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Queanbeyan & Braidwood · Obituaries & funerals

Obituaries & funerals, 1887

13 stories in Queanbeyan & Braidwood's papers

Death of the Hon. J. N. Ryan, M.l.c

Queanbeyan Age · Saturday 15 January 1887 · page 2

At a quarter to three o'clock on Thursday morning we (Echo) received a telegram from Mr. F. J. Rae, the station-master at Binalong, stating that the Hon…

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Death of Mr. Andrew Cunnigham, J.p

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 22 March 1887 · page 2

ON Friday morning last, after years of illness, altogether incapacitating him from business, and confining him to his home, Mr. Andrew Cunningham, J.P., of…

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The Strange Death of a Woman at Redfern

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 22 March 1887 · page 2

At the South Sydney Morgue, on Friday morning, the City Coroner, Mr. H. Shiell, J.P., commenced an inquest touching the death of a woman named…

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Death of a Rorke's Drift Hero

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 29 March 1887 · page 2

We have had several instances of more or less sudden death in this town lately (says the Port Elizabath Telegraph) but few are more sad than that of Mr. James…

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The Death of a Chicago Man From Hydrophobia

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 5 April 1887 · page 4

Chicago, January 16.—S. Samuels died last night of hydrophobia after two days of fearful suffering. About three months ago Samels while playing with dog,…

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Death of Mr. Jordan

Queanbeyan Age · Thursday 14 April 1887 · page 2

IT is with regret we chronicle the death of Mr. Jordan of the firm of Jordan and Co., contractors for the Queanbeyan station buildings, which and event took place…

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Death of Mrs. Edmund Holloway

Queanbeyan Age · Wednesday 1 June 1887 · page 4

On Monday evening Mr. Edmund Holloway, a well-known actress breathed her last after months of illness, and on Wednesday…

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Death of Sir Charles Cooper

Queanbeyan Age · Wednesday 1 June 1887 · page 2

The death is announced of Sir Charles Cooper, formerly Chief Justice of South Australia…

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A Maori Funeral

Queanbeyan Age · Wednesday 22 June 1887 · page 4

A correspondent of the Otage Times sends us the following interesting particulars of a Maori funeral: "On Tuesday last, in the little…

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Obituary Notice

Queanbeyan Age · Wednesday 17 August 1887 · page 2

WE regret to have to chronicle the deaf Mr. James Nugent, sen., at the vanced age of 72 years, which sad e[?] took place at the residence of his son…

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Death of the First Editor of "Punch."

Queanbeyan Age · Wednesday 21 September 1887 · page 2

MR. HENRY MAYHEW died at his London residence the other day. He was born in 1812, and commenced a distinguished literary career by bringing out the farce of the…

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Obituary

Queanbeyan Age · Wednesday 12 October 1887 · page 2
Also in The Bungendore Mirror and Lake George Advertiser

WE regret having to record the death of Mr. Richard Shumack of Round Hill, Canberra, which melanoholy event took place at his residence on Saturd[?]tors agr[?]…

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