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Hunter Valley · Obituaries & funerals

Obituaries & funerals, 1889

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The Death of Constable Sutherland. (Echo.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 8 June 1889 · page 8

At the Coroner's Court on Thursday morning the City Coroner (Mr. J. C. Woore, J.P.) resumed the inquest relative to the death of Constable David Sutherland, who was shot while arresting a man in…

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Death of Carl Rosa

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 15 June 1889 · page 4

The news from Paris of the death of Mr. Carl Rosa on April 30 last will be received throughout the whole musical world with regret as great as the astonishment it will create. It was only…

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Death of a Well-known Freemason

Singleton Argus · Saturday 15 June 1889 · page 2

THE death of Mr John Williams, Post District Grand Master of the English Constitution of Freemasonry, who expired after a protracted illness at his…

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Death of Hon. John Sutherland an Honorable Caree[?]

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 26 June 1889 · page 5

AFTER months of illness, Mr John Sutherland, M.P., one of the members for Redfern, has departed this life. His end was not unexpected; he had been in a feeble condition…

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"Sworn to no Master, of no Sect am I, "Be just and fear not." The Singleton Argus. Wednesday, June 26th, 1889. The Late Mr Sutherland

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 26 June 1889 · page 3

ONE more link with the past is severed by the decease of "honest" JOHN SUTHERLAND. A public life of thirty years has been closed without a spot to…

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Death of Mr A. E. Millard

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 3 July 1889 · page 3

REGRET was everywhere expressed in town towards the latter end of last week when it became known that Mr A. E. Millard, Mayor of South Singleton, was…

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Death of Mr. J. S. Viles. (Southern Mail, July 2.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 11 July 1889 · page 2

On Friday morning another old identity passed away suddenly at Mittagong. John Slade Viles, was within a month or two of being 82 years of age and came of a long-lived race, his father and grand…

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Death of a Brave Soldier

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 13 July 1889 · page 3

The death occurred recently in St. George's Stairs, North Shields, of the veteran soldier, Edward Jenninga, who served with distinction in the Crimean War and Indian Mutiny…

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Death of Sir Edward Strickland

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 25 July 1889 · page 2

It is with regret (says the S. M. Herald.) that we have to announce the death of Sir Ed. Stricland, K.C.B., which took place at 9 o'clock on Thursday night, at his residence in Young-street. Up to last…

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Death of Mrs Munro

Singleton Argus · Saturday 27 July 1889 · page 2

GENERAL regret was expressed in town on Thursday when it became known that Mrs Munro had died. It was only in February last that the late Mr Alexander Munro…

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Death of Mr B. Singleton

Singleton Argus · Saturday 3 August 1889 · page 3

ANOTHER link with the past has been severed by the death of Mr Benjamin Singleton, who departed this life on Tuesday evening at the age of 71. He…

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Death of Mrs Howe

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 7 August 1889 · page 2

MRS ANNE HOWE, of Pelerine, died on Saturday morning. The deceased lady had generally been in good hesltb,thougb suffering from slight ailments attendant…

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Terribly Sudden Death of Mr. W. Laverty

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 7 August 1889 · page 2

QUITE a painful sensation was caused in town on Sunday morning when the news circulated that Mr W. Laverty had died during the night. On Saturday…

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Death of lady Robertson. (By Telegraph.) Sydney

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 7 August 1889 · page 2

LADY ROBERTSON, the wife of the veteran politician, Sir John Robertson, who was serized with paralysis a few days ago, died this morning. She was 67 years of age…

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Death of Mr. John Fyfe

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 10 August 1889 · page 4

The death is announced, at the advanced age of 86, of Mr. Johu Fyfe. To those colonists who remember the early progress of steam navigation in Australia the name of…

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Death of M. Damala

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 21 August 1889 · page 2

The death is announced of M. Damala, the husband of the famous actress, Sara Bernhardt…

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Died in Poverty. Late Mr John Sutherland

Singleton Argus · Saturday 24 August 1889 · page 4

IT is stated that the late Mr John Sotherland died in very embarrassed circumstances, the result not of incompetence or want of providence on his part, but of involvements…

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Painful Scene at a Funeral

Singleton Argus · Saturday 24 August 1889 · page 2

A PAINFUL scene occurred at Ballarat on Tuesday afternoon. While the coffin contoining the body of a woman named Mrs Edwarde, wife of a miner at present…

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Terrible Death of an Aeronaut

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 24 August 1889 · page 4

On Tuesday night, July 16, Professor Higgins and Miss De Voy were announced to make a balloon ascent from the Manchester racecourse, and to descend by means of parachutes. Miss De…

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Obituary

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 11 September 1889 · page 2

The death is announced at Auckland of Mr W. Robinson, M.L.C., a Canterbury runholder, and the well-known owner of racehorses…

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