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Obituaries & funerals, 1877

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Obituary. The Late Rev. T. B. Rootes

The Singleton Argus and Upper Hunter General Advocate · Saturday 14 April 1877 · page 2

ON Wednesday last this community was painfully reminded of the uncertainty of life by the sudden decease of the Rev. T. B. Rootes, a Wesleyan minister temporarily…

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Death of Mr. James Osborne. (From the Echo of Wednesday.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 14 April 1877 · page 10

We regret to report that Mr. James Osborne, of Illawarra, this morning died from a pistol shot at the Union Club. It appears that about a quarter past 11 o'clock the report of a firearm was heard in the…

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Obituary

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 21 April 1877 · page 7
Also in The Singleton Argus and Upper Hunter General Advocate

Lord George Gordon, Major W. F. Davis, Madras M.S A; Lyon, B.C.S.; Hon. R. Hely Hutchinson, the Dowager Viscountess Mountmorrcs, the Hon. Mrs. Bathurst, Lady…

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Obituary. Mrs. Millar, of Corinda

The Singleton Argus and Upper Hunter General Advocate · Wednesday 2 May 1877 · page 2

AN amnonncement in another column notice the painful intelligence of the death of the abovenamed lady, and as [?] vatue and a worthy life demand the tribute…

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Muswellbrook. Death of an Old Resident

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 17 May 1877 · page 6

[?] On Friday morning word was brought into town that Mr. Samuol Dowell, of Spring Creek, had been found dead in bis hut, whioh is distant from Muswellbrook about fifteen miles. The…

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Obituary

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 29 May 1877 · page 2

Sir D. Dundas, 76, Solicitor General in Earl Russell's first Administration; Andrew Halliday, 97, journalist and dramatist; Mr. C. E. Cawley, M.P. for Salford, 65;…

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Obituary

The Singleton Argus and Upper Hunter General Advocate · Wednesday 30 May 1877 · page 2

Sir D. Dundes, 76, solictor-General in Earl Russell's first Administration; audren Halliday, 97, journalist and dramatist Mr. C. E. Cawley, M.P. for…

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Death of Dr. Knaggs, Senr. Newcastle

The Singleton Argus and Upper Hunter General Advocate · Saturday 2 June 1877 · page 2

IT is with deep regret that we announced the decease of Robert Corbett Knagges. [?] M.D. Meraber of the Hoyal Vollege of S[?]p geons, London and Licentiate of the Society…

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The Late Mr. Alexander Brown

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 5 June 1877 · page 3

In the Newcastle Herald of Saturday, there appears the following sketch of the life of the late of Mr. Alexander Brown:- Some thirty-six years age, Mr. Alexander…

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OBITUARY. London, June 4

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 7 June 1877 · page 6

The Queen of Holland is dead…

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Extraordinary Rumours Respecting the Death of W. G. Baillie, of Fiji. (From the Argus, June 6.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 12 June 1877 · page 6

Some extraordinary rumours in connection with the death of the late Mr. W. G. Baillie, of Fiji have been circulated of late in Melbourne. The circumstances of the unhappy event have…

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Death of tis Hon. John Fairfax

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 19 June 1877 · page 4

It is our melancholy duty, says Saturday's Echo, to announce that the Hon. John Fairfax, the senior proprietor of the Sydney Morning Herald, died at his residence, at about 3 o'clock…

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The Late Mr. John Fairfax. (From the Herald [?].)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 21 June 1877 · page 6

It was our painful du[?] [?]erday, to record the d[?]se of the Hon. J[?] [?]airfax, Esq, the senior proprietor of the Sydney Morning Herald, as well as of the Sydney Mail and…

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Obituary

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 23 June 1877 · page 10

Mrs. Cobden, widow of Richard Cobden; Lady Molesworth, mother of the late Sir William Molesworth, Secretary of State for the Colonies, aged 95, Major-General John Pottinger; Lieutenant-General…

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LATEST Through Telegrams From England. [From the A. A. PRESS.] Sydney, Friday morning. London, June 19. Funeral Service

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 23 June 1877 · page 9

The House of Lords voted the amendment in the Burials Bill, entitling dissenters to choose their form of service…

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Death of Admiral Rous

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 30 June 1877 · page 7

Our obituary cablegram, (says the S M Herald) contains the name of Admiral Rous. The following account of that celebrated sportsman is taken from "Men of the Time."…

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OBITUARY. London, July 30

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 2 August 1877 · page 4

The Right Hon. George Ward Hunt, First Lord of the Admiralty, and one of the members representing Northampton in the House of Commons, is dead…

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Obituary. The Late Mr.William Howard, of Balmain

The Singleton Argus and Upper Hunter General Advocate · Wednesday 8 August 1877 · page 2

SYDNEY, in the year 1803, was an insignth cant little hamlet compared with its present extent and importance, and it is just possible that all, or nearly all, who knew it in its tende…

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The Late Mrs. Mary Singleton

The Singleton Argus and Upper Hunter General Advocate · Wednesday 8 August 1877 · page 2

We regret to record the decease of this lady, at the advanced age of 82 years, which took place somewhat unexpectedly at her residence, The Hermitage, West Maitland,…

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