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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Obituaries & funerals

Obituaries & funerals, 1895

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Funeral at Morpeth

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 1 January 1895 · page 8

One by one the old Morpeth identities are dying off, the latest being Mrs. Louisa Close, widow of the late Mr. Edward Charles Close, who died of cancer at Lavender Bay, North…

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Queensland. Brisbane, Monday. Obituary

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 1 January 1895 · page 5

News has been received from England of the death, on 18th November, aged 66, of Mr. Arthur Brown, owner of the Bau Bau Station and Antigua plantation, Wide Bay…

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Victoria. Melbourne, Monday. Death of a Miser

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 1 January 1895 · page 5

An old resident of Echuca, named William Cleave, died suddenly while in bed with his wife. He lived in a miserly state, but was worth £4000…

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Alleged Illegal Operation Death of Mrs. Hickey. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 1 January 1895 · page 8

JOHANNA HICKEY, the young woman who was admitted to Prince Alfred Hospital on Christmas Day, suffering from the effects of an operation, died in that institution on…

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Death of a Poet

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 2 January 1895 · page 5

LONDON, Monday.—The death is announced of Christina Georgina Rossetti, the well-known poet. [Christina Georgina Rossetti was born…

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Death of an Irish-American

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 2 January 1895 · page 5

LONDON, Monday.—A telegram from New York announces the death of Mr. Fitzgerald, of New York, for many years president of the Irish…

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The Late Sir John Thompson. an Impressive Funeral

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 5 January 1895 · page 5

OTTAWA, Friday.—The funeral of the late Sir John Thompson, Premier of Canada, took place at Halifax yesterday. Ministers of the Dominion…

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The Funeral

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 7 January 1895 · page 5

When the sad news became known on Saturday of the sudden death of Mrs. M'Allister, wife of the captain of the ship Langdale, the flags on the ships and the…

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Very Sudden Death. Demise of a Shipmaster's Wife

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 7 January 1895 · page 5

ON Saturday morning general regret was expressed when it became known that Mrs. M'Allister, wife of Captain M'Allister, of the ship Langdale, had died suddenly on…

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Death of Admiral Loring

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 9 January 1895 · page 4

LONDON, Monday.—The death is announced of Admiral Sir William Loring, K.C.B., who was in command of the naval forces in Australia in…

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The Death of a Pugilist

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 9 January 1895 · page 4

LONDON, Monday.—The reporters who were present at the boxing contest between "Dummy" Winters, of Sydney, and George Smith, an English…

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Loch Etive.—death of Captain Stuart

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 9 January 1895 · page 3

A familiar figure in the person of the late Captain William Stuart was missed from the deck of the ship Loch Etive, which arrived at Melbourne from Glasgow on Saturday evening. Upon the vessel's arrival at…

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Death of an ex-Minister

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 10 January 1895 · page 5

LONDON, Tuesday.—The death is announced of Mr. Wentworth Cavenagh-Mainwaring, an old colonist of South Australia, and formerly a…

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Death of a Historian. Professor Seeley Gone

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 16 January 1895 · page 4

LONDON, Monday.—The death is announced, in his 61st year, of Professor J. R. Seeley, the well-known historian, and author of " Ecce Homo,"…

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Alleged Assault by Larrikins. Death of an Old Man. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 17 January 1895 · page 5

As old man named Philip Luscombe died at the residence of his son, Bourke-street, Waterloo, to-day, from the effects, it is believed, of maltreatment at the hands of a…

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Death of a Victorian Land Owner. Mr. Joseph Clarke Gone. Melbourne

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 18 January 1895 · page 5

MR. JOSEPH CLARKE, brother to Sir Wm. Clarke, died this morning at his estate, Norton, Mandeville, Macquarie Plains. The immediate cause of death is not known, but…

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Tragedy at Adamstown. Sad Death of a Little Girl. Killed by a Table Knife. Arrest of a Woman. Opening of the Inquest

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 21 January 1895 · page 5

GREAT excitement prevailed at Adamstown on Saturday morning, when it was made known that an orphan girl 13 years of age, named Eleanor Turner, had…

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Death of Lord Randolph Churchill. a Promising Future Cut Short

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 25 January 1895 · page 4

LONDON, 24th January.—The death is announced of Lord Randolph Churchill, who has been ill for some time past, in his 46th year…

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Death of M. de Giers. the Result of Heart Disease

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 29 January 1895 · page 4

ST. PETERSBURG, Monday.—It has transpired that the death of M. de Giers, for many years Russian Minister for Foreign Affairs, was due to heart…

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Death of Marshal Canrobert a Distinguished Soldier

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 30 January 1895 · page 4

PARIS, Tuesday.—The death is announces, at the age of 85, of Marshal Canrobert. [Canrobert, Francois-Certain, Marshal of…

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