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Murray · Obituaries & funerals

Obituaries & funerals, 1899

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Obituary. Death of Mrs. E[?]ols, of Burry[?]aa

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 15 August 1899 · page 3

FOLLOWING so closely on the unpleas[?] duty which lately devolved upon this most estimable lady in giving evidence at the preliminary investigation into the…

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Death of Mr. Henry Simson

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 15 August 1899 · page 3

News was received by cable in Corowa on Saturday morning of the death of Mr. Henry Sunson, of Bru[?]ton, Markinch, F[?]eshire. It occurred on Friday…

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The Late Mr. John Armstrong

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 18 August 1899 · page 4

On the morning and evening of the 8th August, I received two telegrams from Mr. J. M. Fullarton, of Hillston, and Mr. E. Hudson, of Cowl Cowl, respectively,…

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Death of Lafayette

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 19 August 1899 · page 1

General the Marquis de Lafayette died May 26, 1834 at the age of seventy six Lafayette, a [?] of one the noblest families in Trance, was born at Chagares,…

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Death of an Old Colonist

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 25 August 1899 · page 28

Mrs. Matilda Carey died on Sunday evening at her daughter's residence (Mrs. P. Byrne, of Warra Willa, Collector), at the ripe age of 99 years. She passed away…

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Death of the Oldest Australian Native

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 29 August 1899 · page 4

It is our sad duty to record the death of Mrs. Matilda Carey, which event took piece at her daughter's residence (Mrs. P. Byrne, of Warra Wills, Colletto) on…

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Death of a Riverina Pioneer. Mr. John Bellew Graves

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 2 September 1899 · page 2

In our obituary columns will he found an announcement of the death of Mr John Bellow Graves, a gentleman who was intimately associated with the very earliest settlement of the Deniliquin district,…

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Obituary

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 8 September 1899 · page 24

Mr. William Nugent, of Umbango, a resident of the district for nearly 50 years, died at the Wagga Hospital on Tuesday last from the effects of kidney disease…

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The Late Mr. Thomas Linton

Riverina Recorder · Wednesday 20 September 1899 · page 2

The "Presbyterian Monthly," published in Melbourne, in its last issue contains the following "In Memoriam" notice on the death of the late Mr. Thomas Linton which reads…

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Death of Mr. James Forsyth. a Germanton Pioneer

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 22 September 1899 · page 37

Mr. James Forsyth, jun., Wagga, on monday morning received a telegram announcing the death of his father, Mr. James Forsyth, in Melbourne, on Sunday. The cause of the…

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Death of Mrs. Pearce

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 29 September 1899 · page 2

We regret to have to announce the death of Mrs. Pearce, widow of the late police magistrate, of Hay, which took place at her residence, Orson-street, last night…

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Death of Mr. Thomas Suffield. Before the Highest Tribunal

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 6 October 1899 · page 24

Thomas Suffield, the central figure in the remarkable Suffield case, which excited intense interest at Newcastle some years ago, died on Wednesday afternoon at the residence of mr. Warren,…

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Death of Mr. James Rutledge. the End of a Useful Career

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 6 October 1899 · page 15

The death is announced of Mr. James Rutledge, who passed away on Friday at his residence, Woonoona, Petersham-road, Marrickville. The deceased gentleman was born…

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Death of Mr. Michael Doolan. Coroner's Inquiry

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Friday 20 October 1899 · page 3

Word was brought into town on Wednesday afternoon last by a messenger from Yanko Station that the dead body of a teamster named Michael Doolan had been…

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Attack on Vryburch. Death of Major Scott

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 24 October 1899 · page 3

At Vryburgh, a town on the railway between Kimberley and Mafeking, the Boers prevailed, and Major Scott, who was in command of the defending forces,…

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Death of an Infant

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 27 October 1899 · page 31

The District Coroner, Mr. G. H. Tempest, J.P., held an inquest at the Terminus Hotel, Wagga, on Friday morning, touching the death of a male infant found dead in a…

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Death of General Symons. The House of Commons Prorogued. Despatch of the Transports. A Proposed American Donation

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 31 October 1899 · page 4

Major-General Symons is dead. The news was received by the members of the House of Commons in silence, and with bared heads…

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Original Poetry. Death of the Pioneer's Wife

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 3 November 1899 · page 2

Bury me out 'neath the tall pine-troo. Dear John, you will understand Tis the spot where we camped in the early…

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A Terrible Mistake. Sudden Death of a Doctor

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 3 November 1899 · page 24

Recently it was reported by cable that Mr. Dick, an Eastbourne doctor, while attending a patient, took a dose of the patient's medicine and fell down dead. Particulars of this…

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Sir William Symons. Funeral at Dundee. London, October 29

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 3 November 1899 · page 26

The burial of Major-General Sir William Perm Symons, who succumbed to the wound he received in the moment of victory at the storming of Mount Impati, took place at…

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