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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Obituaries & funerals

Obituaries & funerals, 1887

16 stories in Dubbo & the Western Plains's papers

Death of Mr. R. Wilson

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Tuesday 29 March 1887 · page 2

When we stated last week that Mr. Raby Wilson was down with typhoid fever, we little expected to have to-day the sorrowful duty of announcing death. His case was a very bad one, but so well…

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Death of Mr. J. J. Teece

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 10 June 1887 · page 4

OUR readers will regret to hear of the death of Mr. J. J. Teece, Crown Prosecutor for the Western District. The Herald of Tuesday states that he died on Monday evening. Mr. Teece, was a native of…

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Death of Mr. Arthur Todd Holroyd

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Tuesday 21 June 1887 · page 2

WE regret to learn that Mr. Arthur Todd Holroy[?], late Master in Equity, died at his residence, Sherwood Seta[?], near Parramatta, at 9 o'clock last night. The deceased gentleman, who was 80 years…

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Death of a Well-known Bathurst Man

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Tuesday 26 July 1887 · page 2

MR. JONE M'PHILEAMY. sen., died on Monday night at his residence, Mount Tamar. For some time past the deceased has not been in his usual state of health, aud on Saturday he was seized with…

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Death of Mr. J. S. Brown. J.p

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Tuesday 30 August 1887 · page 2

IT is with feelings of the deepest regret we have to announce the death of Mr. John Studd Brown, J.P. After a lengthy illness, he passed away at noon on Sunday, at his residence, Ashton Lodge,…

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Obituary. Mr. L McGUINN, C.P.S.

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Tuesday 11 October 1887 · page 2

MR. L. McGUINN was so well known and so highly respected throughout the north-western district, that the announcement of his death will, we are sure, be received with the deepest regret. For…

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Death of an Eminent Engineer. London, Oct. 26

The Western Herald · Saturday 29 October 1887 · page 5

George Wells, the eminent lighthouse engineer, is dead…

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Death of the British Consul at Samoa. Sydney, Nov. 1

The Western Herald · Wednesday 2 November 1887 · page 2

Henrys S. Rymons, British Consul at Samoa and son-in-law to the Rev. James Moulton, of Tonga, died of pthisis on Oct. 4…

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OBITUARY. London, Nov. 7

The Western Herald · Wednesday 9 November 1887 · page 5

Lord Wolverhampton is dead aged 64…

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Death of an Old Sydney Resident. Sydney, Nov. 8

The Western Herald · Wednesday 9 November 1887 · page 5

Mr. William Day, Returning Officer for East Sydney, died tins morning, aged 62…

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Death of a Bank Manager. Sydney, Nov. 15

The Western Herald · Wednesday 16 November 1887 · page 2

C. D. Macarthur the oldest bank manager in Australia died to-day…

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Death of Valentine Baker. London, Nov. 17

The Western Herald · Saturday 19 November 1887 · page 4

Colonel Valentine Baker known as Baker Pasha has died at Tel-el-Kebir of fever…

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Death of Sir W. McARTHUR. Sydney, Nov. 18

The Western Herald · Saturday 19 November 1887 · page 4

Intelligence has been received in Sydney that Sir William McArthur died suddenly at one of the London railway stations from heart affection caused by over exertion in…

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Funeral of Sir W. McARTHUR. London, Nov. 23

The Western Herald · Saturday 26 November 1887 · page 4

Sir Saul Samuel and Sir F. Garrick attended the funeral of Sir Wm. McArthur…

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Funeral of the Late Mr. W. R. PIDDINGTON, M.L.C. Sydney, Nov. 29

The Western Herald · Wednesday 30 November 1887 · page 2

The funeral of the late Mr. W. R. Piddington, M.L.C., attended yesterday by a large number of members of both Houses…

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Death of Earl and Countess Dalhousie. London, Nov. 27

The Western Herald · Wednesday 30 November 1887 · page 2

Earl and Countess Dalhousie died within one day of each other…

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