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Hunter Valley · Obituaries & funerals

Obituaries & funerals, 1890

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Death of an American Millionaire

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 8 April 1890 · page 6

America has produced many millionaires (says the Home News), but none more remarkable than the Astors, who have formed a sort of millionaire dynasty. The death of…

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Death of the Hon. David Buchanan. (From, the S. M. Herald.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 10 April 1890 · page 2

The well-known politician, Mr. David Buchanan, who has for the past 30 years been more or less prominently before the public of this colony, died suddenly at his residence…

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Death of the Marquis of Normanby. (By Cable to the S. M. Herald.) London, April 4

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 10 April 1890 · page 2

The Marquis of Normanby, formerly Governor of Victoria, died at Brighton on Thursday evening. The late Marquis of Normanby was a…

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Late Mr Jack Thompson

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 16 April 1890 · page 3

Universal regret is expressed in all sporting circles hero at the death of Mr Jack Thompson, the well-known Australian bookmaker…

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Death of a Miser. £6000 Sewn in His Clothes

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 16 April 1890 · page 3

AN elderly man, named John Davy, the occupant of a but near Kerlow (Vic ), was on Monday found dead in Buckley street. Essendon, lying on his back. He had…

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The Late Mr. James Moore

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 22 April 1890 · page 4

"Jimmy Moore is dead!" was" the general exclamation on Saturday morning in West Maitland, and although the words had but little significance for strangers to the Northern district, they…

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Death of a Popular Novelist

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 24 April 1890 · page 6

Mr. J. F. Smith has just died, and at the age of eighty-six (the Speaker says). Thirty years ago, Mr. J. F. Smith, author of "Smiles and Tears," "Minniegrey," "The Soldier of…

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Ah Sine. the Death of One or Dickens's Characters

The Scone Advocate · Saturday 10 May 1890 · page 1

Mr. Wynne E. Baxter held an inquest at St. George's-in-the-East vestry hall, respecting the death of George Ah Sing, sixty-four, a Chinaman, lately residing at 131, Cornwall…

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Sadden Death of P. Doohan, senr. Died in Harness

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 21 May 1890 · page 2

PATRICK DOOHAN, better known as "Old Pat," who for upwards of 30 years has followed the occupation of a carter in Singleton, yesterday evening, between…

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Death of a Noted Journalist

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 27 May 1890 · page 6

The death of Mr. Edward Edward at the age of seventy-five is an event of more than ordinary interest to journalists. Mr. Lloyd was the founder and proprietor of Lloyd's Weekly London,…

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Death of the Founder of the Estoy Organ Company

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 12 June 1890 · page 5

A private communication from New York gives news of the sudden death, at the age of 76 of Mr. Jacob Estey, founder of the famous Estey Organ Company. The deceased…

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Death of James Nasmyth

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 17 June 1890 · page 6

In the person of James Nasmyth, who devised the steam hammer and a host of other ingenious contrivances for aiding or abridging labour, one of the greatest inventors and mechanical geniuses of our…

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Death of the Rev. G. R. Macarthur

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 19 June 1890 · page 2

Many of our readers (says the Herald of Tuesday) will learn with regret that the Rev. G. F. Macarthur died yesterday of heart disease, at his residence at Ashfield. In 1882 Mr. Macarthur…

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Death of Father Quirk

Singleton Argus · Saturday 21 June 1890 · page 3

The Rev Father Quirk died this morning. aged 48…

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Death of a Horse -Trainer

Singleton Argus · Saturday 28 June 1890 · page 2

Daddy Balnea, the well-known trainer, [?] Warwick Farm, died to-day after a [?] days' illness…

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Death of the Rev. J. H. Fletcher. (From the Herald.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 3 July 1890 · page 7

We regret to have to record the death of the Rev. J. H. Flether, so long president of the Newington College, Stanmore, but of late principal of the Theological Institution. The rev. gentleman, who…

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The Late Mr J. food's Estate

Singleton Argus · Saturday 5 July 1890 · page 4

IN the course of the ecclesistical proceedings at Sydney on Thursday, before Mr Justice Manning, an application was made by Mr Moriarity to pass accounts…

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Earl Carnarvon's Funeral

Singleton Argus · Saturday 5 July 1890 · page 3

Sir Hercules Robinson, Sir Arthur Blyth, Agent-General for South Australia, and Mr E. N. 0. Braddon, Agent-General for Tasmania, represented the colonies at the…

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Death of Mr T. Dangar, M.L.A.

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 9 July 1890 · page 4

MR. T. G. G. Dangar, M.L.A., died on Friday night at Stanmore, where he had of late resided. His health for some few years past had been very infirm, but be…

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The Late Mr. T. G. G. Dangar

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 10 July 1890 · page 7

On Friday last, the 4th instant, the above lamented man passed away, at his late residence, known as "Crownthorpe," situated at Stanmore. He died as unobtrusively as he had lived, and in…

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