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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Obituaries & funerals

Obituaries & funerals, 1884

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Death of Sir John Darvall

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 1 January 1884 · page 2

LONDON, Sunday.—The death is announced of Sir John Bayley Darvall, who was Solicitor-General in the first Ministry under responsible government in New…

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Death of a Jockey

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 4 January 1884 · page 2

ADELONG, Thursday.—McAllister, the jockey, has been killed here by coming into collision with a tree while he was riding…

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Death of an Old Colonist

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 7 January 1884 · page 2

ADELAIDE, Saturday.—Mr. Lewis W. Giles died at Glen Ormond on January 2, aged 88. In conjunction with his partner the deceased gentleman was the…

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Railway Collision with a Funeral Train. Shocking and Harrowing Spectacle

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 17 January 1884 · page 2

SYDNEY, Wednesday.—A goods trdin ran into a hearse carriage near Rookwood Station to-day. The carriage was knocked to pieces, two files were thrown out, and the…

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Death of Lady Cowper

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 18 January 1884 · page 2

SYDNEY, Thursday.—Lady Cowper, relict of Sir Charles Cowper, died to-day at Bowral…

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A Horrible Discovery. Death of a Murderer and His Victim

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 24 January 1884 · page 2

COONAMBLE, Wednesday.—A woman has been found on the Coonamble road dead, and has been identified as Ann Laffey, Her paramour, Thomas M'Cullum, her…

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The Maitland Fire Fatality. Death of Some of the Victims

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 24 January 1884 · page 2

MAITLAND, Wednesday.—Violet and Thomas Marshall, the victims of yesterday's fire died to-day; Violet at 10 o'clock and Thomas at 4…

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The Maitland Catastrophe. Death and Funeral of Mrs. Marshall

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 25 January 1884 · page 2

WEST MAITLAND, Thursday.—Mrs. Marshall died last night at 10 o'clock, and was interred in the Catholic cemetery this evening at 6 o'clock. Her daughter Violet…

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Intercolonial Telegrams Death of the Hon. J. G. Francis

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 28 January 1884 · page 3

MELBOURNE, Saturday.—The Hon. J. G. Francis, who has been ailing for a long time past died at Queenscliff yesterday. He was 65 years of age,…

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Death of Lady Cowper. a Page From the Early History of New South Wales

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 2 February 1884 · page 8

A FEW incidents in the life of the late Lady Cowper, widow of Sir Charles Cowper, and of Sir Charles; as well as some information about the…

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Obituary

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 6 February 1884 · page 2

LONDON, Monday.—M. Eugene Rouher, the well known Bonapartist statesman, and, Wendell Phillips, the prominent advocate of abolition of slavery in the…

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Obituary

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 11 February 1884 · page 2

LONDON, Friday.—Mr. Alpheus Todd, librarian of the Canadiau House of Commons, and author of the work on Parliamentary Government, is dead…

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Death of Cetewayo

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 12 February 1884 · page 2

CAPE TOWN, Sunday.—Cetewayo has died in Zululand of heart disease…

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Death of the "Times" Editor

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 13 February 1884 · page 2

LONDON, Monday.—Mr. Thos Chenery, editor of the London Times, aged fifty-seven, is dead…

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Death of Monsignor Lynch

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 19 February 1884 · page 2

SYDNEY, Monday.—The Right Rev. Monsignor Lynch, after a lingering illness, died yesterday…

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Death of Mr. E. Raper

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 20 February 1884 · page 3

Lovers of cricket and football, says the S. M. Herald, will be deeply moved to learn that Mr. E. Raper, B.A., died at an early hour last Saturday morning, at the residence of his relatives at…

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Death of Sir Charles Sladen

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 23 February 1884 · page 4

MELBOURNE, Friday.—sir Charles Sladen died in Melbourne to-day. The following account of his career is from "Australian Men of the Time":—…

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A Terrible Mystery. Sudden Death of Mr. Bolam

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 25 February 1884 · page 2

MELBOURNE, Saturday.—Mr. Bolam, who was only yesterday gazetted Inspector of Stores, died at 7 o'clock last night. The cause of his death is supposed to…

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Obituary

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 26 February 1884 · page 2

LONDON, Sunday.—John Hullah, musician, is dead…

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Death of Dr. Badham

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 29 February 1884 · page 2

SYDNEY, Thursday.—Dr. Badham died at 10.30 o'clock last night…

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