Waratah. the Late Mr. S. Bland
THE news of the sudden and shocking death of Mr. Simon Bland was received with regret in Waratah, where the deceased was well known for a…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Obituaries & funerals
Obituaries & funerals, 1897
260 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 1 of 13
Death of Captain William Andrew
A cable has been received by the Orient company announcing the death in London of Captain William Andrew. Captain Andrew was marine superintendent for the Orient Company in London from its…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Death of the Dowager Empress of Japan. Sydney
A CABLEGRAM was received this morning by Messrs. Burns, Philp, and Co., agents for the Japan Royal mail steamers, announcing the death of the Dowager Empress of Japan,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Death of Mr. A. T. FROST. The Northern Locomotive Superintendent
IT is with regret that we have to record the death of Mr. Arthur Taylor Frost, the assistant locomotive superintendent of the New South Wales railways, who for some…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Death of a Bishop
LONDON, Thursday.—The death is announced of the Right Rev. William Basil Jones, D.D., Bishop of St. David's, in his 75th year…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Late Mr. Joseph Leeds. Verdict of Accidental Death. Sydney
AT an inquest to-day concerning the death of Mr. Joseph Leeds, the well-known stock and station agent, a verdict of accidental death was returned. It appears that Mr. Leeds…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Death of Sir Travers Twiss
LONDON, Sunday.—The death is announced of Sir Travers Twiss, the eminent lawyer, aged 88…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Melbourne Murder. Further Evidence. Funeral of the Victim. Melbourne
THE detectives are still engaged piecing together the circumstantial evidence against Phillips. The clothing worn by the accused which was bloodstained has been submitted…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Death of a Russian Official. Succumbed to a Murderous Attack
LONDON, Tuesday.—M. Vasilofsky, the President of the State Railway Department at St. Petersburg, who was shot at and severely wounded by…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Death of a Shipmaster
Captain Carden, of the ship Soukar, died at Wellington on 3rd instant of failure of the heart. He formerly commanded the ship Margaret Galbraith, and had been trading to New Zealand for 30…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Telegrams. New South Wales. Sydney, Thursday. Death of Mr. George Harris
THE death is announced to-day of Mr. George Harris, head of the Harris family of Ultimo. Mr. Harris was the elder brother of Alderman John Harris, formerly Mayor…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Carrington. Death and Funeral
The death of Mr. Thomas Andrew Lindsay, a son of our respected towns-people, Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Lindsay, of Cowper-street, took place early on…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Death of Sir Isaac Pitman
LONDON, Friday.—The death is announced of Sir Isaac Pitman, the famous inventor of phonographic shorthand…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Waratah. Funeral of Mr. Peter Norgard
The funeral of the late Mr. Peter Norgard, whose death was announced in Thursday's issue, took place yesterday afternoon, the remains having been interred in the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Morpeth. Death of Mrs. Andrew Tierney
A feeling of profound regret was experienced on Sunday last when it became known that Mrs. Tierney had died at an early hour that morning. The deceased lady, who was…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Greta. Obituary
An old and well-known resident of Greta, Mrs. Bowling, passed over to the large majority on Friday evening at the ripe age of 70 years The…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Obituary
LONDON, Tuesday.—Sir Thomas Spencer Wells, the eminent surgeon, is dead. He was in his 79th year…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Death of a Duchess. Old Memories Revived
LONDON, Thursday.—The death is announced of the Duchess de Montpensier, widow of the Duo do Montpensier, fifth son of King Louis…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Telegrams. New South Wales. Sydney, Friday. Death of Mr. Bowes, Ex-m.p
MR. J. W. BOWES, formerly M.P. for Morpeth, died at his residence, Stanmore, last night. A fortnight ago while attending the produce sales at Redfern Station he fell…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Death of a Shipmaster
While endeavouring to avoid a collision with a yacht, Captain J. A. Bewicke, of the small steamer Scotchman, was struck by the yacht's bowsprit and knocked overboard in Auckland harbour on Friday…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →