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Hunter Valley · Obituaries & funerals

Obituaries & funerals, 1899

373 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 14 of 19

Fatal Accident at Doyle's Hill. Sad Death of "Tom" Long

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 9 September 1899 · page 4

Mr. Thomas Long, a very old and much respected resident of Stanhope, ocar Branxton. met with a fatal accident on Tuesday evening by being brown off his cart near Doyle's Hill whilst proceeding home from…

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Strange Death of a Woman. Some Curious Circumstances. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 11 September 1899 · page 3

The death of a young woman named Edith Carwadine, who was seized with sudden illness while in the gallery of the Tivoli Theatre on Friday night and subsequently expired in the…

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Local News. Death of the Edward Barnes

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 12 September 1899 · page 2

Mr Edward Barnes, brother of Mrs Atkinson, of Jerry's Plains, died on Friday evening at Maitland, where he was residing with some relatives, He was 87 years of…

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Obituary

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 13 September 1899 · page 3

The death is announced of Cernelius Vanderbilt, one of America's richest men, as also one of her greateat speculators…

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Death of a Child

Singleton Argus · Thursday 14 September 1899 · page 2

Regret, sincere and keen, is expressed with Mr and Ad. Mather, of the Club House Hotel, over the loss yesterday of their baby boy, aged nine months, which…

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Death of a Millionaire. LONDON

Singleton Argus · Thursday 14 September 1899 · page 2

The death is announced of Corneline Vanderbildt, the American millionaire…

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Late News by Cable. London, Sept. 13. OBITUARY

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 14 September 1899 · page 3

The cause of the death of the late Cornelius Vanderbilt was paralysis of the heart. It is estimated that his estate is worth £25,000,000…

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Death of a Millionaire

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 16 September 1899 · page 4

The death is announced of Cornelius Vanderbildt, the American millionaire…

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Strange Death of a Woman

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 16 September 1899 · page 9

The death of a young woman named Edith Carwadine, who was seized with sudden illness while in the gallery of the Tivoli Theatre on Friday night and subsequently expired in the…

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Late News by Cable. London, Sept. 15. OBITUARY

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 16 September 1899 · page 3

The death is announced of the Right Hon. Lord Watson, one of the Lords of Appeal in Ordinary…

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Obituary

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 18 September 1899 · page 3

The death is announced of the Dowager Viscountess Canterbury, widow of the third Viscount Canterbury, formerly Governor of Victoria…

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Death of a Noted Horse

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 19 September 1899 · page 3

The death has occurred in Illinois of the famous American racehorse and stallion. In 1881 Iroquis won the English Derby, St. Leger, and other important events…

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Death of Mr. J. F. Sutherland

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Wednesday 20 September 1899 · page 2

THE many friends of Mr. James Forbes Sutherland, a son of the late D. Sutherland, of this town, will learn with regret of his early death at the…

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The Death of Sergeant Wirrell. the Inquiry

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 20 September 1899 · page 2

At eleven o'clock this morning, at the West Maitland Courthouse, an inquiry way opened by Mr. T. C. K. M'Kell, P.M., Acting Coronor, into the circumstances attending the death of Sergeant Joseph…

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Death of Mr. T. H. M. Burrell

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Wednesday 20 September 1899 · page 3

WORD was received in town yesterday afternoon, by wire, from Brisbane of the death of Mr. T. H. M. Burrell, The deceased gentleman was for a few…

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Latest News by Wire. Sydney. Death of a Young Woman

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 20 September 1899 · page 3

The Coroner to-day resumed and concluded the inquest in connection with the death of a young woman named Amy Magdalene Lovick, which occurred on Friday last at a boarding-house in…

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Death of UNKNOWN

Singleton Argus · Thursday 21 September 1899 · page 2

regret is expressed with Mr Valentine Heaton, of Broke, owing to the and boreavement he has sustained in the loss of his son Thomas, who died yesterday…

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The Death of Frederick Moulsdale. the Inquiry

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 23 September 1899 · page 3

At ten o'clock this morning, at the Weat Maitland Courthouse, an inquiry was held by Mr. T. C. K. M. Kell, P.M. Acting-Coroner, into the circumstances attending the death of Frederick William…

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Sad Death of Sergeant Wirrell. Found Drowned

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 23 September 1899 · page 10

Considerable consternation was created throughout the town on Monday when it was rumoured that Sergeant Joseph Wirrell, of the West Maitland police force, had mysteriously disappeared…

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Death of a Millionaire. A Fortune of £25,000,000

The Murrurundi Times and Liverpool Plains Gazette · Saturday 23 September 1899 · page 4

Cornelius Vanderbilt, who died last week, left a [?] £25,000,000. He was a descendant of the famous "Comma[?]" Varderbilt, the founder of the family of…

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