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Hunter Valley · Obituaries & funerals

Obituaries & funerals, 1899

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Death of Mr E. J. Alcorn

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 6 June 1899 · page 2

Death has claimed another native of this district in the person of the late Mr E. J. Alcorn, of " Fernloa," Park Road, Moore Park, Sydney. Deceased was in his 64th…

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Death of a Music Composer. LONDON

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 6 June 1899 · page 3

The death is announced of E. Johann Strauss, the waltz composer of Vienna; age 74…

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Awfully Sudden Death of an M.p

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 7 June 1899 · page 3

During a vehement speech in the House of Commons over Lord Kitchener's grant, Dr. Wallace, member for Edinburgh West, was seized with apoplexy, and died shortly afterwards…

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Late News by Cable. London, June 6. Death of a Greyhound

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 7 June 1899 · page 3

Fullerton, the well-known greyhound, is dead…

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Death of Mr Hugh Bourke

Singleton Argus · Thursday 8 June 1899 · page 3

WE regret to have to record the death of Mr Hugh Bourke, brother of Mr. E. J. Bourke of George-street, which took place at Muswellbrook yesterday…

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Our Singleton Letter. Death of the Hospital Matron

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 8 June 1899 · page 2

At na[?]-past two o'clock [?](Thursday)morning Mrs. Brown, Matron of the Singleton Hospital, died after a few days illness, The deceased, with her husband, only assumed charge of the…

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Death of Mr. H. Bourke

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 10 June 1899 · page 2

IT is with profound regret we have to record the death of Mr. H. Bourke, hairdresser, &c., of Bridge-street, which sad event occurred at his residence on…

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Inquest on the Late Mr. H. A. Young

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 13 June 1899 · page 3

Yesterday afternoon, the Coroner (Mr. G. F. Scott, P.M.),held an inquiry into the cause of the death of tho late Mr. Henry Arthur Young, solicitor, which sad event…

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An Adventurous Career. Death of a Brave Englishman

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 13 June 1899 · page 4

A DISPATCH from Valparaiso states:—"There has recently died at Coquimbo Captain James Hart, a native of Durham, who, in the course of an…

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Sudden Death of Dr Eaton, at Copeland. the Inquest

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 13 June 1899 · page 2

The sudden death of Dr. J. Eaton, on Sunday evening last, caused caused a great sensation here. He had been ill for the last 8 days, but no serious…

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The Late Mrs. Walter Holmes

The Scone Advocate · Friday 23 June 1899 · page 3

NOT long ago the Rouchel cemetery had only a few graves within it, but of late the reaper Death has been so busy in our midst that the number of tombs…

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Death of Mr. E. M'Grath

The Scone Advocate · Friday 23 June 1899 · page 2

IT is with sorrowful feelings that we record the awfully sudden death of Mr. Edmond (or "Ned," as he was so familiarly known) McGrath, an old,…

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Suicide in Sydney. the Death of Thomas Fox. Deceased's Groundless Hallucinations. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 23 June 1899 · page 3

A magisterial inquiry was held to-day touching the death of Thomas Fox, who cut his throat yesterday in the office of Mr. Slattery, solicitor, Sydney…

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Death of Grattan Riggs

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 24 June 1899 · page 16

A telegram from Strahan (Tasmania) announces the death in the hospital there on June 15 of Mr. Gratton Riggs, the well-known Irish comedian. The cause of death was jundice and dropsy…

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Poetry. Lines in Memory of the Late Mrs. W. W. HOLMES

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 27 June 1899 · page 2

There, lay her softly, gently down—Life's bond is broken; Coll up her heavy hair's crown, 'Mid loy'd words spoken;…

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Death of the Very Rev. Dean Selwyn

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 27 June 1899 · page 3

We regret to learn from the Rev. R. M. Walker, Registrar of the Diocese, that the Very Rev. the Dean of Newcastle succumbed at half-past nine o'clock this morning…

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Funeral of the Late Dean Selwyn. Newcastle

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 29 June 1899 · page 3

The funeral of the late Dean Selwyn took place this afternoon, the remains of the deceased churchman being interred in the Sandgate cemetery. There was a good attendance of the elergy and of…

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Late News by Cable. London, Jane 28, OBITUARY

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 29 June 1899 · page 3

The death is announced of Mr. Arthur Tennyson, brother of the late post laureate, and uncle of Lord Tennyson, Governor of South Australia…

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Death of Dean Selwyn

The Scone Advocate · Friday 30 June 1899 · page 3

DEAN SELWYN, who some little time back was stricken down with passel quietly away at Newcastle, at half-past 2 on Tuesday morning, at the…

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Funeral of the Late Dean Selwyn

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 30 June 1899 · page 2

The remains of the late Dean of Newcastle were laid to rest in Sandgate cemetery on yesterday afternoon. The colliu had been removed in the morning from the Deanery to the Pro-Catheral, and rested in…

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