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Hunter Valley · Obituaries & funerals

Obituaries & funerals, 1897

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Death of a Woman. [By Telegraph.] Sydney

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 3 February 1897 · page 3

THE Coroner resumed the inquest at the court to-day relative to the death of a young woman named Susan Burke who died on January 25th under…

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Obituary

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 5 February 1897 · page 3

The death is announced of the Duchess de Montpensier, widow of the Due de Montpensier, fifth son of King Louis Philippe…

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Death of Mr. J. W. Bowes, Ex-m.p. for Morpeth

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 5 February 1897 · page 3

The numerous friends of Mr. John W. Bowes, who was the M.L.A. for Morpeth under the old Electoral system, will regret to hear of his death, which occurred at a late hour night. On…

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Death of Mrs Eather

Singleton Argus · Saturday 6 February 1897 · page 2

We regret to announce the death of Mrs Thomas Enther, of the Bulga, which took place at her-home on Wednesday last, The deceased had reaehed the age of 74 years…

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Death of a Sister of Sir Jambs Martin

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 6 February 1897 · page 3

At Glen Innes, Miss Martin, sister of Mr. Geo. Martin, P. M., Wagga Wagga, and of the late Sir James Martin, died at her residence last evening…

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Death of an Ex-m.p. [By Telegraph.] Sydney

Singleton Argus · Saturday 6 February 1897 · page 2

MR JOHN W. Bowes, ex-M.P. for Morpeth, died last night. On January 22nd he was attending to a business matter at the Rodfern…

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Death of Sir John Thurston

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 9 February 1897 · page 5

Confirmatory news reached Sydney to-day of the death of Sir John Thurston, Gobernor of Fiji, on board the steamer Burrumbeet, bound for Mel-bourne, on Sunday night…

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Death of Sir John Thurston (By Telelgraph.) Melbourne

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 10 February 1897 · page 3

SIR JOHN THURSTON, Governor of Fiji, died on board the steamer Burrumbeet while on the way from Sydney to Melbourne to-day…

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Death of the Governor of Fiji

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 13 February 1897 · page 11

The following message was received in Melbourne from Wilson's Promontory on Monday evening:—"On the approach of the steamer Burrumbeet to the Wilson's Promontory signal station…

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Death of the Hon. William Laidley, M.L.C.

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

The Hon. William Laidley, who had been ailing for the past three months, died on Sunday at Hillside, Edgecliff-road, where ho resided. Up to about a month ago Mr. Laidley took part in his business…

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Death of a Famous Chess Plater

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

The death is announced of Herr W. Steinitz, the ex-Champion Chess player, after a brief illness in his sixty-first year. Steinitz was recently defeated by Lasker in a tournament at Moscow, where it is…

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Death of Dr Steinitz. a Famous Chess Player

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 24 February 1897 · page 2

THE death is announced of Dr.Steinitz, one time Chess champion of the world. He broke down after his recent return match with Herr Lasker, champion,…

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Death of a Produce Merchant

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

Information reached Sydney to-day of the death at Camden of G. A. Porter, who for some time was manager of the South Coast and West Camden Co-operative Co. Deceased was well known among…

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The Reported Death of Herr Steinitz

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

A telegram from Moscow states that the report as to the death of Herr W. Steinitz, ex-chess champion of the world, is untrue. He remains very [?] in a private hospital…

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Peculiar Death of a Woman

Singleton Argus · Saturday 27 February 1897 · page 6

On the 11th instant a young woman, wife of Charles Hall, a well-known footballer; of Bendigo, Victoria, and the mother of Bendigo, child, wan found…

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Death of Mrs. Geo. Loder

Singleton Argus · Saturday 27 February 1897 · page 4

Mrs george Loder, wife of Mr G-. Loder, of Abbey Green, who for many yearn occupied the position -of president of the Northeru Agricultural Association, and a…

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Death of Mr Ash, M.P. An Unique Career

Singleton Argus · Saturday 27 February 1897 · page 2

MR GEORGE ASH, M.P. in South Australia, died at noon on Tuesday last from typhoid. Hie was rather a unique career. Born in England on…

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OBITUARY. London, Feb. 28

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 1 March 1897 · page 5

The death is announced of Ras Aloula, the Abyssinian General, who, during the Soudan campaign in 1885, led an Abyssinian force to the relief of Kassala, then held by Osman Digna…

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The Late Mr John Green

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 3 March 1897 · page 2

Mr John Green, the Police Magistrate and Goldfield Warden on the Mambare goldfleld in New Guinea, who was recently killed by the natives of that island, was…

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Suspicious Death of a Woman

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

At the adjourned inquest into the circumstances connected with the death of Frances Pass who died suddenly on Friday night in Pitt-street, Red-fern, to-day, Annie Jefferys was present in…

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