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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Obituaries & funerals

Obituaries & funerals, 1899

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Death of a Missionary. Sydney

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 7 January 1899 · page 3

Rev. Father P. Janisson, for twenty-six years a missionary in New Caledonia, died at his residence, Hunter's Hill, yesterday…

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Death of Mr. R. Craven. Sydney

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 18 January 1899 · page 2

Mr. Richard Craven, the well-known sportsman, died this morning. It will be remembered that at last Melbourne Cup meeting his trainer, J…

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The Sketcher. At a Cowboy's Funeral

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Friday 20 January 1899 · page 5

There was a large gathering of cowboys at the Mesquite ranch of the Pecos to attend the funeral of Charlie Reed, who had been killed by the…

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Why West Painted "The Death of Nelson."

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Friday 20 January 1899 · page 5

That was a very fine compliment which Nelson paid Benjamin West, the painter. Nelson was at a public dinner given in his honour, and happening to sit next to…

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Death of a Remarkable Man

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 21 January 1899 · page 4

The death was announced lately of Mr Thomas Sterratt, on his eightieth birth day, at Kear-ley. Mr Sterratt, who was without arms, was an oil and tallow merchant. His…

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Death of Rev. E.D. Madgwick. Sydney

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 21 January 1899 · page 5

Rev. E. D. Madgwich, Church of England clergyman at St. Peters, died to-day…

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Rev. Mr. Madwick's Funeral

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Tuesday 24 January 1899 · page 3

The funeral of the Rev. Mr. Madgwick took place yesterday. It was largely attended by representative citizens…

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The Sketcher. Posthumous Memoirs of a Crocodile. Life, Activities, and Death of Long Tom

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Friday 27 January 1899 · page 5

All enterprising journalist has lately secured the posthumous memoirs of an ancient and well-known crocodile, and published them in the "Pioneer Mail."…

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Death of Houseman. Sydney

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 28 January 1899 · page 2

The Jockey, H. Houseman, who won the Metropolitan Stakes on Cravat, was boried yesterday. He had died on the previous day from…

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Scene at a Funeral

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Tuesday 31 January 1899 · page 3

Whilst the coffin, containing the remains of an old Ballarat resident, named Passenger, was being carried to the grave, one of the bearers suddenly dropped dead, nearly bringing down…

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Death of Mr. Denis Brogan

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Tuesday 31 January 1899 · page 2

IT is with feelings of the profoundest regret we have to announce the death of Mr. Denis Brogan, of Riverview, Dubbo. Deceased had been an invalid for four or five years, but it…

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The Late Mr. Woolley

The Bligh Watchman and Coonabarabran Gazette · Wednesday 1 February 1899 · page 4

Thus ‘J. C. J,’ in the WESTERN POST : “ Mudgee papers make it appear that the late Mr. Woolley had no existence outside of Mudgee. It may be that…

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Death of Mrs. R. H. D. Jones

The Bligh Watchman and Coonabarabran Gazette · Wednesday 1 February 1899 · page 2

ON Monday a wire announced that on the previous day (Sunday) Mrs. Jones of Popagundihad died at the residence of her sister Mrs. Duncan McMaster, Keira, Pot[?]…

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Why West Painted the Death of Nelson

The Bligh Watchman and Coonabarabran Gazette · Wednesday 8 February 1899 · page 4

That was a very fine compliment which Nelson paid Benjamin West, the painter. Nelson was at a public dinner…

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Death of Mr. Robert Davidson, of Elong Elong

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 10 February 1899 · page 4

MR. ROBERT DAVIDSON, J.P., of Elong Elong, died at the Overland Hotel on Wednesday morning, at 7 o'clock. The sad event was not unexpected. His friends for several days were…

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Death of Mr. D. M. M'caughey

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Tuesday 14 February 1899 · page 2

JERILDERIE, Thursday.--Mr. David M'Caughey, owner of Corce Station, one of the largest sheep-breeders in the colony, died this morning, after a very short illness. The news of his death…

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Sudden Death of the President of the French Republic

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Tuesday 21 February 1899 · page 3

LONDON, February 17.--News has just reached London of the sudden death of M. Felix Faure, President of the French Republic. M. Faure was taken ill in his sturdy at 6…

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Death of a Well-known Journalist. Sydney

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 22 February 1899 · page 3

Mr. Jas. Elliott, a well-known journalist, and for the past ten years sub-editor of the SYDNEY MORNING HERALD, died yesterday aged 43…

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A New Use for Corpses. Abolition of Funeral's and Cemeteries

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Friday 24 February 1899 · page 5

So far back as he remote Seventies a learned Frenchman had hit upon the device of turning men to stone. He would take, that is to say, the man when was…

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Obituary

The Cobar Herald · Saturday 25 February 1899 · page 2

We have this week to record four deaths in Cobar, two of them being from than dreaded disorder, typhoid, for the spread of which conditions…

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