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Hunter Valley · Obituaries & funerals

Obituaries & funerals, 1898

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The Late Mr. Gladstone's Funeral. London, May 29

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 4 June 1898 · page 11

The funeral of the late Right Hon. W. E. Glad stone took place on Saturday, and was marked with deep solemnity, the scene in Westminster Abbey being a very impressive one…

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Death of Mrs. George Vindin

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 4 June 1898 · page 3

As anticipated by her medical attendant and members of her family, the illness from which Mrs. Geo. Vindin, of Hillside, Regent-street, was suffering, terminated fatally on Tuesday. The deceased…

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Death of Mr. Samuel Plimsoll

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 4 June 1898 · page 3

The death ia announced of Mr. Samuel Plimsoll, ex-M.P., the "Seaman's Friend."…

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News by Cable The Late Mr Gladstone. LONDON

Singleton Argus · Saturday 4 June 1898 · page 6

Mrs Gladstone has expressed her heartfelt gratitude for the overwhelming multitude of messages of sympathy from all parts of the world in…

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The Late Right Hon. W. E. Gladstone. Funeral Obsequies

The Murrurundi Times and Liverpool Plains Gazette · Saturday 4 June 1898 · page 3

The funeral of the late Right Hon. W. E. Gladstone took place on Saturday and was marked with deep solemuty. the scene in Westminster Abbey being a very impossive…

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The Late Mr. Gladstone

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 7 June 1898 · page 5

There was an immense assemblage in Hyde Park on Sunday, when addresses were delivered in memory of the late Mr, Gladstone…

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Death of Mrs Dickson

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 7 June 1898 · page 2

We regret to learn that Mrs Mary Dickson, well-known in this district, died at West Maitland on Sunday evening last, at the ago of 49 years. The deceased lady,…

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Latest Particulars. Death of an American Commander. the Feat of Lieutenant Hobson

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 7 June 1898 · page 5

Captain Gridley, the commander of the Olympia, the flagship of the American fleet at the fight in Manila Bay, has died from a wound received in the battle…

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Death of an American Officer. LONDON

Singleton Argus · Thursday 9 June 1898 · page 2

Captain Gridley, the commander of the cruiser Olympia, the flagship of Admiral Dewoy's squadron in the Philippines, has died from a wound…

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Death of a Sportsman

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 10 June 1898 · page 3

Mr. John Decry, one of the leading members of Tattersall's Club, died to-day. aged 43. He leaves a wife and family. Deceased was a man of unstinted liberality…

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A Military Funeral

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 11 June 1898 · page 13

The eldest son of Mr. W. Difford, of South Maitland, who had suffered from a severe illness for 13 months, died at his father's residence on Saturday morning at three o'clock. The young man who…

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Death of a Well-Known Captain

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 11 June 1898 · page 5

The news of the death of Captain Agutter, of the steamer Mount Kemble, came as a shock to his numerous friends in the Wollongong district. No master was better known to the port that Captain…

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Death of an Unknown

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 14 June 1898 · page 5

An open verdict was returned at an inquest on the body of a man drowned in Circular Quay on Sunday night. The remains have not yet been identified…

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Obituary

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 15 June 1898 · page 5

The death in announced of Mr. Matthew Fowler, Liberal M.P. for Durham City…

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Obituary

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 18 June 1898 · page 3

Edward Burne Jones, the celebrated painter, is dend…

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The Death of Mr. Gladstone

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 20 June 1898 · page 2

From London letters telegraphed from Albany to contemporaries we compile a story of Mr. Gladstone's final days and death. The aged statesman had for the eighteen months preceding his death…

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Late News by Cable. London, June 20. Death of a Cricketer

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 21 June 1898 · page 5

The death is announced of Mr. George Ulyett,. the cricketer…

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The Late Mr. Gladstone. An Account of the End

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Wednesday 22 June 1898 · page 4

Mr. Gladstone's death on the early morning of May 19 evoked a universal display of sorrow on the part of the Anglo-Saxon [?]ace. Almost world wide…

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A Suspicious Death. Body of a Woman Exhumed. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 23 June 1898 · page 3

The Coroner to-day issued a warranty for the exhumation of the body of a young woman named Pauline Durlace who was interred at Waverley Cemetery last Sunday. A post-mortom…

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The Late Mr. Gladstone. an Act Op Reverence

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 24 June 1898 · page 4

" A Private Member" describes the scene in the House of Commons when the leader of the House rose to announce the death of Mr. Gladstone. The following paragraph is interesting:—…

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