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Obituaries & funerals, 1883

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Death of Mr. Edward Smith Bonney

The Riverine Grazier · Wednesday 11 July 1883 · page 4

One of the oldest, pioneers of this part of the Darling has joined the great majority. Mr Edward Smith Bonney died at Rugaly, Staffordshire, on the 15th May last, at…

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Death of an Old Soldier

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 13 July 1883 · page 23

Painful surprise was created in Benalla one day last week by the news of the death of one of the oldest and most respected residents, Mr. Henry Gascoigne, who died at nine o’clock…

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Death of an Old Shellback

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 20 July 1883 · page 15

The Timaru Herald, records the death of “ old Sam” Williams, who was a very ancient mariner. He was an old whaler who came down in 1845 from Sydney, and for some…

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Death of Archbishop Vaughan

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 24 August 1883 · page 9

Intelligence was received in Sydney early on Sunday afternoon of the death of the Most Rev. Roger Bede Vaughan, Archbishop of Sydney. The news of the very sad event was…

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Funeral Reform

The Riverine Grazier · Saturday 8 September 1883 · page 4

The ranks of the cremationists in the old country are daily assuming greater numerical importance, and although there is an inter[?]ble amounts of prejudice still to be overcome, the writer is one of those…

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Death of a Man Unknown

The Riverine Grazier · Saturday 15 September 1883 · page 2

A magisterial enquiry was held at Darlington Point on the 12th inst. by Mr J. E. Pearce, P.M., on the body of a man unknown. James Barry, employed at the Darlington Wharf, deposed that about…

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Death of a Human Prodigy

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 12 October 1883 · page 2

The death of the “fattest woman in the world has been announced She was a member and special curiosity of Nathan’s Cleveland Circus in America, and appears…

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Humour. Chiffons From Paris. Funeral Oration

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 19 October 1883 · page 2

"Gentlemen, he whom we are bearing to his last resting-place was not, perhaps, a groat man, nor a superior man, nor a man of great talent, nor even what we might…

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Return of ‘‘The Argus” Expedition From New Guinea. the Party Prostrated by Fever. —Death of Prof. Denton

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 19 October 1883 · page 15

A telegram was received in Sydney on Friday last from Cooktown, stating that the Ellangowan had arrived from Port Moresby, bringing Captain Armit, the special…

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Death of Mr William Lees

The Riverine Grazier · Saturday 3 November 1883 · page 2

ON Thursday morning Mr William Lees long connected with journalism and public matters in Hay, left for Melbourne, accompanied by Mrs Lees and child. Mr. Less had been in very delicate health…

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Death of Mr Herriott. Magisterial Inquiry

The Riverine Grazier · Saturday 8 December 1883 · page 2

A ministerial inquiry was held before Mr Pearce, P.M., on the 6th inst., into the death of Mr William Herriott, late of Carranthool. Catherine Heriot, daughter of the deceased, stated…

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Death of Mr. John Atkinson

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 15 December 1883 · page 3

We regret to announce the death of Mr John [?] Atkinson, an event which took place at [?] residence, Brophy’s Hotel, Ballarat on Saturday afternoon last. The deceased gentleman was…

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