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Murray · Obituaries & funerals

Obituaries & funerals, 1889

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

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 13 December 1889 · page 1

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

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Electric Telegraph. Death of Henry Searle. Melbourne. Tuesday, December 10

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 14 December 1889 · page 1

Henry Ernest Searle, the Champion Sculler of World died at nine o’clock this morning from [?] fever. EXTENSIONS DENILIQUIN HOSPITAL…

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The Funeral of Searle

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 20 December 1889 · page 15

The funeral honors accorded to the remains Henry Ernest Searle, the champion sculler of the world, on Saturday afternoon constituted one of the most imposing and remarkable…

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Death of Robert Rrowning. London, December 13

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 20 December 1889 · page 18

Mr. Robert Browning, the poet, died at Venice last night, aged 77 years. The cause of his death was bronchitis and asthma. He had just published a volume of new poems…

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The Funeral of Mr. Jefferson Davis. London, December 13

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 20 December 1889 · page 18

The funeral of Mr. Jefferson Davis, formerly President of the Confederate States of America, took place yesterday at New Orleans. The crowd of spectators was enormous, it…

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Death of Mr. Macdonald of Times.the London, December 11

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 20 December 1889 · page 18

The death is announced of Mr. John Macdonald, for some years past the general manager of The Times…

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Death of the Bishop of Durham. London, December 22

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Wednesday 25 December 1889 · page 24

The death is announced of the Right Rev. Joseph Barber Lightfoot, D.D., Bishop of Durham, aged 61 years. Dr. Lightfoot, who was a distinguished scholar, was appointed…

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Funeral Ceremonies in Paris

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 31 December 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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