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Hunter Valley · Obituaries & funerals

Obituaries & funerals, 1899

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Buck Fanshaw's Funeral

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 23 December 1899 · page 5
Also in The Maitland Daily Mercury

There was a grand time over Buck Fanshaw when he died. He was a representative citizen. He had "killed his man," not in his own quarrel, it is true, but in defence of a stranger…

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The Death of Emma Gibbons

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 23 December 1899 · page 11

The adjourned inquest touching the death of Emma Gibbons, which occurred on the 8th inst., was resumed on Friday morning, Dec. 15. Augustus Hardwick, chemist, employed by Parkinson and…

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Death of Mr Charlas M'[?]lay

Singleton Argus · Saturday 23 December 1899 · page 4

Poor old Charles M. Genley, an old [?] of this district, has held down his [?] and shov[?] and paid thd debt. of nature on Thursday. The [?]…

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Obituary

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 26 December 1899 · page 3

The death is announced, from pacumonia, of the duke of Westminster, K.G., at the age of 74. A telegram has been received from New York reporting the death of Mr. Moodv, the well-known…

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Death of a Centenarian

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 26 December 1899 · page 4

We have to record the death of a very old identity in this district at the great age of one hundred and three years—Robert Johnston Batty—generally known as "Old Johnston." The deceased, who was…

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Obituary

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 27 December 1899 · page 3

The death is announced of Baron Ludlow, lately one of the Judges of the Court of Appeal, aged 72. The death is announced of the Rev. Canon Ellison, founder of the Church Temperance Society…

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Latest News by Wire. Sydney. Death of an Old Clergyman

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 27 December 1899 · page 3

The Rev. Samuel Wilkinson, a well-known Wesleyan minister, died last night, aged eighty-six years…

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Death of Divine. [By Telegraph.] Sydney

Singleton Argus · Thursday 28 December 1899 · page 3

THE Rev R. S.Wilkinson who has rendered over 60 years' service to the wesleyan Church in this colony, died at Petarsham yesterday, aged So…

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Visit Lambert's on Saturday. Death of a Contanarian

Singleton Argus · Thursday 28 December 1899 · page 2

The oldest person in this district—it not in the colony—died on Sunday last, when Robert Johnston (Batoye), at the.greatnge of 103 years, entered into his rest…

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Death" of an Identity

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 29 December 1899 · page 2

Captain James Raison, an old shipping identity, died last night…

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Death of a Centenarian

The Scone Advocate · Friday 29 December 1899 · page 4

THE oldest person in the Singleton: district if not in the colony—died on Sunday last, when Robert Johnston (Battye), at the great age of 103 years,…

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Death of a Centenarian

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 30 December 1899 · page 7

Our Singleton representative writes : We have to record the death of a very old identity in thin district at the great age of one hundred and three years—Robert Johnson Batty—generally…

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Death of the Rev. R. S. Wilkinson

The Murrurundi Times and Liverpool Plains Gazette · Saturday 30 December 1899 · page 2

The Rev. R. S. Wilkinson, who has tendered over 60 years' service to the Wesleyan Church in this colony, died at Petersham, near Sydney, on Tuesday last, at the age of…

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