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Obituaries & funerals, 1885

23 stories in South Coast's papers · page 1 of 2

Death of the Roman Catholic Bishop of Bathurst

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Wednesday 21 January 1885 · page 2

WE, the Evening News, learn by telegram from Bathurst that Dr. Matthew Qui[?] Roman Catholic Bishop of Bathurst, died suddenly on Friday last, at the close of…

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The Late Mrs. Grant

The Shoalhaven Telegraph · Thursday 29 January 1885 · page 2

IN our last week's issue it was briefly mentioned that Mrs. Grant, wife of Dr. Grant, who has been Presbyterian Minister of the local branch of the Denomination for nearly 40 years…

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Sad Death of a woman at Moore Park

Moruya Examiner · Saturday 7 February 1885 · page 2

About 4 o’clock on Tuesday morning a woman named Ann Maher, 47 years of age, was found dead at no. 24 Cook-street, Moore Park. Deceased was a widow and…

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Further Details Respecting the Death of Gordon

Moruya Examiner · Saturday 21 February 1885 · page 2

The following special message from London was received on the 11th instant by the S. A. Register,— Further details confirming the lamentable…

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A Sad Incident. Death of a Lady in the Barracks

Moruya Examiner · Saturday 7 March 1885 · page 2

A sad incident occurred on Tuesday afternoon in connection with the departure of our troops for the Soudan. It appears that Major Blanchard, one of the contingent, was…

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The farmer. Death of Cyrus H. McCormic

The Shoalhaven Telegraph · Thursday 26 March 1885 · page 2

This well known inventor, whoso name will always be associated with improved harvesting machinery, died in chicago, May 13, 75 years of age. He was born in Virginia,…

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OBITUARY. Death of Mr. John White

Moruya Examiner · Saturday 4 April 1885 · page 2

ANOTHER of our oldest and most estimated citizens has been stationed way from [?] the merciless hand of death Another large family circles is left to month the loss of an…

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Death of Cardinal M'cabe

The Shoalhaven Telegraph · Thursday 9 April 1885 · page 4

CARDINAL M'CABE, Roman Catholic Archbishop of Dublin, who (says the European Mail) had been seriously ill for some days previously, died on Feb. 11, at his residence…

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Death of a Well-known Cricketer

The Shoalhaven Telegraph · Thursday 7 May 1885 · page 4

THE death is announced of Martin M'Intyre, once a prominent member of the Nottingham county eleven. M'Intyre was born at Eastwood, Nottinghamshire, on…

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Death of Dr. Fort[?]s[?]e

Moruya Examiner · Saturday 13 June 1885 · page 4

The attack of typhoid fever, contracted, it is believed, whilst in a a en[?] on a patient, from which Dr. Fort[?]s[?]e suffered [?] the past four weeks, resulted in his…

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Death of Bertha M. Clay

The Shoalhaven Telegraph · Thursday 18 June 1885 · page 2

WE regret to announce the death of the authoress of the story "His One Mistake," now being published in our columns. The New York Weekly was…

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Death of Private Perry

Moruya Examiner · Saturday 27 June 1885 · page 2

Private Perry, who was landed at the Quarantine Ground from the transport Arab [?] from typhoid fever, died on Tuesday afternoon at 5 o’clock. The Health…

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Death of Sir George Wigram Allen

The Bega Gazette and Eden District or Southern Coast Advertiser · Wednesday 29 July 1885 · page 2

NEWS of the sad event spread throughout Sydney on Thursday. About the middle of last week deceased complained of being unwell, and his illness assumed an…

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On the Death of a Child. J. W. W., Died Broughton Creek; Aged. Three Years

The Shoalhaven Telegraph · Thursday 6 August 1885 · page 2

By the meaning sea I thought of a child That lay dead in its home to-day, Who had drawn death's curtain darksome and wild; And had solved the deep mystery…

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The Late Mr.Charles Richards

The Shoalhaven Telegraph · Thursday 20 August 1885 · page 2

LOCAL readers and friends of Mr. T.M. Richards so intimately identified with this district for the past 30 years will puruse with pathetic interest the following respecting his…

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Obituary

Moruya Examiner · Saturday 17 October 1885 · page 2

Friend after friend departs— Who has not lost a friend ? There is no union hereof hearts, That hath not [?] an end,…

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Death of a Miser

The Shoalhaven Telegraph · Thursday 5 November 1885 · page 2

An eccentric bachelor, named Kritish. 80 years of age, who had lived at Croydon for many years, has been found dead in bed. If was formerly cashier at a bank. and he accumulate [?]…

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Mysterious Death of a Clergyman

The Shoalhaven Telegraph · Thursday 5 November 1885 · page 2

The body of a clergyman, believed to be that of the Reverened William Watkins, of Swansea, with the skull smashed in, was picked up on the rocks by the river Torridge. near Bideford…

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Mclancholy Death of one of the Queen's Highlanders

The Shoalhaven Telegraph · Thursday 5 November 1885 · page 2

A [?] discovery was made near Balmoral on September 10. James Bowman, aged 71, one of the Queen's gamekeepers, was found hanging by the legs in a wire fence, in the Ballochouio…

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Obituary

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Wednesday 18 November 1885 · page 2

[?]chronicle the [?] of [?]away on Saturday, 7th [?] the day before her[?]…

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