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Murray · Obituaries & funerals

Obituaries & funerals, 1892

73 stories in Murray's papers · page 4 of 4

Shocking Death of a Child

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 28 October 1892 · page 27

A fatal accident happened at Crystal Brook, South Australia, on Monday afternoon to a little boy named Benjamin Chambers, aged seven years. A portable steam engine, which…

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Death of Mr. Henry Creswick

Riverina Recorder · Wednesday 2 November 1892 · page 3

The death of Mr. Henry Creswick occurred suddenly and altogether unexpectedly at his home, Hawthorn-house Hawthorn, on Tuesday morning, 25th ult. Few men were…

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Death of Mr. R. M. Ayre

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 4 November 1892 · page 2

We regret to have to announce the death of Mr Robert Mackenzie Ayre, of Benduck, which sad event took place at the station on Wednesday morning. For the past four…

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Death of Mr B. M. Ayre

The Hay Standard and Advertiser for Balranald, Wentworth, Maude... · Saturday 5 November 1892 · page 2

WE regret to have to record the death of Mr B. M. Ayre, which took place on Wednesday morning at ten o'clock at his residence, Benduck station. Mr Ayre…

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Death of Sir James MacBain

Riverina Recorder · Wednesday 9 November 1892 · page 2

The death is announced of Sir James MacBain, President of the Legislative Council of Victoria, which took place at his residence, "Scotsburn," Toorak…

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Death of Sir John Morphett

Riverina Recorder · Wednesday 23 November 1892 · page 3

Sir John Morphett died at his residence "Cummins," Morphettville, Glenelg, S.A., on the 7th inst., from pneumonia at the ripe age of 83 years. Sir John was born in…

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Sad Death of a Young Woman

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 25 November 1892 · page 26

Some time during Sunday night, the 13th inst., a young woman named Margaret Cameron, aged 23, disappeared from her fathers house at Connongorach, about 18 miles from Natimuk…

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Death of Mrs. Pender

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 2 December 1892 · page 2

The female victim in the Rutherglen tragedy expired about 8. o'clock on 'Wednesday evening. The inquest will be held at Ruthberglen to-day (Friday)…

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Death of a Cyclist

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 9 December 1892 · page 15

Mr. George M Kingston, a well-known cyclist, died at the Melbourne Hospital on 2nd inst. The deceased, a promising young man of 34 years of age, was a champion bicyclist…

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An American Millionaire. Death of Jay Gould. LONDON, Dec. 2

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 9 December 1892 · page 2

Mr J. Gould, the well known American millionaire, died yesterday in the United States of hemorrhage of the lungs, due to phthisis. He died…

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Obituary

Riverina Recorder · Wednesday 21 December 1892 · page 2

We much regret to have to record two sudden and most unexpected deaths which have transpired since our last issue. On Friday last Mr. H. A. Silvester, son of Mr…

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Sketcher. Some Funeral Customs

The Hay Standard and Advertiser for Balranald, Wentworth, Maude... · Wednesday 21 December 1892 · page 1

It is in the funeral customs of savage tribes that we see the strangest and direct result of superstition. The worst of these is the sacrifice of…

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Boxing Fatality. Death of a Pugilist at Sydney

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 23 December 1892 · page 18

A boxing contest, which resulted fatally, took place on Saturday night at the California Club. York-street. It was between Sandy Boas of Waterloo, and Alex, Stewart, of Scotland…

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