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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Obituaries & funerals

Obituaries & funerals, 1899

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Obituary

The Wellington Times · Monday 24 July 1899 · page 2

The many friends of Mr. N. Muller will be sorry to hear of that gentleman's death, which occurred at St. Vincent's Hospital on Thursday last. Deceased, who had been suffering for a lone time,…

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Death of Mr. N. Muller J.p

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Tuesday 25 July 1899 · page 2

On Friday morning, a telegram was received in town, announcing the death of Mr. Narcisse Muller, J.P. The news, it is needless to say, won received on all sides with the most genuine…

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Obituary

The Wellington Times · Monday 31 July 1899 · page 2

It is our sad duty to record the death of Mr. George Kennard. Deceased, who was highly respected and widely known amongst all classes of the community, breathed his last at his residence,…

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Death of an Old Resident. Mary Ann Reece

The Cobar Herald · Saturday 5 August 1899 · page 2

Cobar's history dates back little over a quarter of a century, and the vicissitudes that the place has undergone in the interim are only well known to…

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The Late Mr. K. W. Hunter

The Western Herald · Wednesday 9 August 1899 · page 4

Recently the members of the Darling Rover Football Club sent a message of condolence to the relatives of their late club mute, "Ken." Hunter,…

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Obituary

The Wellington Times · Thursday 10 August 1899 · page 2

By the death of Mrs. Hill, wife of Mr. James Hill, of Finch's Flat, Wellington district loses another old resident. The demise occurred on the 2nd of August, when…

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Trials of an Editor. the Obituary Poet

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Friday 18 August 1899 · page 2

Colonel Bangs, who owned and edited the Wilmington "Morning Argus," determined to introduce a speciality into his paper, in the matter…

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Death of the Oldest Australian. Sydney

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 23 August 1899 · page 3

Mrs. Matilda Carey, the oldest Australian native, died on Sunday aged 99. She was a native of Parramatta, but had resided in the Goulburn district over 60 years…

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Death of Lafayette

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 26 August 1899 · page 4

General the Marquis de Lafayette died May [?], 1834, at the age of seventy-six, Lafayette, a solon of one of the noblest families in France, was born at Chava[?],…

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Death of James Ah Lun

The Wellington Times · Monday 28 August 1899 · page 2

This well-known identity of the town and a resident of many years passes away on Friday. He had been suffering for some time from rheumatic fever and on…

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Death of Archd. Hogan. Hobart

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 9 September 1899 · page 5

Archdeacon Hogan, for fifty years a Roman Catholic clergyman, died yesterday, aged 74…

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Death of Dr. Herbert L. Barker

The Wellington Times · Monday 18 September 1899 · page 2

Our Sydney correspondent wires us, under to-day's date—"Doctor Herbert L. Barker accidentally that himself dead last night in a boarding-house in York-street." As the majority of our readers will…

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Death of Mrs. F. G. Lowe

The Wellington Times · Monday 25 September 1899 · page 2

At 2 p.m. on Friday last passed away Mrs. Lowe, wife of Mr. F. G. Lowe, of "Gillingball," Spicers Creek. The deceased lady was the eldest daughter of Mr. R. T. B. Gaden, of…

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Death of Dr. Gilray, of Nyngan

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Tuesday 26 September 1899 · page 2

THE death of Dr. Gilroy, of Nyngan, took place on Thursday last, under peculiarly painful circumstances. He had performed (says the "Observer,") a most difficult surgical operation…

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Death of Mr. R. C. Franks

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Tuesday 26 September 1899 · page 2

IT is with considerable regret we have to announce the death of Mr. R. C. Franks. He was taken ill at Coonamble, and went to Sydney via Warren, by Saturday's mail train…

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Death of Mr J. B. R. Robertson

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Tuesday 26 September 1899 · page 3

The death took place at M[?] yesterday of Mr. J. B. R. Robertson aged 89 years, brother of the late Sir John Robertson…

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Death of Mr. H. S. Burns, of Collyburl

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Tuesday 26 September 1899 · page 2

THE news will be received with regret of the death of Mr. H. S. Burns (of Burns and Stevenson, Collyb[?]l). Deceased was 72 years of ago, and had been a resident of this district…

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Death of Mr. Alexander Kerr

The Bligh Watchman and Coonabarabran Gazette · Wednesday 27 September 1899 · page 2

Another old resident of the district has gone to the silent land, in the person of of Mr. A. Kerr senr., who died at his residence, Bungeba on Sunday week 17th…

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Death of Mrs. J. Adolph. Another Old Identity Gone

The Western Herald · Wednesday 27 September 1899 · page 2

HIT was with the deepest and most profound regret and sorrow that the Bourke public heard on Friday last of the demise of Mrs. J. Adolph, one of the oldest residents of…

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Death of an Old Resident of Bourke

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Tuesday 3 October 1899 · page 2

IT is with deep regret that we (says the "Banner") record the death on Saturday last of Mrs. Adolph, widow of the late Mr. Joseph Adolph, and a very old and highly esteemed…

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