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Hunter Valley · Obituaries & funerals

Obituaries & funerals, 1884

42 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 1 of 3

Death of Mr. W. Capel

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 5 January 1884 · page 16

The following is taken from the Stroud Newt and Gloucestershire Advertiser of 19th October last, and will no doubt be read with interest by many of our readers who know the…

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Death of fat Cattle on the Railway Line

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 22 January 1884 · page 4

A paragraph appeared in out last issue with reference to a number of fat cattle that died while being conveyed by rail from the North-western district to Farley, near West…

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Death of the Hon J. G. Francis. (By telegraph to the Herald.) Melbourne

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 29 January 1884 · page 3

The Hon. J. G. Francis, who has been ailing for a long time past, died at Queenscliff to-day. He was 65 years of age, and had occupied for many years a very important place…

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Death of the Hon J.G. Francis. Melbourne

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 30 January 1884 · page 4

The Hon. J. G. Francis, who has been ailing for a long time past, died at Quo[?]nscliff to-day. He was 85 years of age, and had occupied for many years…

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Death of Sir Charles Sladen, K.C.M.G. [From the Echo.) Melbourne

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 26 February 1884 · page 7

Sir Charles Sladen, M.L.C., K.C.M.G., died early this morning. The deceased gentleman had been evidently sinking for some time past, and this morning he passed away quietly at…

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Death of Dr. Badham

Singleton Argus · Saturday 1 March 1884 · page 3

Sydney, Thursday.—Dr. Badham fied at 10.30 o'clock last night. The following account of his career is [?] the "Australian Men of the Time."…

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Death of the Rev. Charles Badham, D.D. (Thursday's Echo.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 1 March 1884 · page 8

It is our melancholy duty to [?]ce the death of the Reverend Dr. B[?] which took place between 10 and 11 o'clock [?] W[?]esday night, at the University, after a br[?] but painless illness. It was…

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The Funeral of Dr. Badham

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 4 March 1884 · page 7

Following is the Echo's account of the funeral of the late Professor Badham:— As the long funeral procession (which was under the charge of Sub-Inspector Lenthall),…

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Death of Mrs. R. B. Conolly

Singleton Argus · Saturday 29 March 1884 · page 2

QUITE a gloom was cast over the town on Thursday night when it became known that Mrs. Conolly, wife of the manager of the Bank of New South…

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The Maitland Mercury. Tuesday, April 1, 1884. the Death of Prince Leopold

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 1 April 1884 · page 4

HER MAJESTY THE QUEEN mourns another loss. Her youngest son, Leopold, Duke of albany, has suddenly and unexpectedly been called away. He was born on April 7, 1853,…

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Death of the Duke of Albany. (Cablegram to the S. M. Herald.) London, March 28

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 1 April 1884 · page 7

His Royal Highness Prince Leopold, Duke of Albany, died suddenly at Cannes to-day, aged 30. His health, although never robust, had not been by any means sufficiently…

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Death of Mrs. G. E. Broomfield

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 2 April 1884 · page 2

ONLY last Saturday we had the regretful duty of announcing the sudden decease of an estimable lady, who left an infant of a day old. This morning we…

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Death of the Duke of Albany. (From the Sydney Papers.) London, March 28

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 2 April 1884 · page 2

HIS Royal Highness the Duke of Albany (Prince Leopold), youngest son of Queen Victoria, died suddenly at Cannes in the south of France. He…

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Mail Extracts. the Late Mr. Roebuck M.p

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 15 April 1884 · page 2

The widow and daughter of the late Mr. Roebuck; who were left badly provided for, are in a state of want, Mrs. Roebuck being now in her eighty-seventh year. Some friends…

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Death of Mr. W. Nowland

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 30 April 1884 · page 2

ANOTHER of the old pioneers' has just gone to his rest Mr. William Nowland of Rosedale, Camberwell, who was the first to take a dray over the…

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Population and Death Returns of Scotland

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 6 May 1884 · page 4

The common assumption that more members of Parliament should be assigned to North Britain, and Mr. Gladstone's actual proposal to increase the Scotch…

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Death of the Duke of Albany. (By telegraph to the S. M. Herald.) Albany

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 10 May 1884 · page 21

The P. and O. Company's R.M.S. Parramatta, which arrired to-day from Colombo, brings the following detailed account of the death of the Duke of Albany:—…

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A Squatter's Experiences. The following is the letter written by by the late Mr. W. Nowland, and referred to in last issue:— (To the Editor of the Herald.)

Singleton Argus · Saturday 17 May 1884 · page 1

SIR,—As there has been so much said about squatters making fortunes, the undersigned wishes to show the losses he has sustained during thirty-five years…

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The Funeral of the Duke of Albany

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 28 May 1884 · page 4

ON April 5, at half-past 11 a.m. the first minute gun was tired from the Long Walk, the boom being distinetly heard at the Castle. A body of the Sealorth…

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Death of M. Jean Baptiste Dumas

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 5 June 1884 · page 2

The name and fame of Jean Baptiste Dumas, who died at Cannes on April 11, were as well known throughout the world as in the land of his birth, and his death is sure to elicit from men of science in every…

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