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Hunter Valley · Obituaries & funerals

Obituaries & funerals, 1899

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Strange Death of a Doctor

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 28 September 1899 · page 3

Dr. Dick a medical man at Eastbourne, drank a female patient's medicine with a view to convincing her that it was rightly prepared, and died instantly…

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Death of Father Ryan at Tamworth

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 30 September 1899 · page 3

Yesterday the death occurred, about two p.m., at Tamworth, of the Very Rev. Father Ryan, who first went to that town in 1875. His death was not unexpected, although his illness had been…

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Death of Mr. J. B. R. Robertson

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 30 September 1899 · page 4

On Saturday at half past five a.m., at his residence, Oakhampton Park, after a protracted illness, James Brand Ritchie Robertson passed peacefully away in the presence of his wife and members of his family…

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Muswellbrook. Death of Mrs. Luke

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 2 October 1899 · page 3

Mrs J. Luke, one of Muswellbrook's oldest and most high-esteemed residents, died after a brief illness on Saturday night. The deceased lady, who resided with her sister, Mis. wilson, at The Cottages…

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Death of Mrs. Luke

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Wednesday 4 October 1899 · page 2

THE startlingly sudden death of Mrs. Luke, relict of the late J. P. Luke (who, it will be remembered, died somewhat suddenly whilst attending a…

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Death of "Tom" Suffield

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 4 October 1899 · page 3

Thomas Suffield, who was liberated from gaol some months ago after serving a lengthened sentence in connection with a notorious case at Lambton some months back, died a Summer Hill…

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Latest News by Wire. Sydney. Death of a Noted Vocalist

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 4 October 1899 · page 3

One of Sydney's oldest and most prominent identities died this morning in the person of Fredarick J. Hallewell, the talented and popular basso, aged 53 years…

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Obituary

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 5 October 1899 · page 3

Harold Tennyson, uncle of Lord Tennyson, Governor of South Australia, and brother of the late Poet Laureate…

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Death of Suffield. [By Telegraph.] Sydney

Singleton Argus · Thursday 5 October 1899 · page 2

THOMAS SUFFIELD, well-known in connection with the "Suffield" case of Newcastle, died to-day at Summer Hill from pneumonia, the result of a…

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Death of Thomas Suffield

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 7 October 1899 · page 1

Thomas Suffield, who died at Summerhill, Sydney, on Wednesday, of pneumonia, was about 40 years of age, and a native of Yorkshire, England, where his people were at one time well-to-do. Deceased came…

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Local and General News. Death of Mrs. J. Luke

The Murrurundi Times and Liverpool Plains Gazette · Saturday 7 October 1899 · page 2

We legret to have to record the death of Mrs. J. Luke, relict of the late MR. J. P. Luke, which sad event ok place Muswellbrook on Saturday last, as the result of…

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Death of the Very Rev. Father Ryan, of Tamworth

The Murrurundi Times and Liverpool Plains Gazette · Saturday 7 October 1899 · page 4
Also in The Maitland Weekly Mercury

A deep a[?]om was cast over Tamworth yesterday afternoon (says the Tamworth Observer Saturday last), when the telling of the hell a St. Nic[?] Church sent…

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Latest News by Wire. [Press Telegraph Association.] Sydney. Death of an Old Colonist

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 7 October 1899 · page 3

John Tigh[?], a well-known colonist of over m[?]y years' standing, died this morning…

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Death of Mr. G. F. Weber

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Wednesday 11 October 1899 · page 2

THE numerous friends of Mr. G. F. Weber, of Bunnan, will learn with regret of his death, which occurred on Saturday morning last. Recently Mr…

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Latest News by Wire. Sydney. Death of Superintendent Mears

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 12 October 1899 · page 3

Superintendent Mears, one of the oldest and most honoured officers in the New South Wales police force, died yesterday, aged 70 years. He had suffered for some months past from the after effect…

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Scone. Death of Mr. James Ramsay

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 13 October 1899 · page 3

This morning the highly respected Post and Telegraph Master of this town, Mr. James Ramsay, passed away after a lingering illness. The deceased was a native of East Maitland where his family is…

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Death of Lord Farrer

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 14 October 1899 · page 3

The death is announced of Thomas Henry Farrer, first Baron Farrer, late Permanent Secretary to the Board of Trade, at the age of 80 years…

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Death of a Swimmer. [By Telegraph] Sydney

Singleton Argus · Saturday 14 October 1899 · page 5

AN the inquest on George Hellings, the well-known swimmer, and comic vocalist, who died [?] yesterday, a verdict of death from heart diesese…

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Late News by Cable. London, Oct. 14. OBITUARY

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 16 October 1899 · page 3

The death is announced of Vice-Admiral Philip Howard Colomb…

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