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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Obituaries & funerals

Obituaries & funerals, 1896

234 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 8 of 12

Stockton. the Late Mr. W. H. Patterson

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 19 September 1896 · page 6

Alderman James Errington, of Stockton, has handed our correspondent some lengthy newspaper extracts concerning the life and work of Mr. W. H. Patterson, his cousin,…

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Maitland District. Death of Mr. R. LOGAN

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 19 September 1896 · page 8

AT 8 o'clock yesterday morning Mr. Robert Logan, of Torryburn, near Gresford, passed away at the residence of Mrs. P. Logan, West Maitland. The deceased gentleman came…

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South Australia. Adelaide, Friday. the Death of Mr Hartley

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 19 September 1896 · page 5

The inquest regarding the death of Mr. J. A. Hartley, Inspector-General of Schools, terminated to-day. The jury find no blame attachable to the boy Thomas Daffey, who…

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Funeral of the Late Mr. M. Laing

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 21 September 1896 · page 4

THE esteem in which the late Mr. Matthew Laing was held was evidenced in a marked manner by the large number of people who followed his remains from Hannell-street,…

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Funeral

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 21 September 1896 · page 8

The remains of the late Mr. Robert Logan, of Torryburn, were interred in the Presbyterian Cemetery, East Maitland, on Saturday afternoon. The funeral moved from the…

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Victoria. Melbourne, Sunday. Death of a Fireman

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 21 September 1896 · page 5

During the passage of the steamer Port Adelaide from Adelaide, a Chinese fireman died from rhoumatism. DEATH OF A WELL-KNOWN DOCTOR…

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Sydney Notes. the Late Mr. T. Buckland

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 22 September 1896 · page 8

AT the ripe age of 82 years there passed: away, quietly as he had lived, one of the most prominent but least ostentatious of Sydney's commercial men—Mr. Thomas…

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Death of Mr. Justice Denman

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 23 September 1896 · page 5

LONDON, Monday.—The death is announced of the Right Hon. George Denman, the eminent Judge, at the age of 77…

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Tragic Scene at a Cabinet Meeting. Death of a Minister of the Crown. Adelaide

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 23 September 1896 · page 5

NOTHING has been talked about in the city to-day but the terribly sudden death of Mr. P. P. Gillen, Commissioner for Crown Lands, who expired suddenly while sitting…

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The Late Mr. Robert Logan

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 25 September 1896 · page 8

The following particulars of the will of the late Mr. Robert Logan will be read with interest:—The executors appointed under Mr. Logan's will are Oliver Kay Young,…

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Death of Percy M'Donnell

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 25 September 1896 · page 3

Percy Stanislaus M'Donnell, the famous Australian cricketer, died at South Brisbane yesterday morning, after an illness of about a month's duration. He had been suffering…

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Victoria. Melbourne, Thursday. the Death of Percy M'donnell

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 25 September 1896 · page 5

General regret is felt at the death of Percy M'Donnell, the cricketer. VERDICT OF SUICIDE. At the inquest on the body of Charles…

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South Australia. Adelaide, Thursday. State Funeral to the Late Minister

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 25 September 1896 · page 5

A State funeral was accorded to-day to the remains of Mr. P. P. Gillen, Commissioner for Crown Lands, at the Seven Hills Catholic cemetery. The Chief Justice and all the…

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Death of Professor Erichsen

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 26 September 1896 · page 5

LONDON, Thursday.—The death is announced of Professor John Eric Erichsen, F.R.S., LL.D., the well-known surgeon, at the age of 78…

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The Late Mr William Campbell

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 28 September 1896 · page 5

LONDON, Thursday.—The personality of the late Mr. William Campbell, formerly M.L.C. of Victoria, has been proved at £347,544. The bulk…

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Death of a Jockey

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 2 October 1896 · page 8

Information was received in West Maitland last evening to the effect that W. English, the jockey who sustained a fall while riding in the hurdles at the Canterbury…

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The Late Mr. W. F. De Salis. Important Bequests

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

LONDON, Friday.—The will of the late Mr. William Fane De Salis, formerly of New South Wales, has been proved. The personalty has been…

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Death of William Morris

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 6 October 1896 · page 5

LONDON, Sunday.—The death is announced of Mr. William Morris, the poet, aged 62. Australian Companies…

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Death of Du Maurier

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 10 October 1896 · page 5

LONDON, Thursday.—Mr. George Du Maurier, the famous artist and author of "Trilby," died to-day after a short illness. He was in his 62nd…

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Obituary. Lord Kensington

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 10 October 1896 · page 5

LONDON, Thursday.—The death is announced of Lord Kensington, aged 61…

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