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Sydney · Obituaries & funerals

Obituaries & funerals, 1864

196 stories in Sydney's papers · page 9 of 10

Obituary

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 12 October 1864 · page 5

Major-General Brereton Cole, Colonel Hyslop, Major Biggs, Lord Rodney, Mr. F. Scully, Mr. Dyott, M. P., Mr. Bruce, Lady Ellerton, Miss Southey, Miss…

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Obituary

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 12 October 1864 · page 5

Major—General Sir W. Brereton, Sergeant Merewether, Mr. Divett, M.P. for Exeter, Vice Admiral Brake, Marier Brazier, Miss Catherine Southey, daughter of the poet, Miss Catherine Sinclair,…

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Obituary

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 13 October 1864 · page 5

Major-General Sir W. Brereton, Sergeant Merewether, Mr. Divett, M.P. for Exeter, Vice Admiral Drake, Marier Brazier, Miss Catherine Southey, daughter of the poet, Miss Catherine Sinclair,…

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Obituary

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 15 October 1864 · page 2

Major-General Sir W. Brereton, Sergeant Merewether, Mr. Divett, M.P. for Exeter, Vice Admiral Drake, Mirier Brazier, Miss Catherine Sinclair, authoress, Mr. Hastie, Mr. C. W. Dilke,…

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Murder by a Private of the 40Th and Death of the Murderer

Sydney Mail · Saturday 15 October 1864 · page 7

WE extract the following particulars concerning the shooting of certain members of the military escort, near Te Awamutu (N.Z.), from the letter of the correspondent of the Daily Southern Cross. He says:—…

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Death of Sie Alexander Lawrence

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 17 October 1864 · page 3

THE following paragraph is from the Calcutta Englishman, August 28th:- The following melancholy intelligence has reached ue from Simla by telegram from the Private Secretary of the Viceroy:—…

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Death of Sir Charles Justin Mac Carthy. (From the Colombo Observer, September 12.)

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 17 October 1864 · page 3

THE event which leaves the post of Governor of Ceylon vacant is that which will, naturally, excite most attention here. Letters have been received announcing that air C. J. MacCarthy died on the 14th August, at Spa, after an illness from…

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Death of Sir Alexander Lawrence

Sydney Mail · Saturday 22 October 1864 · page 6

THE following paragraph is from the Calcutta Englishman, August 28th:— The following malancholy intelligence has reached us from Simla by telegram from the Private Secretary of the Viceroy:—…

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Death of Sir Charles Justin Mac Carthy

Sydney Mail · Saturday 22 October 1864 · page 6

THE event which leaves the post of Governor of Ceylon vacant is that which will, naturally excite most attention here. Letters have been received announcing that Sir C. J. MacCarthy died on the 14th August, at Spa, after an illness from…

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The English Obituary

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 24 October 1864 · page 2

THE Obituary brought Us by the Madras contains, we are happy to say, few names of the greater notabilities of the day. No gap has been made in the ranks of the world's celebrities since the arrival of the…

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Death of the Rev. Michael Brennan

Freeman's Journal · Wednesday 26 October 1864 · page 3

We have this week to announce the melancholy intelligence of a great lots to religion and to society by the death of the Rev. Michael Brennan. Of high character— great learning, and edifying piety…

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Death of the Celebrated Preacher and Prophet, John Wroe. [Communicated]

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 26 October 1864 · page 5

THIS long-expected event took place at Melbourne, in the Victoria district of Australia, in Collingwood, on the 5th of February, 1863. John Wroo was eighty-one years of ago, and had the world-wide fame of being the founder of the…

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Death of the Celebrated Preacher and Prophet, John Wroe

Sydney Mail · Saturday 29 October 1864 · page 5

THIS long-expected event took place at Melbourne, in the Victoria district of Australia, in Collingwood, in the 5th of February, 1863. John Wroe was eighty-one years of age, and had the world-wide fame of being the founder of the…

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Original Poetry. on the Death of the Rev. Father Brennan

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 29 October 1864 · page 6

The poof have lost indeed a friend, Generous, affable, and kind ; Their prayers will now to heaven ascend, For him, whose great and noble mind…

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The Inquest on the Late Mrs. Brocke

Empire · Saturday 5 November 1864 · page 8

The adjourced in quest on the dody of Valentina Brooke, which was formally commenced on the 20th of October, was resumed yesterday morning (October 31st). Mr. D[?]beon attended to watch the case on behalf of the…

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The Alleged Mysterious Death of Mrs. Valentine Brooke. (From the Melbourne Age, November 1)

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 7 November 1864 · page 5

THE adjourned inquest on the body of Valentine Brooke, deceased, late wife of Lieutenant Brooke, of the 40th Regiment, was held yesterday morning, before Dr. Youl, at the Travellers' Rest Hotel,…

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Inquest on the Late Mr. Whitfield. To the Editor of the Herald

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 8 November 1864 · page 2

SIR,—In this morning's Eerala I see that a very onwarrantable liberty has been taken with my name in connection with this case, and I think it right that the public should know that I nevar saw M'Gitan to know him, and…

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Obituary

Empire · Friday 11 November 1864 · page 5

Duke of Clevalnd, "Princess Polignac, Captain Speke (who accidentally killed himself while out shooting), Vice-Admiral Thomas Beat, Earl Cadogan, Lieutenant General Bigan, and…

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Inquest on the Late Mr. Whitfield. To the Editor of the Herald

Sydney Mail · Saturday 12 November 1864 · page 5

SIR,—In this morning's Herald I see that a very unwarrantable liberty has bene taken with my name in connection with this case, and I think it right that the pubic should known that I near saw M'Gilnn to known him, and…

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Melancholy Death of Captain Speke, the African Explorer

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 14 November 1864 · page 5

CAPTAIN SPEKE, the celebrated Af[?]oan explorer, while shooting on September 15th, in the neighbourhood of C[?]rsbaw, Wilts, with his relative, Mr. G. Fuller, of Weston Park, on getting over a stone wall, accidentally…

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