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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Obituaries & funerals

Obituaries & funerals, 1888

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

Death of a Noted Racehorse

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 27 April 1888 · page 3

THUNDERBOLT, which had attained the advanced age of 31 years, has just died at Mr. Alexander's Farm, The Poplars, Theale, near Reading. He…

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Loss of the City of Corinth. Sad Death of Captain Taylor

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 28 April 1888 · page 4

All hope has now been given up of the safety of those who were in the ship, the City of Corinth, which foundered off the Isle of Wight (says the Airdric Advertiser). We are often appalled by the…

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Death of Mr. J. T. Dillon

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 30 April 1888 · page 5

THE funeral of the late Mr. John Thomas Dillon, Crown Prosecutor, who died on Wednesday last, was attended by a large number of relatives and friends. Some…

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Obituary

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 2 May 1888 · page 5

The death is announced of Mr. F. Chesson, president of the Aborigines Protection Society. The death is also announced of Mr. Gordon Fraser, late…

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Obituary

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 7 May 1888 · page 5

The death is announced of Lady Parker widow of Sir Henry Watson Parker, at one time Chief Secretary of New South Wiles…

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The Late Mr. F. Chesson

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 8 May 1888 · page 5

The funeral of the late Mr. F. Chesson, President of the Aborigines' Protection Society, took place at the Brompton Cemetery on Saturday…

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The Death of Mr. W. G. Murray

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 8 May 1888 · page 7

WE (S. M. Herald) have to announce, with much regret, the death of Mr. W. G. Murray, of Messrs, Gibbs, Bright, and Co. Mr. Murray has been…

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Sudden Death of an Infant

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 14 May 1888 · page 5

A CHILD, seven months old, the son of Mr. Coombes, school-teacher at Mosquito Island, died suddenly yesterday morning while in his mother's arms on the way to Dr. Ludlow's…

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Telegrams. New South Wales. Sydney, Monday. OBITUARY

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 15 May 1888 · page 5

MR. BANKS, organist of St. Mary's, died last night. CASE SETTED. The yacht Sao and the steamer…

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[Reuter's Telegrams.] LONDON, Tuesday. OBITUARY

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 16 May 1888 · page 5

Admiral Hewett…

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Death of an Old Newcastle Resident

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 17 May 1888 · page 6

ANOTHER old and respected resident of some twenty-eight years standing has passed over to the great majority, in the person of Mr. Thomas Nicoll,…

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Death of a Child at the Glebe

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 17 May 1888 · page 5

WHILE a woman named Mrs. Want, wife of Robert Want, living at the Glebe, was washing in a yard adjoining her house on Tuesday, an accident occurred, with…

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Telegrams. New South Wales. Sydney, Monday. OBITUARY

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 22 May 1888 · page 5

Mr. John Tait, the well-known sportsman, died to-day in a tram coming from Petersham. LANDING OF CHINESE…

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Obituary

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 24 May 1888 · page 5

The death is announced of Admiral O'Reilly…

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Preaching His Own Funeral Sermon

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 26 May 1888 · page 2

AN elderly and an eccentric preacher in on American town has, we read, hit upon the decidedly novel idea of preaching his own funeral sermon, the day set apart for the…

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Obituary

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 29 May 1888 · page 5

The death is announced of Mrs. Chippendale, the well-known actress…

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The Late Mr. John Usher

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 30 May 1888 · page 5

FROM our Sydney telegrams our readers will observe that a gentleman well-known in this district has passed over to the majority. Mr. John Usher, the well-known mining…

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Death of an M.p

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 30 May 1888 · page 5

The death is announced of Mr. Campbell, M.P. for the Ayr burghs…

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Sad Death of a Clergyman

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 9 June 1888 · page 11

SAYS a Home paper: The Rev. Evan Rowlands, a Church of England clergyman, who recently came to Carlisle, died under sad circumstances…

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