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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Obituaries & funerals

Obituaries & funerals, 1887

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Death of Mr. H. E. A. Allen. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 9 November 1887 · page 5

MR. H. E. A. ALLEN, formerly of the firm of Alien, Street, and Norton, died suddenly to-night. He has devoted his life to works of charity and…

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The Late Mr. H. E. A. Allan

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 10 November 1887 · page 3

MR. H. E. A. ALLAN died on Tuesday while attending a meeting of the Church Home, at Mr. Robert Hills' office, in Bridge-street, Mr. G…

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The Late Mr. Fawcett

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 11 November 1887 · page 6

A MONUMENT in bronze has lately been erected in Westminster Abbey (against the south wall of the Baptistery) to the memory of the late…

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Death of Sir. W. M'arthur

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 18 November 1887 · page 5

Sir William M'Arthur, late M.P., and long known in Australian commercial circles, died suddenly to-day at Praed-street station on the…

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The Death of Sir W. M'arthur

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 18 November 1887 · page 5

Sir William M'Arthur, the senior partner of the firm of M'Arthur Co., has died, after an amputation, in his 80th year…

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CAIRO, Thursday. Death of Colonel Valentine Baker

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 19 November 1887 · page 5

News has been received of the death from fever of Colonel Valentine Baker (Baker Pasha) at Tel-el-Kebir…

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Death of an Infant

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 21 November 1887 · page 5

ABOUT 6 o'clock yesterday morning a child named Frederick Emanuel Pitchford, six months old, was found dead in bed between its parents, at their residence, Tighe's Hill…

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Sir W. M'arthur's Funeral

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 25 November 1887 · page 5

The funeral of the late Sir William M'Arthur took place yesterday, and was attended by large numbers of colonists now in London. Among…

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LONDON, Wednesday. Death of a Lieut. General

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 25 November 1887 · page 5

The death is announced of Lieut. General Gamble, C.B…

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Death of Mr. Piddington, M.l.c

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 28 November 1887 · page 6

OUR Sydney correspondent telegraphs news of the death of the Hon. William Richman Piddington, M.L.C., and Chairman of Committees in the…

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Death of a German Veteran

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 29 November 1887 · page 2

THE decease is announced of General von Kirchbach, another of those great commanders whose names will always be associated with the triple baptism of fire which…

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Obituary

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 30 November 1887 · page 5

Mr.Riddley, inventor of the reaping machine, is dead…

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The Death of the Countess and Earl of Dalhousie

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 30 November 1887 · page 2

FROM the meagre particulars contained in a cablegram, we learn that the Countess of Dalhousie has died, and the Earl of Dalhousie followed her the…

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Death of Mr. W. C. Denshire

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 1 December 1887 · page 5

THE death is recorded of Mr. W. C. Denshire, post and telegraph master of Parramatta. Better known as "Willie" Denshire, he passed the early portion of his life at…

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The Late Mr. Ridley

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 3 December 1887 · page 5

The funeral of the late Mr. Ridley, of South Australia, the inventor of the reaping machine, took place to-day. Amongst those present was Sir…

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Obituary

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 5 December 1887 · page 5

The death is announced of the Hon. James E. Mason, M.L.C., of Fiji, who was Executive Commissioner for that colony at the Colonial and Indian…

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Death of Lord Lyons

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 7 December 1887 · page 8

IN our Saturday's issue a cablegram appeared stating that Lord Lyons, late English Ambassador at Paris, had been seized in London with an attack of paralysis, and that he was…

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Death of Lord Lyons

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 7 December 1887 · page 5

Lord Lyons, who was taken ill ten days ago, died to-day…

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Obituary

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 13 December 1887 · page 8

Prince Chung How, formerly Chinese Ambassador at St. Petersburg, is dead…

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Obituary

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 14 December 1887 · page 5

The death is announced of Lieutenant-colonel Culine Seymour, late of 82nd Regiment…

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