Painful Scene at a Funeral
In Sydney on Sunday a painful scene occurred at a funeral at one of the suburban burial-grounds. The sexton, it was alleged, was drunk, and neglected to dig the graves…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →Murray · Obituaries & funerals
Obituaries & funerals, 1884
32 stories in Murray's papers · page 1 of 2
Death of Mario
Mario, the great Italian tenor ; the handsome, the gifted, the cultured Mario, whose sweat tones were drunk in by the ears of thousands in London or Paris, or elsewhere…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Shocking Death of a Lunatic
The Wellington correspondent of the New Zealand Herald reports that at the lunatic asylum there an inquest was held on the [?]th January on the body of a patient, William…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →Death of Mr. J. G. Francis
Our telegrams announce the death of Mr. T. G. Francis, an event long expected but which will cause deep regret throughout Riverina, for the deceased was widely known and respected, having been for…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Death of Mr. J. G. Francis
Our telegrams announce the death of Mr. J. G. Francis; an event long expected but which will cause deep regret throughout Riverina, for the deceased was widely known and respected, having been for…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Funeral
The funeral procession started from the Commercial Hotel at 5 o’clock yesterday afternoon. There were about forty vehicles, besides a considerable number of horsemen, and many others joined in on the road. The…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Death of Sir Charles Sladen
Sir Charles Sladen died on Friday after an illness of some weeks. The following account of his career is taken from Heaton's "Australian Dictionary of Dates" :—…
Continued on Trove, page 22 →Death of a Rabbitter
A magisterial enquiry was held on the 3rd instant at the hospital into the death of James Macdonald; Mr Pearce, P.M., presiding. Edward Hervey deposed he was rabbitting at…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Death of an Old Miner
Many old miners in the Ovens district will remember the subject following paragraph —Mr. William Richardson—who died recently in Queensland. He was a native of Binalong,…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →The Late Mr. R. H. Horne
The late Mr Richard Hengist Horne, poet, essayist, and critic, will be recollected by many old Victorian colonists. After a varied experience in England he came to Victoria about the year 1853 ;…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Death of a Child
A sad death of a child took place in Piper street, on Thursday. It appears Mr. John Spiers' children were ill with scarlet fever and measles, which also attacked the deceased John Henry Spiers, who was a…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Death of Prince Leopold
THE death of Prince Leopold, youngest son of the Queen, took place last Friday at Captain Percival's villa, Cannes. The Prince, it appears, had slipped while…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Death of a Very Old Settler
The Goulburn Herald states that Mr. James Richard Styles, of Reevesdale, near Bungonia, died at his residence on Monday, 24th March, at the advanced age of over 86. The deceased…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Sad Bereavement in the Royal Family. Sudden Death of Prince Leopold. [By Submarine Cable.]london, March 28
His Royal Highness the Duke of Albany (Prince Leopold), the youngest son of Her Majesty Queen Victoria, died suddenly to-day (Friday) at Cannes, in the South of France,…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Death of the Duke of Albany. London, Friday, March 28
The Duke of Albany, Prince Leopold, died suddenly at Cannes to-day. Great national sympathy is expressed with Her Majesty Queen Victoria…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Death of the Pioneer of Hay
It is with great regret we have to announce the death of Dr. Thomas Lang, the pioneer of "Lang's Crossing Place," now known as Hay. Dr. Lang has for some…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Death of Dr. Shapira
The death is announced of Dr. Shapira, whose name will be remembered in connection with the offering for sale in England of an alleged manuscript of a portion of the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Death of an Old Man
Mr Pearce hold an enquiry into the death of an old man named Francis Cavanagh. John Fields, a selector on Merungle station, deposed that he was passing Mr Stewart's place at…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Death of an Old Tas- Manian Colonist
The Hobart Mercury reports that Major Douglas, after a residence of over 40 years in Tasmania, expired at his villa residence, Sandy Bay, on Friday, the 27th June, in…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →His Last Take. Burdette's Story of the Death of the Old Printer
And so, year after year, he wrought among the boys on a morning paper. He went to bed about the time the rest of the world sat down to dinner. He worked by…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →