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Snowy Mountains & Monaro · Obituaries & funerals

Obituaries & funerals, 1873

11 stories in Snowy Mountains & Monaro's papers

Colonial News. Obituary. Major W. H. CHRISTIE

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Saturday 5 April 1873 · page 4

AN old colonist, who for many years occupied a leading position in our community and numbered a large circle of friends, has just passed away. William…

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Obituary. the Late Hamilton Hume, the Explorer

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Wednesday 30 April 1873 · page 4

EARLY on the morning of the 19th instant, Hamilton Hume passed away to his rest. That his memory deserves in be held in grateful remembrance by his…

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Public Funeral. W. C. WENTWORTH

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Saturday 10 May 1873 · page 3

THE public funeral of the late William Charles Wentworth took place on Tuesday. A large concourse of people had assembled outside of St. Andrew's…

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Death of the Rev. Thomas Jackson

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Saturday 24 May 1873 · page 4

ONE of the patriarchs of Methodism, the Rev. Thomas Jackson, more widely known as 'Father jackson, was buried at Richmond Cemetery on 14th March…

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Acrostic. on the Death of Ot[?] Voight. Who Died at Bunyan in May, 1873

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Wednesday 28 May 1873 · page 2

[?] his lone grave no lines are [?] Tehing whose body sleeps in death, [?] a strange [?] wil we [?] Out from his friends lost he his breath…

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Obituarg. Death of Sir T. A. MURRAY

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Saturday 28 June 1873 · page 2

The following it taken from the Empire, Sydney:— We regret to record the death of Sir Terence Aubrey Murray, President of…

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Poet's Corner. Acrostic. on the Death of Fanny

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Saturday 5 July 1873 · page 3

F AR away, to reslms of light, A [?] wings have borne above, N car to Him, in a spotless white, Nightly changing God is love…

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Obituary. the Late Mr. Thomas Lynch

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Saturday 16 August 1873 · page 2

IN our last issue, we gave a passing notice of the late Mr. Thomas Lynch, who departed this life suddenly at his residence, Claremont, Gegedzerick, in…

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Poet's Corner. on the Death of Mr. Thomas Lynch. Who Departed This Life, August, 1873

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Saturday 30 August 1873 · page 4

THE [?] behind the hills, [?] nights mantle over the plain, When [?] was heated but [?] hills, Naught was seen but the hard frost's [?]…

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Local Intelligence. OBITUARY

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Saturday 4 October 1873 · page 2

REAL downright sympathy is extended by all classes and creeds throughout M[?] to Mr. William Oliver, storekeeper at Ber[?]dale, Ge[?], in the…

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Poet's Corner. on the Death of "Lost Alfy." [?]

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Wednesday 8 October 1873 · page 2

WINTERS had gone, and garments of spring Had clothed the carth in [?] splendor, Birds brights in their p[?] merrily sing As their [?] they busily tender…

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