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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Obituaries & funerals

Obituaries & funerals, 1898

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Death of Mr. W. Gamson

The Western Herald · Saturday 27 August 1898 · page 2

Many will regret to hear of the death of Mr. W. Gamson, general manager for Mr. F. W. Armytage, of Nocoleche, Nerloy, Thargomindah and Eulbertie pastoral holdings,…

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Coonamble Obituary

The Bligh Watchman and Coonabarabran Gazette · Wednesday 31 August 1898 · page 2

THE Coonamble INDEPENDENT report three sad deaths last week, Miss Helen Kathleen Tourle of Wella Walls, dies on 23rd Instant from typhoid. On the same…

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Death of M. Poussard. Sydney

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 14 September 1898 · page 3

M. Horace Poussard, the welknown French violinist, expired last night after a short and sudden illness…

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Cablegrams. Death of Lady Halle. London

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 17 September 1898 · page 3

Madama Norman Neru[?] (Lady Halle) was killed yesterday by falling from a rock in the Alps…

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Death of Mr. A. Meadows

The Western Herald · Saturday 24 September 1898 · page 2

The seythe of Time is still en[?]ing away amongst the old identities of Bourke, and now we have to record with the sincerest regret, the death of [?], who…

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Sir George[?] Death. Congestion of the Brain. Accompanied by Paralysis London

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 24 September 1898 · page 3

THE RIGHT HON. SIR GEORGE GRAY, K.C.B., P.C. died to-day. The cause of death is reported to have been congestion of the brain, accompanied…

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Death of Mr. Redmond. London, September 26

The Western Herald · Wednesday 28 September 1898 · page 3

Wm. Redmond, the Para[?]llite, is dead…

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Death of a Merchant. Sydney, September 27

The Western Herald · Wednesday 28 September 1898 · page 3

Mr. S. A. Joseph, merchant, died on Sunday, aged 74 years. Later. The funeral of Mr. S. A. Joseph to-day…

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Death of Premier Byrnes. Sydney, September 28

The Western Herald · Saturday 1 October 1898 · page 3

The Premier of Queensland died last night. September 30. The funeral was largely attended by all classes of the community. Bussiness was…

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Death of the Quyeen of Denmark. London

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 1 October 1898 · page 3

The Queen of Denmark died yesterday morning…

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The Late Mrs. Mills

The Bligh Watchman and Coonabarabran Gazette · Wednesday 5 October 1898 · page 2

THE adjourned inquest on the late Mrs. Roland Mills was concluded at Belar Creek on Friday, when Sergeant Meyer gave additional evidence, that since the…

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Death of Mr. H. C. J. [?]

The Western Herald · Wednesday 19 October 1898 · page 2

Many and general were the expressions of regret which were uttered on Saturday when it became known that Mr. Henry Charles John Moxham had succumbed in the local…

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Death of Mrs. J. C. Smith

The Bligh Watchman and Coonabarabran Gazette · Wednesday 26 October 1898 · page 2

On Tuesday morning word was received in town that Mrs. J. C. Smith had died in the night at Binnaway from the prevailing disease. She had been nursing…

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Death of Mr. J. B. Whitford

The Bligh Watchman and Coonabarabran Gazette · Wednesday 2 November 1898 · page 3

To the melancholy list of recent deaths, we have to add that of Mr. John Rogers Whitford, who died on Friday morning last…

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The Late Mrs. J. C. Smith. [To the Editor Bligh Watchman]

The Bligh Watchman and Coonabarabran Gazette · Wednesday 9 November 1898 · page 2

DEAR SIR,— I was very pleased indeed to see by your last issue that some one had the good manners to speak in on affectionate strain of the late Mrs J. C…

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Death of Mrs. G. Martin

The Bligh Watchman and Coonabarabran Gazette · Wednesday 9 November 1898 · page 2

Mrs. G. Martin, senior, died at her residence, Coonabarabran, last Thursday night. Her death has been expected for some time, as it was known…

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Death of Mrs. P. Fitzgerald

The Western Herald · Saturday 19 November 1898 · page 2

The very many friends of Mrs. Fitzgerald, wife of Mr. P. Fitzgerald, the well-known propter of the Test Office Hotel, Bourke, will be shocked to hear of the death of that…

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Death of Stipendiary Johnson. Sydney

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 19 November 1898 · page 3

Mr. Whittingrdale Johnson, Stipendiary Magristrate, died at Albany yesterday. He left Sydney a short time ago owing to illhealth. It was expected the sea trip would…

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Death of Orange Grandmaster, London

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 23 November 1898 · page 3

The death of Brother Kane, Grand Master of the Orangemen, is announced…

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Death of Mr. R. Brennan. a Fearful Fall

The Western Herald · Saturday 26 November 1898 · page 2

On Thursday the disconcerting news that a respected resident had me: with a fearful and violent death was braised around the town and subsequent inquiry proved that it…

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