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Obituaries & funerals, 1896

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Death of Mrs. Burgess

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 1 April 1896 · page 6

READERS here and at Junee who enjoyed the friendship of Mr. and Mrs. R. Burgess will learn with feelings of sorrow and sympathy of the death of the latter, which occurred…

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The Cabramatta Fire. the Funeral

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 2 April 1896 · page 3

The all-absorbing topic of conversation in and around Liverpool (writes the News correspondent) is the terrible calamity which befel the five young children at the fatal fire…

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Death of W. M'lean

The Worker · Saturday 4 April 1896 · page 1

Members will regret to learn that Mr. Wm. M'Lean died on Sunday, the 22nd March, at the residence of Mr. James Johnston, Koroit, Victoria. The deceased was one of those who were…

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Death of a Patrician Brother

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 4 April 1896 · page 2

IT is with great regret we have to announce the death of Brother James, one of the Patrician Brothers in charge of St. Michael's School, which occurred at 3 a. m. yesterday…

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A Fins Estate. The Late Mr J. N. Gilmour's Will

The Cootamundra Liberal · Saturday 4 April 1896 · page 3

The will of toe late Mr J. N. Gilmonr, of Bathampton, contaihe many interesting provisions. Among the chief of them may be mentioned toe following…

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Death of a Patrician. Brother

The Cootamundra Liberal · Wednesday 8 April 1896 · page 3

It is with regret we have to announce he death of Brother James, one of the Patrician Brothers in charge St. Michael's School, which occurred at 3 a.m yesterday…

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The Funeral of Brother James

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 9 April 1896 · page 3

The funeral of Brother James, one of the Patrician Order, who died from typhoid fever in the Wagga Hospital on Good Friday, took place on Saturday. The coffin was borne…

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Death of Mr. John King

Cootamundra Herald · Saturday 11 April 1896 · page 7

AFTER the long suffering of the chronic invalid, from consumption, Mr. John King, late a member of the local municipal council, and late proprietor of the Emu hotel, was…

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A Link with the Past. Death of a Very Old Colonist

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 23 April 1896 · page 2

MRS. Mary Meldrum, one of the oldest identities of the district, and a resident of Wangaratta for 60 years, died on Saturday night, aged 89. She was born in Clare,…

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Death of a Surveyor. Coolamon

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 25 April 1896 · page 2

Death has claimed another victim well-known in this district in the person of Mr. Joseph Nathaniel Oberg, surveyor, of Coolamon, who died at his residence at 12 o'clock…

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A Splendid Jew. Death of Baron Hirsch. the Great Philanthropist of the Century

The Cootamundra Liberal · Saturday 25 April 1896 · page 3

From London, April 21st, the death is announced of Baron Maurice de Hirsch, the Jewish Millionaire, philantropist and sportsman…

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Death of Sir Henry Parkes. [By Telegraph.] Sydney, Monday. Sir Henry Parkes died somewhat suddenly at 4 o'clock this morning. Further Particulars. a Profound Impression. the Funeral to Be Private

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 28 April 1896 · page 2

The only persons with Sir Henry at the time of his death were Lady Parkes and the Misaea Parkes. At 12 o'olook Dr. O'Connor noticed a decided change for the worse, and…

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Death of Sir Henry Parkes. a Figure in N.s.w. History. Sydney

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 28 April 1896 · page 2

Sir Henry Parkes died suddenly at 4 o'clock this morning. The heart's action became very weak prior to death. Sir Henry Parkes' condition was unchanged…

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Death of Sir Henry Parkes

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 29 April 1896 · page 4

FULL of years and honors, Sir Henry Parkes, the Nestor of Australian politics, passed peacefully away early on Monday morning. Most great men have succumbed…

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The Funeral

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 30 April 1896 · page 3

The Government were anxious to accord the distinguished statesman the honour of a public funeral. By his will, however, he left instructions that his remains were to be…

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The Funeral. (By Telegraph.) Sydney

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 30 April 1896 · page 2

The funeral of Sir Henry Parkes, although essentially a private ceremony, was undoubtedly a lasting public tribute to the great man. There was no display of pomp,…

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Death of Mr. W. P. Faithfall

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 30 April 1896 · page 3

MR. William Pitt Faithfull, of Springfield, died (the Goulburn Post says) on Friday afternoon. He was born in 1806, and in October next would have completed his 90th…

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Our Sidney Letter. the Death of Sir Henry Parkes

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 30 April 1896 · page 3

The dailies got out on Monday morning with a medical bulletin of the usual kind, leading us to suppose that the distinguished patient's chances at recovery were still good…

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Funeral of Sir Henry Parkes. a Colony's Sympathy. Sydney

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 30 April 1896 · page 2

Universal marks of sorrow at the decease of Sir Henry Parkes were shown to day. Places were draped, and business suspended in numerous establishments. The tolling of…

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The Dead Gladiator. Laid to Rest. the Funeral of Sir Henry Parkes

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 1 May 1896 · page 2

THE funeral of the grand old man of Australia, the hero of thirty-eight general elections, took place on Tuesday, and despite his wish that it should be public and unostentatious, it was the…

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