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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Obituaries & funerals

Obituaries & funerals, 1899

263 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 7 of 14

District News. Stockton. Death of Mr. John Hay

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 13 June 1899 · page 8

Great regret was felt in Stockton yesterday by everyone who heard of the death of this young man, who had grown up here from childhood, and…

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Death of a Seaman. Inquest and Verdict

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 20 June 1899 · page 4

The district coroner, Mr. G. C. Martin, hold an inquest yesterday morning on the body of Gill Smallcombe, late a seaman on board the four-masted barque Mohwan. It…

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Death of a Ship-master

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 21 June 1899 · page 4

The death is announced of Captain David Rough, an old Auckland colonist, in his 86th year. He was Auckland's first harbour-master, and was the man who, in person, hoisted the British flag on what was…

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District News. Lambton. Obituary

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 22 June 1899 · page 8

A young man named William Avery, the youngest son of the late Michael Avery, died very suddenly, from internal bleeding, on Monday morning, after a short illness…

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Death of a Shipmaster

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 26 June 1899 · page 4

The barque Ardvar from Liverpool has arrived at Brisbane, and reports having experienced moderate weather throughout the trip. When off the Cape of Good Hope Captain Martin Ellis, who had command…

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Death of Dean Selwyn

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 28 June 1899 · page 4

After a distressing and painful illness, of six weeks' duration—six weeks of unceasing anxiety in the performance of loving and skilful offices, to alleviate the…

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Death of a South Australian Sportsman

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 28 June 1899 · page 6

By the decease of the late Mr. John Harvey of Salisbury, South Australia, last week, at the ripe old age of 76, that colony loses one of the best, and probably the…

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The Dean's Funeral

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 29 June 1899 · page 5

Arrangements were completed last evening at a full meeting of the parochial council of Christ Church Pro-Cathedral, At which the Right Rev. Dr. Stanton (Bishop of the…

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Merewether. Funeral

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 30 June 1899 · page 8

The funeral of the wife of Mr. Jas. Hale took place yesterday afternoon from residence, Railway-street. The corpse and mourners were convoyed by tram to the…

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Funeral of Dean Selwyn

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 30 June 1899 · page 6

The tribute of respect paid yesterday to the memory of the late Very Rev. A.E. Selwyn Dean of Newcastle, will be long remembered by those who witnessed and…

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Death of Mr. A. Tennyson

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 30 June 1899 · page 5

LONDON, Wednesday.—The death is announced of Mr. Arthur Tennyson, brother of the late Poet Laureate, and uncle of Lord Tennyson, Governor of…

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Carrington. Death of Mr. William Henry Cook

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 3 July 1899 · page 6

We regret to have to record the death of Mr. W. H. Cook, eldest son of Mr. Wm. Cook, contractor for the ballast jetties. The deceased had been ailing for some time…

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The Death of Dean Selwyn. Memorial Service at the Cathedral

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 3 July 1899 · page 5

The service at the Pro-Cathedral last evening was of a most interesting character, and the sacred edifice was crowded by a vast congregagation that taxed to its…

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Wallsend. Funeral

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 4 July 1899 · page 3

The funeral of Mrs. Wm. Firth, widow of the late Alderman Firth, Brookstown, Wallsend, took place yesterday afternoon. The deceased had been ailing for some…

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Hamilton. Funeral

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 6 July 1899 · page 3

The remains of the late Mrs. H. B. Manning were brought on from Sydney and laid in the Wesleyan Church yesterday afternoon. After a short and impressive service had been…

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Death of Mr. J. C. Dibbs. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 10 July 1899 · page 5

The death of Mr. John Campbell Dibbs, brother of Sir George and Mr. T. A. Dibbs, took place this afternoon at 2 o'clock. The deceased gentleman was born in Sydney in…

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A Sydney Letter. the Departure of a Warship.—death of Mr. J. C. Dibbs.—is the Hawkesbury Bridge Safe?—the Governor a Sunday School Teacher.—a Seizure of 25,000 Cigars.—on Board the Sobraon.—more of the Lecturing Ex-priest Business. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 11 July 1899 · page 6

The departure of the Royalist, which has been out here about eleven years, last Friday, was a particularly pretty sight, and was witnessed by thousands of people…

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Death of the Czar's Brother

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 12 July 1899 · page 5

LONDON, Tuesday.—The death is, announced of the Grand Duke George, Czarevitch of Russian. The Czarevitch, who has long been in delicate health,…

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Stockton. Death of Mrs. W. B. Smith

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 13 July 1899 · page 5

It became known in Stockton yesterday that a loss had befnlien Dr. J. W. Hester and. Mrs. Hester, in the death of Mrs. W. B. Smith, wife of Mr. W. B. Smith, of…

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Merewether. Funeral

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 14 July 1899 · page 8

The funeral of Mr. James Loveday took place yesterday and was attended by a fair number of mourners. The interment took place in the Primitive Methodist section…

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