Death of a Tramp
On Thursday last a trump, while walking along the road between the Illawarra Lake Hotel and Mullet Creek was noticed by Mr. J. Musgrave to reel…
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Obituaries & funerals, 1897
81 stories in Illawarra's papers · page 1 of 5
Death of Mr. P. Lahiff
With the advent of the new year it becomes our sad duty to record the death of one of the oldest and most widely-known residents of the district—…
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By the death of the late Mr. Patrick Lahiff, J.P., briefly noticed in last issue as having occurred on Monday morning from paralysis, a prominent figure connected…
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ON Thursday last a tramp while walking along the road between the Illawarra Lake Hotel and Mullet Creek, was noticed by Mr. J. Musgrave to reel and suddenly fall…
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On Thursday an experiment was made off Dawes Point with a new description of diving dress and a new method of supplying air to the diver, who, in this…
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THE femains of the late Mr. George Keevers, who died on Thursday last from syncopy were interested at the North Kiama cemetery on Sunday last, a very large…
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ON Thursday an experiment was made off Dawes Point with a new description of diving dress and a now method of supplying air to the diver, who, in this instances was…
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ISAAC PITMAN. whose death at the age of 84 is announced, was born at Trowbridge, in Wiltshire After an education in the grammar school of his native town, he at…
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WE have this day to record the decease of one more of the old dwellers in the Jamberoo district, the subject of our notice in this instance being Mrs. Rebecca Ward, the…
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IT becomes our sid duty to chronicle the demise of Miss Ada Chin, third daughter of Mr. P. Chin, of Bong Bong street, Kiama, which occurred shortly before nine o'clock…
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ON Friday night last Mr. Charles Jordan, of Toolijoon, who was injured in a buggy accident whom returning home from Garringong on the previous Monday…
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The many friends of the popular family at "Benares" will be grieved to hear of the death of one of its members. Our Dapto correspondent writes :—The…
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Mr. John Walker, engineer, has just received news of the death of his son George at Beira, in the Transvaal, South Africa. The deceased, who served…
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The following appears in the Belfast Morning News of a late date:—"In our obituary column to-day we record the early death of Dr. John M'Guinness,…
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Mr. C. L. C. Badham, formerly Police Magistrate at Wollongong, died after a brief illness, at Tumut on Wednesday. He has been in indifferent health for a long…
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THE hand of death has been busy in out midst of late. One Friday night last the wife of Mr Edward Campbell; of Manning street, passed away at the Kiama Cottage…
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THE remains of the late Edward Halliwell, whose demise we chronicled in our last issue, were interred at the North Kiama cemetery on Tuesday afternoon last, a large…
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News of the drath of Mr. W. Mathie, J.P., of Albion Park, will be heard throughout the district, with gennine regret. For very many years Mr. Mathic took a…
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There was an enormously large attendance at the funeral of the late Mr. W. Mathie on Tuesday afternoon last, the train of vehicles and horsemen following…
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On Saturday last there passed away at her residence, American Creek, at the age of 73 years, Mrs W. Stafford, son., who had resided in the locality for…
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