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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Obituaries & funerals

Obituaries & funerals, 1896

234 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 10 of 12

Death of Sir Albert Sassoon

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 28 October 1896 · page 4

LONDON, Monday.—The death is announced of Sir Albert Abdallah David Sassoon, the well-known Anglo-Indian banker and merahant, at the…

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Death of a French Statesman

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 28 October 1896 · page 4

LONDON, Monday.—The death is announced of M. Challemel-Lacour, the President of the French Senate, at the age of 69…

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Sudden Death of a Peer

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 28 October 1896 · page 4

LONDON, Tuesday.—The death is announced of Lord Alexander Paget, who died suddenly from heart disease whilst out shooting at Drumlenrig…

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Death of Captain Morrison

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 31 October 1896 · page 4

The flag at the American Consulate and on the vessels in the harbour were at half-mast yesterday, out of respect to the memory of Captain C. Morrison, of the Hawaiian barque R. P. Rithet, whose death…

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Funeral of Captain Morrison

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 2 November 1896 · page 4

The funeral of the late Captain C. Morrison, recently master of the Hawaiian barque R. P. Rithet, took place on Saturday afternoon. The funeral cortege left the hospital…

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Death of Cardinal Hohenlohe

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 2 November 1896 · page 5

LONDON, Friday.—The death is announced of Prines Gustav Adolphe Cardinal Hohenlohe, at the age of 73. The late Cardinal was a brother of the…

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A Sequel to the "Death of Nelson."

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 2 November 1896 · page 4

Eli Hooper, a blue jacket on H.M.S. Katoomba, the other night engaged the combined forces of one Frenchman, two Turks, and a nondescript gathering of all nations'…

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Sudden Death of a Bishop. His Wife Follows Soon After

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 5 November 1896 · page 5

LONDON, Tuesday.—The Right Rev. Frederick R. Wynne, D.D., Bishop of Killaloe, Kilfenora Clonfert, and Kilmacduagh, while walking in the…

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The Late Mr. Duthie

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 12 November 1896 · page 4

Cable advices have been received by Captain Sibley of the death of one of the oldest and most respected ship owners in the Australian trade in the person of Mr. William Duthie, of Aberdeen. The deceased,…

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District News. Adamstown. the Late Mrs. Robinson

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 16 November 1896 · page 8

Yesterday the funeral of Mrs. Joseph Robinson, who died somewhat suddenly on Friday, took place, and was attended by a large concourse of people The body was…

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Suspicious Death in Sydney. The Death of Thomas Burnes. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 18 November 1896 · page 5

THE inquest concerning the death of Thomas Burnes, who died last Sunday week at the Star Hotel, Castlereagh-street, under suspicious circumstances, was resumed to-day…

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The Late Mr. Garvan

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 21 November 1896 · page 4

Death has removed from this community a man who was a good citizen, and one for whom a longer career of usefulness was reasonably expected. In the days when…

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Death of Mrs. Scott-Siddons

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 21 November 1896 · page 5

LONDON, Thursday.—The death is announced of Mrs. Scott-Siddons, the eminent actress, who visited Australia early in the seventies…

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The Albuera.—death of the Captain

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 21 November 1896 · page 4

The ship Albuera arrived here yesterday from Sourabaya in charge of the chief officer, the. Valentine. The many friends of Captain Wyness will be pained to hear of that gentleman's death, which…

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Telegrams. New South Wales. Sydney, Friday. Death of an Alderman

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 21 November 1896 · page 5

Alderman Jt. S. Elliott, of North Sydney; and a well-known resident there, died to-day from peritonitis, PRIVY COUNCIL's APPEALS…

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Death of Mr. J. P. Garvan. a Prominent Citizen. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 21 November 1896 · page 5

ALTHOUGH a fatal termination of the serious illness from which Mr. J. P. Garvan had suffered for a considerable time past was anticipated and the recent bulletins of his…

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Death of Sir B. Richardson

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 24 November 1896 · page 5

LONDON, Saturday.—The death is announced of Sir Benjamin Ward Richardson, M.D., F.R.B., the eminent physician, in his 68th year…

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Death of Signor Campanini

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 26 November 1896 · page 4

London, Tuesday.—The death is: announced in Italy of Signor Campanini, the tenor, who it was at one time hoped would become the successor…

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Mosquito Island. Death of an Old Identity

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 28 November 1896 · page 6

Death has removed another old identity from our midst in the person of Mr. George Tongue, at the ripe old age of 87 years. He was one of the early pioneers of the Hunter…

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Death of Mr. Coventry Patmore. a Poet Passed Away

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 28 November 1896 · page 4

LONDON, Friday.—Mr. Coventry K. D. Patmore, the well-known poet, died yesterday, aged 73. Mr. Patmore was born at Woodford, Essex,…

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