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Hunter Valley · Obituaries & funerals

Obituaries & funerals, 1899

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Death of Lord Hampden's Son. His Excellency's Departure From Sydney Postponed. Wide Public Sympathy. London

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 27 February 1899 · page 3

Hon. Geoffrey Brand, youngest son of Lord Hampden, the Governor of New South Wales, is dead…

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Local and General News. Death of an old Resident

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Wednesday 1 March 1899 · page 2

IT is with deep regret that we record the death of Mrs. Thomas, senr. of Ford-street, who passed over to the grent majority on Sunday morning-last…

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Local News. Death of an Old Resident

Singleton Argus · Thursday 2 March 1899 · page 2

The death is announced, we sincorely regret to say, of Mrs Adam Coberoft, of Charlton, Bulga, at the age of 67. The deceased was the relict of tho late Adam…

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Sudden Death of Lord Herschell

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 3 March 1899 · page 3

Lord Herschell, the late Lord Chancellor, who was chairman of the joint commission for the settlement of all questions in dispute between Canada and the United States, has died suddenly…

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Death of Sir John Read

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 3 March 1899 · page 2

They passed away at his residence, Arawa, Nelson Bay-road, Waverley, yesterday morning Sir John Cecil Read, Bart., a colonist of neatly 40 years. The deceased baronet had been in ill-health for…

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Obituary

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 4 March 1899 · page 3

The death is announced of the Rev. Andrew Kennedy Hutchinson Boyd, D.D., LL.D., author of "The Recreations of a Country Parson," and other works. He was in his 74th year. Death was…

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Death of an Old Resident

The Murrurundi Times and Liverpool Plains Gazette · Saturday 4 March 1899 · page 2

We regret to have to announce the death of Mrs. Ann Harrison, of Yarramanbah Creek, a very old resident at this district, which occurred at Maitland, witter she had…

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President Faure's Funeral. London, Feb. 24

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 4 March 1899 · page 11

The funeral was a magnificent and impressive spectacle. The car bearing the coffin was immediately followed by a mourning coach containing Madame Faure and family, after which came…

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Death of the Hon. Geoffery Brand

The Murrurundi Times and Liverpool Plains Gazette · Saturday 4 March 1899 · page 2

Word was received by His Excellency Lord Hampden on Monday, by cable, of the death of his youngest son. the Hon. Geoffrey Brand, on the previous day, in England…

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Death of Lord Herschell. LONDON

Singleton Argus · Saturday 4 March 1899 · page 2

The death is announced of Lord Hersehell, ex-Lord Chaucellor, who has been acting as chairman of the joint commission for the settlement…

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Death of Lord Hampden's Son. London

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 4 March 1899 · page 2

Hon. Geoffrey Brand, youngest son of Lord Hampden, the Governor of New South Wales, is dead. Sydney, Monday…

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Death of Sir J. C Read. a Useful Life In New South Wales

Singleton Argus · Saturday 4 March 1899 · page 5

The death of Sir John Cecil Read, Bart., took place at his late resi-[?] dence, " Arawn," Nelson's Bay-road, Waverley, at a few minutes past 9…

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The Death of Miss Kipling

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 10 March 1899 · page 3

Mrs. Kipling bore with noble fortitude her daughter's death. It was her own special grief for she had to bear it alone, and her husband is still ignorant of his affliction…

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Death of Dr. O'connor

Singleton Argus · Saturday 11 March 1899 · page 6

GENERAL regret was expressed. by a large circle of friends in Sydney .on Wednesday when it became known that Dr. Maurice J. O'Connor had…

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Death of Lord Hampden's Mother

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 11 March 1899 · page 3

The death is announced of the Dowager Viscountess Hampden, widow of the first Viscount Hampden, and mother of Lord Hampden, the retiring Governor of New South Wales, now on his way…

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Death of Sir John Read

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 11 March 1899 · page 16

They passed away at his residence, Arawa, Nelson Bay-road, Waverley, on the 2nd inst., Sir John Cecil Read, Bart., a colonist of nearly 40 years. The deceased baronet had been in ill-health for many…

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Obituary

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 14 March 1899 · page 3

The deaths are announced of M. Secretan, who was the founder of the great French copper ring some years ago; Mrs. Keeley, the actress, professionally known as Miss Goward; and Sir Julius…

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Death of Lord Hampden's Mother LONDON

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 14 March 1899 · page 3

The death is announced of the Dowager Viscountess Hampden, widow of the first Viscount Hampdon, and mother of Lord Hampden, the…

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Death of an Alderman. Alderman Royan, of Manly, died to-day. the Case of Briggs

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 14 March 1899 · page 3

The Cabinet to-day fully considered the case of the condemned man Brings. It is understood a decision was arrived at, but pending the meeting of the Executive to ratify it, Ministers declined to…

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