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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Obituaries & funerals

Obituaries & funerals, 1885

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The Soudan War. the Battle Near Metemneh. General Stewart Shot. Death of Mr. Cameron of the Standard. Superb Bravery of the Arabs

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 7 March 1885 · page 6

ADELAIDE, Wednesday.—The Orient Company's steamship Potosi, which arrived here to-day, brings the following intelligence from the seat of war…

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Death of an Explorer

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 10 March 1885 · page 5

NEWS of the death of one of the West Australian Exploration party has been received by the leader, Mr. Harry Stockdale, who is now in Sydney. Mr…

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TELEGRAMS. Death of Mitchell

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

SYDNEY, Friday.—Mitchell who was shot in the Coonamble goal, died this morning. The escaped prisoners are still at large…

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Death of an Old Colonist

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 14 March 1885 · page 6

MR. Nathaniel Connolly, J.P. whose death is announced, was one of the oldest residents of the Bathurst district. He arrived in 1830 or 1831, as…

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The Battle of Kerbekan. Carrying the Position with the Bayonet by the Black Watch. Death of General Earle

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

The R.M.S. Australia, which arrived from San Francisco on Thursday night, brings the following particulars of the battle of Kerbekan, near Dulka Island,…

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Death of Mr. Edmund Jones

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 19 March 1885 · page 4

SYDNEY, Wednesday.—Mr. Edmund Jones, for many years of the Customs and commander of the Naval Brigade, died suddenly from apoplexy to-day…

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Death of a Cricketer

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 20 March 1885 · page 2

SYDNEY, Thursday.—Elliott, the Victorian cricketer, died to-day…

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Death of Mr. Edmund Jones

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 20 March 1885 · page 2

MR. EDMUND JONES on Thursday, 12th inst., had an attack of apoplexy from which he never recovered, but expired Tuesday night. Many of those who were present in…

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Obituary

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 24 March 1885 · page 4

LONDON, Sunday.—The death is announced of Sir Harry Parkes, Her Brittanio Her Majesty's Minister at the Court of Pekin…

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Death of Dr. Wordsworth

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 24 March 1885 · page 4

LONDON, Sunday.—The Right Rev. Dr. Wordsworth, Bishop of Lincoln, is dead…

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TELEGRAMS. Obituary

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 30 March 1885 · page 2

SYDNEY, Saturday.—It is authoritatively reported that the late Judge Pring, of Queensland, died from bronchitis caused by a severe cold taken on Sunday…

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Death of Mrs. J. Cox

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 30 March 1885 · page 2

The other death reported was that of the above lady (wife of Mr. John Cox, of the Yacht Club Hotel), a very old and esteemed resident of this city, and…

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The late Mr. John Cork

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 1 April 1885 · page 3

MR. JAS. CURLEY, the Miners' General Secretary, wishes us to state that on Monday he received a letter from Mr. Westlake, addler, of George-street West, Sydney…

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CABLEGRAMS Obituary

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 1 April 1885 · page 2

LONDON, Monday.—The death is announced of Count Orloff, formerly the Russian Ambassador at Paris. The death is announced of Mr. Arthur…

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Death of Earl Cairns

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 6 April 1885 · page 2

LONDON, Friday.—The death is announced of Earl Cairns, late Lord Chancellor, at the age of 66…

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Death of a German General

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 10 April 1885 · page 2

LONDON, Wednesday.—General Vogel, of the German army, eighty-eight years of age, is dead…

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Obituary

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 13 April 1885 · page 3

IT is with regret that we have to announce the death of Mrs. Hollinshead, wife of Mr. G. R. Hollinshead, which took place early on Saturday morning. The deceased lady had…

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Death of a Tasmanian

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 14 April 1885 · page 4

SYDNEY, Monday.—Dr. Crowther M.L.C., of Tasmania, is dead…

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Death of an Old Pioneer's Widow

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 14 April 1885 · page 4

SYDNEY, Monday.—Mrs. Oxley, aged 96, the widow of one of Australia's pioneers, died at her residence, Hunter's Hill, to-day…

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CABLEGRAMS Death of the Lord Mayor

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 14 April 1885 · page 4

LONDON, Sunday.—The death is announced of the Right Hon. Geo. Nottage, Lord Mayor of London…

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