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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Obituaries & funerals

Obituaries & funerals, 1888

175 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 6 of 9

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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Obituary

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 6 August 1888 · page 5

The death is announced of Mr. Henry Cadogan Rothery, M.A., Commissioner of the Wreck Commission and Court of Survey for London…

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New York, Monday. Obituary. Obituary

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 8 August 1888 · page 5

General Sheridan, Commander-in-Chief of the American army…

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Death of an American Hero

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 8 August 1888 · page 6

THE death is announced of General Phil. Henry Sheridan, Commander-in Chief of the United States Army. Sheridan was born at Somerset, Ohio,…

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Death of an Old Resident

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 10 August 1888 · page 6

ANOTHER old and respected citizen has passed over to the majority in the person of Mr. John Robertson, whose decease took place yesterday morning…

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Death of Mr. Charles Harper

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 11 August 1888 · page 3

IT is our painful duty (says the Illawarra Mercury of the 7th inst.) to have to record the death of Mr. Charles Harper, the well-known and…

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Telegrams. New South Wales. Sydney, Wednesday. OBITUARY

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 16 August 1888 · page 5

THE death is announced of the Rev. H. Bristow Wilson, Doctor of Divinity. GREAT NORTHERN COAL COMPANY…

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Death of a Veteran

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 18 August 1888 · page 11

WE (Armidale Express) have received from a correspondent at Ollera the following particulars of the death of an old servant of Messrs. G. I. and E…

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Telegrams. New South Wales. Sydney, Tuesday. Death of Mr. J. S. FARNELL, M.P., died today

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 22 August 1888 · page 5

MR. J. S. FARNELL, M.P., died today. Mr. Hendry Hudson has been requested to stand as the Freetrade…

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Obituary

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 23 August 1888 · page 4

Mr. Henry Richard, Liberal member for Merthyr Tyvdil in the House of Commons…

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An Extraordinary Funeral in Ireland

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 23 August 1888 · page 7

AN inquest on the body of John A. Mandeville was opened on July 12 at Michelstown by Coroner Rice. Twenty-three jurors wore summoned…

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Cablegrams. London, Tuesday. the Pension of the Late Mr. E. S. PARKES

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 23 August 1888 · page 4

IT is stated that the plaintiffs in the action brought against the Bank of Australasia to restrain the bank from paying the pension of Mr. E. S…

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Telegrams. New South Wales. Sydney, Thursday. the Funeral of the Late Mr. J. S. FARNELL

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 24 August 1888 · page 5

LARGE numbers of members of both Houses of the Legislature, and leading members of the professions, merchants, members of the leading Masonic…

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Obituary

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 24 August 1888 · page 5

The Hon. Charles Campbell, who has been on a visit to England, is dead…

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Death of a Patriot

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 25 August 1888 · page 11

A POLISH officer, named Lubiez Kurkovski, has just died at Makoff at the ago of 116 years. This is a case of centenarianism authenticated beyond…

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Obituary

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 30 August 1888 · page 5

Earl Conyers and Lord Alfred Paget are dead…

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Funeral of Dr. George Marshall

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 5 September 1888 · page 7

ON Monday afternoon, at the Waverley Cemetery, there was gathered round the grave of the late Dr. George Marshall a large concourse of…

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Death of Mr. John Thomas

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 7 September 1888 · page 4

ANOTHER well-known Newcastle identity has passed over to the silent majority in the person of Mr. John Thomas, coal-viewer in this district for…

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Obituary

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 8 September 1888 · page 5

The death is announced of Mr. Thos. Holt, member of the Legislative Council of New South Wales…

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Memorial to the Late Mr. R. L. Seddon. West Maitland

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 8 September 1888 · page 5

A SPONTANEOUS and very generous contribution to the fund now being raised to place a memorial over the grave of the lamented Mr. Robert L…

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