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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Obituaries & funerals

Obituaries & funerals, 1888

175 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 5 of 9

LONDON, Monday. Death of Colonel King-harman

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 12 June 1888 · page 5

The death is announced of Colonel King-Harman, Political Secretary for Ireland…

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[By Wire From the Sydney Papers.] London, Monday. Death of One of the Australian Cricketers

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 12 June 1888 · page 5

The death is reported of Sam Jones, one of the Australian team, from a chill which resulted in an attack of rheumatic fever…

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Death of the Emperor of Germany. Berlin

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 16 June 1888 · page 5

The Emperor's condition is much worse. He is now sinking. Later. The Emperor suffers no pain. All…

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The Funeral

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 18 June 1888 · page 5

The body of the late Emperor Frederick is now lying in state at Imperial Castle. It is announced that the funeral will take place on Monday…

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Death of Inspector Davey

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 18 June 1888 · page 5

IT is with extreme regret we have to announce the demise of Mr. John Davey, Inspector of Nuisances for the Borough of Newcastle, which sad event took place…

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The Death of the Emperor Frederick

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 18 June 1888 · page 4

PERHAPS no event of modern times has been so sincerely and so universally mourned as that of the death of the Emperor FREDERICK (the three months'…

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The Death of the Emperor Frederick. Further Particulars. London, Friday evening

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 18 June 1888 · page 5

The Emperor Frederick received last the sacrament at midnight yesterday, Thursday. The Empress remained at his bedside from the time…

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The Death of the Emperor Frederick. [Cablegrams From Sydney Papers.] London, Sunday. His Last Words

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 19 June 1888 · page 5

The last words of the Emperor Frederick were : "Learn to bear suffering without complaining." In his last moments the late…

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The Funeral of the Late Emperor of Germany. BERLIN, Monday. a Memorable Spectacle

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 20 June 1888 · page 5

The funeral of the Emperor Frederick took place to-day at Potsdam. A long procession started from the Castle of Frederickskene to the…

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Will of the Late Mr. J. A. Blake

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 26 June 1888 · page 5

THE value has been declared at £15,666 of the personal estate of the late Mr. John Aloysius Blake, of Waterford and Dublin, who died in…

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Touching Death of a Millionaire

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 14 July 1888 · page 9

A VERY affecting incident occurred at the deathbed of Senator W. H. B. Omnium, of New fork, whose decease is announced in the late American mail gapers. He had risen…

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Touching Death of a Millionaire

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 16 July 1888 · page 7

A VERY affecting incident occurred at the deathbed of Senator W. H. B. Omnium, of New York, whose decease is announced in the late American mail papers. He had risen…

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Touching Death of a Millionaire

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 17 July 1888 · page 6

A VERY affecting incident occurred at the deathbed of Senator W. H. B. Omnium, of New York, whose decease is announced in the late American mail papers. He had risen…

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Death of Mrs. Minton-senhouse

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 18 July 1888 · page 5

IT is with deep regret that we have the unpleasant duty of chronicling the decease of Mrs. Minton-Senhouse, wife of the Rev. C. A. S. Minton-Senhouse, which sad event took…

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CAPETOWN, July 15. Death of the President of the Orange Free State

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 20 July 1888 · page 5

The death is announced of Sir J. H. Brand, G.C.M.G, President of the Orange Free State…

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The Death of Mr. Mandeville

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 24 July 1888 · page 5

An inquiry is being held into the circumstances attending the death of Mr. John Mandeville, a Nationalist, whose decease is alleged to have been…

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Death of Madame Balfe

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 28 July 1888 · page 7

THE death occurred on June 8th of Madame Balfe, widow of the composer of "The Bohemian Girl," and herself at one time a vocalist of…

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Memorial to the Late Mr. W. H. Forster

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

The memorial to the late Mr. W. H. Forster, formerly Chief Secretary for Ireland, was unveiled in Westminster Abbey yesterday by Lord…

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The Death of Mr. Mandeville

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 3 August 1888 · page 5

In the House of Commons, Mr. C. H. Anderson asked what steps the Government intended to take with respect to the verdict of the coroner's…

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Owing to the Death of the Emperor

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 3 August 1888 · page 6

LABOUCHERE says:—I have been much amused by several letters that I have received from different people, drawing my attention to the fact that…

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