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Southern Highlands · Obituaries & funerals

Obituaries & funerals, 1898

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The Funeral

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 1 October 1898 · page 2

The mortal remains of the deceased lady arrived at MOss Vale by the midday train yesterday (Friday), and as arranged the funeral cortege left the railway section a…

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Death of Mrs. Badgery, Sen

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 1 October 1898 · page 2

We deeply regret to announce the demise of the estimable and venerable Mrs. Badgery, sen., which sad event took place at the residence of her son,…

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Death of the Queen of Denmark

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 1 October 1898 · page 2

The Queen of Denmark, who has been in a critical condition for some days past, died at the Castle of Bernstoff early on Thursday morning…

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Death of the Queensland Premier. Sudden Failure of the Heart

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 1 October 1898 · page 2

The medical advisers of the Premier held another consultation at 8 o'clock on Tuesday morning. Shortly afterwards the following bulletin was issued:…

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Death of Mrs. Badgery

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Wednesday 5 October 1898 · page 4

THE many friends of the Messrs. Badgery will learn with regret that their mother passed away at the residence of her son. Mr. F. D. Badgery, Lake Bathurst. at five o'clock last Thursday morning, at…

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Death of a Hawk[?]bury Pioneer

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 12 October 1898 · page 3

An old North Richmond identity, Mr. Charles Allen, died on Fried at his homestead, Hilly Cottage, North Richmond, at the age of 80 years…

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The Late Mrs. Badgery. the Editor of the Scrutineer

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 15 October 1898 · page 5

[?] hall be obliged if you will kindly pu[?] following letter which reached [?] days ago from Mr. Yarwood:— "Sydney, Oct. 3, 1898,…

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The Late Mr. A. H. S. Griffin. [COMMUNICATED.]

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 22 October 1898 · page 5

The announcement in Thursday's S. M. Herald of Mr. Griffin's sad and sudden death, which took place at Guerie on Wednesday last, has been a…

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Death of a Commercial Traveller

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 26 October 1898 · page 2

Mr. Alfred Herman, commercial traveller for Messrs. D. Mitchell and Co., Sydney, died in the Goulburn Hospital on Friday evening after a…

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Death of a Very Old Woman

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 9 November 1898 · page 2

A very old woman—Probably the oldest in Australia—died at the Melbourne Benevolent Asylum on Thursday, were she had been an inmate, off…

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Fatal [?] Accident. Death of Mr. [?]. C. K. Waldron, the [?]

Robertson Advocate · Friday 11 November 1898 · page 2

A [?] fatal [?] says the "Herald") occurred at [?] on Wednesday afternoon, when Mr. George Charles King Waldron, the [?] Sydney, met his…

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Obituary

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Saturday 19 November 1898 · page 2

IT is our very sad duty to record in this issue the death of Mr. S. J. To[?]gcol, of Summer Hill, Sydney who died at his residence at 12 o'clock on Tuesday night last, at the age of 52 years. Mrs…

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Death of Mr. John Piggott

Robertson Advocate · Friday 25 November 1898 · page 2

Residents of Bowral were pained to hear the unexpected of the death of their old and respected fellow-townsman, Mr. John Piggott, which took place at his…

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Death of Mr. John Piggott

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Saturday 26 November 1898 · page 2

WHEN the news of Mr. John Piggott's death first spread among the people on Thursday morning, there was a strong disinclination to give it full credit. "What! John Piggolt dead! You don't…

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The Late Mr. B C Rodd

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 3 December 1898 · page 5

Australia's oldest attorney, the venerable Mr. B.C. Rodd, died the other day, not a month short of his 89th birthday. He was for 65 years…

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Death of Mr. J. Tyson. the Millionaire Squatter. Found Dead in Bed

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 7 December 1898 · page 2

Brisbane Sunday.—Mr. T. Macdonald Paterson to-day received a telegram from the manager of Felton Station, announcing the death there…

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The Late Mr. Whittingdale Johnson. To the Editor of the Evening News

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Saturday 10 December 1898 · page 4

SIR,—Whilst the death of Mr. Whittingdale Johnson is still fresh in the remembrance of his many friends, filling their minds with deep regret at the loss of one so much esteemed, it way net be out of place to give one out of many instances of his well-known kindness of heart. When the…

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Death of Mr. J. Tyson. the Millionaire Squatter. Found Dead in Bed. (Concluded From Last Issue.)

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 14 December 1898 · page 3

Returning to the farm he found that the manager, who had got back from Go[?]lburn, was in a state of immense excitement at his disappearance, think…

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Death of Mr. H. Flack

Robertson Advocate · Friday 16 December 1898 · page 2

A telegram was received in Bowral on Wednesday last announcing the death of Mr. H. Flack, at [?]wra, on that day. The deceased, who had been a resident of…

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The Late Mr. Flack

Robertson Advocate · Tuesday 20 December 1898 · page 2

The public regret to hear that Mr. H. Flack, late teacher of the violin and piano in this district and organist for two years at St. Jude's Church of England, Bowral…

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