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Obituaries & funerals, 1898

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Accidental Death of a Boundary Rider. a Magisterial Inquiry

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 22 February 1898 · page 3

Early on Saturday morning an elderly man named John Daniel Kirk, overseer and boundary rider on Gobbagumbalin station, Wagga, was found dead on the Narandera Road…

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Sir James Stansfeld. Death of a Veteran Politician. London, Friday Night

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 22 February 1898 · page 3

The death is announced of Sir James Stansfeld, Liberal member of the House of Commons for Halifax from 1859 to 1895, aged 78 years…

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Death of Mr. William Beaver. the Funeral. a Lengthy Cortege

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 26 February 1898 · page 2

Mr Wm. Beaver, licensee of Hardiman's Hotel, Uranquinty, died at the Royal Hotel, Wagga, about 9 o'clock on Thursday evening. This announcement will be received with very…

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Funeral of Master Robert Silverwood

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 1 March 1898 · page 2

The remains of Master Robert Silverwood, who died at the hospital of typhoid fever on Friday last, were interred at the Wagga Cemetery on Saturday afternoon. If…

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Death of a Shearer From Thirst

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 3 March 1898 · page 2

The body of a man supposed to be that of a shearer, named Matthew Griffiths, about 40 years of age, was found to-day on the Netallie run…

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Queensland. Death of Bishop Cari. Rockhampton, Friday Night

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 5 March 1898 · page 2

The Right Rev. Dr. John Cari, Roman Catholic Bishop of Rochhamp-on, died to-day, having never completely recovered from the dengue…

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Intercolonial. [By Telegraph.] Sydney. Friday. Death of the Roman Catholic Bishop of Rockhampton

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 5 March 1898 · page 2

The Very Rev. Dr. Cain, Roman Catholic Bishop of Rockhampton, died last night from dengue fever. ABSAULTING AN INSPECTOR…

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Tumbarumba. (From Our Correspondent.) Obituary

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 8 March 1898 · page 2

It is with the greatest regret that I have to announce the death of Mr. J. D. Byrne, proprietor of the Star Hotel here. The deceased was one of the oldest…

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Death of a Swagman. a Peaceful End. Passed Away in His Sleep

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 8 March 1898 · page 2

Some time curly on Saturday morning a swagman named Henry Radford, camped on Beaver's Island Creek, died in his sleep. His mate, for the time being. Patrick…

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The Late Mr. Thos. Colls

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 10 March 1898 · page 4

THE announcement of the death of Mr. Thos. Colls, of Yass, was read with very much regret by his very large circle of friends in all parts of the colony…

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Death of an M.P. Sir George Russell, Bart. London

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 10 March 1898 · page 2

The death is announced to-day of Sir George Rusell, Bart., Conservative M.P. for the Wokingham Division of Berkshire, aged 70…

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Obituary. the Rev. Dr. Muller. London

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 12 March 1898 · page 3

The death is announced of the Rev. Dr. Muller, of Bristol…

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Obituary. Sir Richard Quain. London

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 15 March 1898 · page 2

The death is announced of Sir Richard Quain, Bart., the well-known surgeon, aged 82…

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Death of Mr. P. B. Hurley

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 16 March 1898 · page 3

FROM the Telegraph we take the following paragraph:—"Mr. P. B. Hurley, a very old resident, died on Friday night. The immediate cause of death was failure of…

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Death of Sheep From Poison

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 19 March 1898 · page 4

A great deal of uncertainty has arisen in this district as to whether water reserve 10,075, on the Wagga-Narandera road, is a public watering place. The settlers have for…

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Death of a Constable

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 22 March 1898 · page 2

The injuries which Constable Frank Grundy sustained through being thrown from his horse near Germanton on the 14th inst., culminated in his death on Sunday…

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Death of a Child

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 22 March 1898 · page 2

On Saturday morning last Ray Anderson, aged 13 months, son of Sergeant Anderson, officer in charge of the Wagga police station, died of consumption of the bowels…

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Death of a Selector

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 22 March 1898 · page 2

The news of the death of Mr Charles J. Smith, a homestead selector at Currawarna, will be received with regret throughout the district, as he was generally respected and…

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Brisbane. Monday. Death of Sir Arthur Palmer

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 22 March 1898 · page 2

Sir Arthur Palmer, President of the Legislative Council, died yesterday, aged 79, He was Premier ID 1870. The funeral to-day, which was of a private character,…

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Germanton. (From Our Correspondent.) Death of Constable Grundy

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 22 March 1898 · page 3

CONSTABLE Grundy, who met with the serious accident reported in an issue of last week, breathed his last on Sunday afternoon. Drs. Woods and Gib[?]es on Saturday night…

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