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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Obituaries & funerals

Obituaries & funerals, 1882

84 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 2 of 5

Death of Sir J. M. Dickenson

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 23 March 1882 · page 2

LONDON, March 21.—Sir John Medes Dickenson, formerly judge at Sydney, aged 76, is dead. The frozen mutton [?]r s.s. Protos…

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Death of the Post Longfellow

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 28 March 1882 · page 2

LONDON, March 26.—The poet Longfellow has died near Boston; aged 75…

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Death of Bob Ingersoll

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 4 April 1882 · page 1

Not long since the following utterance Bob Ingersoll went the rounds of the papers:— Colonel Ingersoll says he "keeps a…

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Death of Bishop Barker

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 11 April 1882 · page 3

LONDON, April 7.— The Right Rev. Frederic Barker. D.D., Angliean Bishop of Sydney and Metropolitan and Primate of Australia and Tasmania, died on Thursday, at San Remo,…

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Death of a Frominent Irish Gentleman in Newcastle

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 11 April 1882 · page 2

SONS of Erin in this district will learn with feelings of regret that a scion of one of the leading Irish families died a sad death yesterday morning at the residence of Captain…

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Death of General Lee's Brother

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 21 April 1882 · page 2

ON Friday last, a man named James Lee died in the Wollongong Hospital. The deceased had been fencing between Bulli and Coal-Cliff, and on going out into the…

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Death of Darwin

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 22 April 1882 · page 4

LONDON, April 20.—Dr. Darwin, author of the "Modern Theory of Evolution," is dead, aged 73…

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Death of Dean Slattery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 22 April 1882 · page 4

MELBOURNE, Thursday.—Dean Slattery, a Catholic clergyman has died at Warrnam-bool, aged 75…

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Death of Lord Lurgan

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 24 April 1882 · page 3

THE death of this nobleman, who has so long been, associated with both the turf and coursing, took place at Brighton on the 15th January, where…

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Death of an Old Resident

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 28 April 1882 · page 2

LAST evening, about 8.30, an old resident of Newcastle died after a long illness. We allude to Mrs. J. Dickson, of King-street. Her husband, Mr. Dickson, the well-known…

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Death of Emerson

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 1 May 1882 · page 2

LONDON, April 28.—The death is announced of Ralph Waldo Emerson, the well-known American poet and author…

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(From Our Sydney Correspondent.) Funeral of Lord Cavendish

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 13 May 1882 · page 4

LONDON, May 11.—The remains of Lord Cavendish were interred to-day. The murdered nobleman's funeral was attended by all the Ministry, and 300 members of…

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Death of Dr. John Brown

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 17 May 1882 · page 2

LONDON, May 11.—The death is announced of Dr. John Brown, the well-known essayist and writer, aged 72…

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Death of an Old Colonist

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 2 June 1882 · page 2

EDWARD JONES, 91 years of age, died on Sunday night last, at Mr. A. Brown's Maitland-street, Gunnedah. This old man was born in Sydney three years after the…

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Death of General Garibaldi

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 6 June 1882 · page 2

SYDNEY, Monday.—General Garibaldi has died of bronchitis at Caprera. There are signs of a national mourning throughout Italy. The General's will directs…

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TELEGRAMS. Death of Mr. Pechey, M.L.A.

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 7 June 1882 · page 2

SYDNEY, Tuesday.—Mr. Pechey, member for East Macquarie, died last night from the result of his late accident. His life was insured in the Mutual Provident…

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The Death of Garibaldi

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 9 June 1882 · page 2

LONDON, June 5.—The news of the death of the illustrious patriot, Garibaldi, has been received with profound regret throughout Europe. A national monument is to be…

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Peculiar Death of a Blood Filly

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 10 June 1882 · page 4

DR. NASH, last week, lost a very promising two-year-old filly by Goldsborough, from Lurlien. She got a severe attack of strangles, which was followed by…

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Death of Rev. Dr. Hamilton

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 19 June 1882 · page 3

EDWARD CURTIS, in the San Francisco Morning Calls gives the following graphic pen-picture of the life and sudden death of a greatly esteemed…

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TELEGRAMS. Funeral of the Late Dr. McGibbon

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 27 June 1882 · page 2

SYDNEY, Monday.—The funeral of the late Dr. McGibbon was very largely attended. 1500 Orangemen walked on foot, and 500 of the United Temperance…

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