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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Obituaries & funerals

Obituaries & funerals, 1897

260 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 9 of 13

Australian Mutton. an English Family Poisoned. Death of Two Children. Inquest and Verdict. a Fresh Investigation

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 16 August 1897 · page 5

LONDON, Sunday.—Two children have died at Lichfield after eating mutton alleged to be Australian. A family of seven partook of it last…

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AQUATICS. Death of John Higgins. Ex-Champion Sculler of England

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 18 August 1897 · page 6

John Higgins, ex-champion sculler of England, died at his residence, Rotherhithe-street, London, last month. He was seized with a paralytic fit. The deceased was 64 years of…

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Death of Sir William Jervois. Ex-governor of South Australia

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 19 August 1897 · page 4

LONDON, Wednesday.—The death is announced of Sir William Jervois, formerly Governor of South Australia…

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Death of Mr. W. Sawyer

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 21 August 1897 · page 8

The death is announced of Mr. William Sawyer, of Bishop's Bridge and West Maitland, after an illness extending over several months. Mr. Sawyer had been suffering…

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Death of Sir Charles Lilley

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 21 August 1897 · page 5

SIR CHARLES LILLEY, whose health revived slightly last week, took an ill turn on Sunday, but nothing serious ,was apprehended until Thursday morning, when he became…

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Death of Mr. T. Tudor. a Pioneer of Early Newcastle. an Imposing Funeral Cortege

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 23 August 1897 · page 5

MR. T. TUDOR, whose name has been associated with the early history of Hamilton, died at his hotel, Dennison-street, shortly before 1 o'clock on Saturday morning…

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Funeral of Mr. W. Sawyer

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 23 August 1897 · page 8

The funeral of Mr. William Sawyer, who passed away on Friday evening at his mother's residence in High-street, took place yesterday, and was largely attended…

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Death of a Hospital Matron

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 23 August 1897 · page 8

Miss C. A. Burley, matron of Glen Innes Hospital, died after a short illness on Friday at the residence of Miss Bussell, Bourke-street. She was on leave of absence from the…

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Greta. Death of Mr Robert Burns

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 24 August 1897 · page 8

Mr. Robert Burns, who has been a great sufferer off and on from that terrible complaint asthma, succumbed to its effects on Sunday at 4.30 p.m. The deceased took to…

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Death of Mr. P. J. Fogarty. a Coronial Inquiry

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 24 August 1897 · page 5

CERTAIN particulars having been reported to the District Coroner touching the death of the late P. J. Fogarty, the manager of the patent slip at Stockton, who died early…

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The Late Mr. P. J. Fogarty

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 25 August 1897 · page 5

THE remains of the late Mr. P. J. Fogarty were interred in the Roman Catholic portion of the Sandgate Cemetery yesterday afternoon, the funeral cortege to the Stockton…

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Greta. Funeral

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 26 August 1897 · page 7

The remaies of the late Mr. Robert Burns were interred in the local cemetery on Tuesday afternoon, the service at the house being performed by the Roy. Mr Kearsley, and at…

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District News. Stockton. the Death of Edward Sheppard

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 30 August 1897 · page 6

On Saturday afternoon Mr. G. O. Martin, district coroner, held a magisterial inquiry at the General Washington Hotel, regarding the very sudden…

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A Japanese Funeral

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 7 September 1897 · page 4

A Japanese man-of-wareman was buried at Ryde (Eng.) lately. The coffin, sewn op in white cloth, was carried on a gun-carringe. Twoscamen headed the procession hearing banners inscribed with the…

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Death of Mr. Edwin Waller

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 7 September 1897 · page 5

THE numerous friends of Mr. Edwin Waller, a very old Newcastle resident, will regret to hoer of his death which and event took plaes yesterday afternoon. Mr. Weller had been…

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Death of Mr. John Gray

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 7 September 1897 · page 8

The death is announced of Mr. John Gray, foreman compositor in the Maitland Mercury office. Mr. Gray had at one time a robust constitution, but a few months ago a…

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Funeral of the Late Mr. Gray

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 8 September 1897 · page 8

The remains of Mr. John Gray, the well-known Maitland compositor, were interred to the Roman Catholic Cemetery at Campbell's Hill yesterday morning at about 11 o'clock…

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Maitland District. Death of a Child

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 8 September 1897 · page 8

THE death was reported to the police yesterday day of an infant named Jack Horace Gorden, son of Mr. Thomas H. Gordon, confectioner, of Grant-street, near Devonshire-street. It…

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Newcastle's Centenary Shortland's Discovery. an Active Career and Brave Death. Portrait of the Explorer. a Hundred Years' Progress. From Convict Settlement to Free City. a Striking Contrast

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 9 September 1897 · page 9

IT is just 100 years to-day since the Hunter River received its name from the naval lieutenant whose discovery we are about to celebrate, and in view of this fact the…

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Death of Mr. John Patrick

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 14 September 1897 · page 8

The death is announced of Mr. John Patrick at the advanced age of 78 years. The deceased gentleman was a native of the Windsor district, sad for a number of years…

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