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Sydney · Obituaries & funerals

Obituaries & funerals, 1868

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Death of "Jacob Omnium."

Sydney Mail · Saturday 31 October 1868 · page 9

A remarkable man has died (says the Home News) Mr. Matthew J. Higgins, better known, to the reading world as J. O. (Jacob Omnium). Mr. Higgins, once one of the finest-looking men in the army, and to the last…

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Death of the Bishop of Peterborough

Sydney Mail · Saturday 31 October 1868 · page 9

The Bishop of Peterborough died at a quarter before 11 on Friday morning, 2lst August. The late Bishop was the son of Mr. Francis Jeune, of Jersey, and was born in 1806. He was educated at Pembroke College, Oxford…

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Death of the Rev. James Conway

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 31 October 1868 · page 7

It is indeed with sincere regret that we find ourselves called upon to record the death of the Rev. James Conway, which took place at Shalvey's Royal Hyde Park Hotel, on Thursday last…

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Death of Edward Byrne, Esq., of Cormeille, Near Paris

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 31 October 1868 · page 5

On Sunday, the 19th July, in Dublin, died Edward Byrne, Esq., of Cormeille, near Paris, while on a short visit to his native city. For nearly half a century Mr. Byrne…

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Shocking Death of a Priest

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 7 November 1868 · page 5

Very Rev. B. J. Spaulding, Vicar General of the Diocese of Louisville, Ky., and brother of the Most Rev. Archbishop of Baltimore, met with a shocking death, by accidental…

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America. Death of General Halpine

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 14 November 1868 · page 4

Charles G. Halpine, better known, perhaps, under his "soubriquet" of Miles O'Reilly, died about midnight on Sunday at the Astor House. During the previous…

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Disastrous News From New Zealand. Attack on the Rebels at Okatuka.— Death of Major Hunter. Frighiful Atrocities by the Rebels. Murder and Mutilation of Forty Settlers and Friendly Natives. Women Burnt, and Their Remains Thrown to Pigs. [By Electric Telegraph.] [From Our Melbourne Correspondent.]

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 20 November 1868 · page 5

THE, following is an account of an attack at [?]katuka, dated Head-quarters, Wairoa, November 7th:—"A force of 350 Europeans and natives made an unsuccessful attack on the…

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Disastrous News From New Zealand. Attack on the Rebels at [?]Katuka.—death of Major Hunter. Frightful Atrocities by the Rebels. Murder and Mutilation of Forty Settlers and Mutilation of Forty Settlers and Friendly Natives. Women Burnt, and Their Remains Thrown to Pigs

Sydney Mail · Saturday 21 November 1868 · page 4

THE following is an account of an attack at Ckatuka, dated Headquarters, Wairoa, November 7th:—"A force of 350 Europeans and natives made an unsuccessful attack on the…

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Obituary

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 24 November 1868 · page 5

Major-General Stevens, Dowager Lady Bloomfield, Dowager, Lady Glentworth, Lady Musgrove, Lady Lugard, Colonel Hughes, Mr. Richard Rothwell, Admiral Sir W. Legge, Sir…

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The War in New Zealand. Death of Major Hunter and Six Others. the Attack on Okutuku

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 25 November 1868 · page 2

THE following is from the Wanganui Times of the 7th November:— Captain Noake has ridden across from Wairoa with the intelligence that Okutuku was attacked at…

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The War in New Zealand. Death of Major Hunter and Six Others. the Attack on Okutuku

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 28 November 1868 · page 2

The following is from the Wanganui Times of the 7th November: Captain Noak has riblen accross from Wairoa with the intelligence that Okutuku was attacked…

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New Zealand. the War in New Zealand. Death of Major Hunter and Six Others. the Attack on Okutcku

Sydney Mail · Saturday 28 November 1868 · page 10

THE following is from the Wanganui Times of the 7th November:— Captain Noake has ridden across from Wairoa with the intelligence that Okutuku was attacked at…

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The Attack on Okutuku.—death of Major Hunter

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 4 December 1868 · page 6

The following is from the Wanga[?]i Times of the 7th November:— Captain Noake has ridden across from Wairoa with the intelligence that Okutuku was attacked at…

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Tasmania. Death of the Ven. Archdeacon Hunter

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 5 December 1868 · page 7

It is with heartfelt grief we have to record this month the death of the Venerable Archdeacon Hunter, who departed this life at his brother's residence, Macquarie-street, Hobart…

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Irish Intelligence. Death and FUNERaL of the Very Rev. Peter Daly, P.P.

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 5 December 1868 · page 6

From our midst has passed away for ever another of the old residents—one of the old school; a plain but good man, and a fond admirer of the good old times. Early on…

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Funeral of an Alleged Fenian

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 12 December 1868 · page 6

Yesterday the remains of a man named William Sheedy, who died suddenly in Strand-street on Thursday Morning, were removed for interment from his late…

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Arrival of the Rangatira at Adelaide with the English Mail Per Bombay. News to 27Th November. the Result of the English Elections in Favour of the Liberals. General Grant Elected President of the United States. Death of the Archbishop of Canterbury—dr. Tait His Successor. [A portion of the fellowing was published in a Second Edition of the Herald issued yesterday at noon.] Adelaide, Monday, 9. A.M.

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 22 December 1868 · page 5

The A. S. N. Company's steamer Rangatira, Captain Grainger, arrived off Glene[?]g Pier this morning, with the English Mails per Geelong, with news to the 6th and late telegrams to the…

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Horbiblb Death of a Chinaman in the Braidwood District

Empire · Friday 25 December 1868 · page 3

Information reached Braidwood on Sunday of the discovery of the remains of a Chinaman at Jembeicumbene who had been burnt to death on that day. Senior-sergeant Daffy, accompanied by some other members…

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Obituary

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 26 December 1868 · page 3

DR. HERAPATH.—Dr. William Bird Herapath, of Bristol, who died on the 12th October, at his residence, Old Market-street, Bristol, was son of the late, William Herapath, so eminent as an analytical chemist, and, like his father,…

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