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Obituaries & funerals, 1873

328 stories in Sydney's papers · page 7 of 17

The Funeral of the Late Mr. W. C. Wentworth

Empire · Wednesday 7 May 1873 · page 4

THE imposing ceremony which, took place this day in honour of the late Mr. W. C. WENTWORTH ought to teach the youth, of this colony a very useful lesson. The solemn pageantry of…

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Public Funeral of Mr. W. C. Wentworth

Empire · Wednesday 7 May 1873 · page 2

ON Monday evening, 5th instant, the late Mr. W. C. Wentworth's'remains, enclosed in a handsome coffin made of polished cedar, and covered with a pall of rich black velvet, were conveyed to St. Andrew's Cathedral…

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Public Funeral of the Late W. C. Wentworth

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 7 May 1873 · page 5

THE public funeral of the late William Charles Wentworth took place yesterday. A large concourse of persons had assembled outside of St. Andrew's Cathedral, in George-street, by 10 o'clock in the…

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Public Funeral of Mr. W. C. Wentworth. the Route to Vaucluse

Evening News · Wednesday 7 May 1873 · page 2

We complete our report of the Wentworth Funeral by subjoining the following:—At 12 o'clock the procession reached the top of William-street, and for a full hour it continued to…

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Strange Death of a Chinaman

Empire · Friday 9 May 1873 · page 3

A REPORT was brought into the police station on Friday last by a Chairman name [?] Long, to the office that [?] had been [?] at Stoney Creek, [?] junction of…

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Death of Mr. John Holland, of Sheffield

Evening News · Friday 9 May 1873 · page 3

ONE of the oldest and best-respected of men in Sheffield has just passed away, in the person of Mr. John Holland. His spare, active frame, dressed in clerical black, with ribbon-tied shoes, and ample white craver…

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Death of Mr. John Holland, of Sheffield. (From the Ironmodger February 1.)

Empire · Friday 9 May 1873 · page 3

ONE of the oldest and best-respected of men in Sheffield has just passed away, in the person of Mr. John Holland. His spare, active frame, dressed in clerical black, with ribbon-tied shoes, and ample whire cravat,…

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Frightful Tragedy on Board the Ship Rifle Man Death of Captain Longmuir First and Second Officers Wounded

Evening News · Friday 9 May 1873 · page 2

The ship Rifleman from London 1st January, arrived in Port Jackson this morning, when the following tragic occurrence—viz., the murder of the master, Captain Longmuir, and the wounding of the first and second…

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The Funeral Oration

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 10 May 1873 · page 8

Now when all that was mortal of our greatest Australian patriot, the man of greatest head and heart who has ever lived or died here, has been laid in its last…

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Public Funeral of W. C. Wentworth

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 10 May 1873 · page 5

The public funeral of the late W. C. Wentworth took place on Tuesday last. From an early hour in the forenoon the vicinity of St. Andrew's Cathedra was thronged…

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Public Funeral of Mr. W. C. Wentworth

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 10 May 1873 · page 9

ON Monday evening, 5th instant, the late Mr. W. G. Wentworth's remains, enclosed in a handsome coffin made of polished cedar, and covered with a pall of rich black velvet, were conveyed to St. Andrew's Cathedral…

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Frightful Tragedy on Board the Ship Rifleman Death of Captain Longmuir

Empire · Saturday 10 May 1873 · page 2

The ship Rifleman from London lst January, arrived in Port Jackson yesterday, when the following tragic occurrence—viz, the murder of the master, Captain Longmuir, and the wounding of the first officer and…

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Death of John Stuart Mill. London, May 10

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 12 May 1873 · page 5

The celebrated political economist, John Stuart Mill, died yesterday…

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Selected poetry. the Old Man's Funeral

Illustrated Sydney News and New South Wales Agriculturalist and Grazier · Tuesday 13 May 1873 · page 10

I SAW an aged man upon his bier, His hair was thin and white, and on his brow A record of the cares of many a year;—…

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The Late Mr. Hamilton Hume

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 17 May 1873 · page 9

ON Saturday, 19th ultimo, Mr. Hamilton Hume, one of the early explorers of New South Wales, and a native of the colony, departed this life at his late residence, near Yass. Mr…

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Victoria. the Late Mr. Donovan. (Advocate, May 10.)

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 17 May 1873 · page 7

A Requiem Mass for the repose of the soul of the late Mr. Donovan, of, the firm of Donovan and Mulcahy, grocers, Lonsdale-street west, was celebrated on Saturday morning last in St…

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Strange Death of a Chinaman

Evening News · Saturday 17 May 1873 · page 3

A REPORT was brought into the police station on Friday last by a Chinaman named Hong Long, to the effect that Wy Hook, a brother celestial, had been murdered at Stoney Greek, near the junction of…

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America. Death of Robert Emmett Oe New York

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 17 May 1873 · page 6

Robert Emmett, the oldest representative of his family, died on Saturday at New Rochelle, Westchester county. He was born about the year 1702 in Ireland, where…

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Death of John Stuart Mill. London, May 10

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 17 May 1873 · page 625

The celebrated political economist, John Stuart Mill, died yesterday…

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Public. Funeral of the Late W. C. Wen[?]worth

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 17 May 1873 · page 6

THE event which has excited most interest throughout the community during the month has been the Public Funeral of the late William Charles Wentworth. The death of Mr. Wentworth at the advanced age of 80 years, on the 20th of…

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