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Sydney · Obituaries & funerals

Obituaries & funerals, 1872

195 stories in Sydney's papers · page 3 of 10

Death of Massarti, the Lion Tamer. Horrible Scene

Empire · Monday 18 March 1872 · page 3

A correspondent of the Sheffield Independent gives the following harrowing details of the shocking death of Massarti, the lion tamer, at Mander's Circus, in that town:— A terrible scene occurred in…

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Shocking Death of a Young Gentleman

Evening News · Tuesday 19 March 1872 · page 3

THE Cheddar Cliffs, that extensive, beautiful, and romantic pass or ravine, which is confessedly the 'lion' of Somersetshire, have been the scene of a very shocking accident, fay which Mr. Charles Hart…

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Death of Massarti, the Lion Tamer. Horrible Scene

Evening News · Tuesday 19 March 1872 · page 3

A correspondent of the Sheffield Independent gives the fallowing harrowing details of the shocking death of Mas[?]arti, the lion tamer, at Mander's Circus, in that town:-'A terrible scene occurred in…

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Shocking Death of a Young Gentleman

Empire · Wednesday 20 March 1872 · page 4

THE Cheddar Cliffs, that extensive, beautiful, and romantic pass or ravine, which is confessedly the ' lien ' of Somersotshire, have been tho scene of a very shocking accident, by which Mr. Charles Hart,…

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Obituary

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 23 March 1872 · page 369

DEATH of LIEUTENANT-GENERAL SIR EDWARD MACARTHUR, K.C.B.—The death of Lieutenant-General Sir Edward Macarthur, K.C.B., Colonel of the 100th Regiment of Foot, occurred on January 4, at his…

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Shocking Death of a Young Gentleman

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 23 March 1872 · page 24

THE Cheddar Cliffs, that extensive, beautiful, and romantic pass or ravine, which is confessedly the 'lion' of Somersetshire, have been the scene of a very shocking accident, by which Mr. Charles Hart,…

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The Parramatta River Murders. Magisterial Inqu[?]y Touching the Death of Bridger

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 27 March 1872 · page 3

AT half-past 11 o'clock yesterday forenoon, a magisterial in[?]ry was held at the Central police Office before Captai[?] S[?] P.M., and M[?]rs. Pinhey, Smart, Evans, Nrale, Levy, [?] C[?]…

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The Parramatta River Murders. Resumed Magisterial Inquiry Touching the Death of Bridger

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 29 March 1872 · page 5

AT half-past 9 o'clock, yesterday forenoon, there was assumed, at the Central Police Office, in the "Summons C[?]t," before Captain Scott, P.M., and Messrs. Pinchey. Smart, and Neale, J. P.'s, the magisterial inquiry, adjourned…

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Death of a Remarkable Centenarian

Evening News · Friday 5 April 1872 · page 3

Recently there died at Seymondstewn, in the parish of Kilskyre, Kells, Mr. John Farrelly, at the ripe old age of 100 years. He was a most respectable and intelligent farmer, who, by his great industry and…

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Death of the Oldest Freemason in England

Evening News · Friday 5 April 1872 · page 3

Mr. Matthew Greathead, of Richmond, died on January 7. He was in the 102nd year of his age, and was born at High Coniscliffe, near Darlington, on April 23, 1770. He entered the Lennox Lodge,…

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New Zealand. Death of the Apostle of New Zealand

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 6 April 1872 · page 5

On the 22nd of December last the obsequies of a venerable hero of Catholicity took place at Pateaux. Few readers of the annals of the propagation of the Faith will fail to…

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Obituary

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 8 April 1872 · page 5

Mr. Stanfeld, M.P.; Elberts, formerly a printer; C. Peto; Robert Paterson, F.R.S., zoologist; R. P. Weber, manager of the National Discount Company; Dr. G. E. Day,…

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Obituary

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 13 April 1872 · page 5

Mr. Stanfeld, M. P.; Elberts, formerly a printer: C. Peto; Robert Paterson, F.R.S., zoologist; R. P. Weber, manager of the National Discount Company; Dr. G. E. Day…

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France. Death of the Abbe Gratry

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 13 April 1872 · page 6

The Univers, in a brief note, announces the decease of Pere Gratry. He expired at Montreux, in Switzerland. Before his death he had the happiness of making a public retractation of all…

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The Week. the Late Mrs. Mulroney

The Irish Citizen · Saturday 20 April 1872 · page 7

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Death of a Religious in Dundee

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 20 April 1872 · page 3

A Dundee correspondent sends us the following:—On the 14th instant, at St. Joseph's Convent (Sisters of Mercy) Dundee, Sister Mary Aloysius, departed this life in the…

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Sad Death of a Mother and Child

Evening News · Monday 22 April 1872 · page 3
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A SHORT time back we published an account from the Brisbane Colonist of the death of a woman named Spendlove and her child, which was stated ad having been caused by the neglect of the woman's…

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Obituary

Evening News · Saturday 4 May 1872 · page 2

Mr. W. C. Wentworth, of Australia, who is to be buried at Vaucluse, Port Jackson; Professor Morse, Professor Maurice, Mr. John Peel…

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Arrival of the English Mail (Via Suez) by the Baroda, at Adelaide. News to the 12th April. the Queen in Germany. the Prince of Wales at Rome. Death of Mr. W. C. Wentworth. Adverse Criticism of Sir James Martin and Earl Belmore. Great Earthquake in California—many Lives Lost. Evening News Office, 11 a.m

Evening News · Saturday 4 May 1872 · page 2

On the arrival of the mail steamer from England, via Suez, at Adelaide, we have received the following intelligence transmitted from Adelaide at 5.25 this morning…

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