Further Particulars. Capture of Whitton and Death of Scotchie
Australasian Chronicle · Friday 31 January 1840 · page 2
Sergeant Freer and a private of the Goulbourn mounted police, assisted by Mr. Thomas Magennis, the son in law of Mr. Samuel Blackman, of Biggar, came up to Whitton's party on Friday last, about…
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The Sydney Monitor and Commercial Advertiser · Monday 3 February 1840 · page 2
Sergeant Freer and a private of the Goulburn mounted police, assisted by Mr Thomas Magennis, the son-in-law of Mr Samuel Blackman, of Biggar, came up…
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Australasian Chronicle · Friday 10 April 1840 · page 4
She is gone to dwell in a happier clime, Her bark is at length on a brighter shore, Ant her soul looks back on the regions of time. But ne'er will return to their darkness more…
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The Sydney Herald · Friday 24 April 1840 · page 2
We have been favoured with an account of a most dreadful transaction which has just occurred at Gammon Pla[?]s. We hear that on the Governor…
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Australasian Chronicle · Tuesday 12 May 1840 · page 4
Some time ago we had to record the death of this excellent artist and worthy convert to the Catholic faith. During the latter years of his life Mr. Clint devoted all his energies to the Catholic cause; he…
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The Sydney Herald · Monday 25 May 1840 · page 5
SIR,—Mr. Joseph Hogg, who succeeded to the command of the Guiana, South Australian Company's whaler, on the death of the former commander, Mr. John Dalton, having, as his friend,…
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Australasian Chronicle · Saturday 4 July 1840 · page 1
Died at Dumfries, on Tuesday morning the 14th January, the Honourable and Right Reverend Alexander Macdonell, D.D., Lord Bishop of Kingston, and member of the legislative council of the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Extracts. the Late Mr. Murdoch
The Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 25 July 1840 · page 3
This distinguished individual, so long associated with James Watt in his operations, and to whom the world is indebted for many useful inventions, and among others to the invention by which our towns are lighted up with gas,…
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Australasian Chronicle · Tuesday 28 July 1840 · page 2
In our last number we gave a brief notice of this melancholy event; we will now proceed to lay before our readers a more detailed account of the affray by which it was occasioned…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Identical (Query, Spurious) Death Warrant of Christ. (Translated from the Courier des Etats Unis.)
Australasian Chronicle · Tuesday 28 July 1840 · page 1
Chance has just put into our hands the most imposing judicial document to all Christians, that ever has been recorded in human annals; that is, the identical death warrant of our Lord Jesus Christ…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →The Late Mr. Drummond
Australasian Chronicle · Saturday 5 September 1840 · page 4
Mr. Drummond was born in this city, and, after passing through the proper course of education, entered the corps of Royal Engineers. Prior to 1831 his merits were only known to men of science,…
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Australasian Chronicle · Saturday 5 September 1840 · page 4
DEATH OF MR. FOGARTY, Q.C.— It is with real sorrow that we have to announce the death of Philip Fogarty, Esq., Q. C., Chairman of the County Louth. Few men have departed from amongst us…
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The Sydney Herald · Monday 7 September 1840 · page 5
Tseang, acting Keunmmfoo of Macao, &c., issues this proclamation for general information. On the 14th day of the 2nd moon (17th March) I received a transmitted dispatch from Yu, the acting…
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The Australian · Tuesday 6 October 1840 · page 3
Berlin, June 7.—The King died this afternoon, at half-past three o'clock, in the 70th year of his age. This morning the Emperor of Russia and proceeded immediately to the death-bed of his father-in-law, whom he…
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The Sydney Herald · Friday 30 October 1840 · page 3
The Cape of Good Hope Shipping List contains the following dreadful account of the loss of seven hundred slaves, and subsequent wreck the slaver:—…
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The Sydney Monitor and Commercial Advertiser · Monday 2 November 1840 · page 2
The Cape of Good Hope Shipping List contains the following dreadful account of the loss of seven hundred slaves, and subsequent wreck of the slaver:—…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Death of a Hair Dresser. (From Master Humphrey's Clock.)
The Sydney Herald · Monday 14 December 1840 · page 3
[?] never knew," said Sam, fixing his eyes in [?]native manner upon the blushing barber, [?]ver knew but vun o' your trade, but he wos [?] a dozen, and wos indeed dewoted to his…
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Australasian Chronicle · Saturday 19 December 1840 · page 2
It is our deeply painful duty to communicate the death of the Earl of Durham. The announcement will be received by sorrowing hearts in every town and village of the British empire. We shall recur…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Funeral of the Earl of Durham. Monday, August 10
The Australian · Saturday 19 December 1840 · page 4
This day the grave closed over the mortal remains of John George, Earl of Durham. From an early period of the day, the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Extracts. Death of the Earl of Durham. (From the Morning Post.)
The Sydney Herald · Wednesday 30 December 1840 · page 2
It is with the deepest regret that we have to announce the melancholy, premature, and almost sudden death of the Earl of Durham, who was taken alarmingly ill at five o'clock on the…
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