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Obituaries & funerals, 1856

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The Late Mr. John M. O'brien

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 8 November 1856 · page 3

This very painstaking schoolmaster spoilt upwards of twenty years in imparting useful knowledge to a large portion of our Sydney youth. He was employed as teacher of Mathematics in the…

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Death of Madame Vestris

Empire · Tuesday 11 November 1856 · page 2

Another link that connected the present generation of playgoers with those of an older date is broken by the death of Madame Vestris, which occurred on Saturday, the 9th August. Never probably, has a theatrical artist…

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Death of Mr. Walker M.l.c

Empire · Thursday 27 November 1856 · page 4

Letters arrived this morning stating that James Walkor, Esq., M.LC, died on Monday night last, at his residence. Wallerawang, near Bowenfells,after an attact of Parnlysis…

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Death of an Infant From Scalding

Empire · Monday 1 December 1856 · page 5

A coroner's inquest was held on Saturday last by J. S. Parker, Esq., at the Captain Cook Inn, Miller's Point, on view of the body of Alfred Ford, an infant aged eight months…

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Death of the Earl of Shrewsbury. (From the Times, August 18.)

Empire · Friday 5 December 1856 · page 3

Intelligence has reached England of the death of the young Earl of Shrewsbury, which took place at Lisbon on the 10th instant. His Lordship had been indisposed at Paris, where he had spent the spring, and where he…

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Death of a Child From Scalding

Empire · Saturday 6 December 1856 · page 5

An inquest was held yesterday, before J. S. Parker, Esq., at the Victoria Barracks, on view of the body of a child named Herbert Day Armstrong, aged two years, who died through…

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Obituary

Empire · Monday 8 December 1856 · page 5

DEATH OF THE HON. SIR W. TEMPLE, K. C. B.— We regret to announce the death of the Hon. Sir W. Temple, brother of Viscount Palmerston, the late minister plenipotentiary at the court of Naples. The…

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Death of Lord Hardinge. (From the Times.)

Empire · Wednesday 17 December 1856 · page 5

It is with very sincere regret that we have to record the death of Field-Marshal Lord Hardinge, which took place, on Wednesday, at his country seat, near Tunbridge Wells. Few officers have served so long and…

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He Balloon Riot in the Domain Death of Thomas Downs

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 19 December 1856 · page 8

THE boy Downs having died in the Infirmary on Wednesday morning from injuries received on Monday afternoon, by the falling of one of the upright poles erected in the Domain for the purpose of sustaining…

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