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Murray · Obituaries & funerals

Obituaries & funerals, 1889

88 stories in Murray's papers · page 4 of 5

An Extraordinary Funeral

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

Extraordinary interest was evoked at Middlesbrough on Sunday, August 19, by the interment of a Mohawk Indian, named Moses Carrenter, was one of the attendants of Sequ[?]h, the…

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Death of Lord Fitzgerald. London, October 17

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 25 October 1889 · page 18

The death is announced of Lord Fitzgerald (John David Fitzgerald), one of the Lords of Appeal in Ordinary, and member of the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council,…

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Death of the King of Portugal. London, October 19

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 25 October 1889 · page 18

The King of Portugal, who for several days past has been sinking, died to-day…

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Death of Mr. William Westgarth. London, October 28

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 1 November 1889 · page 18

Mr. William Westgarth, late of the firm of Messrs. Wm. Westgarth and Co., colonial agents and brokers, London, died suddenly today, aged 74 years…

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The Funeral of the King of Portugal. London, October 27

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 1 November 1889 · page 18

The remains of King Luis of Portugal were interred yesterday in the chapel of the Church of St. Vincent's, where the monarchs of the house of Braganza are buried. The papal…

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The Late Mr. Francis Ormond's Station Property

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 8 November 1889 · page 25

Messrs. Powers, Rutherford and Co. offered atauctlon on Friday afternoon, at Soott’s Hotel, Melbourne, the Borriyalloak, Baangal, and Kirndeen estates, the properties of the late Mr…

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The Death of Mr. Westgarth. London, October 31

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 8 November 1889 · page 18

In connection with the death of Mr. William Westgarth, it appears that he was engaged on work connected with the ventilation of an attic, when he fell into the area beneath and…

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Death of a Carisbrook Pioneer

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 15 November 1889 · page 26

Mr. Charles Napi[?]r, J P., the well-known proprietor of the Napier Freehold Estate, Majorca, died on Saturday after a lingering illness. In addition to the large interest, said…

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Death of Lord Falmouth. London, November 7

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 15 November 1889 · page 18

The death is announced of Viscount Falmouth, well known in the sporting world, aged 71…

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Novelist. the Secret Chamber; Or, the Gipsy's Vengeance. Chapter Xviii. the Death of Sir Hugh

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 15 November 1889 · page 2

To account for what now occurred, we must return to the trooper who had been left on guard below. Jones was a person of inquisitive mind, and it occurred to…

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Death of Mr. J. G. Dougharty

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 22 November 1889 · page 16

Mr. John George Dougharty, the well known stock and station agent, who was for some years a member of the Legislative Council, expired somewhat suddenly at his…

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Death of Sir Samuel Morton Peto. London, November 15

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 22 November 1889 · page 18

The death is announced, at the age of 80 years, of Sir Samuel Morton Peto, Bart., formerly member of Parliament and railway contractor…

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Funeral Ceremonies in Paris

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 29 November 1889 · page 2

In all countries death and the ceremonies of burial are sad and repulsive. In France, perhaps, decency is observed, as well as in any country, thanks to the excellent…

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Novelist. The Secret Chamber; Or, the Gipsy's Vengeance. [?] the Death of Sir Hu[?]

Riverina Recorder · Wednesday 4 December 1889 · page 3

To account for what now occurred, we must return to the trooper who had been left on guard below. Jones was a person of inquisitive mind, and it occurred to…

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Death of Martin Farquhar Tupper. London, November 29

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

The death is announced of Mr. Martin Farquhar Tupper, the author of Proverbial Philosophy and other works, aged 79 years…

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Rumoured Death of the Mahdi London, November 30

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

It is rumoured that the Mahdi (Abdullah), who succeeded the original Mahdi in 1885, is dead…

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Death of Searle. Sydney

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 10 December 1889 · page 3

Henry Searle, the champion sculler died at Melbourne this morning at 9 a.m. from typhoid fever…

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The Late Mr. William West- Garth. London, December 6

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 13 December 1889 · page 18

Probate of will of the late Mr. William Westgarth has been granted, the amount being £140,000. The deceased has left £2,100 to various charities and £18,000 in legacies…

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Death of Mr. Jefferson Davis, London, December 3

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 13 December 1889 · page 18

The death is announced of Mr. Jefferson Davis, formerly President of the Confederate States of America, aged 81 years…

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Death of the Hon. H. W. Petre. London, December 5

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 13 December 1889 · page 18

The death is announced of the Hon. Henry William Petre, brother of the late and uncle of the present Lord Petre…

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