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Illawarra · Obituaries & funerals

Obituaries & funerals, 1862

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Obituary

Examiner · Tuesday 21 January 1862 · page 2

General Sir H Douglass, Sir John Forde, M.D., Mr. Duncan, Mrs. M. Geofrey do Saint Helliare, and the King of Portugal…

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Portugal. Death of the King

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 21 January 1862 · page 4

The King of Portugal died at Lisbon on the 12th of November. His death was caused by typhus fever which seized him during an excursion to the country, He returned to his…

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Portugal. Death of the King

Examiner · Tuesday 4 February 1862 · page 4

The King of Portugal died at Lisbon on the 12th of November. His death was caused by typhus fever which seized him during an excursion to the country. He returned to his capitol…

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Death of Prince Albert

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 4 March 1862 · page 2

All the places of public worship in which divine service was held last Sabbath, were draped in mourning, and suitable disc[?]rses were delivered, in commemoration of the death of Prince Albert. Many of…

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Funeral of Prince Albert

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 11 March 1862 · page 4
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No vulgar pomp and vain parade were to be lavished upon one who by the highest intellectual gifts of mind cultivated to the highest degree, by unbounded amiability, by a love of all things…

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Death of an Old Hackney, Malvina

Examiner · Tuesday 18 March 1862 · page 3

Every old resident of Sydney will regret to hear of the death of this celebrated pony, who died at the advanced ago of forty years. She was constantly ridden in and about Sydney,…

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Daring Attempt to Escape from Gaol, and Death of "Kipper Ri[?]y."

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 18 March 1862 · page 3

Yesterday, afternoon, the aboriginal native Kipper Billy, who was condemned to death at the last Ipswich assizes, together with Billy Horton, for the crime of rape, made a most daring attempt to escape…

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Appalling Colliery Accident. Death of 215 Persons

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 21 March 1862 · page 4

While all cheerful English households have been adding to their cheerfulness by heaping up the fires that made a pleasant contrast to the cold outside, a terrible tragedy has occurred in one of…

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Illness and Death of the Prince Consort

Examiner · Tuesday 25 March 1862 · page 4

The mournful intelligence of the death of his Royal Highness the Prince Consort was thus announced in a London Gazette" extraordinary published on Sunday, December 15:—…

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Appalling Colliery Accident. Death of Two Hundred and Fifteen Persons

Examiner · Tuesday 25 March 1862 · page 4

While all cheerful English households have been adding to their cheerfulness by heaping up the fires that make a pleasant contrast to the cold outside, a terrible tragedy has occurred in…

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Obituary

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 18 April 1862 · page 4

Sir J. T. Platt, Mr. Hansbrick, Admiral Dick. Mr. Lang. Martinese de la Rosa, Rev. H. Horn, and the Provost of Eton…

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Obituary

Examiner · Tuesday 22 April 1862 · page 2

Sir J. T. Platt, Mr. Hansbrick, Admiral Dick. Mr. Lang, Martinese de la Rosa, Rev. H. Horn, and the Provost of Eton…

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Sudden Death of Mr. Robberds

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 25 April 1862 · page 2

We regret to say that Mr. Robberds, Lientenant in the Newtown Company of Volunteer Rifles, expired very suddenly at his residence, Newtown, on last Monday night. Mr Robberds, who was well…

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Obituary

Examiner · Tuesday 13 May 1862 · page 2

Sir H. Somerset, Mr. Dunbar, Mr. Cayley, M.P., General Douglass, G.C.B., Professor Barlow, Count Nesselrode, Admiral Vincent, Sir. L. H. Dashwood, M.P., Mr. J. Toulfourd, and…

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Death of Mr. Roderick Flanagan

Examiner · Tuesday 20 May 1862 · page 2

The Home News records the death of this gentlemen, suddenly. Mr. Flanagan was from many years counceted with the Press of this colony, and visited…

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Obituary

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 13 June 1862 · page 4

The Earl of Pembroke. Sir Thomas Wyse, Vice-Admiral Duff, Sir John West, Sir John Kincaird, and W. Brandt…

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Obituary

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 12 September 1862 · page 4

Among the deaths reported during the month are those of Colonel T. P. Walsh, Madras retired list. Lieutenant Colonel Ballingall, Bombay retired list. Captain H. M. Douglass, Bombay…

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Obituary

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 10 October 1862 · page 4

Sir Allan M'Nab,—Ricardo, M.P., Lord Dungannon. Professor Prail, Dean of Gloucestor, Lord John Hay…

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Obituary

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 14 November 1862 · page 4

Earl of Ellesmere, Lord Edward Cecil, Earl of Harrington, Byron Noel, Viscount Ockham, Mr. Pearson, city solicitor, Mr. Forbes Mackenzie Dr. James Burns, and Mr. Neathy…

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