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Obituaries & funerals, 1898

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The Death of Nelson

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 29 July 1898 · page 1

Fifteen minutes after Hardy left him for the second time, the admiral became speechless; and when this had continued five minutes, the surgeon, who was…

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Death of Mrs. Springall

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 30 July 1898 · page 10

At the adjourned inquest touching the death in suspicious circumstances of a married woman named Annie Springall, Dr. Sydney Jameson deposed that in conjunction with Dr. Taylor, Government…

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Death of Mr. Lewis Henry

The Murrurundi Times and Liverpool Plains Gazette · Saturday 30 July 1898 · page 2

We regret to have to record the death of Mr. Lewis Henry, for the past nine years in charge of the Public School at Castlemountain, who passed away, after only three days'…

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Obituary

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 1 August 1898 · page 3

The death is announced of Professor Caird, D. D., LL.D. late Principal and Vice-Chancellor of the University of Glaegoiw…

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The Death of Prince Bismarck

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 1 August 1898 · page 2

A cable message, dated Load on, Saturday, says Prince Bismarck died peacefully at eleven o'clock that evening. Prince Karl Edward Otto Leopold de…

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Late News by Cable. London, July 31. Death of Prince Bismarck

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 1 August 1898 · page 3

Prince Bismarck, who was reported to be in a critical state of health, died peacefully at 11 o'clock on Saturday evening…

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Death of Prince Bismarck. London, July 31

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 2 August 1898 · page 2

PRINCE BISMARCK, Who was reported to be in a critical state of health died peacetully at 11 o'clock on Saturday evening…

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Latest Cable News. London, Monday. the Death of Bismarck

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 2 August 1898 · page 3

The French Press characterises Bismarck's work as glorious, but his methods as infamous and unjust. The Russian Press declares Bismarck to have…

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Death of Bismarck. His Last Hours. All the Family Present. the Kaiser Deeply Affected. National Sorrow. London, Aug. 1

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 2 August 1898 · page 3

Prince Bismarck rallied so strongly on Thursday as to permit of his medical attendant, Dr. Schweninger returning to Berlin. At luncheon on Saturday the Prince was jocular…

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Bismarck's Funeral Arrangements

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 4 August 1898 · page 3

Private friends have subscribed three hundred thousand marks for a mausoleum to Bismarck at Fredericksruhe Park, and the Emperor has ordered mourning for the Royal family. The army and…

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Death of An Old Identity

Singleton Argus · Thursday 4 August 1898 · page 2

An old Singleton identity, named Henry Cook, and better known as "Old Crookedboots." died on Monday in the local Hospital Asylum, of which institution he had been…

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Death of Bismarck. The Closing Scene. Profound Sorrow in Germany. LONDON

Singleton Argus · Thursday 4 August 1898 · page 2

LATER details of the death of Prince Bismarck state that he rallied so strongly on Thursday as to permit of his medical attendant, Dr…

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The Death of Ada Hodges. Madeline Byrne Charged with Manslaughter. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 4 August 1898 · page 3

Madeline Byrne, the nurse against whom a Coroner's jury returned a verdict of wilful murder in connection with the death of the young woman Ada Maude Hodges, wad placed upon her trial at…

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Death of an Infant

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 5 August 1898 · page 3

A child, aged three weeks, named John Grime, I was found dead in bed beside its mother at Crown-street this morning. Deceased had been delicate since its birth. The death has been reported to the…

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The Death of Prince Bismarck

The Scone Advocate · Friday 5 August 1898 · page 2

THERE is profound national sorrow throughout Germany at the death of Prince Bismarck. He died in the arms of the doctor, some say in agony,…

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A Strange Funeral

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 6 August 1898 · page 16

Probably the strangest funeral on record took place at Woolwich some few months ago. A workman was engaged in casting metal for the manufacture of ordnance at Woolwich…

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Death of Prince Bismarck

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 6 August 1898 · page 11

A cable message, dat d London, Saturday, says Prince Bismarck died peacefully at eleven o clock that evening. He died in the arms of the doctor. All the…

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Death of an Aged Priest

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 6 August 1898 · page 3

A telegram from Glen lanes states that Dean Flanagan died this morning, aged 88…

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Strange Death of a Girl

The Murrurundi Times and Liverpool Plains Gazette · Saturday 6 August 1898 · page 2

The Adelaide City Coroner was engaged all day on Friday week inqu[?] into the death of a girl Dam d Maud Catchlove, aged 12 years, who recently had two teeth drawn…

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