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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Obituaries & funerals

Obituaries & funerals, 1886

175 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 4 of 9

The Lithgow Disaster. The Funeral

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 24 April 1886 · page 4

At Lithgow on Wednesday, at 3 o'clock, the townspeople began to assemble for the funeral, and no more affecting scene than was apparent as the arrangements for the…

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Death of Old Colonists

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 27 April 1886 · page 3

CAPTAIN STEELE, a resident of over 50 years in the Port Macquarie district, died on Wednesday last. Captain Steele's name is familiar to…

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Death of a Waterloo Veteran

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 28 April 1886 · page 2

THE following particulars respecting the career of a distant relation of an old friend "the Rampant Lion" of Onebygamba, will prove of interest to…

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Obituary

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 29 April 1886 · page 5

A son of the poet Tennyson is dead, aged 32…

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Death of a Leading Oddfellow

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 3 May 1886 · page 5

THE death is announced of Mr. John Peiser, which occurred on March 5th. He had been well known in the business circles of Manchester for more than half a century…

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Obituary

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 5 May 1886 · page 5

The death is announced of Earl Redesdale, in his 81st year. [John Thomas Freeman-Mitford, born in 1805, was the first Earl Redesdale—creation, 1877. With…

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Death of Madame Ross

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 5 May 1886 · page 7

A LONDON correspondent writes on March 20:—I regret to announce the sudden death last Saturday of the well-known Scottish vocalist Madame…

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Death of Captain James Thompson

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 5 May 1886 · page 5

QUITE a gloom was cast over the city, and especially in shipping circles, yesterday morning when a telegram was received by Mr. R. Muirhead from the Clarence River,…

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News by the Mail. Obituary Notices

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 7 May 1886 · page 8

LORD DUPPLIN'S funeral took place in the midst of a heavy snowstorm, at the family burying-ground within the demesne of Dupplin Castle. The…

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Death of a "Sandwich Man."

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 10 May 1886 · page 2

DR. SANDFORD THOMAS held an inquest at the St. Giles, London, on the body of George Hamilton, aged 40, a boardman, living at a common…

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Obituary

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 17 May 1886 · page 5

Sir John Pearson, Judge of the Chancery division of the High Court of Justice, whose serious illness was recently announced is dead…

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Death of Mr. Hugh George

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 17 May 1886 · page 6

MR. HUGH GEORGE, whose death is announced, was connected with the S. M. Herald and Echo, as general business manager for upward of eight…

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Telegrams. New South Wales. Sydney, Monday. The Late Mr. Hugh George

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 18 May 1886 · page 5

The body of Mr. Hugh George bee been brought to Sydney, and the funeral takes place to-morrow. The Governor lunched with the Sydney…

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The Late Mr. Hugh George

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 19 May 1886 · page 5

Mr. Hugh George's funeral took place this afternoon. The members of the Sydney Liedertafel and a large number of private friends followed the deceased to…

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Death of Lord Erskine May

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 20 May 1886 · page 5

The death is announced of Lord Erskine May, who recently resigned his appointment as Clerk of the House of Commons…

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Funeral of Mr. Hugh George

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 21 May 1886 · page 2

THE remains of Mr. Hugh George, who years ago was connected with the London "Times," and subsequently with the Melbourne "Argus," and for the last eight…

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Death of a Celebrated Jockey

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 21 May 1886 · page 8

Tom Chaloner, the well-known jockey and trainer, died at Newmarket. He won the Derby for Mr. Nayler on Macaroni in 1863 and the previous year steered Feu[?]d…

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Death of the Comtesse De Chambord

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 21 May 1886 · page 5

THE death of the Comtesse de Chambord, which was very unexpected, has east a general gloom over Paris. The Due de Chartres, who was at Chantily when he…

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Victoria. Melbourne, Thursday. Death of Judge Noel

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 21 May 1886 · page 5

Judge Noel died yesterday, aged 59 years…

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The Late Mr. Hugh George

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 22 May 1886 · page 5

The Times has published an appreciative notice of the journalistic career of the late Mr. Hugh George…

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