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Hunter Valley · Obituaries & funerals

Obituaries & funerals, 1891

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Cablegrams. Death of Sir Frederick Weld

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 22 July 1891 · page 2

The death is announced of Sir Frederick Weld, formerly Governor of Tasmanin…

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Cablegrams. London, Monday. Death of a Rich Lady

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 29 July 1891 · page 2

Mrs Searlo, formerly Mrs Hopkins, of San Francisco, who has just died from influenza, leaves an estate velued at £8,000,000 sterling…

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Death of Mr T. K. Abbott, S.M.

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 5 August 1891 · page 4

THE friends of Mr Thomas Kingsmill Abuott, Stipendiary Magistrate, will regret to hear of his anddeo death, which took place on Saturday at his residence. Hunter's…

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Death of George Parr

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 6 August 1891 · page 8

A. famous cricketer, in his time the best in the world, died on June 23, at Radeliffe-on-Trent (says the Home News). George Parr was a Nottingham man, and at an early age exhibited great skill in…

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The Late Mr. T. K. Abbott

The Scone Advocate · Saturday 8 August 1891 · page 2

THE remains of the late Mr. T. K. Abbott, S.M., (says the Herald) were interred in St. Thomas Church of England Cemetery. North Sydney, on Tuesday. Two special…

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Death of Mr. T. K. Abbott, S.M.

The Scone Advocate · Saturday 8 August 1891 · page 4

MR. THO MAS KINGSMILL ABBOTT, the well-known stipendiary magistrate, died suddenly at his residence, at Hunter's Hill, on Saturday…

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Death of Johnny Mullagh. a Brilliant Aboriginal Cricketer. the Last of His Tribe

The Scone Advocate · Saturday 22 August 1891 · page 4

MELBOURNE, Saturday.—A telegram received last night from Harrow states that Johnny Mullagh, the well-known aboriginal cricketer, was found dead…

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Death of the British Postmaster-General. A [?] to Overwork. (By Cable.) LONDON

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 26 August 1891 · page 3

MR RAIKES, the Britsh Postmaeter General, died this afternoon at 53 years of age. The illacess which resulted in his death is attributed to overwork…

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Death of art Old Colonist. (Sydney Daily Telegraph.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 27 August 1891 · page 7

A very old colonist passed away on Monday in the person of Mr. Obed West, of Barcom Glen, Darlinghurst. Mr. West succumbed to an attack of apoplexy. He was born in the year 1807 in a…

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The Late Mr. C. S. Wilkinson

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 29 August 1891 · page 3

The death of the late Mr. Charles S. Wilkinson, the Government Geologist, as mentioned by telegraph in our last issue, deprives the community (says the S. M. Herald) of the…

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The Late Mrs. Shiner. Coroner's Inquiry

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 1 September 1891 · page 2

An inquiry was held at the Maitland Hospital on Saturday, before the Coroner, Mr. Brooks, P.M., concerning the death of Ellen Shiner, who died in circumstances that called for investigation. The…

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Reported Death of Balmaceda. How He Concealed Himself. His Moments of Suspense. London

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 23 September 1891 · page 3

EX-PRESIDENT BALMACEDA distrusting the promises of a fair trial made by the Junta, shot himself in the Argentine Legation, Santiago, where he had been…

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Death of an old Wesleyan Pioneer. a Len Gthy N.S. Wales Career. [By Telegraph]. Sydney Tuesday Evening

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 23 September 1891 · page 2

THE Rev George Pickering, one of the oldest Wesleyan ministers in the colony, having commenced his labors here in 1855, died this morning…

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His Obituary

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 1 October 1891 · page 7

It has often happened to public individuals to see, through some errors, their own obituaries in print. An embarrassing consequence of this blunder is that one feels obliged ever after to live up to…

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Extraordinary Funeral Scene. Burial Prevented by the Coroner

Singleton Argus · Saturday 3 October 1891 · page 4

A MOST regrettable and melancholy interruption with a funeral occurred at Newtown on Tuesday last. It is reported that about a couple of weeks ago…

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The Late Mr L.A. Tyrrell

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 7 October 1891 · page 2

WITH regard to Mr L. A. Tyrre[?] death, briclly reported in our last issue, the [?]ester[?] Post (Mudgee) in a reference to the occurerence states that the d[?]coase was caused…

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Death of the Premier's Sister. 81 Years of Age. History of the Parkes Family

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 7 October 1891 · page 4

IN our last issue a telegraphic message intimated that Sir Henry Parkes' aged sister was in a very precarious condition of health and that her decease was…

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The Late Mr. C. S. Parnell

The Scone Advocate · Saturday 10 October 1891 · page 2

THE death of Mr. C. S. PARNELL, which is announced, will come as a surprise in the field of British politics. Mr. PARNELL has of many years been the…

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The Death of Mr. Charles Stewart Parnell

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 10 October 1891 · page 7

From Greville's Telegram Company on Thursday morning we received the following message by wire:—"London, Wednesday, Mr. Charles Stewart Parnell, M.P. for Cork, died to-day at Brighton,…

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The Death of Mr. C. S. Parnell

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 10 October 1891 · page 4

Following are further particulars from the Herald's cablegram, of the death of Mr. Charles Stewart Parnell: London, Oct. 7…

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