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Hunter Valley · Obituaries & funerals

Obituaries & funerals, 1896

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Death of the Jockey M'leod

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 3 August 1896 · page 5

An inquest was held to-day upon the body of the jockey Walter McLeod, who died from the effects of injuries sustained through a fall while riding Teralba in the Anniversary Stakes at Warwick…

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Obituary

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 4 August 1896 · page 5

The death is announced of Sir William Grove D.C.L. E.R.S. the eminent scientist aged 85…

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Death of a Child in the Maitland Hospital

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 5 August 1896 · page 5

An inquest was commenced at the Maitland Hospital this morning before the Coroner (Mr. Henry Crothers) into the circumstances attending the death in the institution of a two days' old…

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Death of the Jockey McLeod

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 8 August 1896 · page 13

An inquest was held in Sydney on Monday upon, the body of a jockey, Walter McLeod, who died from injuries sustained through a fall while riding Teralba in the Anniversary Stakes at Warwick…

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Death of a Child in Maitland Hospital

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 8 August 1896 · page 7

An inquest was commenced at the Maitland Hospital on Wednesday before the Coroner (Mr. Henry Crothers) into the circumstances attending the death in the institution of a two days' old…

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Latest News by Cable. London, Monday, Death of Lady Tennyson

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 11 August 1896 · page 5

The death is announced of Lady Tennyson, widow at the late Lord Tennyson port laureate…

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Funeral of Mrs Edmonds

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 12 August 1896 · page 2

The funeral of the late Mrs Edmonds, of Dunelly, a lady respected and revered throughout the district for her many and unostentatious deeds of charity and…

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The Death of Telfer

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 12 August 1896 · page 5

A youth named John Gray was remanded on suspicious of having caused the death of William Telfer, who was run over by a sulky alleged to have been driven by accused whilst deceased was…

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The Death of Emily Franz

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 12 August 1896 · page 5

An inquest commenced this morning concerning the death of a young woman named Emily Franz. Alice Short, described as a nurse, was present in custody, charged with having caused the death of…

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Death of a Child in the Maitland Hospital

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 14 August 1896 · page 2

The inquest touching the circumstances attending the death of a twp-days' old child named Robert Grace, the child of an unmarried women named Jane Grace, at present a patient in the…

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Reported Death of Colonel Home

Singleton Argus · Saturday 15 August 1896 · page 2

In connection with the reported death by the morning papers of Colonel Home, who was engaged by the Government to devise a scheme of…

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Funeral Gv Sir J. E. Millais

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 15 August 1896 · page 5

The remains of the into Sir John Everett Millais will be interred in St. Paul's Cathedral on Tuesday…

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Death of a Child in the Maitland Hospital

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 15 August 1896 · page 6

The inquest on the body of the child, Robert Grace, which died in the Maitland Hospital, was continued yesterday afternoon at the West Maitland Courthouse after we went to press, before the…

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Death of a Child in the Mait land Hospital

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 17 August 1896 · page 2

The inquest on the body of the child, Robert Grace, which died in the Maitland Hospital, was continued at the Courthouse to-day before the Coroner, Mr. Henry Crothers. Mr. R. W. Thompson…

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The Death of Archbishop Vaughan

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 18 August 1896 · page 5

The anniversary dirge and solemn Requiem Mass for the repose of the soul of the late Archbishop of Sydney, Dr. Vaughan was held in St. Mary's Cathedral this morning. Cardinal Moran presided…

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Death, of Mr. Robert Laurie

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 18 August 1896 · page 2

On Tuesday last Mr Robert Laurie, of Kangaroo Fid station, Yarrowitch. breathed his last at the residence of Mr and Mrs D. Fletcher, C[?]…

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Death of a Child in the Maitland Hospital

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 18 August 1896 · page 2

Concerning the inquest on the body of a child named Robert Grace, which died in the Maitland Hospital, we were compelled, owing to the lateness of the hour, to but briefly refer to the concluding…

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Death-of a Bendigo Pioneer

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 19 August 1896 · page 5

The death is announced in London of Mr. John Cooke, one of the pioneers of the Bendigo district, Victoria…

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Latest Hews by Cable. [Press Telegraph Association.] London, Thursday. the Funeral of Sir John Millais

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 21 August 1896 · page 3

The funeral of the late Sir John Millais to-day was of a most imposing character. The pallbearers were the Earl of Rosebery, Viscount Wolseley (Commander-in-Chief),…

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Funeral of Sir John Millais. [By Cable.] London

Singleton Argus · Saturday 22 August 1896 · page 4

THE funeral of the late Sir John Millais, President of the Royal Academy, at Westminster Abbey was a most imposing site. Fifty-two…

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