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Northern Rivers · Obituaries & funerals

Obituaries & funerals, 1896

28 stories in Northern Rivers's papers · page 1 of 2

Death of Mr. E. D. S. Ogilvie

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 31 January 1896 · page 5

AT seven o'clock on Saturday morning last the above old colonist breathed his last, at Bowral. The CLARENCE EXAMINER, referring to his decease, says:—The death of Mr…

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The Northern Star. Saturday Morning, 1St February,1896. Death of Mr. E. D. S. Ogilvie

Northern Star · Saturday 1 February 1896 · page 2

THE following telegram is taken from a Sydney paper:—On Saturday Mr. E. D. S. Ogilvie, late member of the Upper House, and son of Captain Ogilvic, R. N., died at Fernside, Bowral, from failure…

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Death of Rev. C. B. Currey

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 28 February 1896 · page 8

MANY of our readers on the Clarence and in the northern districts will learn with regret of the death of the Rev. C.R. Currey, which took place at Capetown in December…

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Death of a Noted American Dairy [?]

Northern Star · Saturday 28 March 1896 · page 3

WORD has been received that this great [?] of great performings cows, Exile of St. Lamber, is dead. The immediate cause of death is not slated, but the 'post mortem'…

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The Late Mrs. Kenneth Cameron

Northern Star · Wednesday 1 April 1896 · page 2

LAST Wednesday, the 25th March, the late Mrs. Kenneth Cameron, of Tucki, who has been long ailing from some internal malady which the medical faculty of the district were unable satisfactorily to…

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Death of Sir Henry Parkes. [By Telegraph.] Sydney

Northern Star · Wednesday 29 April 1896 · page 3

Sir Henry Parkes died rather suddenly at 4 o'clock this morning. The only persons with Sir Henry till his death were Lady and the Misses Parkes. A decided…

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Death of Sir H. Parkes

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 1 May 1896 · page 4

THE news of the demise of the veteran, Sir Henry Parkes, flashed along the wires on Monday last, will awaken sorrowful pangs in many a bosom, and deep regret…

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Death of Sir Henry Parkes. Sydney

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 1 May 1896 · page 5

SIR HENRY PARKES died rather suddenly at four o' clock this morning. Later. The only persons with Sir Henry at the…

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Canine Fidelity. A Dog Driven Mad by Grief Over the Death of His Master

Northern Star · Saturday 2 May 1896 · page 4

A PECULIAR case of a dog's fidelity is just reported from Treskow, U.S.A. A few weeks ago Charles Miller, who was stable boss at the mine, died. His dog Nero had…

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Death of Mr. Martin Ryan

Northern Star · Wednesday 6 May 1896 · page 2

IT is with feelings of very deep regret that we have to record the death of Mr. Martin Ryan, of the Freemasons' Hotel, Lismore. This lamentable event, which cast a gloom over the whole town, took…

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Planter's Friend or Imphee. Death of Cattle from Eating Young Shoots

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 29 May 1896 · page 2

TOWARDS theend of January reports were made of the alleged poisoning of a number of cattle through eating young Imphee or Planter's Friend. These…

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Death of a Richmond River Pioneer

Northern Star · Saturday 11 July 1896 · page 7

MR. John Boyd died at the residence of his son-inlaw, Mr. George Pratt, Lismore road, on Tuesday morning last. Although it was known that Mr. Boyd was ailing, and it cannot be said that his end…

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Death of an Authoress

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 17 July 1896 · page 2

The death of Mrs. Harriet Bencher Stowe, at the age of 84, ramoves from the-earth a woman who verily did not live in vain. On the head-roll of…

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Obituary Notices Ahead

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 17 July 1896 · page 8

An American paper describes a visit to the "Obituary Department" of a large newspaper office, where some thousands of obituary notices are kept up to date…

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The late Mr. J. J. Anstey

Northern Star · Wednesday 22 July 1896 · page 4

A WYALONG paper reports:—In spite of the bitterly cold wind and driving sleet, on Wednesday afternoon between three and four o'clock all those of our townsmen, whose…

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Obituary

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 31 July 1896 · page 5

It is with feelings of the deepest regret that we have to chronicle the death of Mr. Martin Nolan, at one time a prominent local towns-man. This sad event transpired on Saturday…

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Scene at a Funeral

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 14 August 1896 · page 6

An extraordinary scene occurred at Chatham cemetery (Eng.) at the funeral of a Mrs. Harvey. During the progress of the mourning procession to the…

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Pitiful Death of a Child

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 11 September 1896 · page 2

FROM Melbourne comes a very pitiful story concerning an infant named Lesslle Graham Solly, aged 10 months, who died on last Wednesday afternoon in…

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Death of Baron Von Mueller. An Eminent Naturalist

Northern Star · Wednesday 14 October 1896 · page 3

A TELEGRAM from Melbourne on Saturday states Baron Sir Ferdinand Von Mueller, the eminent naturalist, died at an early hour this morning at his residence, in…

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Obituary. Mrs. William Yabsley, Sen

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 23 October 1896 · page 4

ON Wednesday last one of the earliest residents of the district, in the person of Mrs. W. Yabsley, sen., passed over to the large majority at the ripe old age of 84. For some time…

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