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Obituaries & funerals, 1898

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Death of Mr. George Robertson

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 24 March 1898 · page 2

News has been received of the death of Mr. George Robertson, head of the well-known bookselling firm. The event occurred at St. Kilda, Melbourne…

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Tumbarumba. (From Our Correspondent.) Obituary

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 24 March 1898 · page 3

DURING the past week death has removed two of the oldest residents of this district. The first was Mrs. Onkman, who died at the residence of her son, Mr. William…

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Death of a Chinaman

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 26 March 1898 · page 2

James Tacker, a Chinaman aged 80, died in the Wagga Hospital at eight o'clock yesterday morning The immediate cause of death was exhaustion brought about by…

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Afghanistan. Death of the Commander-in-chief. London

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 26 March 1898 · page 2

The death is announced of Ghalam Syder Khan, the Commandes-in-chief of the forces of the Ameer of Afghanistan…

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Peculiar Death of a Child. the Effect of Swallowing a Bone

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 26 March 1898 · page 3

The adjourned inquiry into the death of a child named John Latham Petrie, who died through swallowing a bone, was concluded to-day. The…

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Death of Mr. Charles H. Douglas

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 2 April 1898 · page 2

The death is announced from Melbourne of Mr. Charles H. Douglas, of Moorakyne, Glenferric-road, Malvern, the father of the unfortunate lad, Mr. Robert Henry Douglas…

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The Death of Constable Grundy. the Inquest

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 2 April 1898 · page 2

AN inquest was held on Wednesday at Germanton as to the death of Constable Grundy, who died of injuries received by having been thrown from his horse. Senior…

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A Remarkable Love Story. the Romance of the Late Mr. Villiers, M.p

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 2 April 1898 · page 4

Since the recent death at the age of 96, of Mr P. C. Villiers, the "Father" of the House of Commons, a statement has been circulated with respect to Mr. Villiers's luckless early…

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The Tichborne Claimant Death of Arthur Orton. London

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 5 April 1898 · page 2

The death is announced of Arthur Orton, the notorious claimant to the Tichborne estates, at the age of 64…

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The Tichhorne Case. Death of Arthur Orton. Reminiscences of Old Residents. Recollections of "Castro." London, April 1

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 5 April 1898 · page 2

The death is announced of Arthur Orton, the notorious claimant to the Tiohborno Estates. The death of Arthur Orton, who, under…

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South Australia. Death of a Veteran Magistrate. Adelaide, Wednesday Night

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 7 April 1898 · page 3

Mr. Samuel Beddome, for thirty years a magistrate, died to-day aged 81…

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Tribute to the late Mr. Howlett an Interesting Ceremony

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 13 April 1898 · page 4

ON Sunday afternoon there was a large gathering of people to witness the unveiling of a monument to the memory of James Howlett, Might officer et the Cootamundra…

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Death of Mr. E. W. Bolton

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 16 April 1898 · page 2

It is with great regret that we record the death of Mr Elwood William Bolton, which took place in the Wagga Hospital on Thursday evening. The deceased, who was eldest…

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Death of Mr. Charles Collins, M.P. SYDNEY, Friday Night

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 16 April 1898 · page 2

A telegram from West Tamworth states that Mr. Charles Collins, member of the Legislative Assembly for Narrabri, and a supporter' of the…

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Sudden Death of a Child. Peculiar Circumstances. Drops Dead at the Door. Sydney, Friday Night

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 16 April 1898 · page 2

A three-year-old child was put out of a house near Paramatta to-day for being naughty, and the door closed. He became very excited, and struggled…

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Death of Young Stock. Eating Earth

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 19 April 1898 · page 4

A REPORTER from Drouin, Victoria, states: —Large numbers of young stock in this district are clying off from some cause at present unknown, and in the Poowong…

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Melbourne. Friday. Death of a Well-known Citizen

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 23 April 1898 · page 2

John M'Donald, aged 79, an accountant, who was a well-known city man, fell down just after getting off the train last evening and sustained a wound over his eye and…

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Intercolonial. Sydney. Friday. Death of Mr. John Roseby

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 23 April 1898 · page 2

Mr. John Roseby, J.P., an old and highly respected citizen, and one of the leaders of the temperance movement, died to-day, aged 62…

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Local and General News. Death of an Old Resident

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 23 April 1898 · page 2

Another old and well known resident of Wagga joined the great majority yesterday morning in the person of Mr Peter Augustine O'Hanlon, baker, of Fitzmaurice-street…

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Death of Mr John Roseby a Well-known Philanthropist. Sydney, Friday Night

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 23 April 1898 · page 3

Mr John Roseby, brother of the Rev. Dr. Roseby, minister of the Marrickville Congregational Church, died at his home this morning. The…

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