the following proceedings at a Magisterial Inquiry held at the Court House, Bourke, on the 24th instant, before A. O. Grant, Esq., in…

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Distressing Death of Sir. Frank Stephen

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 26 February 1876 · page 4

A most distressing occurrence took place at the East Maitland Rifle Butts, yesterday, resulting in the death of Mr. Frank Stephen, District Registrar. The circumstances surrounding the sad event, as far…

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The Death of Mr. Frank Stephen. Coroner's Inquest

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 29 February 1876 · page 7

An inquest was held at the court-house, West Maitland, before the Coroner Mr. Pearse, and a jury of twelve, on Saturday, touching the death of Francis Henry Stephen, at the Rifle…

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Shocking Death of a Prominent Citizen at Athens. Athens, January 12

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 30 March 1876 · page 5

There is only one subject of talk on our streets to-day; the sudden and terrible death of a most highly esteemed citizen has east a gloom over the whole community, and is therefore…

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American Exacts. (From late Papers.) Mrs. Hobb's Literary Career

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 1 April 1876 · page 7

Mrs. Hobbs lives in a little brown house, in the suburbs, and d[?]s her own work. She is generally as neat and as thrifty a little-body as one need to [?] and never thought much about…

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American Extracts. (From late Papers.) Mr. and Mrs. Shott

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 29 April 1876 · page 9

Mr Shott hadn't been out of Detroit in seven years (says the Free Press), when, the other day, business called him to Chicago. Mrs. Shott wanted to go along, but he said times were too…

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Death of Mr. Edward Denny Day

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 9 May 1876 · page 4

A gentleman who has been withdrawn for many years from active life by sickness, died at his residence in East Maitland on Saturday morning last. Mr. Edward Denny Day was,…

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Ono of the Namoi Pioneers. the Late Mr. Patrick Quinn. (Narrabri Herald, May 11)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 16 May 1876 · page 8

As announced in our last issue, Mr. Patriok Quinn, more familiarly known as Pat Quinn, passed away on the afternoon of the 3rd inst. He died peacefully, in his 73rd year, in full…

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[From Our Own Filks to April 12.] Death of Alexander T. Stewart

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 27 May 1876 · page 3

The death of Mr. Alexander T. Stewart, on April 10, removed from New York its greatest merchant, and one of its most important citizens. When Mr. William B. Astor died he did not leave an…

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Obituary

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 27 June 1876 · page 3

Dowager Count[?]s Derby, aged 71; Baroness Bunsen, aged 85; Princesa Isabolla, aunt to the King of Portugal, aged 65; Madame Louis Blane, of cancer; Mr George Southam, eminent…

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The Late Mr. Richard O'Connor. (From the Echo, June 30.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 4 July 1876 · page 2

In the death of Mr. Richard O'Connor the colony has lost one of the best and most clever men that ever held a place in its public service. He joined the Legislative official staff in…

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Death of Mr. Alexander Warren

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 8 July 1876 · page 4

Our readers will have observed notices of the death and funeral of Mr. Alexander Warren, of Seaham, Williams River. Although Mr. Warren had, from age probably, withdrawn from anything like public life…

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American Extracts. Death of an Old Abolitionist

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 15 July 1876 · page 11

Hannah Cox, one of the small band of original Abolitionists, died on the 15th of April, at Longwood, near Kennott square, Pennsylvania, in the room where she was barn, nearly 80 years…

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WARIALDA. Friday evening. Death of Mr. R. DINES

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 22 July 1876 · page 9

A gloom is cast over the town and district in consequence of the death of Richard Dines, Esq., which took place on Friday last. His death is universally regretted…

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Obituary

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 17 August 1876 · page 4

Lord Harlech, formerly Ormsby Gore; Sir Thoma[?] Henry, Chief Magistrate at Bow-street, suddenly, aged 69; Henry Warwick Cole, Judge of Birmingham County Court, aged 63, Mr. Walter Thornbury,…

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The Late Mr. J. M. Canty

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 24 August 1876 · page 3

A meeting of the friends of the late Mr. J. [?] was held on Tuesday evening in the large schoolroom of St. John's school, Free-church-strect, West Maitland. The object…

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Strange Death of a Miser. (Argus, September 23.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 28 September 1876 · page 2

Dr. J. B. Pounds, the Sandhurst district coroner, held an inquest on Sept 22, at the Miners' Home Hotel, Kangaroo Gully, on the body of George Hall, aged about 60 years…

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