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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Obituaries & funerals

Obituaries & funerals, 1888

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Death of an M.L.A. Sydney, Jan. 17

The Western Herald · Wednesday 18 January 1888 · page 4

Mr. Gibbes, M.L.A., for Newtown died this morning of inflammation of the bowls…

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Death of a Tasmanian Visitor. Sydney, Feb. 7

The Western Herald · Wednesday 8 February 1888 · page 4

Mr. A. Douglas, Secretary to the Post Office, Tasmania, and a visitor to the Centennial celebration, dies yesterday of typhoid…

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OBITUARY. London, Feb. 20

The Western Herald · Wednesday 22 February 1888 · page 4

Count Corti the Italian Ambassador in London, is dead…

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Death of the Emperor William. London March 7

The Western Herald · Saturday 10 March 1888 · page 4

The Emperor William is in a criticial state and has made his final will. Morphia has been injected and he remains in a comatose state…

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OBITUARY. London, March 22

The Western Herald · Saturday 24 March 1888 · page 6

Lachlan McKinnon of the Melbourne Argus died at Torquay yesterday…

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OBITUARY. Sydney, May 15

The Western Herald · Wednesday 16 May 1888 · page 4

Mr. J. Byron, formerly of the Bathurst Times, and more recently Superintendent of the Statistical Branch, and Compiler of the last general census of the colony, died…

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Death of the Emperor of Germany. London, June 15

The Western Herald · Wednesday 20 June 1888 · page 5

The Emperor of Germany is dead…

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OBITUARY. London June 21

The Western Herald · Saturday 23 June 1888 · page 5

Dr. Zukerlorf, the celebrated chess player is dead…

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Funeral Service. London, June 25

The Western Herald · Wednesday 27 June 1888 · page 5

The Emperor William accompanied by the Empress Victoria attended the funeral service at Potsdam, and afterwards made a state entry into Berlin…

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OBITUARY. Sydney, June 29

The Western Herald · Saturday 30 June 1888 · page 5

The Hon. Henry Moore dies early this morning at Rose Bay. He was in his 73rd year…

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Death of a Miser. Sydney. August 14

The Western Herald · Wednesday 15 August 1888 · page 3

The body of a woman named Martha Finch who has long existed on charity, has been found dead on the floor of a delapidated house at Chippendale. In various parts of her seant clothing were…

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The Funeral

The Western Herald · Saturday 18 August 1888 · page 4

In accordance with the decision arrived at at Wednesday's meeting, the funeral, which took place on Thursday, was regarded as a public one. The committee having specially requested that no…

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Death of Hanlan's Son. London, August 19

The Western Herald · Wednesday 22 August 1888 · page 3

The son of Edward Hanlan, ex-champion sculler, has been burnt to death at Toronto…

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Death of the Ron Alexander Fraser

The Western Herald · Saturday 25 August 1888 · page 6

The Hon. Alexander Fraser. who for many years was a member of the Victorian Legislative Council, was found dead in his bed on Tuesday, at his residence, Alma-road, St. Kilda, the heart having…

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Death of Lord Paget. London. August 27

The Western Herald · Wednesday 29 August 1888 · page 3

The death is announced of Lord Alfred Paget…

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Death of the Hon. T. HOLT. London, September 9

The Western Herald · Saturday 8 September 1888 · page 5

The death is announced of the Hon. Thos. Holt…

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Death of an Astronomer. London, September 13

The Western Herald · Saturday 15 September 1888 · page 5

Mr. Richard Anthony Proctor, the eminent astronomer, has died in New York from yellow fever…

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Death of the Ameer. London, September 20

The Western Herald · Saturday 22 September 1888 · page 4

The Ameer of Afghanistan is dead…

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Sodden Death of a Governor. Brisbane, October 8

The Western Herald · Wednesday 10 October 1888 · page 2

Sir Anthony Musgrave, Governor of Queensland, died suddenly last night. He was in his usual health at 7 o'clock when was seized with severe pains, [?]…

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