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Snowy Mountains & Monaro · Obituaries & funerals

Obituaries & funerals, 1879

13 stories in Snowy Mountains & Monaro's papers

On the Death of Our Cockatoo

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Saturday 4 January 1879 · page 4

OUR cockatoo we had for years, Who loft behind him many tears, And to preserve which cockatoo We found it more than we could do…

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Mysterious Death of a Woman

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Wednesday 15 January 1879 · page 4

ON the 23rd of last mouth a man named John Gilbert, with his wife, who lives at Routy Hill, near Blacktown, paid Sydney a visit for the purpose of making…

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Obituary. The late Thomas Mortlock

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Saturday 1 February 1879 · page 3

WE regret to record the death of a genial well respected, and old resident Manaro, Mr. Thomas Mortlock, a native of Essex, England, after…

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Death of John Thomas Smith

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Wednesday 5 February 1879 · page 4

MELBOURNE, Thursday.—Mr. John Thomas Smith died his morning. He succumbed to a general break up of the system and internal disease. The late…

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Death of H. G. Salmon

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Wednesday 19 February 1879 · page 3

It is with the deepest feeling of regret that we have to announce the death of Mr. H.G. Salmon. A few weeks ago our lamented friend went…

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Sudden Death of Mrs. David worland the Inquest at Leesville

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Wednesday 30 April 1879 · page 3

LAST Saturday, the Coroner for the district of Cooma Mr. Henry Dawson, held an inquest on view of the body of Elizabeth Worland, at Mr…

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Obituary. the Late Henry Bryan

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Wednesday 28 May 1879 · page 3

A FEELING of deep regret has been very generally expressed concerning the demise of Senior constable Brynn at Nimitybelle about midnight of…

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Death of Hon. E. Butler. [Through G[?]vill's Telegram Co.] SYDNEY, Monday, 12.30

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Wednesday 11 June 1879 · page 3

THE Honorable Edward Butler, whilst addressing the Supreme Court this morning fell back into his chair and died a few minutes…

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Obituary. [?]

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Wednesday 23 July 1879 · page 3

WE deeply report to have to record the death of one of our most respected townsmen, Mr. Patrick McCormack. For some time past he has been…

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Chinese Funeral Rit[?]

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Wednesday 3 September 1879 · page 3

A LARGE party of Chinese [?] around the grave of a deceased friend in the old cemetery at Cooms on Sunday afternoon to perform the…

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Death of Rev. Mr. McAuliffe

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Wednesday 10 September 1879 · page 2

QUEANBEYAN Saturday, 8 p.m. The Rev. Father McAuliffe, Roman Catholic priest of Queanbeyan, was found, by his servant man, drowned…

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Death of Mr. R. Edwards. MICALAGO

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Wednesday 22 October 1879 · page 2

A man named Richard Edwards was drowned at 4 o'clock on Saturday evening when attempting to cross the Murrumbidgee River on a…

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Obituary. The Late Mrs. P. J. J. Clifford

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Saturday 6 December 1879 · page 2

JUST as we were going to press, the sad news was received in town that the widow of the late Mr. P. J. J. Clifford, of Rose Valley, had died at her residence at 1…

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