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Hunter Valley · Obituaries & funerals

Obituaries & funerals, 1898

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Death of Mr. A. R. Roberts

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 26 February 1898 · page 10

The many friends of Mr. A. E. Roberts, formerly headmaster of St. Ethel's School, under the Education Department, will be sorry to learn that he died at his residence, Pitnacree Road, East…

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Our Singleton "Letter. Death of Mrs. Percy

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 26 February 1898 · page 2

With poignant regret and feelings of the deepest sorrow, we record the death of Mrs. Harriott Percy (proprietress of the Percy Hotel, Singleton), which occurred shortly before 11 O'clock last evening…

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Death of a Famous Jockey

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 28 February 1898 · page 5

The death is announced of George Barrett, tho famous English jockey…

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Obituary

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 1 March 1898 · page 5

Frederick Tennyson, son of the late poet laureate, is dead…

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Death of Mrs. S. Percy

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 1 March 1898 · page 2

JUST as we were going to press on Friday night word reached us that Mrs Harriet Percy, proprietress of the [?]erey Hotel, was serio[?]sly ill, and…

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Strange Death of a Woman. Some Suspicious Circumstances. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 1 March 1898 · page 5

The Coroner initiated an inquest to-day respecting the death of a married woman named Rhoda Crump, who died suddenly last night at the residence of her husband, Charles Crump, a painter, in…

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Death of Mrs. H. Percy

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Wednesday 2 March 1898 · page 2

JUST as we were going to press on Friday night word reached us that Mrs, Harriet Percy, proprietress of the Percy Hotel, was seriously ill, and…

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To-day's News by Wire. Sydney. Death of an Old Parliamentarian

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 3 March 1898 · page 3

Mr. Thomas Colls, ex-M.P. for Yass, died yester-night, aged 77…

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Death of Mr E. Ham

Singleton Argus · Saturday 5 March 1898 · page 2

In our last issue we announced that Mr Edward Ham, an old resident of Singleton, was seriously ill, and his life was despaired of, the cause of his acute illness being a…

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Death of Mrs. H. Percy

The Murrurundi Times and Liverpool Plains Gazette · Saturday 5 March 1898 · page 3

Mrs. Percy, prop[?]etress the well-known and well-conducted Percy Hotel, Singleton, died rather suddenly on Friday night, 25th February, at the age of 65 years. The…

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Death of Mrs. Percy, of Singleton

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 5 March 1898 · page 12

Mrs, Harriett Percy (proprietress of the Percy Hotel, Singleton), died about 11 o'clock on Friday evening. Deceased became ill on Wednesday night and on Thursday her family and relatives…

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Strange Death of a Woman. Sydney

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 5 March 1898 · page 13

The Coroner initiated an inquest to-day respecting the death of a married woman named Rhoda Crump, who died suddenly last night at the residence of her husband, Charles Crump, a painter, in…

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Local and General News. Death of Mrs. W. Lowndes

The Murrurundi Times and Liverpool Plains Gazette · Saturday 5 March 1898 · page 2

We regret to have to record the death of another very old resident of the district, is the person of Mrs. W. Lowndes, widow of the late Mr. William Lowndes, of this town…

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The Death of Sir Waiter Raleigh

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 7 March 1898 · page 3

Most solemnly, and with convincing elo-quence, he told his story once again. He called God to witness, with his dying breath, that the was a loyal Englishman, and had no…

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Death of Mr. B. Richards

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 8 March 1898 · page 2

Mr. Benjamin Richards, a sportsman of the old school, and well-known in this district, died nt his residence, Richmond, on Saturday last, in his 80th year…

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Death of Mr. Philip Davies. a Well-known Mining Identity

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 8 March 1898 · page 2

Throughout the mining camp of Victoria, New South Wales, and Queensland (says the D. Telegraph) there was no name better known, or…

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A Terrible Blunder. Death of a Medico

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 11 March 1898 · page 3

A mistake made by a chemist's assistant at Clifton, Melbourne, resulted in the death of Dr. S. J. Williams. The doctor ordered a quantity of…

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Death of Mr. Edward Ham, of Singleton

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 12 March 1898 · page 7

Early on Friday morning, 4th inst., Mr. Edward Ham, storekeeper, died at his residence. George-street, Singleton, and when the sad intelligence was spread, it was received with the utmost…

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The Late Mrs. Dun

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 14 March 1898 · page 5

Tho following has been forwarded us for publication by a correspondent, and will be found of interest by many of our renders. Mrs. Dun was the oldest child of the late Mr. Robert Miller, of…

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Obituary

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 15 March 1898 · page 5

The death in announced of Sir Richard Quain, Bart, M.D., F.R.S., Physician Extrsordinary to the Queen, aged 82…

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