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Obituaries & funerals, 1871

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Obituary

Evening News · Saturday 26 August 1871 · page 3
Also in The Sydney Morning Herald

Dean Maunsell, Bishop of Mauritius; Mr. Sliddell, Lord Ashbrook…

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Painful Death of a Young Lady

Evening News · Friday 1 September 1871 · page 3

ON Thursday an inquest was resumed at Bow, on the body of Miss Jane Gardener, aged twenty-three years. From the evidence it appeared that on the 14th of June the father of the deceased discovered…

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The Late Mr. Pigot

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 2 September 1871 · page 6

The remains of this amiable, highly gifted and much lamented gentleman were consigned to their last resting place, in Glasnevin Cemetery, on Tuesday morning. In the…

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Obituary

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 2 September 1871 · page 22

Dean Maunsell, Bishop of Mauritius; Mr. Sliddell, Lord Ashbrook; General Sir William Turner…

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Death of Bismark's Son

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 2 September 1871 · page 5

The world, regarding its men, is still apt to fall anew into the old mistake that fame and power mean happiness. No man has more of fame and power upon the earth…

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Death of Mr. James Duffy

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 2 September 1871 · page 7

We have to record with unfeigned regret the loss of the most extensive publisher this country had ever produced. James Duffy his passed away in the 62nd year of his age…

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Painful Death of a Young Lady

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 9 September 1871 · page 23

ON Thursday, an inquest was resumed at Bow, on the body of Miss Jane Gardener, aged twenty-three years, From the evidence it appeared that on the 14th of June the father of the deceased discovered…

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The Late Mr. Grote. (From the Times.)

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 13 September 1871 · page 3

Death has robbed the country of one of its chief literary ornaments, and the spirit of a great historian has departed from among us. George Grote died on Sunday morning, after a lingering illness. He was…

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The Funeral of Lord Brougham's Grandfather

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 14 September 1871 · page 2

In the first volume of the memoirs of Lord Brougham, written by himself, the following interesting account appears of the funeral of his grandfather:— "I heard also from my grandmother a remarkable…

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Mysterious Death of a Young Woman

Empire · Thursday 14 September 1871 · page 3
Also in Evening News

LAST evening Mr. William Carter, coroner for East Surrey, opened an inquiry at the King Henry VIII. Tavern, High-street, Lambeth, respecting the death of a young woman named Elizabeth Slyfield, aged…

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Death of the Double-Headed Child

Evening News · Friday 15 September 1871 · page 3
Also in Empire

WE mentioned in our columns yesterday the presence in Boston of a most remarkable child, the offspring of Joseph and Ann E. Finley. It presented the remarkable as well as unprecedented phenomenon of…

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Death of Mr. Charles Reynolds. Inquest on the Body

Evening News · Monday 18 September 1871 · page 3

ON Friday last Mr. T. W. Pearse held an inquest upon the body of Mr. Reynolds, at the late residences of the deceased, Tocal. The following evidence was given:— Ellen Puxty, having been sworn, deposed : I am…

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Death of Mr. Charles Reynolds. (From the Maitland Mercury of September 16.)

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 18 September 1871 · page 5

THE Hunter River district has this week sustained the loss by death of one of its most valuable and respected residents—Mr. Charles Reynolds, of Tocal. On Wednesday afternoon (as will be seen fully detailed…

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Death of Mr. Charles Reynolds.— Inquest on the Body

Empire · Tuesday 19 September 1871 · page 3

ON Friday last Mr. T. W. Pearse held an inquest upon the body of Mr. Reynolds, at the late residence of the deceased, Tocal. The following evidence was given:— Ellen Puxty, having been sworn, deposed: I am…

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Death of a Man 134 Years Old

Evening News · Wednesday 20 September 1871 · page 3

ON Saturday evening last the oldest man in the State, if not the oldest man anywhere, died in Kansas city. His name was Jacob Fournais, but known to even body who knew him at all as "Old…

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Death of a Man 134 Years of Age

Empire · Wednesday 20 September 1871 · page 3

ON Saturday evening last the oldest man in the State, if not the oldest man anywhere, died in Kansas city. His name was Jacob Fournais, but known to everybody who knew him at all as "Old…

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Death of the Double Baby One Head Outlives the Other

Evening News · Thursday 21 September 1871 · page 3

WE mentioned in our columns, yesterday, the presence in Boston of a remarkable child, the offering of Joseph and Ann E. Finley. It presented the remarkable as well as unprecedented…

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