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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Obituaries & funerals

Obituaries & funerals, 1898

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Death of Mr. J. Sparks

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 1 January 1898 · page 2

WE regret to have to record the death of Mr. James Sparkes, of Barbigal, which occurred at that place on the evening of Friday, December 24…

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Death of Mr. J. O. Machattie, J.p

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Tuesday 4 January 1898 · page 2

THE new year was inaugurated with the sudden death of one of our best known and most respected residents. On Saturday night or Sunday morning, Mr. J. O. Machattie quietly passed away in his…

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The Late Mr. F.b. Grahame

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 5 January 1898 · page 3

IN our telegraphic columns on Saturday last the sudden death of Mr. F. B. Grahame, editor and part proprietor of the Warren Brrald, was announced…

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Death of Mr. J. O. Machattie, J.p

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 5 January 1898 · page 2

WE deeply regret to have to record the death of Mr. James Octaviue Machattie, of Rocky Station, which sad event occurred some time on…

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Funeral of the Late J. O. Machattie

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 7 January 1898 · page 4

ON Monday afternoon, at three o'clock, the remains of the late Mr. J. O. Machattie, J.P., were conveyed to the Presbyterian portion of the Dubbo Cemetery. The original arrangement was…

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Death of Mr. E. Mimford

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 8 January 1898 · page 3

WE regret (says the Wagga ADVERTISER) to announce the death of Mr. Edward Mumford, one of the oldest residents of Wagga. His demise took place at his residence,…

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Death of W. Gisborne. Auckland

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 12 January 1898 · page 3

News has been received from England of the death of William Gisborne, the well-known ex-New Zealand statesman and author…

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The Late Mr. J. O. Machattie

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Tuesday 18 January 1898 · page 2

ON Sabbath morning last, at St. Andrew's, the Rev. J. T. Main, M.A., preached from the words of our Lord : "What I say unto you I say unto all--watch I" He painted out that these words…

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Death of Mr. A. Meyers Senr

The Bligh Watchman and Coonabarabran Gazette · Wednesday 2 February 1898 · page 2

WE very much regret having to report the death of Mr A. Mayers senior, an old resident of Coonabarabran, who died at 6 o’clock on Saturday evening. He was…

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Death of Mr. John Whitton

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 25 February 1898 · page 3

IT in a somewhat remarkable coincidence that within a comparatively short period New South Wales has lost three of its railway chiefs--Mr. C. A. Goodchap, Mr. E. M. G…

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Death of Miss C. E. Croker

The Western Herald · Saturday 26 February 1898 · page 2

To the chronicler of passing events there occasionally falls a duty the discharge of which is attended with considerable difficulty because of his anxiety to do justice to his…

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Death of a Sister of Mercy

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Tuesday 1 March 1898 · page 2

ON Wednesday evening, Sister Agatha-- a member of the Dubbo Community of the Order of Mercy-- died suddenly. She had been ailing for eight or nine years, suffering from…

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Death of Mr. Benjamin Richards

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 11 March 1898 · page 4

ONE of the colony's pioneer squatters and stock dealers passed away on Saturday in the person of Mr. Benjamin Richards, who died at his residence, Kamilaroi, Richmond, in his 81st…

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Death of Mr. Philip Davies

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 11 March 1898 · page 4

THROUGHOUT the mining camps of Victoria, New South Wales, and Queensland there was no name better known, or more highly honoured, than that of Phil. Davies. The troops of friends…

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Death of Sir Arthur Palmer

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 25 March 1898 · page 3

SIR ARTHUR PALMER, President of the Queensland Legislative Council, died at Brisbane, on Sunday morning, aged 79 years. He had been President of the Council since 1881. It was at…

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Death of Mr. L. E. Seris[?]er

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 8 April 1898 · page 6

[?] with very much regret we have to [?] that L. E. Serisier, B.A., solicitor, died at Bo[?] Tuesday morning. He had been in low health for some weeks, but it was…

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The Late Mr. L. E. Serisier, B.a

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Saturday 9 April 1898 · page 2

THE Bourke "Herald" of Wednesday has the following in reference to the sad death of Mr. Serisier :--" It is very difficult for us who write these sail lines to realise their awful…

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The Late Mr. L. E. Serisier

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 13 April 1898 · page 2

THE following is taken from the account of the funeral of the late Mr. L. E. Serisier, in the WESTERN HERALD:— The last sad obsequies, the last sad…

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Funeral of the Late Mr. L. E. Serisier

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 15 April 1898 · page 3

THE "Bourke Herald" of Saturday says:--If evidence were needed of the widespread esteem in which the late Mr. Serisier was held, it could readily be found in the large concourse of…

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Death of Mr. J. A. Gamack

The Bligh Watchman and Coonabarabran Gazette · Wednesday 20 April 1898 · page 2

MR. J. A. GAMACK, at one time acting Stock Inspector here, died in Sydney hospital on Tuesday week, apparently from the effects of a collision with a…

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