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Hunter Valley · Obituaries & funerals

Obituaries & funerals, 1897

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The Late Mr. Joseph Mitchell

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 30 October 1897 · page 6

Our Moree correspondent writes :—The demise of Mr. Joseph Mitchell brings tomind the eloquent words of Southey: " The thread is spun;…

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Death Of a Doctor. Sydney

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 30 October 1897 · page 12

Dr. Thomas Dale, latterly residing in Macquarie-street South, was found dead in his bedroom this morning, in circumstances which point to suicide. Dr. Dale was a man about whom very…

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Death of Mr. Joseph Mitchell. Sydney

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 30 October 1897 · page 13

Mr. Joseph Mitchell died shortly before 8 o'clock last night. It had been known for some time that the end was Dear, and he was surrounded by the members of his family at the time of his death…

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The Death of Dale—A Verdict of Suicide. Sydney

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 30 October 1897 · page 14

At an inquest held to-day on the body of Dr. Dale, Dr. Hodgson said he bad known Dr. Dale for the past four years, and believed he had a brother in Charter Towera, Queensland, but no relatives…

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Death of. Lord Rusmoad. a Popular Governor a Great Sportsman Gone London

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 30 October 1897 · page 3

Lord Rosemead ( sir Hercules Robinsony for morly Governor of cape colony and High [?] for south Africa, [?]last night aged [?]…

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Suspicious Death of a Girl. Conflicting Evidence. an Open Verdict Returned. Sydney Saturday Afternoon

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 30 October 1897 · page 3

The adjourned inquest into the circumstances connected with the death of Florence Hartley was resumed this morning, when Nurse Cawte was examined by the foreman of the jury as to her…

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Henry George's Funeral

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 1 November 1897 · page 3

Fifty thousand artisans will take part at the late Henry George's funeral in New York…

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Suspected Suicide. Sudden Death of a Clerk. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 2 November 1897 · page 5

Percy Deakin, aged 25, assistant council clerk at Newtown, died suddenly this morning, At about a quarter past nine o'clock his mother went to his room to call him and found him apparently very…

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Obituary

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 3 November 1897 · page 5

OBITUARY. The death in announced of Lieutenant Colonel Chard, the defender of Rorke's Drift, and of Sir Rutherford Alcock…

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Death of Henry George

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 3 November 1897 · page 4

Henry George is dead at the age of 58 of apoplexy, induced by the excitement of the contest for Mayor of New York. So ends a remarkable career of…

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The Death of Henry George

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 3 November 1897 · page 4

Newspaper notices of the late Henry George, who died of apoplexy in the midst of an exciting canvas for the Mayoralty of Greater New York,…

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Death of Lord Rosmead

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 6 November 1897 · page 11

A cable message dated London, Oct. 29, reported that Lord Rosemead (Sir Hercules Robinson), formerly Governor of Cape Colony and High Commismisioner for South Africa, died suddenly the…

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Death of Mr C. Smith

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 17 November 1897 · page 2

Last Saturday morning Dr. Beeston, of Newcastle, assisted by Drs. Bowman, Read and Irwin, performed an operation on Mr Charles Smith, of Singleton, to relieve an…

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Rehearsing His Funeral

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 19 November 1897 · page 3

An eccentric old fellow in France has recently held a rehearsal of his funeral while yet in the land of the living. For the past year grave-diggers and masons had been engaged in…

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To-day's News by Wire. Nymagee. Death of Houghton

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 19 November 1897 · page 3

Frederick Houghton, the victim of the Nymagee shooting affray, died yesternight…

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Death of a Bush Poet

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 20 November 1897 · page 16

Mr. Phillip D. Lorimer, whose death was announced on Friday, the 12th instant, was known right through the country and Queensland and Victoria as "the Australian bush poet."…

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Obituary

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 23 November 1897 · page 5

The death is announced of Sir Charles Edward Pollock, Q.C., a baron of the Exchequer…

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A Policeman's Death. Trial of His Alleged Assailant. Sydney, Thursday afternoon

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 25 November 1897 · page 3

Daniel conway, against whom a coroner's jury returned a verdict of wilful murder in connection with the death of senior—constable Murrow on eight hour day, placed upon his trial at the…

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The Late Mr. Ernest Giles, Explorer

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 27 November 1897 · page 6

One who know the late Mr. Ernest Giles well writes: "The death of Giles means, with one exception—Sir John Forrest—the severance of the link connecting the pioneer days with the present…

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The English Cricketers. Death of Stoddart's Mother. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 9 December 1897 · page 3

Mr. A. E. Stoddart, captain of the English team of cricketers, has received a cable message notifying him of the death of his mother which occurred in England yesterday. As may be imagined Mr…

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