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Obituaries & funerals, 1890

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The Penrith Tradgedy. Death of Sergeant Beatty and the Indian

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 14 January 1890 · page 2

THE Indian who ran amuck at Penrith on Friday died in the Parramatta Hospital early on Saturday morning from the revolver wound inflicted by Constable Moseley in the meles…

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Death of a Child Through Drinking Kerosene

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 16 January 1890 · page 3

AN inquest was hold at the Criterion Hotel (the Hay Grazier says) on a child named William Dowling, son of Sergeant Dowling of Balranald. The evidence was to the effect…

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Death of Hon. J. G. Ramsay, M.l.c

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 22 January 1890 · page 6

THE victim of the following fearful fatality was a gentleman who was well known here, and who first introduced strippers to this district and devoted special attention to the…

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DEATH of Mr. Alexander Mackay

Cootamundra Herald · Saturday 8 February 1890 · page 6

OF Wednesday we posted at our office the news that one of our pioneer settlers in this district had crossed the Rubicon of life at noon that day—namely, Mr, Alexander…

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Shocking Death of a Farmer's Wife

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 1 March 1890 · page 4

ON Sunday afternoon a fatal accident occurred at Kaurimba, resulting in the death of Mrs. Higgs, wife of John Higgs, a farmer in the district. Mr. and Mrs. Higgs went…

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The Late Mr. A. Mackay

Cootamundra Herald · Saturday 8 March 1890 · page 5

The late Mr. Alexander Mackay, J.P., who passed away at his residence, Granite House, Wallendbeen, on the 5th of this month, was among the oldest of colonial…

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Mysterious Death of a Chinaman

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 8 March 1890 · page 3

AT the Court House yesterday, a magisterial inquiry was held before Mr. W. Rand, J. P. touching the death of one Sam Sue, a Chinese, who died suddenly at the Wagga Hospital on…

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The Late Mr. Robert Hazlett

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Tuesday 11 March 1890 · page 2

CONSIDERABLE surprise and sorrow was expressed on Friday night when it became known that Mr. R. A. Hazlett, of Fern Glen, had died from the effects of poison self-administered. The deceased…

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Shocking Death of a Lunatic

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 13 March 1890 · page 3

A SUPPOSED lunatic named Dan Wilkie made a rush at a passing train at Wangaratta railway station on Saturday afternoon. Wilkie, who is supposed to be a resident of…

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Sad Death of a Young Woman at Bathurst

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 15 March 1890 · page 4

ON Tuesday night the body of Annie Butler, a domestic servant, and the daughter of a resident at E[?], was found in the Macquarie River, near Ranken'a Bridge, by a…

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DEATH of Mr. David Buchanan, M.L.C.

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 9 April 1890 · page 3

THERE passed away shortly before midnight a well known figure among the colony's public men in the person of Mr. David Buchanan, M.L.C., and the news of his death…

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Death of a Supposed Miser. £6000 Sewn Up in His Clothes

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 17 April 1890 · page 2

An elderly man named John Duhy, who resided for a number of years in a hut between Essendon and Keilor, was found lying dead in Buckley street, Essendon,…

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Reported Death of John L Sullivan

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 24 April 1890 · page 2

A TELEGRAM received by us from Sydney auuounced that news hid been received there by cable stating that John L. Sullivan, the world tencwned prize-fighter, had burst a…

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Singular Death of a Child at Numurkah. Horrible Allegations. Numurkah

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 24 April 1890 · page 4

ON Saturday night at about 12 o'clock a woman named Audio Baker, residing in Quinn-street, Numurkab, reported to the police here the death of her infant, aged…

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The Funeral of a Burmese Queen

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 26 April 1890 · page 4

The Rangoon Gazette reports the burial recently of the Meebya Queen, one of the wived of King Mindone Min, whoso body had been lying some time in state at the…

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Fatal Accident. Death of Mr. Jas. Forsythe

The Cootamundra Liberal · Wednesday 30 April 1890 · page 4

We much regret having to report a very sad accident,"by which Mr. Jai. Forsythe, late of the Wallendbeen Hotel, lost his lite. It appears that Messrs…

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Death of a Famous Horse. London, April 30

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 6 May 1890 · page 4

THE famous thoroughbred [?]ire Hermit is dead. Hermit was one of the most sensational raceborces of his time. He won the English…

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Funeral Reform

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 21 May 1890 · page 4

MUCH has been said and written upon the above topic, but mainly from one point of view only. There are, however, many aspects from which we may contemplate…

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Alleged Suspicious Death. Commencement of the Inquest

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 3 June 1890 · page 4

AN inquest was commenced on Wednesday by Dr. Youl, the Melbourne City Coroner, at the Melbourne Hospital, upon the body of Elizabeth White, who died in the…

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A Sunday, Morning Fight. Death of a Young Man

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 19 June 1890 · page 3

A YOUNG man named Patrick Slattery, 23 years of age, was found dead in bed on Sunday afternoon at his parents' residence, 83 Elizabeth-street, Redfern, The death…

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