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Hunter Valley · Obituaries & funerals

Obituaries & funerals, 1897

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Death of Old Colonists

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 6 March 1897 · page 13

An old resident of Ulmarra named Thomas Clark died on Monday morning. The deceased had been a resident of Ulmarra for 45 years. One of his daughters is married to the Rev. Mr. Hughes, of…

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Death of a Stewardess

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

Elizabeth Bean, stewardess of the steamer Burrawong, was drowned about four o'clock this morning. The circumstances are tragic and peculiar. The steward, Henry Hamilton, was sleeping in the…

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Walgett. Strange Death of a Cingalese

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

At the inquest yesterday on the body of a Cingalese hawker named Salva, who was drowned on Sunday in the Barwon River, the jury returned a verdict of death by drowning, he having jumped…

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Death of Mrs Thomas Sawkins

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 10 March 1897 · page 2

We regret to chronicle the death of a very old and highly respected resident of this district, Mrs. Thomas Sawkins, who died yesterday forenoon at the ripe old áge…

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Obituary

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 13 March 1897 · page 3

The death is announced of Professor Henry Drummond, the well-known author of "The Ascent of Man" and other works, aged 46…

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Death of Mrs. Dale

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 13 March 1897 · page 3

Mrs. Dale, the widow of the late Dr. R.W. Dale, M.A., the well-known Congregational minister of Birmingham, has been burned to death at Bath, while reading in bed…

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Death of Sir Thomas Elder

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 13 March 1897 · page 16

Sir Thomas Elder died on Saturday at his summer residence, The Pinnacle, Mount Lofty, South Australia, in his 79th year. Up to Thursday he was in his ordinary state of health, but on that day he…

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Death of Mrs. C. F. Gerler

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 13 March 1897 · page 13

Mrs. C. F. Gerlerdied at her old home, Badminton, Nudgee-road, on Tuesday (says Brisbane Courier of March 4). Mrs. Geiler, nee Clara Thompson, was the widow of Mr. Carl. Frederich Gerler, whose…

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Obituary

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 16 March 1897 · page 5

The death is announced of Mr. Shiel Harry, the well-known actor…

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Obituary

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 18 March 1897 · page 3

The death is announced of the Hon. Sir Edward Ebenezer Kay, one of the Lord Justices of Apeal aged 75…

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Death of an Old Colonist

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 20 March 1897 · page 7

Mr. Charles Bonney, a South Australian early colonist, died on Monday at Woollahra, Sydney, where be had lived some years. His age was 83. He landed in Sydney from England in December,…

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Death of the Very Rev. J. F. Sheridan

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

The death occurred at his residence, North Sydney, on Monday, of the Very Rev. J.F. Sheridan, D.D., V.G., O.S.B., who was widely known for his long connection with Roman Catholic affairs…

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Death of a Well-known Clergyman

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 24 March 1897 · page 5

The Rev. Canon Kemmis, who had been in indifferent health for a considerable time, died this morning. The immediate cause of death was homorrhage of the stomach with which he was…

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Death of Mr. Robert R. Hungerford

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 25 March 1897 · page 2

One of Maitland's earliest pioneers and most respected inhabitants passed away yesterday in the person of Mr. Robert Hungerford, who died at his residence, Bush Villa, near Owlpen, not far from…

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Death of Mr Thos. Edwards

Singleton Argus · Saturday 27 March 1897 · page 2

We regret to announce the death of a well-known resident of South Singleton.Mr Thomas Edwards, who died at his homo at about 9 o'clock on Thursday night…

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Death of Mr. Robert R. Hungerford

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 27 March 1897 · page 5

One of Maitland's earliest pioneers and most respected inhabitants passed away on Wednesday in the person of Mr. Robert Hungerford, who died at his residence, Bush Villa, near Owlpen, not far from…

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Death of an Old Police Pensioner

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 27 March 1897 · page 4

A well-known figure in Large and an old pensioner on the Police Pension Fund passed away at Largs at five o'clock on Sunday morning in the person of Mr. James McKay, licensee of the Batchers' Arms…

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Death of the German Consul

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 1 April 1897 · page 5

Carl [?] the Imperial German Consul, died this morning from inflammation of the lungs from which he had been suffering for some days. Mr. Sahi was an old and respected resident of the…

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Funeral of the 'German Consul

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 2 April 1897 · page 3

The funeral of the late German Consul this afternoon was largely attended by officials and re-presentative of all classes of the community. The cortege was of great length, and piles of valuable…

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Latest News by Cable. London, Thursday. Death of the Primate of Ireland

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 2 April 1897 · page 3

The Most Rev. Baron Plunkett, Archbishop of Dublin and Primate of Ireland, died to-day, in his seventieth year…

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