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Illawarra · Obituaries & funerals

Obituaries & funerals, 1879

27 stories in Illawarra's papers · page 1 of 2

Obituary. Mrs. Henry Noble

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Tuesday 7 January 1879 · page 2

We have to announce the death of Mrs. Henry Noble, which sad event took place a little before noon on New Year's Day, at her residence, Fountaindale, after a painful…

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Obituary

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Friday 10 January 1879 · page 2

OUR issue of Friday last gave the information that a large ovarian tumour, 56lbs. weight (the correct weight was 66lbs.), had been successfully removed from the…

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Poetry. Lines on the Death of Mr. A. W. NUGENT, Late of Kangaroo Valley

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Tuesday 21 January 1879 · page 2

A CLOUD of deepest sorrow O'er every brow is cast, And brightest hopes lie withered, Hopes far too bright to last…

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Funeral of the Princess Alice

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Friday 14 February 1879 · page 4

THE funeral obsequies of the late Grand Duchess of Hesse-Darmstadt were performed on December 18 in the church attached to the old Grand Ducal Palace. The…

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Death of Mr. John Keirnan

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Tuesday 18 February 1879 · page 4

SINCE our last issue, the following particulars concerning the sudden and sad death of Mr. John Keirnan, late of this town, have been supplied to us. The fatal…

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MISCELLANEOUS. Death of the Daughter of Captain Cook

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Tuesday 15 April 1879 · page 2

THE Daily Telegraph of the 25th September 1867. thus alludes to this occurrence :— Fifty thousand gold-diggers are working to-day in the New Zealand gullies…

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Obituary

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Tuesday 22 April 1879 · page 2

THE receipt of a telegram on Wednesday last, announcing the death of Adam Boyd, Esq., J.P., of Brougton Vale, caused a wide spread feeling of painful…

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MISCELLANEOUS. Death of a Military Hero

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Friday 25 April 1879 · page 4

A FEW days ago our correspondent at Parramatta announced the death of Mr. Benjamin Lee, an old resident of that township. We are now in possession of…

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MISCELLANEOUS. Death of the "Learned Blacksmith."

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Friday 2 May 1879 · page 2

WE clip from the London Times the subjoined brief obituary notice of Mr. Elihu Burritt, frequently designated as above. Several of this gentleman's works are to be…

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MISCELLANEOUS. Death of William Howitt

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Friday 16 May 1879 · page 4

THE Roman correspondent of the Herald supplies the following appreciative sketch of the life and death of Williams Howitt. There can be scarcely any one possessing…

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Death of Garibaldi

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Tuesday 20 May 1879 · page 4

TELEGRAMS announce the demise of this world renowned hero at Rome, on Friday, the 9th. Guiseppe Garibaldi was born at Nice, on July 22, 1767 ; he was therefore…

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Death of the late Bishop of Tasmania

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Friday 6 June 1879 · page 4

THE death of the late Bishop of Tasmania (Dr. Nixon) is announced in correspondence received by the English mail via Suez He passed his last days in Italy, having…

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Sudden Death of the Hon. Edward Butler, Q.c

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 13 June 1879 · page 4

The Bunch and the legal profession of both branches have suffered a very great loss in the death of the Hon. Edward Butler, Q.C. who this morning, when in…

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MISCELLANEOUS. Death of the Hon. E. Butler, M.L.C.

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Friday 13 June 1879 · page 4

Death of the lion. E. Butler, Judges YESTERDAY morning, their Honors Judges Faucett and Sir William Manning, as well as counsel and others in attendance at the…

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Death of the Private Imperial

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 24 June 1879 · page 2

Our readers will learn with most profound regret that the Prince Imperial of France has lost his life by the hands of the Zulus, in South Africa. The now deceased and lamented Prince…

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The Late Mr. Richard Kenna's Funeral

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 11 July 1879 · page 4

A telegram to the 'Herald' from Bathurst states that at the Roman Catholic Cathedral, on Sunday, Dr. Byrne delivered an address detailing the circumstances…

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The Late Mr. Richard Kenna's Funeral at Bathurst. (Herald's Telegraphic Correspondent.) Bathurst

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Friday 11 July 1879 · page 4

AT the Roman Catholic Cathedral to-day Dr. Byrne delivered an address detailing the circumstances regarding the antagonism which had arisen between the antagonism…

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The Death of the Prince Imperial. Cape Town, Tuesday, June 3, Noon (via Plymouth)

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 11 July 1879 · page 4

Late last night a telegram reached this (Reuter's) agency announcing the death of the Prince Imperial. It appears that the Prince with his accustomed gallantry had…

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The Burial of the late Mr. Kenna

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Friday 25 July 1879 · page 4

THE Bathurst telegraphic correspondent of the S.M. Herald on Tuesday last furnishes the following particulars of a meeting held on the previous evening relative to the…

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Death of a Bushranger

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Friday 25 July 1879 · page 4

"GIPSY SMITH," whose name is asscciated with some of the most daring bushrangers in the early days of the gold-fields of Victoria, died in Melbourne hospital last…

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