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Sydney · Obituaries & funerals

Obituaries & funerals, 1864

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Death of the Marquis De Macmahon

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 2 January 1864 · page 3

Two illustrious French families have just suffered a cruel blow by the death of the Marquis [?] MacMahon, who was carried off, Sept. 26, by an attack of paralysis. Charles Henry Paul Marie,…

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Death of Mr Charles John Fairfax

Bell's Life in Sydney and Sporting Chronicle · Saturday 2 January 1864 · page 2

IT is with inexpressible regret that the duty levolves upon us of recording the death of Mr CHARLES JOHN FAIRFAX, one of the proprietors of the Sydney Morning Herald—a gentleman…

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Obituary

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 4 January 1864 · page 4

Mr. Stewart, the editor of the Illustrated London News, and Mr. W. Cubitt, M.P.,…

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Obituary

Sydney Mail · Saturday 9 January 1864 · page 5

Mr. Stewart, the editor of the Illustrated London News, and Mr. W. Cubitt, M.P…

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Obituary

Sydney Mail · Saturday 16 January 1864 · page 4

FATAL ACCIDENT.—We regret to record that a fatal accident befel Mr. Isaac Nathan, father of Dr. Nathan of this city, yesterday evening. It appears that Mr. Nathan was alighting from one of the tramcars and…

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OBITUARY. THe Late Mr. Charles J. FAIRFAX

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 21 January 1864 · page 8

WE have to announce the death of Mr. Cho[?]les John Fairfax, one of the proprietors of the Sydney Morning Herald and the Sydney Mail. In a world of bereavement and mortality, the conductors of…

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The Late Mrs. Statham

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 21 January 1864 · page 8

OUR obituary records the death of Mrs. E. Statham, which took place at Parramatta, on the 8th January. Mrs. Statham had been employed as ma[?]n over the female patients in the Parramatts…

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The Late Mr. Isaac Nathan

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 21 January 1864 · page 8

A FATAL and most distressing cusualty, which resulted in the death of Mr. Isaac Nathan," occurred on the tramway, in Pitt-street, at its intersection with Goulburn-street, on the afternoon of 15th January…

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The Late Mr. George Thornton

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 21 January 1864 · page 8

MANY will regret to learn ttnt this gentleman is now numbered with the dead. He was a [?]ember of the reporting staff of this journal, and in that capacity often contributed valuable and interesting information of…

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Death of the Rev. Mr. Richardson by Drowning

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 21 January 1864 · page 10

A DEATH which mny be deemed a calamity of a public nature has once more awakened the general sympathy and regret. Just at the moment when the immense cortege attended to…

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Obituary

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 22 January 1864 · page 5
Also in Empire

William Cubitt, M.P., Lord Chesham, Rev. Dr. M'Caul, Revi Thomas James, Rev. Canon Maltby, Admiral Plumridge, K.C.G.. Mr. Bunning, and Bonamy Dobree…

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Obituary

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 23 January 1864 · page 2
Also in Sydney Mail

William Cubit, M.P., Lord Chesham, Rev. Dr. M'Caul, Rev. Thomas James, Rev. Canon Maltby, Admiral Plumridge, K.C.G., Mr. Bunning, and Bombay Dobree…

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Obituary. the Lath Mr. Isaac Nathan

Sydney Mail · Saturday 23 January 1864 · page 3

A FATAL and most distressing casualty, which resulted in the death of Mr. Isaac Nathan, occurred on the tramway, in Pitt-street, at its interaction with Goulburn-street, on the afternoon of 15th January…

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The Late Mr. John Ashton Yates

Empire · Thursday 28 January 1864 · page 8

DIED on Sunday, November 1, aged 82, at the Park, near Manchester (the residence of his son-in-law, Robert N. Philips. Esq.), John Ashton [?]ates. Esq, of London. Mr. J. A. Yates was the second son of the late Rev…

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The Death of Lord Elgin. (From the Times of India, December 14)

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 28 January 1864 · page 2

OUR w[?]st fears have been realised. The Viceroy and Governor-General of India died at two o'clock a.m. on the 20th November, at Dhur[?]msala a sec[?]uded hamlet in the valley of Ca[?]mere Up to the 19th his Lordship was quite…

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The Death of Loud Elgin

Sydney Mail · Saturday 6 February 1864 · page 7

OUR worst fear have been realised The Vicery and Governor-General of India died at two o'clock a.m on the 20th November at Dhurumsala a seciuded hamlot in the valley of Cashmere Up to the 19th his Lordship was quite…

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Hawaiian Islands. Death of the King of Hawaii

Sydney Mail · Saturday 6 February 1864 · page 12

ADVICES have been received, via Melbourne, of the death of Kamehsmeha IV., King of the Hawaiian bleeds, and of the throne of his Island and of the accession to the throne of his brother prince Let Kamebameha by the title of…

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Death of G. Markhan,esq., Late Superin Thedent of Police. (From the Monaro Merecury, February 5

Empire · Tuesday 9 February 1864 · page 2

IN recording the decense of the above name gentleman, we acknowledge our inability t give expressions tot the deep feeling of sorrow that has been evineced throushout tbis district in consequence of the [?] occurrence…

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