Death of the Rev. Henry Ward Beecher. New York, March 8
The Rev. Henry Ward Beecher, who has…
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Obituaries & funerals, 1887
86 stories in Murray's papers · page 2 of 5
Shocking Death of a Girl
On Sunday the people of Hay were shocked to hear that a dreadful accident had befallen Marion Scott Dill, the daughter of Mr J. Dill of Toogimble station. Later, came the news of the little girl's death. An…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Violent Death of a School Girl. the Body Found in an Abandoned Shaft. Four Play Suspected
The body of a schoolgirl was discovered in an abandoned shaft at Marong, near Sandhurst, on Saturday, under circumstances which lead to the belief either that the girl…
Continued on Trove, page 25 →Death of a Rorke’s Drift Hero
We have had several instances of more or less sudden death in this town lately (says the Port Elizabeth Telegraph), but few are more sad than that of Mr. James…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Sudden Death of Signora Agrati
Signora Agrati, the wife of the well-known theatrical agent of Melbourne, died in Sydney on Sunday under peculiar circumstances. According to the evidence given at the inquest,…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →Death of Mr. Rose
A magisterial enquiry was held on the 11th inst., at Nap Nap, before Mr R. W. Ronald, J.P., touching the death of John Rose, whose body was found in the Lachlan river, when the following evidence was…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Funeral of a Cat
A correspondent of the London Daily News writes:—“On February 15 a mournful procession, healed by the firemen of the theatre, crossed the stage of ‘Old…
Continued on Trove, page 37 →The Death of the Rev. Henry Ward Beecher
The Rev. Henry Ward Beecher had a stroke of apoplexy in New York on March 5, which terminated fatally on 9th March. Beecher resided with his son, Colonel…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Death of the Woman Williams
We recently mentioned that the dying depositions of a woman named Sarah Williams had been taken, and that a man named William Matthews, with whom she bad been living, had…
Continued on Trove, page 26 →Death of Mr. John Crozier
Mr. John Crozier, a member of the Legislative Council of South Australia, died last Friday, aged 73 years. Mr. Crozier was born in Scotland. He went to Sydney in 1838, and…
Continued on Trove, page 24 →Death of a Miser From Starvation. the Deceased Supposed to Be Worth £10,000
The death apparently from starvation and in squalid surroundings of an old miser who is said to have been possessed of £10,000, formed the subject of a magisterial inquiry which was…
Continued on Trove, page 25 →The Late Mr S. W. M'gowan
The many friends of Mr S. W. M'Gowan, Deputy Postmaster-General (says the Melbourne Age of 19th April), will learn with surprise and regret of his death, which took…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Late Mr. E. S. Parkes
FROM the Insurance and Banking Record we reprint the following obituary notice of the late Mr. E. S. Parkes, of the Bank of Australia, who…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Windsor Railway Accident. the Condition of the Injured. Over 150 Cases Reported. the Official Reports and Investigation. Death of Mr. Lempriere. Opening of the Inquest. Charges Against the Stationmaster of Prahran. (From the Argus of May 13.)
The question as to who is to blame for the collision which took place at Windsor between an express and an ordinary train on Wednesday evening is not yet cleared up, nor is it likely…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →The Late Mr. P. H. Carne
IT is with extreme regret that we announce the death, at Deniliquin, on Saturday last, of Mr. Percy Harkness Carne, for many years past the leading solicitor…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Selected Poetry. the Funeral
Of the literature which has come to us from America during the last decade or so, the dialection ballads of Will Carleton, by their genuine humor and homely treatment, have…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →The Late Mr. Thomas Holloway. London, May 28
The will of the late Mr. Thomas Holloway, by which a large portion of his fortune was left for the support of the Holloway College for the Higher Education of Women, and…
Continued on Trove, page 18 →Death of Lady Stuart. London, June 8
Lady Stuart, the widow of the late Sir Alexander Stuart, Premier of New South Wales is dead…
Continued on Trove, page 21 →Death of Mr R. R. Morisset
We regret to announce the death of Mr Rudoph [?] Morisset, who for the last three or four [?] has fulfilled the duties of Police Magistrate Deniliquin. Three months ago he became…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Obituary
We regret to have to chronicle the sad intelligence of the death of the late Mr. T.C. Brooke, of Tapio. Mr. Brooke died at his residence Veronica, St…
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