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Southern Highlands · Obituaries & funerals

Obituaries & funerals, 1896

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Planter's Friend or Imphec. Death of Cattle After Eating Young Shoots

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 6 June 1896 · page 2

Towards tho end of January and early in February last there appoared in the Sydney Daily Telegraph telegraphic reports of the alloyed poisoning of is number of cattle…

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Death of an Old Resident

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Saturday 18 July 1896 · page 2

We deeply regret having to record the death of Mrs. Sheehan, wife of Mr. Patrick Sheehan which took place at her residence, Stationstreet, yesterday afternoon. Death, we…

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Death of Mrs. Sheehan

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Wednesday 22 July 1896 · page 2

IT is our sad duty this issue to record the death, which took place on Friday last, of Mrs. Anne Cusack Sheehan, wife of Mr. Patrick Sheehan, of Station-street, at…

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Chinese Funeral at Bowral

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Wednesday 29 July 1896 · page 2

JONG FONG, Chinese, aged 65, who died in the Cottage Hospital at Bowral on Thursday last, was buried on Friday morning in the Primitive Methodist portion of the…

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Obituary. Death of Mr. T. DAWSON, J.P.

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Wednesday 19 August 1896 · page 2

WE have to record the death of Mr. Thos. Dawson, J.P., at the age of 79 years, which took place at his residence, Carlisle street, Bowral, early yesterday morning…

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Sudden Death of Rev. John MacNeil. BRISBANE

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Saturday 29 August 1896 · page 2

THE Rev. John MucNeil, the well-known Presbyterian evangelist, who has been conducting a series of services in the City Tabernacle, died to-day with terrible suddenness. This morning, shortly before…

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Death of Mrs. Allingham

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Saturday 5 September 1896 · page 2

IT is our painful duty this issue to inform our readers of the somewhat sudden death of Mrs. Allingham, wife of Mr. C. Ailingham, of Palace-street, Petersham, which…

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Death of Mrs. Charlton

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Saturday 26 September 1896 · page 2

ON Monday Mr. H. O'Brien, coroner of Goulbtirn, acting for Mr. A. D. Budgery coroner of Berrima district, held an inquest, at Exeter on the body of Martha Anu…

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Obituary

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Wednesday 30 September 1896 · page 2

Mr. James Connolly, for 28 years a warder in the Berrima gaol, died on Sunday, at the advanced age of about 80. We believe no warder in New South Wales has…

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Death of Mr. G. M. Pitt

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 14 October 1896 · page 2

Mr. G. M. Pitt, the founder and managing director of the widely-known firm of Pitt, Son, and Badgery, and one of the best known figures in the pastoral history of the colony, died at his residence,…

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Death of the Archbishop of Canterbury

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Saturday 17 October 1896 · page 2

THE Right Reverend Dr. Benson, Archbishop of Canterbury and Primate of All England, died suddenly at the rectory of Hawarden Church, Wales, ou Sunday…

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The Late Shocking Fatality. Death of Mr. John Garbutt

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 21 November 1896 · page 3

On Friday afternoon last Constable J. L. Fowler received information that a fatal accident had occurred at Grassy Mountain. He immediately wired tot he Coroner, and…

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Death of Mrs. Moore

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Wednesday 25 November 1896 · page 4

Mrs. RUTH MOORE passed peacefully away on Sunday morning at the residence of her daughter Mrs. Edward Poole, Woodbine-street, Bowral. Her age was 61 years, and she survived her husband, the…

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Funeral Sermon

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Saturday 12 December 1896 · page 2

On Sunday evening the Rev. John Penmun preached to a large congregation in the Primitive Methodist Church, Bowral, from the tost—" It is appointed unto men once to die." Hoe. 9, 27, Death,…

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