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Sydney · Obituaries & funerals

Obituaries & funerals, 1875

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Death of the Hon. W. M. Arnold

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

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

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Obituary

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 13 March 1875 · page 14

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

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Obituary. London, March 8

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 13 March 1875 · page 335

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

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Western Australia. Death of Sister Clare (Butler.)

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 13 March 1875 · page 5

The Sisters of St. Joseph (reports the Perth Record) have to mourn the loss of a young and beloved sister in religion, and the Catholics of Fremantle of a gentle, pious, and…

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The Anniversary of the Death of Napoleon Iii

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 13 March 1875 · page 13

Saturday being the anniversary of the Emperor Napoleon's death a Requiem Mass was said in the little chapel of St. Mary's. There were a great many Imperialist…

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Death of Commodore Nutt

Evening News · Wednesday 17 March 1875 · page 2

Those who remember the visit of Tom Thumb and [?] Nutt, with Mrs. Tom Thumb and Miss [?] to Sydney, will regret to hear of the death of the Com[?]dore, As the time of his decease…

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News of the Day. Naval Funeral

Evening News · Friday 19 March 1875 · page 2

This morning a firing party, in charge of [?] conveyed away from the Infirmity acoffin containing the remains of a sailor named Thomas Ellwood, who was admitted…

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Funeral Reform. to the Editor of the Herald

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 19 March 1875 · page 3

SIR,—Kindly permit the insertion of the following marks in your next issue for the perusal of those of your [?]ders who require some practical information ia favour of funeral reform…

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Obituary

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 20 March 1875 · page 370
Also in The Sydney Morning Herald

THE LATE MR. THOMAS BARKER, J.P.— Another old and useful colonist has passed away, Mr. Thomas Barker,. who expired at his residence, Maryland, near Bringelly, on Friday morning, 9th instant, at 9 o'clock. For some…

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Death of the Hon. W. M. Arnold

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 20 March 1875 · page 6

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…

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Obituary. London, March 20

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 22 March 1875 · page 5

John Mitchel, lately elected for Tipperary; Field-Marshal Gomm, G.C.B…

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Legislative Assembly. the House met at 32 minutes past. 4 o'clock. Death of the Late Speaker, and New Elections

Evening News · Wednesday 24 March 1875 · page 2

The CLERK of the Assembly (Mr. Jones) then said it was his painful duty to inform the House, that since she last meeting of the House, the Speaker, the Honourable William Munnings Arneld had fied by drowning, and be (Mr. Jones) had received…

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Funeral Reform. to the Editor of the Herald

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 25 March 1875 · page 7

few remarks on the subject of [?]funeral reform. I have waited for some of my fellow-wor[?]sing-men more oompetent than myself to write to you; but as they have kept silence so long, I hope I shall he pardoned for my presumption…

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Obituary

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 27 March 1875 · page 403

FIELD-MARSHAL GOMM.— Our telegraphic news from London of 20th March announces the death of the above veteran. The "Peerage" gives the following biological notices of the Field Marshal:— "Gomm,…

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Obituary. London, March 20

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 27 March 1875 · page 402

John Mitchel, lately elected for Tipperary ; Field-Marshal Gomm, G.C.B…

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Legislative Assembly. Tuesday, March 23. Death of the Late Speaker, and New Elections

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 27 March 1875 · page 7

The CLERK of the Assembly (Mr. Jones) then said it was his painful duty to inform the House, that since the last meeting of the House, the Speaker, the Honourable William Munnings Arnold had died by drowning, and he (Mr. Jones) had received…

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Obituary. London, March 29

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 1 April 1875 · page 5

Mr. J. Martin, one of the members of Parliament for the County of Meath…

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