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Sydney · Obituaries & funerals

Obituaries & funerals, 1868

142 stories in Sydney's papers · page 8 of 8

Death of the Archbishop of Cancerbury

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

The Home News says:—"The Church of England has lost its spiritual head. The venerated Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr. Longley, died somewhat unexpectedly, towards the end of last month. He was a man of eminent…

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Late English Extracts. Death of the Marquis of Hastings

Empire · Thursday 31 December 1868 · page 4

This nobleman—the "fine, generous spirited sports-man," as he was termed, so long as he could meet his t[?]f engagements but for whom the most oppr.bious epithets were too mild when he filled through enormous,…

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