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Sydney · Obituaries & funerals

Obituaries & funerals, 1875

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Obituary

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 6 February 1875 · page 183

DEATH OF MRS S. J. STEPHEN.—The Argus of Friday week contains the following obituary notice:—" We regret to announce the death of Mr. Sidney James Stephen, Registrar of the County Court, Melbourne, who expired at…

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Obituary. London, January 29

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 6 February 1875 · page 175

Lord St. Leonards…

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Obituary

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 9 February 1875 · page 5

Colonel Grey, equerry to the Prince of Wales; Hans Phillips, dramatic writer: John Mitchell, dramatist; Sir John Ranald Martin, connected with the medical profession: Admiral Denman;…

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Death of a Well-known Comedian

Evening News · Tuesday 9 February 1875 · page 2

The San Francisco papers announce the death of Wlliam Barry, the comedian, so well known in California. The veteran actor, who was over 60 years of age, died, it is said, heart-broken because the part…

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Obituary

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 13 February 1875 · page 215

THE LATE MR. JOHN M'RAE.—The mercantile community in this will, no doubt, learn with regret of the decease of Mr. John M'Rae, who for many years held a responsible position in the office of Mr. Charles Moore…

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Obituary. London, February 3

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 13 February 1875 · page 210

Sir William Sterndale Bennett…

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The Inquest or the Late Mrs. Waugh. To At Editor

Evening News · Friday 19 February 1875 · page 3

SIR,—Having read ever carefully the evidence given at the inquest on the body of the late Mrs. Wangh, who died here last Friday, the 13th instant, under very suspleious circumstances, I cannot see how any number of jurymen could, in…

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Obituary. London, February 23

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 26 February 1875 · page 5

Sir Charles Lyell, the eminent geologist…

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Obituary

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 27 February 1875 · page 274

DEATH OF MR. JOHN MORRICE.—The Goulburn Herald states that the above gentleman died at Glenrock, on Saturday last, in the 64th year of his age. He arrived in this colony upwards of thirty years ago, and…

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Obituary. London, February 23

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 27 February 1875 · page 273

Sir Charles Lyell, the emineat geologist…

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Death of the Hon. W. M. Arnold

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 3 March 1875 · page 5

OUR readers will lea[?]n with [?] of regret of the untimely death by drowning of the Hon. W. M. Arnold, Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of the colony of New south Wales. The particulars of this disastrous…

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The Late Mr. Arnold

Evening News · Thursday 4 March 1875 · page 2

As a mark of respect to the memory of the late Speaker of the Legislative Assembly, the Hon. W. M. Arnold, all the Government offices will be closed from 1 o'clock to-morrow (Friday) afternoon…

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Obituary

Evening News · Friday 5 March 1875 · page 3

Vice—Admiral Harding, formerly, commanding on the Australian station; Dr. Macdonald, professor at St. Andrew's University; Major Cumming Bruce, aged 84; Colonel Milward,…

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Funeral of the Late Speaker

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 5 March 1875 · page 5

THE funeral of the Hon. W. M. Arnold took place at Paterson yesterday. Our correspondent telegraphs that it was strictly private and unestentatious. In consequence of the interment of the remains of the late Speaker…

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Victoria. Death of a Child of Mary

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 6 March 1875 · page 5

We are sorry to have to record the death of Elizabeth White, of Fitzroy-street, Fitzroy, sister of Mr. Daniel White, the well-known coach-builder of Swanson-street, which took…

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Death of the Hon. W. M. Arnold

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 6 March 1875 · page 307

OUR readers will learn with feelings of regret of the untimely death by drowning of the Hon. W. M. Arnold, Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of the colony of New South Wales. The particulars of this disastrous…

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The Australian Town & Counry Journal Sydney, Saturday, March 6. 1875. The Death of the Late Speaker

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 6 March 1875 · page 12

AMID the disasters consequent on the sudden flooding of the Hunter and its tributaries, we have to record the loss of a public man, who occupied one of the most…

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Obituary

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 10 March 1875 · page 7

OUR English telegram notif[?]es the decease of Sir Arthur Helps and Sir James Hop[?] Grant. The following particulars respecting those distinguished gentlemen are taken from "The Peerage."…

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Obituary. London [?] 8

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 10 March 1875 · page 7

Sir James Hope Grant, K.C.B. Sir Arthur Helps, K.C.B…

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Obituary

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 12 March 1875 · page 6

THE LATE MR. THOMAS [?]FORD, J.P.—Our readers will see that this gentleman has departed this life at the ripe age of seventy-two years. He was for fifty-one years a resident of the Wollombi district, in…

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