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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Obituaries & funerals

Obituaries & funerals, 1880

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Death of Mrs. George Darrell. (Mrs. Robert Heir.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 6 January 1880 · page 2

THE theatrical profession (says the Daily Telegraph) has lost one of most accomplished and estimable members. By the death of Mrs. George Darrell—formerly Mrs…

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Death of a Sturdy Colonist

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 8 January 1880 · page 2

MR. JOHN ALLEN, one of the oldest settlers in Glamorgan, Tasmania, has recently died, aged 73. The Hobart Town Mercury in sketching the deceased gentleman's career,…

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Death of Lady Gooch

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 12 January 1880 · page 3

LADY Gooch, wife of Sir Francis Gooch, well known in connection with her attempt to palm off a spurious child on her husband, died lately…

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Funeral of Mr. M. Lister

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 12 January 1880 · page 2

THE remains of the late Mr. Matthew Listen were removed from his residence, the Ship Inn, yesterday afternoon, to the Presbyterian Cemetery, Honeysuckle Point. The hearse…

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LOCAL & GENERAL. Death of an Old Resident

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 13 January 1880 · page 2

WE learn that Mrs. Marlin Seally, of Market Square, died somewhat suddenly after a long illness at her residence last evening. The deceased lady was a resident of…

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The Late Mrs. Peterson

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 21 January 1880 · page 2

By the decease of the above lady (wife of Mr. John Peterson), Newcastle has lost a highly respected inhabitant, a resident in the city for eighteen years, sixteen of which she had…

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Death of "Old Whalebone."

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 22 January 1880 · page 3

THE hero of many a well-contested race, made a gap very unexpectedly yesterday amongst the list of local racing favourites. Not to enter into any lachrymore obituary upon the…

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The Late Mr. D. Nichol

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 23 January 1880 · page 2

As will be seen from our obituary column, we have to-day to chronicle the death of an old and much-respected citizen, Mr. D. Nichol, late resident partner of the…

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Death of a Woman in the Look-up

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 23 January 1880 · page 2

THE district coroner, Mr. Ranclaud, held an inquest, yesterday, at the Naval Brigade Hotel, on the body of a confines named Jane Shelford, a married woman, who had died in…

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Death of Fifty Polynesian Labourers

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 27 January 1880 · page 3

NEWS received from Fiji to 3rd January states the schooner Stanley, of Queensland, 113 tons register, caught the full force of the late gale. She had 150 islanders on board…

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Death of Rev. G C Bode

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 5 February 1880 · page 2

The Rev. G. C. Bode, Church of England clergyman, is dead. Mr. Bode commenced his ministerial career at Newcastle in March, 1869…

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Obituary

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 7 February 1880 · page 5

DIED on Friday morning, January 28th, at his residence, Shaftesbury Cottage, Racecourse road, Mr. Alfred George Meaden, late carriage-trimmer of the…

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Death of Mr. John Chapman

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 9 February 1880 · page 2

NOT a few of the public will regret to be be informed of the death of Mr. John Chapman, of Plattsburg. The deceased gentleman had been a well known and…

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Obituary. Death of Mr. J. Brown, Jun

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 10 February 1880 · page 2

THE friends of Mr. James Brown, of the firm of Messrs. J. & A. Brown, will join with us in regretting the death of his third son, James, a fine young man, of great…

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Death of Dr. Glennie

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 10 February 1880 · page 2

THE sudden death of the above-mentioned gentleman—one of the pioneer surgeons in New South Wales, will be learned with regret by many. Dr. Glennie, as the…

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Obituary

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 14 February 1880 · page 4

M. Isaac Adolpho Cremieux, a veteran French politician and lawyer, is dead…

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The Mysterious Will, and What Came of It. Chapter I. After the Funeral

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 16 February 1880 · page 4

"The dead are soon forgotton, Long ere their bones decay, Long ere their forms are rotten, Their mem'ries fade away.—ANON…

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Death of Mr. Schrooder

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 24 February 1880 · page 2

Mr. Schroeder, for twenty years at the Theatre Royal, Adelaide, died last Saturday…

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Death of Mr. Thomas Williamson, Belmont, Lake Macquarie

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 24 February 1880 · page 2

IT is with regret that we have to record the decease of Mr. Thomas Williamson, of the above locality. He had been for twenty-four years a resident of Newcastle and the…

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Funeral of Mr. Thomas Williamson

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 26 February 1880 · page 2

YESTERDAY afternoon the remains of Mr. Thomas Williamson (formerly of Newcastle and Belmont) were consigned to their last resting-place in the cemetery,…

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