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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Obituaries & funerals

Obituaries & funerals, 1896

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The Death of Sir Henry Parkes. Regrets of Members of the Cobden Club

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 12 May 1896 · page 5

LONDON, Monday.—At a meeting of the Cobden Club last night a resolution was passed expressing the regret of the members at the death of Sir…

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Death of an Old Resident

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 16 May 1896 · page 5

ONE of the oldest residents of Waratah died yesterday, in the person of Mr. John Arnold. The deceased was nearly 80 years of age, and was well known and highly respected. For…

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Rumoured Death of the Khalifa

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 20 May 1896 · page 5

It is rumoured at Suakim that the Khalifa is dead, and that the derviskes are in consequence spiritless…

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Death of the Austrian Heir-Apparent

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 21 May 1896 · page 5

LONDON, Tuesday.—The death is announced of Archduke Charles Louis of Austria, brother of the Emperor, and heir-presumptive to the…

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Death of a Great Pianiste

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 23 May 1896 · page 5

LONDON, Thursday.—The death is announced of Madame Clara Schamann, the widow of the eminent composer…

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Death of Mr. John Davies, M.L.C. A Prominent Figure. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 25 May 1896 · page 5

AFTER an illness extending over several months, Mr. John Davies, M.L C., died at his Sydney residence, Bourke-street, Surry Hills, yesterday afternoon. The decease…

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The Condong and Karoola Wrecks. Captains' Reports. Death of Two Men. Nelson's Bay

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 26 May 1896 · page 5

WITH regard to the wrecks of he schooner Condong and the barquentine Karoola on Hannah Bay Beach, near Morna Point, Captain Harris, of the schooner Condong, states:…

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Death of Mr. A. J. Potter

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 1 June 1896 · page 4

A well-known Newcastle resident, Mr Alfred J. Potter, who for many years carried on the business of a watchmaker and jeweller in Hunter-street, passed away on Saturday…

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Death of an Old Military Officer. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 1 June 1896 · page 5

THERE died yesterday one of the oldest of the military officers of the colony—Major Hill. The officer was originally in the 12th Regiment, Imperial Army, and came to New…

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Funeral of the Late A. J. Potter

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 2 June 1896 · page 8

THE funeral of the late Mr. A. J. Potter took place yesterday afternoon, when the members of the various city and suburban fire brigade corps turned out to pay a last tribute of…

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Death of the Rev. Father Carroll

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 4 June 1896 · page 8

The Rev. Father Carroll, who was well known in the districts of Newcastle and Raymond Terrace, died at his residence, Dungog, on Monday evening after a short…

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Death of an Italian Actor. Signor Rossi Gone

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 6 June 1896 · page 4

LONDON, Friday.—The death is announced to-day of Signor Ernesto Rossi, the famous Italian actor, aged 67 years…

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Maitland District. Funeral of the Late Rev. John Carroll

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

A Lines congregation assembled in St. John's Cathedral yesterday morning to assist at the office for the dead, which was followed by a solemn requiem high mass for the repose of…

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Victoria. Melbourne, Sunday. the Late Mr M Murtrie

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 8 June 1896 · page 5

The funeral of the late Mr. David M'Murtrie, who died from an accident in the hunting field, took place to-day. There was a large cortege, and a notable feature was the…

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Death of Mr. J. E. Bullard

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 9 June 1896 · page 4

Much regret was expressed in Sydney commercial circles yesterday when the news was received at the Merchants' Exchange of the death of Mr. J. E. Bullard, a member of the firm of H. W. Peabody and…

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Death of M. Jules Simon

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 10 June 1896 · page 5

LONDON, Monday.—M. Jules Simon, the distinguished French statesman and author, died to-day, aged 82…

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Death of Major-general Richardson. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 11 June 1896 · page 8

MAJOR-GENERAL RICHARDSON, C.B., who for nearly 28 years was Commandant of the New South Wales Military Forces and who was the originator here of the partially-paid…

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Lambton. Death of an Old Resident

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 13 June 1896 · page 3

One of the oldest residents of the town passed away yesterday morning in the person of Mr. William Grierson, at the age of 66 years. The deceased arrived in Victoria from…

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Death of an Old Newcastle Resident

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 15 June 1896 · page 5

A VERY old resident of Newcastle, Mr. William Donaldson, died at his residence, Newcomen-street, on Saturday afternoon. Mr. Donaldson, who had reached the advanced…

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Sydney Notes. the Death of General Richardson

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 16 June 1896 · page 5

THE death of Major-General Richardson has removed from the army list of the colony a name which has been associated with the service for over a quarter of a century, and…

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