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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Obituaries & funerals

Obituaries & funerals, 1882

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Funeral of the late Charles Darwin

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 28 June 1882 · page 7

Reynold's Newspaper of April 30 Contains the following details:—In the presence of a vast assemblage, the remains of the late Charles Darwin were…

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CABLEGRAMS Death of General Skobeloff

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 10 July 1882 · page 2

LONDON, July 7.—General Skobeloff, the celebrated Russian military commander, is dead. The news of his death, which was quite unexpected, has created a profound…

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Death of a Woman Soldier

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 26 July 1882 · page 2

MRS. ELIZABETH HATZLER, who died in this city on the 1st May (says the Philadelphia Ledger), was a veteran of the Franco-Russian war of 1812. She…

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TELEGRAMS. Death of Hon. S. D. Gordon

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 26 July 1882 · page 2

SYDNEY, Tuesday.—The Hon. S. D. Gordon, M.L.C., died last evening; aged 71…

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Death of Mr. Marshall Wood

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

LONDON, July 25.—Mr. Marshall Wood, the eminent sculptor, is dead…

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Painful Scene at a Funeral

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 29 July 1882 · page 8

ON Tuesday last—as we (E. News) are informed by an eye witness—an exceedingly painful and discreditable scene was witnessed at the cemetery at Haslem's…

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The Late Mr. H. Kendall

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 3 August 1882 · page 2

IN our telegraphic columns to-day, the death of Mr. H. Kendall, the Australian poet, is announced. The deceased gentleman, who was a native of Ulladulla, in this…

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TELEGRAMS. Death of Mr. Kendall

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 3 August 1882 · page 2

SYDNEY, Wednesday.—Mr. Henry Kendall, the poet, died yesterday…

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The Late Mr. H. Kendall

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 4 August 1882 · page 3

OUR obituary notices to-day (says the Feho of Wednesday) contain an announcement of the death of Mr. Henry Clarence Kendall, the well-known poet. This sad event…

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Death of Mr. Gus. Wangenheim

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 4 August 1882 · page 2

SYDNEY, Thursday.—Mr. Gus. Wangenheim went home to tea apparently well, but died suddenly in his chair this evening…

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A Scene at Garibaldi's Funeral

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 10 August 1882 · page 4

THE subject of Garibaldi's death and funeral is well nigh exhausted, but there is one characteristic detail which remains to be mentioned. Any…

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Death of an Old Colonist

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 12 August 1882 · page 8

A CORRESPONDENT of the Maitland Mercury writes :—" It is with regret that I mention the decease of Mr. William Bowden, which took place at…

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Death of the Rev. Canon Smith

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 15 August 1882 · page 2

OUR telegraphic messages to-day announce the death of the above well-known clergyman of the Church of England. Deceased, who was born at Leominster, England, was…

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The Late Mr. J. E. Williamson

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 5 September 1882 · page 2

THE intelligence of the sudden and premature death, at Sydney, the other day, of Mr. J. E. Williamson, C.E., of the Roads and Bridges Department, evoked general…

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Singular Sudden Death of a Child

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 7 September 1882 · page 2

The Southern Argus reports that a magisterial inquiry was held at Goulburn, at the residence of Miss Clara Martyr, on Friday evening, before Mr. Thomas Marsden,…

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Obituary

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 12 September 1882 · page 2

SYDNEY, Monday. — Dr. Alleyne, late Health Officer, died on Saturday from a fit of apoplexy. Dr. Merriman, Bishop of Grahamstown,…

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Death of Dr. Pusey

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 19 September 1882 · page 2

LONDON, September 16.—Dr. Pusy died on Saturday, aged 82…

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Death of Captain M'cue

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 26 September 1882 · page 2

AT 8 o'clock yesterday morning an old and well-known citizen of Newcastle, Captain Robert M'Cue, of the Government steamer "Ajax," paid nature's last debt, and went…

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The Death of Miss Fanny Parnell. Full Account of the Sad Event

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 28 September 1882 · page 4

THE NEW York World Of Friday, July 21st, says:—About four o'clock yesterday afternoon the citizens of Bordentown,…

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TELEGRAMS. Death of Mr. W. Falls by Drowning

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 11 October 1882 · page 2

SYDNEY, Tuesday.—Mr. Walter Falls, passenger to Sydney, per Coonanbara, fell overboard when off Lake Macquarie. It is supposed that he slipped from the paddle…

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