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Illawarra · Obituaries & funerals

Obituaries & funerals, 1884

13 stories in Illawarra's papers

Death of Professor Holloway

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Tuesday 1 January 1884 · page 3

A CABLEGRAM notifies the death of the famous "Professor" Holloway. As Napoleon among generals, as Shakespeare among dramatists, as Bacon among philosophers,…

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Death of Monsignor Lynch

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 22 February 1884 · page 4

The Right Rev, Monsignor Lynch, who was well-known in this district, breathed his last on Sunday afternoon, at his residence in Campbelltown, where he had been…

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The Death of Mr. Holloway

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Tuesday 4 March 1884 · page 4

THE death of Mr. Holloway, the well-known manufacturer of patentmedicine, recalls the career of a remarkable man. Starting in life without fortune, he has…

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The Late Mr. B. W. Timms

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Friday 21 March 1884 · page 2

We are favoured by Mr. W. H. Walker, of the Pheasant Ground, with the following particulars of the finding and burial of the body of the above-named gentleman:—…

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Death of the Duke of Albany. London, March 26

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Friday 4 April 1884 · page 2

His Royal Highness Prince Leopold, Duke of Alb[?]ny, died suddenly at Cannes t-oday, aged 30. His health, although never robust, had not been by any means…

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Death of Prince Leopold

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Tuesday 22 April 1884 · page 4

THE sudden death of a beloved son of the Queen is an event which calls for a public expression of sorrow and sympathy from every class of Her…

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Obituary

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Tuesday 27 May 1884 · page 2

IT is with very deep regret that we have to record the sudden and quite unexpected death, at the age of about 11 years, of Harriet, one of the younger daughters of our…

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The Late Mr. W. W. Jenkins

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 3 June 1884 · page 2

By the death of this gentleman, which, as already noticed in these columns, took place on the 6th ultimo, a great void has been occasioned among the most prominent residents of Illawarra…

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Death of a Centenarian

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 8 July 1884 · page 2

Rarely indeed does it fall to the lot of any journal to record the death of an individual at the great age of 100 years or upwards. Such, however, becomes our duty in the present instance…

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The Late Mrs. Lever

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Tuesday 12 August 1884 · page 2

[LINES in memory of the late Mrs. Lever, who died July 20th, 1884, at her late residence, Kangaroo Valley.] She has passed from the world for ever;…

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Death of an Old Illawarraite

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 14 October 1884 · page 2

In the Herald of Saturday last, the following appeared among the Melbourne telegrams:—"The death is announced of Mr. Abraham Lincolne, the well-known agricultural agent. He…

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Death of an Old Illawarraite

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Friday 17 October 1884 · page 2

IN the "Herald" of Saturday last, the following appeared among the Melbourne telegrams:—The death is announced of Mr. Abraham Lincolne, the well-known…

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The Suspicious Death of a Woman at Botany

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Tuesday 25 November 1884 · page 4

ON Wednesday last, the City Coroner, Mr. H. Shiell, J.P., held an inquiry at the residence of Mr. Berry, High-street, Botany, into the circumstances…

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