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Obituaries & funerals, 1898

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Death of Mr. James Tyson

Coolamon Echo · Friday 9 December 1898 · page 6

NEWS was received on Monday that Mr. James Tyson. died' on Sunday at Cambooya, on the Darling [?] for many years he made Felton…

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The Death of the Hon. James Tysen. the Richest Man in Australia. Sydney

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 9 December 1898 · page 4

The remains of the late James Tysen, she died as Felton station on Sunday.[?]interred at Toowoomba (Q.) to-day. [James Tysen was born at Cowpastore,…

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The Late Mr. Tyson. the Missing Will. Statement by a Friend

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 10 December 1898 · page 2

IN reference to the Tyson estate, a well known gentleman, who was for years a resident of Toowoomba, and was an old personal friend of the deceased, states that to…

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The Late Mr. Tyson. Was There a Will. None Found at Hay

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 10 December 1898 · page 4

The aid friend of the late Mr. James Tyson resident at Toowoomba, Queensland, who stated that to his knowledge Mr. Tyson made a will in Hay in 1879, and that the document…

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Death of Mr J. Tyson. The Millionaire Squatter. Found Dead in Bed

The Hillston Spectator and Lachlan River Advertiser · Saturday 10 December 1898 · page 6

BRISBANE, Sunday.—Mr. T. Macd[?]ald Patterson to-day received a telegram from the manager of Felton Station announcing the death there on Saturday of Mr. James…

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The Late Mr. Tyson. Unsigned Wills Found. [By Telegraph.] Brisbane

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 13 December 1898 · page 2

WHILE a search was being conducted at Felton Station among the papers of the late Mr. James Tyson a will, supposed to have been drafted by the late Mr. Robertson,…

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Death of Mr. William Black. London

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 13 December 1898 · page 2

The death is announced of Mr. William Black, the famous novelist, at the age of 57…

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Death of a Priest. Inflamation of the Lungs. East Maitland

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 13 December 1898 · page 3

Very Rev. Patrick O'Leary, one of the senior priests of this diocese died to-day from inflamation of the lungs…

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Germanton. (From Our Correspondent.) Obituary

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 15 December 1898 · page 3

Two deaths are recorded in our midst since my last letter, Mr. G. T. S. Wilson having lost his little daughter after a very lingering illness, and Mr. F. Williams lost…

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The Late Mr. Tyson. Claimants in Conference. Relatives Meet in Sydney. Sydney

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 15 December 1898 · page 3

Already differences of opinion have arisen respecting the method of dealing with the estate of the late Mr. James Tyson. It is generally accepted by firms of solicitors who…

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Funeral of the Victims. [By Telegraph.] Sydney

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 17 December 1898 · page 5

The funeral of the victims of the Petersham tragedy took place to-day. The revolver with which Briggs committed the deed has not yet been found…

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The Petersham Tragedy. Funeral of the Victims. the Missing Revolver

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 20 December 1898 · page 4

The bodies of Margaret Millar and Maggie Binud Dutt were interred in the Presbyterian section of the cemetery at Rookwood yesterday afternoon. The bodies rest in one…

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Telegraphic. New South Wales. Death of a Surgeon. Sydney

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 20 December 1898 · page 2

Sir Alfred Roberts, the well-known surgeon, died at Wentworth Falls this morning after a long and painful illness. He was 75 years of age…

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Fred Roberts. [?] FUNERAL. [?] Wednesday Night

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 22 December 1898 · page 3

The funeral of Sir Alfred Alfred Roberts, the wellknown surgeon took place to-day, and was largely attended by representatives of all classes…

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Funeral of Corbett. Expressions of Sympathy

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 29 December 1898 · page 2

As soon as the sad circumstances of poor young Corbett’s death became known numbers of sympathisers made their call on the unhappy parents at their home, Terminus…

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A Sad Fatality. Xmas Eve Jollifications. Death of a Youth. Inquest on the Affair. Verdict of Manslaughter. a Favorable Rider

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 29 December 1898 · page 2

An affair having a fatal termination, and surrounded with peculiarly sad circumstances, occurred in the early hours of Sunday morning last, involving the death of a…

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Obituary

The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate · Saturday 31 December 1898 · page 2

MR. H. TWEEDIE, junr., hairdresser, of South Gundagai, died on Tuesday afternoon last. He was a man in the prime of life—being 37 years of age…

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The Gatton Tragedy. Searching for the Perpetrators. the Assassins' Brutality. Men Under Observation. Funeral of the Victims

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 31 December 1898 · page 5

The Gatton (Queensland) tragedy, one of the worst in Australian annals, has caused a thrill of borrow throughout the colonies, Preliminary details were published in…

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