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Obituaries & funerals, 1899

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Death of Tom Thumb. Sydney, Monday Night

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 11 July 1899 · page 5

THE death is announced of Tom Thumb, who recently left Sydney for Brisbane on a touring trip. He took ill suddenly and died…

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Obituary. London

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 14 July 1899 · page 5

THE death is announced of the Duchess of Rutland…

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Death of John Fincham. Sydney, Thursday Night

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 14 July 1899 · page 5

JOHN FINCHAM, who had the side of his face sawn off through coming into contact with a circular saw at Reid's sawmills; Orara River, near Grafton,…

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The Death of W. F. Baker. Sydney

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 14 July 1899 · page 5

WM. FREDERICK BAKER, who, while insane, killed his child at Balmain by banging it to the bedpost, and was tried and acquitted on the ground of…

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Obituary. Perth

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 18 July 1899 · page 5

THE REV. W. H. PETERS, Congregational Minister, well known in South Australia, died last night…

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Obituary. Sydney

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 25 July 1899 · page 5

CAPTAIN F. A. NATHAN, late adjutant of the permanent staff of the New South Wales Artillery, died on Saturday, aged 47…

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Death of a Clergyman. Melbourne

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 25 July 1899 · page 5

THE death is announced of the Rev. Robert Short, an old and respected member of the Anglican community, who, after some years of journalism,…

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Obituary

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 26 July 1899 · page 2

Mr. Robert J. King, well known in commercial circles, and formerly on the directorate of the A.M.P. Society, died this morning…

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Funeral of Mr. D. Finlayson. J P. an Impressive Ceremonial

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 26 July 1899 · page 2

On Saturday afternoon the last mortal remains of Mr. D. Finlayson were consigned to their eternal resting place with every ceremonial of profound regret and…

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Death of a Captain. Sydney, Thursday Night

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 28 July 1899 · page 5

THE barquentine Peodle Hill, which left Newcastle on Monday last for Napier, returned to port to-day. Captain Werris was taken seriously…

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Yesterday's News. [By Telegraph.] (Through our Special Agents.] OBITUARY. Sydney

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 1 August 1899 · page 5

THe Rev. A. J. Webb, Wesleyaa Minister at Burwood, and for many years missionary at Fiji and President of the Brisbane conference some years ago,…

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Death of a Postmaster. Sydney

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 8 August 1899 · page 5

JOHN P. OLSON, post and telegraph master at Ashfield, died on Saturday, after a long illness, at the age of 60, of which 40 years were spent in the…

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Death of Mr. Jack Wilson

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 9 August 1899 · page 2

It is with feelings of profound regret that we reoord the death of Mr. John Leslie Wilson, youngest son of Mr. C. G. Wilson, Member for Armidale, which sad event…

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Death of the World's Champion Donkey

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 11 August 1899 · page 3

FLYING SCUD, the famous jenny donkey trotter, which for nearly seven years has held the English championship and challenged all comers without…

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Death of a Nurse. Sydney

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 15 August 1899 · page 5

NURSE HEWISON, 26 years of age, daughter of George Hewison, of Newcastle, who has been a member of the nursing-staff for the past 18 months,…

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Death of Lafayette

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Friday 18 August 1899 · page 2

General the Marquis de lafayette died May 20, 1834, at the age of seventy-six Lafayette, a scion of one of the noblest families in France, was born at Chavagnac,…

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Death of the Gipsy Rigo

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 25 August 1899 · page 7

AN interesting report to hand from Alexandria (says the Vienna correspondent of the DAILY TELEGRAPH) states that the gipsy Primas Rigo…

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Death of Staff-col sgt Goble

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Tuesday 29 August 1899 · page 2

AFTER an illness extending over some four years Staff-col sgt. Richard Goble, of the Permanent Staff of the Military Forces, expired at his residence on Saturday morning, and was buried with…

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Obituary. Sydney, Monday Night

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 5 September 1899 · page 5

JAMES BUSSELL, one of the oldest residents of West Maitland, died yesterday after a lingering illness caused by a cold contracted at a funeral…

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Death of Mrs. James Brown

The Inverell Times · Wednesday 6 September 1899 · page 5

It is with deep regret that we record the death of Mrs. Brown, wife of Mr. James Brown, of Inverell, which took place at the residence of her husband, on…

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