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Obituaries & funerals, 1899

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Death of a Well-known Musician

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 30 November 1899 · page 2

MR. Martin Simonsen, the head of the wellknown musical family of that name, committed suicide on Tuesday afternoon by shooting himself. Since the death of…

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Death of the Sufferer. Hopeful to the Last. Sydney, Wednesday Night

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 30 November 1899 · page 2

A wire from Dubbo, states that Dante died at 3 o'clock this afternoon. He was quite conscious this morning and talked freely. He had been informed that there was no…

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Death of "Dante the Great,"

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 2 December 1899 · page 2

Dante, the conjurer, who gave a performance at Dubbo on Saturday night, was out shooting there on Sunday, with Mr. G. Taylor and his pianist, and was accidentally shot in…

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Death of an Old Resident

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Tuesday 5 December 1899 · page 2

One of the very oldest settlers on the Murrumbidgee, quietly passed to her long home at about 2 a.m. last Friday morning in the person of…

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Sudden Death of a Commercial Traveller

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 5 December 1899 · page 3

Lionel Levy, a commercial traveller for a Sydney boot manufacturing firm, dropped dead at Candelo yesterday from an apopla[?]tic stroke, caused by the intense heat of…

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Local and General News. Death of a Well-known Resident

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 7 December 1899 · page 2

A death surrounded by particularly sad circumstances occurred at the Wagga Hospital yesterday morning. Yesterday week, 29th ult., Herbert…

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Obituary

The Junee Democrat · Friday 8 December 1899 · page 3

OK Tuesday night Mr. and Mrs. We Brooker of George-street lost their baby girl aged eight months; the cause of death was diarrhea. The…

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Death of a Centenarian

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 9 December 1899 · page 7

Mrs. Affleck, mother of Mr. Affleck, M.P. for Yass, died yesterday at Harden after a short illness. The deceased lady was at the time of her death…

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Funeral of Herbert S. Stewart

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 9 December 1899 · page 2

The funeral of the late Herbert Spencer Stewart, who died at the Wagga Hospital on Wednesday morning after 10 days illness took, place on Thursday afternoon…

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Sad Fatality. Death of Gilbert Thompson

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 9 December 1899 · page 2

NEWS was received in Wagga yesterday of the untimely and sudden death of Mr. Gilbert Thompson, who for 13 months officiated as teller in the local branch of the…

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Death of Mr. P. H. Gelling

The Temora Star · Saturday 9 December 1899 · page 2

WE have to record the death of another old identity in the person of Mr. Phillip H. Gelling of this town, which sad event took place at the…

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Cable News. Later Cables. Death of a Governor. London, December 8

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 9 December 1899 · page 7

The death is announced of Sir Charles Buller Hugh Mitchell, Governor of Straita Settlement Colony (capital, Singapore) since 1893…

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The Latest. [Reuter's Telegrams.] London, Dec. 8. Obituary

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 9 December 1899 · page 2

The death is announced of Sir Charles Buller Hugh Mitch-[?], Governor of the Straits Settlement since 1893. LIFE BOAT CAPSIZED…

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Obituary

The Temora Star · Wednesday 13 December 1899 · page 2

WE regret having to announce the death of Mrs. J. Kennedy at the ripe age of 82 years. Deceased arrived in this colony in the year 1839 and was…

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Death of Mr. Matthew P[?]

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 14 December 1899 · page 2

Mr. R. P. [?] secretary of the Loyal sont[?] M.U., I.O.O.F., Food[?] a wire from Sydney yesterday evening [?] him of the…

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Sudden Death of an Old Resident

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 16 December 1899 · page 2

Mr. William Jones, soap manufacturer, died in a rather sudden manner at his home near the Wagga racecourse, during Thursday night. He…

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Death of Gustave Mmangelsdorf

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 19 December 1899 · page 2

The inquest concerning the death of Gustave man[?] which occurred in the Wagga [?] on the night of the 13th inst., was resumed at the gaol before Mr. G.H…

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Death of an Old Resident

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 19 December 1899 · page 3

MR. Patrick Grant Hopkins, a resident of Wagga for 33 years, died on Saturday night last. Deceased, who at the time of his death was 53 years of age, was a native of…

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Death of Mr. P. J. Hopkins

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 19 December 1899 · page 2

General regret was expressed when on Saturday it became known that Mr. Patrick Grant Hopkins, one of the firm of Messrs. M. Garry and Co., had joined…

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Obituary

The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate · Saturday 23 December 1899 · page 2

A CORRESPONDENT writes : Mrs. Jas. O'Mara, senr, of Jugiong, who had been seriously ill for about a fortnight, passed away at an early hour…

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