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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Obituaries & funerals

Obituaries & funerals, 1886

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CALCUTTA, Wednesday. Death of Sir Herbert Macpherson

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 22 October 1886 · page 5

Sir Herbert Macpherson, commanding the British forces in Upper Burmah, yesterday reported seriously ill of fever, died to-day at Prome, a town…

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The Late Mr. Samuel Morley

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 25 October 1886 · page 6

THE death of Mr. Samuel Morley closed a long and active career of philanthropy and of public service. Mr. Samuel Morley's name has been a household…

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VIENNA, Monday. Death of Count Beust

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 27 October 1886 · page 5

The death is announced, at the age of 77, of Count Von Benst, formerly Austrian Ambassader to England…

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Death of Sir James Martin

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 6 November 1886 · page 5

WE regret to have to record the death of his Honor Sir James Martin, Chief Justice, which took place at his residence, Clarens, Potts Point, on…

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Death of Sir James Martin. (Continued from Saturday's issue.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 8 November 1886 · page 7

In July, 1848, when only 27 years of age, he commenced his political career—a career which has rained him honour and renown, for of the public men of his day few have…

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Death of Paul Bert

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 13 November 1886 · page 5

The death is announced of Paul Bert, the well-known physiologist and statesman, aged 53…

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Death of a Jockey

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 13 November 1886 · page 8

MELBOURNE, Friday.—The jockey, John Cree, who fell from Wickliffe in the Steeplechase on Saturday last, at Melbourne, died to-day…

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Death of ex-President Arthur LONDON

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 22 November 1886 · page 5

The death is announced of Mr. Arthur, the ex-President of the United States of America…

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Death of Mrs. Girling, the Shaker

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 23 November 1886 · page 8

A LONDON correspondent writes on September 26:—The death is announced of Mrs. Girling, the leader of the little Shaker community at Hordle. Like Joanna…

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Obituary

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 27 November 1886 · page 5

The funeral of Mr. Murray Smith, the only son of Mr. R. Murray Smith, late Agent-General for Victoria, took place to-day at Oxford. The deceased…

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ROME, Friday. Death of an Italian Statesman

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 14 December 1886 · page 5

The death is announced in his 69th year of Signor Marco Minghetti, the well-known Italian statesman…

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Death of an old Indian

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 23 December 1886 · page 5

The death is announced, at the age of 59, of Sir Thomas Dougles Forsyth, C.B., K.C.S.I., for many years a distinguished member of the…

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Death of George Hopkins

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 24 December 1886 · page 4

THE many friends of George Hodginson, better known as George Hopkins, the wrestler, will regret to learn that he died last night at the Glebe. For some time…

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Inquest in Newcastle The Death of John Raynolds

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 29 December 1886 · page 5

LAST evening an inquest was held at the Albion Hotel, Wat-street, before Mr. A. Vindin, J.P., coroner, to inquire into the circumstances of the death of John…

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CAIRO, Wednesday. Death of a Mahdist Leader

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 31 December 1886 · page 5

News has been received from Khartoum announcing the death of the Mahdist leader, Kholif Abdulah, at that place…

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