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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Obituaries & funerals

Obituaries & funerals, 1900

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Wickham. Death of Mrs Mankey

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 2 January 1900 · page 3

We regret to have to record the death of one who was held in the highest esteem by all who knew her, via., Mrs. Ann Mankely, (nee M'Auley), of Church-street, Wickham,…

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Death of a New Zealand Trooper

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 3 January 1900 · page 5

LONDON, Tuesday.—Trooper Bradford one of the New Zealand contingent, who wounded in an engagement near Arundel, has died in the…

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Obituary

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 6 January 1900 · page 5

LONDON, Friday.—The death is announced of Sir Gerald Vasey Fitzgerald…

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Obituary

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 8 January 1900 · page 5

LONDON, Sunday.—The death is announced of Mr. Henry Coxwell, the well-known aeronaut…

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Death of the Swaziland Queen

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 8 January 1900 · page 5

LONDON, Friday.—The Queen of Swaziland is dead. The late King's brother, Nococo, is terrorising the natives, whom he is freely massacring…

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Death of a Shipmaster

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 11 January 1900 · page 4

News was received by the R.M.S. Warrimoo that Captain John Christie, late master of the British four-masted barque Bannockburn, now en route from New York to Sydney, died at the Long Island…

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Death of Bates, the Cricketer

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 11 January 1900 · page 5

LONDON, Wednesday.—The death is announced of William Bates, the well-known Yorkshire cricketer…

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Death of Sergeant-major Middlemas

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 13 January 1900 · page 7

The "Blyth News," Eng., has the following:—"After a very short illness the death occurred on Thursday evening, at his residence, Bowen-street, Waterloo, Blyth, of…

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Wickham. Funeral

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 15 January 1900 · page 8

The remains of the late Mrs. W. Norman, sen., who died at her residence, Albert-street, Wickham, on Saturday last, at the age of 85 years, were yesterday interred at Sandgate…

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Carrington. Funeral

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 16 January 1900 · page 3

On Sunday afternoon the remains of Mr. D. Cameron, jun., late of the locomotive department, Hamilton, were interred at Sandgate in the presence of a large concourse of…

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Death of Dr. Martineau

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 16 January 1900 · page 5

LONDON, Sunday.—The death is announced, at the age of 95, of Dr. James Martineau, the eminent Nonconformist divine, for many years a Professor at,…

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Death of Two War Correspondents

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 17 January 1900 · page 5

LONDON, Tuesday Morning.—Mr. Mitchell, the London "Standard's" correspondent in Ladismith, has died from typhoid fever. Mr. Ferrand, the…

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Obituary

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 18 January 1900 · page 5

LONDON, Wednesday.—The death is announced of Sydney William Herbert Pierrepont, third earl of Manvers, in his 75th year…

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Death of a Victorian

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 18 January 1900 · page 5

LONDON, Tuesday.—In a corrected official list of the killed, the War Office states that "Private Victor Jones, Queensland Contingent," should be…

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The Fighting at Rensberg. Death of Two New Zealanders

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 19 January 1900 · page 5

LONDON, Thursday.—Private Connell, of the New Zealand Mounted Infantry was killed during the engagement at Rensberg on Monday, and…

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Death of a Great Churchman

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 20 January 1900 · page 4

No greater man of his class has passed away this century than Dr. James Martineau. The deceased was the possessor of the following degrees:—D.C.L., LL.D.,…

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Death of Mr. Ruskin

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 22 January 1900 · page 5

LONDON, Sunday.—The death is announced of Mr. John Ruskin, the greatest art critic of our generation, aged 81…

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Death of a War Correspondent

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 22 January 1900 · page 5

LONDON, Sunday.—Mr. S. W. Stevens, the special war correspondent of the "Daily Mail," who in the Soudan campaign made a great reputation by…

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Greta. Death of Mr. Naylor

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 22 January 1900 · page 8

Mr. H. Craig-M'Credic, from Cleveland-street, Sydney, arrived here on Saturday afternoon to relieve Mr. Naylor, Public School master, who was seriously ill in…

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International News. Death of the Duke of Teck

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 23 January 1900 · page 5

LONDON, Monday.—The Duke of Teck, father of the Duchess of York, died at White Lodge this morning, aged 63…

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