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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Obituaries & funerals

Obituaries & funerals, 1890

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Queensland. Brisbane, Sunday Night. Death of a Well Known Pressman

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 19 May 1890 · page 5

Thaddeus O'Kane, editor of the Northern. Miner, Charters Towers, died of asthma at Brisbane yesterday. DISTINGUISHED VISITORS…

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The Death of the Rev. J. Toulson, President of the Primitive Methodist Conference

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 19 May 1890 · page 5

ON Sunday morning in the Brown-street P.M. Church the Rev. Theophilus Parr, M.A., made special reference to the painful event which took place suddenly on…

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Glebe Miners' Accident and Funeral Fund

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 21 May 1890 · page 4

THE members of the above society held their quarterly meeting on Monday evening in Simpson's-hall. Mr. John Lloyd occupied the chair…

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Fearful Death of a Miner

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 24 May 1890 · page 8

A SHAFTSMAN named William Moon met with a fearful death at Whitburn Colliery, near Newcastle on-Tyne, England. The deceused and other men were engaged in…

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Obituary

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 2 June 1890 · page 5

LONDON, Sunday.—The death is announced of Major-General Brine, R.E…

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Death of an Old Tasmanian Colonist

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 2 June 1890 · page 5

OUR obituary of to-day contains notice of the death at the ripe old age of 89 of Mrs. Benjamin Guy, mother of Mr. Henry Guy, secretary of the Newcastle Chamber of…

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Latest District News. Lambton. OBITUARY

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 2 June 1890 · page 5

MANY will regret to learn of the death of Mr. Even Lewis, jun., aged 40 years, who, although ailing for several weeks past, was not considered in danger, and in fact was at…

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Death of a Well-known Welshman

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 4 June 1890 · page 6

THE Rev. William Roberts, who for nearly a half a century occupied a prominent position in the Welsh Nonconforming ministry, died in Liverpool on April 18. The deceased,…

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Latest District News. Lambton. OBITUARY

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 4 June 1890 · page 8

WE regret having to record the death of Mrs. F. Tylor, daughter of Mr. Hugh Patrick, who is a well-known respectable resident Mrs. Tyler was only 27 years of age, and is…

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District News. Lambton. the Late Mr. Watkin Williams

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 9 June 1890 · page 3

Lambton has been the scene of seveal deaths in the last few weeks, some of which may properly be regarded as sudden deathe—that is, to human ken, unexpected; those…

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Death of Mrs. Saumarez Smith

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 17 June 1890 · page 5

LONDON, Monday.—The death is announced of Mrs. Saumarez Smith, wife of the new Bishop of Sydney…

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Death of Mrs. James Birrell

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 18 June 1890 · page 8

WE have to record the death of a very old resident of the Newcastle district, Mrs. Ellen Birrell, wife of Mr. James Birrell and mother of Mrs. James Fletcher, senior, who passed…

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Death of an American Millionaire

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 20 June 1890 · page 8

ONE of the most remarkable men in the United States died in the person of James Sloss, the southern millionaire ironmaster. Sloss was almost the first to realise the…

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Death of a Brother of Thomas Carlyle

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 20 June 1890 · page 8

THE death is announced of Mr. James Carlyle, formerly of Scotsburg, the last surviving brother of Thomas Carlyle, the historian and essayist. The deceased gentleman had lately…

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Obituary

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 24 June 1890 · page 5

LONDON, Sunday.—The death is announced of Major General Henry Brackenbury, C.B. R.A., Director of Military Intelligence in the War Office…

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Obituary

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 25 June 1890 · page 4

The death is announced of Captain S. Postans, a well-known coasting ship-master. Captain Postans came out to Australia as mate of the Tomki, and subsequently commanded several of the…

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Death of a President

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 26 June 1890 · page 5

LONDON, Tuesday.—News has arrived to the effect that General Francisco Menendez, president of the republic of San Salvador, died suddenly while present at a banquet. A…

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Sudden Death of a Stock-broker. a Fall of 70ft. SYDNEY

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 26 June 1890 · page 5

A SOMEWHAT peculiar fatality occurred at the Reform Club, in Macquarie-street, this morning, when Mr. David Melhado, the well-known broker, carrying on business at…

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The Funeral

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 30 June 1890 · page 3

The remains of the deceased were interred in Wallsend Cemetery on Sunday afternoon, and were followed by a large number of relatives and friends, including the members of…

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Death of the Earl of Carnarvon

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 30 June 1890 · page 5

LONDON, Sunday.—The death is announced of the Earl of Carnarvon. [Carnarvon (Earl of), The Right Hon. Henry Howard Molyneux Herbert, eldest son of Henry…

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