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Murray · Obituaries & funerals

Obituaries & funerals, 1876

18 stories in Murray's papers

Inquest on the Late Mr. John Taylor

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 1 January 1876 · page 2

An inquest was [?] by the coroner, Mr. A. W. F. Noyes, at M‘Donald’s Court-house Hotel, on Tuesday, 28th December, on the [?] of Mr. John Taylor, of Mount Pleasant, who was killed…

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Obituary

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Saturday 15 January 1876 · page 8

Dr. Dialong, Roman Catholic bishop of Ferns, aged seventy-two; Rev. Dr. Brock, of Bloomsbury Chapel, London; Professor Newth, of Lancashire College; Rev. David Thomas of…

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Death of the Rev. Dr. John Wilson, P.r.s

The Riverine Grazier · Wednesday 15 March 1876 · page 4

John Wilson was born in Lander, Berwickshire, on the 11th December, 1804, and there he received his early education. Passing in due time to the University of Edinburgh, he came under the influence of Dr Andrew…

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Obituary

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Saturday 15 April 1876 · page 8

Dr. Jabez Barns, of Paddington, aged 70 ; Mr. [?] Callender, Conservative member for Manchester: Sir William Jackson, a large coal owner [?] John Henry Barker, until recently police…

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Obituary

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Saturday 29 April 1876 · page 19

The Grand Duchess Marie, sister of the Czar, and aunt of the Duchess of Edinburgh ; Dr. Gauntlett, the eminent musician, leaving his family in straightened circumstances ; Sir George…

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Obituary

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Saturday 10 June 1876 · page 9

Sir John [?]Burrows, of Bridgton, physician and thrice mayor; [?] Parkes, M.D. Rev. Wm. Conway, Canon of Westminster; Rev. J. V. Vincent, Dean of Bangor; Colonel Strango,…

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Death of Mrs. T. H. Mate

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Saturday 24 June 1876 · page 13

It is our painful duty to record the death of a very old and respected resident of this district At an early hour yesterday morning a telegram reached Albury to the effect that Mrs. Mate, wife…

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Obituary

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Saturday 22 July 1876 · page 16

M. Alphonse Esquiros, French senator; Countess of Ma[?]bury, after a protracted illness; Andrew Wynter, au extensive contributor to periodical literature, aged 56 ; Sir Hugh…

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Dreadful Ceremony at the Funeral of an African King

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 29 July 1876 · page 4

The Journal de Paris contains a letter giving the following particulars of the atrocities committed on the occasion of the funeral of Kamrasi, King of Ounyoro, in Central Africa. An…

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Death of the Rev. A. M. Henderson. London, July 15

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 5 August 1876 · page 1

The Rev. A. M. Henderson, of the Collins-street Independent; Church, has died at Toronto, Canada…

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Death of Mrs. Alfred Phillips

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 19 August 1876 · page 1

Mrs. Alfred Phillips, who for so many years has been well and favourably known to the Australian public as an actress of the fine old comedy-school…

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Death of Shelley’s Daughter

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Saturday 9 September 1876 · page 7

The mail has just brought us intelligence of the death of Mrs. Esdaile, the first child of the poet by his first wife, Harriet. Ianthe Eliza was born at Cooke’s hotel, Dover-street,…

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Curious Funeral Rites in Little Russia

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Saturday 9 September 1876 · page 7

Now that funeral reform is one of the questions of the day—a question bralante, it may be called in some quarters—no little interest attaches to an account given by M…

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Obituary

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 23 September 1876 · page 1

Alexander Russel editor of the Scotsman; James Waterlow, founder of [?] of Waterlow [?] aged 87; Sir J. L. Bardsley. Man[?] physician…

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Death of Matthen Farmer, Esq

The Riverine Grazier · Wednesday 25 October 1876 · page 2

We deeply regret to have the painful intelligence to communicate to our readers that the above named gentleman departed this life yesterday morning on his station at Canoon. He was in his usual health before breakfast…

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Obituary

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Saturday 16 December 1876 · page 19
Also in The Pastoral Times

Mr. Sampson, formerly city editor of The Times, aged 74; Mr. J. J. Richardson, late M. P. for Lisburn, from apoplexy; Rev. D.Cookson, master of St. Peter’s College, Cambridge; Mr. G…

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Death of Mr. D. G. Jones

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 30 December 1876 · page 2

WE have had during the existence of this journal, to record the death of many old residents of the town and district, and now it is our painful duty to announce the death of Mr…

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