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Murray · Obituaries & funerals

Obituaries & funerals, 1889

88 stories in Murray's papers · page 3 of 5

Sad Death of a Farmer

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 21 June 1889 · page 16

A sad occurrence is reported from Katanga, about six miles from Numurkah. A former and hotelkeeper of that district, named M. J. M. M’Grath, was found at 6 o’clock on Friday…

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The Death of Mr Irving Bishop

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 21 June 1889 · page 4

By the arrival of the R.M.S. Austral at Albany, the Argus is in receipt of the following:— LONDON, May 16…

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The Death of Mr Irving Bishop

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 22 June 1889 · page 4

By the arrival of the R. M. S. Austral at Albany we (Argus) are in receipt of the following :— LONDON. MAY 16. Mr [?] Bishop the well-known American…

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Death of Mr. J. Sutherland

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 28 June 1889 · page 27

Shortly after 8 p. m. on Sunday, at his residence, Abercrombie-street, Sydney, death robbed New South Wales of a great and good statesman when "Honest John Southerland"…

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Death of Mrs. W. Jones

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 29 June 1889 · page 2

The announcement of the death of the wife of Mr W. Jones, of Napier-street, although expected for some time past, caused a wide-spread feeling of sympathy on Monday morning when the sad…

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Death of Carlotta Patti. London, June 28

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 5 July 1889 · page 18

The death is announced of Madame Carlotta Patti, the well-known vocalist, and sister of Madame Adeline Patti. Madame Carlotta Patti visited Australia nine years ago…

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Death of Mrs. Loughnan, of Hunthawing Station

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 23 July 1889 · page 2

[?] morning, the 14th inst., an estimable Catholic lady, in the person of Mrs Captain Loughnan, passed away at the ripe old age of [?] years. Her death took place at Hun hawang…

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Obituary

Riverina Recorder · Wednesday 24 July 1889 · page 2

It is our sad duty to chronicle the death of another prominent resident of this town, Mrs. R. D. Murray having died at her residence in…

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Death of Mr Lindon G. Wright of Hillston. (Communicated.)

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 30 July 1889 · page 3

Lindon Wright in dead! "Closed is his eye and deaf his ear, His lips and voice are mute for ever." Upwards of twelves months ago, in the vigor…

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Death of a Noted Brigand. Spanish

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 2 August 1889 · page 11

Considerable sensation has (says the Madrid correspondent of the Chronicle) been caused all over Spain by the reported death of the famous brigand known…

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Death of a South Australian Colonist. London, August 4

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 9 August 1889 · page 18

The death is announced of Mr. Francis William Stokes, of South Australia. New York is to have a full length statue of Dickens, to lie executed probably by Prince…

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Human Sacrifices on the Death of a King

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 16 August 1889 · page 11

From New Calabar news of a most revolting scrifice. It seems that a few months ago the old King of Eboe died, and, as it is customary in that pat t of the country, the…

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Death of M. Damala. London, August 19

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 23 August 1889 · page 18

The death is announced of M. D[?]mala, the husband of Madame Sarah B[?]rnhardt, the distinguished actress, to whom she was married in April, 1882…

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Death of Lady Tryon. London, August 27

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 30 August 1889 · page 18

The death is announced of Lady Tryon, the wife of Rear-Admiral Sir George Tryon, the Commander-in-Chief on the Australian station in 1884-7, who is now taking part in the naval…

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Death of Lord Addington. London, July 29

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 6 September 1889 · page 18

The death is announced of Lord Addington, at the age of 84 years…

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Death of Mr. George Fawcett Rowe. London, August 31

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 6 September 1889 · page 18

The death is reported of Mr. George Fawcett Rowe, the well-known actor…

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Death of Mr. Arthur Parker

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 27 September 1889 · page 14

The death of Mr. Arthur Parker removes a welt-known and respected figure from the wool circles of Melbourne. He was the second son of the late Mr. Hugh Parker, who joined the late…

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General European Telegrams. Death of Mr. Wilkie Collins. London, September 23

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 27 September 1889 · page 18

Mr. Wilkie Collins, the distinguished novelist, who has been seriously ill for some time past, died to-day, aged 65 years…

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Death of Mr Anthony Brough Mayor of Hay

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 4 October 1889 · page 2

Few events have so shocked our little community as the death of our popular and genial townsmen, Mr Anthony Brough, the news of which was received in town on Wednesday…

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Death of the Mayor of Hay

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 12 October 1889 · page 1

The residents of Hay were greatly shocked on Wednesday morning (says the Hay Standard) when news was received in town that Mr A. Bourg, the Mayor of Hay, bad died in Sydney…

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