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Hunter Valley · Obituaries & funerals

Obituaries & funerals, 1879

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The Late Mr. A. J. Griffiths

The Singleton Argus and Upper Hunter General Advocate · Wednesday 29 October 1879 · page 1

A PUBLIC loss has been experienced by the death of Mr. A. J. Griffiths, who expired at his residence in High-street on Tuesday forenoon, after a painful…

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The Wantabadgery Bushrangers. Statement of Moonlite. Death of Bowen. (From the M. Herald's special reporter.) Gundagai

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 25 November 1879 · page 4

The cases against the bushrangers were resumed in the Police Court this morning, a charge of stealing from Mr. Baynes, superintendent of Wantabadgery station, a silver…

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Death of Constable Bowen. (Echo of Monday.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 27 November 1879 · page 3

Constable Bowen, who was shot by the bushranger Moonlite in the encounter at M'Glede's farm, near Wantabadgery, last Monday, died at half-past four o'clock on…

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Death of a Veteran Sailor

The Singleton Argus and Upper Hunter General Advocate · Saturday 29 November 1879 · page 1

An aged man, ragged and emaciated, was discovered by a constable dying alone in the bush some distance from the city. In this wretched and forlorn…

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Death of Mr. J. A. Roebuck

The Singleton Argus and Upper Hunter General Advocate · Saturday 6 December 1879 · page 1

THE London cablegrams dated Dec. 1st announce the death of this sturdy old Reformer at the age of 77 years. Even at this advanced period of life, his voice…

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Death of Mr. John Gray

The Singleton Argus and Upper Hunter General Advocate · Wednesday 31 December 1879 · page 2

OLD Time has again dropped, his death scythe and mown down another of one fellow townsmen. The. rise of the Sabbath, sun saw the setting for ever of the…

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