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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Obituaries & funerals

Obituaries & funerals, 1878

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Obituary

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 18 June 1878 · page 2

THE Rev. William Bramwhite Clarke, M.A., F.R.S., F.G.S., &c., senior Vice-President of the Philosophical Society of N.S. Wales, &c., &c. In the death of this distinguished savan, the…

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Death of the Rev. W. B. Clarke

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 19 June 1878 · page 3

IT will be seen with regret, not only here but in England and Europe, that the Rev. William Branthwaite Clarke died on Sunday morning at the parsonage of St…

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Funeral of the Rev. W. B. Clarke

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 20 June 1878 · page 2

THE mortal remains of this distinguished colonist and scientific man were carried yesterday to their last rasting place, in the cemetery at North Shore, in the presence of a largo assembly…

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Death of Charles James Matthews, the Comedian

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 27 June 1878 · page 2

THE deceased was, we learn from Men of the Time, the son of the late Mr. Charles Matthews, the celebrated Comedian, and was born December 26th, 1803. His parents intended him for the…

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Death of an Old Resident of Maitland

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 29 June 1878 · page 4

AN old and highly respected resident of West Maitland passed away on Tuesday last, in the person of Mr. James Brackenreg. The deceased gentleman had reached the ripe age of 81 years,…

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Death of a Centenarian

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 5 July 1878 · page 4

A MAN named George Emmanuel (a Greek) familiarly known as George the Greek, who for many years lived at Castle Hill, Parramatta, died on…

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The late Mr. James Hannell

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 10 July 1878 · page 2

WE were yesterday favoured by Mr. T. Clack with an inspection of a water colour portrait of the late Mr. Hannell, executed by an artist in Sydney—a Mr. Shaw. The artist, who painted…

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Death of Mrs. Darley

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 10 July 1878 · page 2

A GENERAL feeling of regret and sympathy was expressed in town yesterday when it became known that this lady, wife of Mr. but afterwards developed into an affection of Cecil Darley. Resident Engineer, had…

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Funeral of Mrs. Darley

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 11 July 1878 · page 2

THE mortal remains of this lamented lady were conveyed to their final resting place at the family vault in Morpeth, and consigned therein, yesterday. A large number of the most influential…

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Death of a Miners' Newspaper

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 25 July 1878 · page 3

THE death of the miners' Watchman and Labour Sen inel, which for the last eighteen weeks has been published under the auspices of the Miners' National…

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The Late Mr. William Vial, Son

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 8 August 1878 · page 2

THIS gentleman, who has been a resident in Sydney a great number of years, and carried on the business of a coachbuilder in Castleersagh-street, (says the Echo) died at his residence, P…

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Death of the Rev. J. D. Lang, D.D.

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 9 August 1878 · page 2

OUR telegraphic column announces he deciese of one who has indeed rendered good service to his adopted country. We allude to the Rev. John Dunmore Lang, D.D whose n[?]me his been…

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Death of the Rev. John Dunmore Lang, D.D. (Conden[?]ed from the S. M. Herald.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 10 August 1878 · page 5

ONE of the oldest and and most widely respected colonists, the Rev. John Dunmore Lang, died at an early hour on Thursday morning last, at the ripe old age of…

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Death of Mr. MacGahan

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 12 August 1878 · page 3

A CONSTANOPLE telegram in the Daily News announces the death, on Sunday, of one of its most energetic and successful war correspondent, Mr…

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Death of an Old Colonist

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 12 August 1878 · page 2

ON Friday morning last Mr. Fitz Arthur Hogne, well Known in this city and district for the past twenty yeans, joined the great majority. For some time past Mr. Hogue has been in an…

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Funeral of the late Rev. Dr. Lang

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 12 August 1878 · page 3

The funeral of the late Rev. Dr. Lang took place at Sydney, on Saturday afternoon. Business was suspended throughout the city, and thousands of persons lined…

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The Funeral

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 20 August 1878 · page 2

The deceased gentleman was a native of Cornwall, but had been in the colony upwards of twenty years. He was well known and highly respected as a business man and…

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Death of an Old Resident

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 27 August 1878 · page 2

WE regret to have to record the death Of Mr. John Lee, a very old and much respected inhabitant of this district. Mr. Lee was for eleven years in the 12th Regiment of Foot,…

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Sudden Death of a Grafton Resident

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 28 August 1878 · page 2

A TELEGRAM, dated Grafton, Monday, in the Evening News, says:—"Mr. William James, proprietor of Holmsten's Hotel, was returning from the Hawkesbury Races in the…

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Death of Mr. George Bowman, of Richmond

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 29 August 1878 · page 2

MR. GEORGE BOWMAN, J.P., of Richmond, died yesterday, in his 84th year. Mr. Bowman was a native of New South Wales, and belonged to one of the oldest and most…

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