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Southern Highlands · Obituaries & funerals

Obituaries & funerals, 1886

12 stories in Southern Highlands's papers

Death of the Rev. John Evans, M. A.

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Saturday 23 January 1886 · page 2

ON Sunday evening last at the manse, Moss Vale, while the tolling of the church bells was summoning people to a plane of divine worship, there passed peacefully away, in…

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Obituary

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Saturday 22 May 1886 · page 2

THE Melbourne Argus says: "It is with feelings of the deepest sorrow that we have to record the death in Melbourne on Friday of Mr. Hugh George, of Sydney, formerly…

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Death of Mr. W. Knowies

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Saturday 22 May 1886 · page 2

THE late Mr. William Knowles being a member of the Primitive Methodist Church it was announced that the Rev. B.. Kenny would improve the deceased's death last…

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Obituary

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Saturday 29 May 1886 · page 2

We regret to announce the death of Mr. John Hanrahan, J. P., which took place on Tuesday last at his residence, near Robertson. The cause of death was bron…

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Death of Sir Alexander Stuart. London, June 16

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Saturday 19 June 1886 · page 2

Sir Alexander Stuart, K.C.M.G., late Premier of New South Wales, and Executive Commissioner to the Colonial and Indian Exhibition died to-day. Sir Alexander Stuart had…

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Death of Dr. R. Dennett-Jones

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Saturday 21 August 1886 · page 2

IT is our sad duty this week to record the death of Dr. Robert Dennett-Jones, of Bowral. Dr. Jones had endeared himself to the hearts of all with whom he had come in contact, whether in…

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Will of the late Mr. Thomas Walker

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Saturday 18 September 1886 · page 3

THE following is an epitome of the will and codi icil of the late Mr. Thomas Walker, of Yaralla, Concord, the will boaring date 26th August, 1873, and the codicil bearing…

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Death of Mr. Ralph Bridge

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Saturday 18 September 1886 · page 2

TOWNSPEOPLE were alarmed at midday on Monday to hear of the unexpected death of their fellow towsman, Mr. Ralph Bridge, which had just taken place at his…

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Death of Mr. Shepherd Smith

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Saturday 18 September 1886 · page 3

MR SHEPHERD SMITH, the well known manger of the head office of the Bank of New South Wales, died yesterday afternoon. He had been ill over since the beginning of last May…

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Death of Captain D. H. Sullivan, J.P.

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Saturday 18 September 1886 · page 2

WE regret to announce the death of Captain D. H. Sullivan; J.P., of Burrudoo. The sad event took place last Saturday at his residence, after some months' suffering. He was greatly respected by all,…

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Death of Mrs Snowden

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Saturday 4 December 1886 · page 2

WE deeply sympathise with Mr. Robert Snowden, of Mittagong, whose wife succumbed to the effects of Bright's disease last Tuesday. Deceased had bee a resident of the district for 25 years, and was in…

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Sudden Death of a Life Insurance Doctor. Coroner's Inquest

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Saturday 4 December 1886 · page 2

ON Thursday afternoon a coronial inquiry was held at Rice's Commercial Hotel, Bowral, by the district coroner, Mr. C. L. Nicnolson, J. P. touching the sudden death of Dr. George Henry Knight, medical…

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