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Obituaries & funerals, 1872

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Obituary Notice. Reverend Robert Stewart, A.m

The Protestant Standard · Saturday 27 July 1872 · page 6

DIED at his house, Caledonia-st., Paddington, on Saturday, the 13th instant, at the very advanced age of eighty-eight years and a quarter, for a series of years before his death, he was…

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Death of J. Gordon Bennett

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 29 July 1872 · page 5

New York, June 1.—James Gordon Bennett died at 7.26 p m. His son and daughter are expected to arrive home from Europe next Saturday. The Herald, announcing the death of Bennett, says that five years ago Mr…

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Death of J. Gordon Bennett

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 3 August 1872 · page 136

New York, June 1.—James Gordon Bennett died at i 7.25 p m. His son and daughter are expected to arrive hone from Europe next Saturday. The Herald, announcing the death of Bennett, says that five years ago Mr…

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America. Death of Father M'mahon

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 3 August 1872 · page 5

The following letter has been addressed to the Boston Pilot:— Dear Sir—All your readers have heard of Father M'Mahon, who was condemned to be…

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Death of Father Buckley, of Cork

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 3 August 1872 · page 4

It is with deep regret that we record the death, in Cork, of a distinguished clergyman, who had made many friends for himself in this country, Rev. M. B. Buckley. The…

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Obituary

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 10 August 1872 · page 6

REV. STEPHEN RABONE.—The sudden death of this much-esteemed minister occurred about 7 o'closk on Sunday night, 21st July, in Devonshire-street, as he was proceeding to Wesley Church, Chippendale, for the…

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Public Funeral in Honour of Mr. Wentworth. SIR J. Martin's Speech in the Assembly

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 10 August 1872 · page 9

IN the Legislative Assembly of New South Wales on Tuesday, August 6, Sir J. MARTIN, amid loud cheers from both sides of the House, moved the following resolutions:—"I. That…

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The Late Mr. Breeks, M.c.s

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 12 August 1872 · page 6

WE shall probably not be wrong in attributing the following kindly notice of the late Commisnoner of the Neilgherries to the Rev. Dr. Pope. We extract it from the Bang[?]lore Spectator:—…

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Proposed Public Funeral to Mr. Wentworth

Empire · Tuesday 13 August 1872 · page 4

VERY recently we had some comments on an item in the late English news, to the effect that a society had been formed in London, for the purpose of discountenancing and…

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Two Men Stabbed by a Madman—death of One of the Victims

Empire · Friday 16 August 1872 · page 3

DAVID HINES, the alleged Iunatic, in custody at Goulburn, on a charge of unlawfully and malicious stabbing Michael and Patrick Leonard, at Dixon's Meadows, causing the death of the former, was the brother-in-law…

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Two Men Stabbed by a Madman. Death of One of the Victims

Evening News · Friday 16 August 1872 · page 3

DAVID HINES, the alleged lunatic, in custody at Goulburn, on a charge of unlawfully and malicious stabbing Michael and Patrick Leonard, at Dixon's Meadows, causing the death of the former, was the brother-in-law…

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Obituary

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 23 August 1872 · page 5

Dr. Walker, of Cheltenham; Marshall Forey, Henry Barnett, editor of the Sunday Times; Henry Barrett, suddenly, while acting as a Criminal Court Judge, in Cornwall; Benjamin…

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Arrival of the English Mail at Adelaide. Latest Newspaper Dates, London, July 12. Late Telegrams, London, August 12. Latest Galle Telegrams, July 15. Wool Firm, and Prospects Good. Practical Settlement of the Alabama Difficulty. the Indirect Claims Rejected. Prosecution of the Galway Bishops and Priests. Etter Received From Dr. Livingstone. Attempted Assassination of the King and Queen of Spain. Fatal Cyclone in the Bay of Bengal. Death of the Mexican President Juarez. Adelaide, Friday morning. General News

Evening News · Friday 23 August 1872 · page 2

The American Indirect Claims have been excluded from consideration by the Arbitrators at Genera, as contrary to the accepted principles of International Law…

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Obituary

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 24 August 1872 · page 2

Dr. Walker, of Cheltenham; Marshall Forey, Henry Barnett, editor of the Sunday Times; Henry Barrett, suddenly, while acting as a Criminal Court Judge, in Cornwall…

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Arrival of the English Mail at Adelaide. Latest Newspaper Dates, London, July 12. Late Telegrams, London, August 1. Wool Firm, and Prospects Good. Practical Settlement of the Alabama Difficulty. the Indirect Claims Rejected. Prosecution of the Galway Bishops and Priests. Letter Received From Dr. Livingstone. Attempted Assassination of the King and Queen of Spain. Fatal Cyclone in the Bay of Bengal Death of the Mexican President Juarez. [By Electric Telegraph.] [From Our Adelaide Correspondent.] [A portion of this telegram appeared in our issue yesterday morning. The remainder was corning through when we went to press.] Adelaide, Friday morning

Empire · Saturday 24 August 1872 · page 3

The American Indirect Claims have been excluded from consideration by the Arbitrators at Geneva, as contrary to the accepted principles of International Law…

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Tales. Tressa's Resolve. a Tale by the Late Mrs. Calvert

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 31 August 1872 · page 282

The writings of this lamented authoress are well known to Australian racers, having appeared periodically under the signature of "L. A." and "L. C." The most prominent of her writings are to be found in the early numbers of his journal,…

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Death of Father Conway

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 31 August 1872 · page 5

Father Peter Conway is no more. He died on Saturday last, (says the Nation of June 27) of typhus fever, after an illness of brief duration. Since that day of evil fame on…

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Death of a Veteran

Evening News · Tuesday 3 September 1872 · page 3

The Ballarat Courier states that "a Waterloo veteran named James Nolan, who had been an inmate of the Benevolent Asylnm for the last ten years, died on Sunday at the institution, from the sheer effects of…

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Death of Forrester, the Celebrated Detective

Evening News · Tuesday 3 September 1872 · page 3

The death is announced of John Forrester, the elder of the two brothers so long connected with the administration of justice at the Mansion House, and whose names are associated with most of the great criminal…

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Death of Forrester, the Celebrated Detective

Empire · Wednesday 4 September 1872 · page 4

THE death is announced of John Forrester, the elder of the two brothers so long connected with the administration of justice at the Mansion House, and whose names are asscinted with most of the great criminal…

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