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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Obituaries & funerals

Obituaries & funerals, 1885

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Obituary

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 4 February 1885 · page 4

GUNDAGAI, Tuesday.—Mr. William Love, Police Magistrate of Gundagai, is dead, aged seventy-five years…

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TELEGRAMS. Obituary

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 6 February 1885 · page 2

SYDNEY, Thursday.—Miss Augusta Tully, youngest daughter of the late G. Tully, Esq., of Newcastle, died last night…

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Obituary

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 7 February 1885 · page 4

LONDON, Thursday.—Sir Robert Phillimore, the eminent lawyer, is dead. [The Right Hon. Sir Robert Joseph Phillimore, D.C.L., was born 1810, called to the bar 1841, and…

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Shocking Death of an Infant

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 14 February 1885 · page 8

THE following particulars of a shocking affair that happened a couple of days ago at Raymond Terrace is given in yesterday's "Sydney Morning Herald," the writer being their correspondent at that place:…

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The Death of Cardinal M'Cabe

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 14 February 1885 · page 4

LONDON, Wednesday.—The death is announced of Cardinal M'Cabe, Archbishop of Dublin, at the age of 83. [These telegrams have been delayed…

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Affairs in the Soudan. Battle with the Enemy. Terrific Slaughter of Arabs. British Losses. General Earle and Colonel Coveny Killed. Col. Wauchope and Numerous Officers Wounded. Colonel Brackenbury Assumes Command. the Fate of Gordon. the Battle of Bulka. Death of Lieutenant-colonel Eyrie. the Battle of Bueka. Further Particulars

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 14 February 1885 · page 4

CAIRO, Wednesday.—Telegrams to hand from General Wolseley states that the infantry column under General Earle have had a battle with the rebel troops on the…

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Obituary

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 16 February 1885 · page 2

LONDON, Friday.—Mr. Sturt, formerly a police magisrate in Melbourne, and a relative of the la[?] Captain Charles Sturt, the famous Australia[?] explorer, died near Port…

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Death of Mrs. Nash

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 17 February 1885 · page 2

A WIDE-SPREAD feeling of regret was felt throughout Newcastle and the surrounding districts on Saturday morning, when it became known that Mrs. Nash, wife of Dr. Andrew Nash, J.P., of…

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CABLEGRAMS Death of a Well-known Singer

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 21 February 1885 · page 4

LONDON, Thursday.—The death is announced, at the age of sixty-four, of Madame Saiaton Dalby, well-known as a public singer and teacher of music…

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Affairs in the Soudan. the House of Commons and the Australian Troops. the Effect at Berlin. Censure on the Government. Death of General Stewart

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 23 February 1885 · page 2

LONDON, Thursday.—In the House of Commons this evening, Sir Stafford Northcote, leader of the Opposition, censured the Government for the resultless sacrifices…

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The Late Mr. B Mitchell

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 25 February 1885 · page 8

MANY of our readers will learn with regret of the unexpected death in Sydney, of Mr. Buchanan Mitchell (second son of Mr. George Mitchell, who for many years…

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Death of an ex-Judge

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 26 February 1885 · page 2

SYDNEY, Wednesday.—Ex-Judge Hargrave died yesterday…

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Death of Mr. North

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 28 February 1885 · page 4

THE above gentleman, who was seriously injured on Wednesday morning, expired at about half-past 11 o'clock on Thursday night, at the hospital. He gradually grew worse after his admission, and…

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Death of Le Grand Australia's Greatest Racehorse Murdered

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 28 February 1885 · page 8

This second leading is rather rough language, but, nevertheless, too true. This time last year he ran second to the famous Malda for the Newmarket Handicap, and won the Champion Race,…

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Death of a Miner

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 2 March 1885 · page 2

SYDNEY, Saturday.—A second report has been received from Mr. Stewart (Victorian Inspector of Mines) relative to the wound in the back of a miner who was discovered…

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Death of Mr. Maddams

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 3 March 1885 · page 4

SYDNEY, Monday.—Mr. Jas. Maddams, many years resident of Newcastle, died to-day…

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Death of a Notorious Aristocrat

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 3 March 1885 · page 3

The death is announced of the Earl of Aylesford. His lordship, it is said, died from peritonitis at Big Springs, Texas, after only a short illness,…

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Promature Death of a Soudan Volunteer

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 3 March 1885 · page 4

SYDNEY, Monday,—Gunner Bingham, one of the Soudan volunteers, died at Paddington Barracks of typhoid fever…

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Obituary

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 5 March 1885 · page 4

SYDNEY, Wednesday.—The Hon. John Marks, M.L.C., died yesterday…

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A Funeral at Wady Halfa

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 7 March 1885 · page 2

A correspondent, writing from Wady Haifa a short time ago, says:—A most impressive service took place here—the funeral of the late Major…

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