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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Obituaries & funerals

Obituaries & funerals, 1895

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Hamilton. Funeral

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 21 May 1895 · page 8

On Friday afternoon the remains of the late Miss Edith Ray, the youngest surviving daughter of Mr. James Ray, council clerk, were interred in the…

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Obituary. Death of General Fielden

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 22 May 1895 · page 5

LONDON, Tuesday.—The death is announced, at the age of 71, of General Fielden, who represented the Chorley division of North Lancashire…

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South Australia. Adelaide, Wednesday. the Late Mr. Hawker

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 23 May 1895 · page 5

The remains of the late Mr. G. C. Hawker will be accorded a State funeral to-morrow afternoon. It is stated that the value of the deceased gentleman's estate will not fall far…

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South Australia. Adelaide, Thursday. the Late Mr. Hawker

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 24 May 1895 · page 5

The State funeral of Mr. Geo. Hawker took place to-day, and was the largest ever known. THE HOLIDAY…

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South Australia. Adelaide, Friday. the Late Mr. Hawker

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 25 May 1895 · page 5

Mr. Gorge Hawker leaves £2000 a year to his widow, and the estate will probably run into six figures. THE WEATHER…

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A Fatal Step. Sad Death of a Visitor to Newcastle

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 27 May 1895 · page 5

LATE on Friday night a lamentable accident took place at the Grand Hotel, Church-street, whereby Mr. James Dunn, a well-known and much respected resident of…

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The Late Mr. Jesse Hannell

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 28 May 1895 · page 5

ONE of the oldest—if not the oldest—resident of Newcastle died at his residence, Hunter-street West, yesterday morning. All that loving hearts, kind attention, and the best…

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Greta. Obituary

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 28 May 1895 · page 7

Another old and respected resident of Greta, Mrs. Wilton, passed away on Sunday evening, at the age of 64. The deceased lady had been ailing for…

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Victoria. Melbourne, Monday. Death of Miss Violet Varley

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 4 June 1895 · page 5

The deepest regret is expressed qt the death of the bright and talented young actress, known as Miss Violet Varley, which occurred on Sunday night. Her husband, Mr. Joseph…

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Victoria. Melbourne, Wednesday. Funeral of Miss Violet Varley

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 6 June 1895 · page 5

The funeral of Miss Violet Varley was an impressive and affecting sight. The hearse was laden with flowers, and another carriage followed filled with floral mementoes…

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Funeral of Mr. W. M'ghee

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 8 June 1895 · page 5

THE remains of Mr. W. M'Ghee, whose death was caused by injuries received while working in the A.A. Co.'s Sea Pit early on Wednesday morning, were removed from his…

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Death of a Shipmaster

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 10 June 1895 · page 5

A the Newcastle Hospital yesterday afternoon Captain James M. Wood, late master of the barque Duncrag, passed away. The deceased shipmaster only reached Newcastle…

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The Camperdown Tragedy. Death of Abrahams. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 11 June 1895 · page 3

EZRA ABRAHAMS, the Turkish Jew, who attempted to murder a young woman named Mary Goodacre, at Camperdown, and then sought to take his own life with a revolver…

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Death of an Old Resident

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 17 June 1895 · page 5

YESTERDAY Captain E. Waddingham, a respected and old resident at Newcastle, breathed his last at his late residence, Newcomen-street. The deceased had been a…

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Telegrams. New South Wales. Sydney, Sunday. Death of a Shipmaster

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 17 June 1895 · page 5

A CABLE received from England yesterday announced the death of Captain Fimister, of the ship Cimba. The Cimba and her commander for years held a most prominent…

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Obituary

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 19 June 1895 · page 5

THE remains of the late Mrs. James G. Wylie were interred in the Congregational portion of the Sandgate Cemetery yesterday afternoon. The deceased lady was a daughter…

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Death of a Shipmaster

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 22 June 1895 · page 4

Captain Woods, of the British ship Clan Macfarlane, from Sourabaya, which arrived at New York on May 5 died on the voyage. The Clan Macfarlane is anchored in Gravesend Bay for orders…

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Funeral

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 24 June 1895 · page 8

The body of the late Mr. John Sawyer was interred at the Church of England Cemetery, Campbell's Hill, West Maitland, last Saturday forenoon. The funeral was very largely…

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The Peer and the Woman (Published by Special Arrangement with Messrs. Ward, Lock, and Bowden, Ltd.) Chapter Xii. an East-end Funeral

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 25 June 1895 · page 2

Two men, both young, but very dissimilar in appearance, were making their way through the purlieus of one of London's worst slums. It was…

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Death of Mr. Birkmyre

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 27 June 1895 · page 8

The fears of the medical gentlemen who have been attending Mr. W W. Birkmyre from the time of his seizure a week ago were borne out by the death of the patient at about…

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