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Sydney · Obituaries & funerals

Obituaries & funerals, 1876

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An Extraordinary Funeral

Evening News · Wednesday 22 March 1876 · page 3

An eccentric character, named Pilkington, but generally known in the neighbourhood as Squire Hawley, was buried at Hawley, was buried at Hatfield near Doncaster, on Tuesday. He was interred in hie own garden,…

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Memorial to the late Mrs. Barker

Evening News · Thursday 23 March 1876 · page 2

A meeting was held at the Church Society's Rooms, Phillip-street, yesterday, to decide as to best manner of showing respect to the memory of the late Mrs. Barker, who, by her benevolence and her…

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Death of Mr. Alfred Anderson

Evening News · Thursday 23 March 1876 · page 2

It will be seen that telegraphic intelligence from Melbourne announces the death of Mr. Alfred Anderson, the eminent Australian pianist, who recently was married here to [?]ma De Mursks. The event was…

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Obituary

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 25 March 1876 · page 397

MR. CHARLES FITZSIMMONS.—Most old colonists and many of our readers will regret to learn that the aforesaid gentleman died lately at hu plantation at Mackay. The Mackay Mercury, in paying a just tribute to hu worth, observes:—…

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Death of Mr. R. M. Isaacs

Evening News · Monday 27 March 1876 · page 2

Mr. Robert M'Intosh Isaacs, L. L. D., the well-known barrister, expired at his residence, Darlinghurst, yesterday, at the age of 61 years. With two exceptions, Mr. Isaacs was the oldest barrister in the colony, having…

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Sudden Death of Mr. D. Wiley at Manly

Evening News · Monday 27 March 1876 · page 2

Mr. D. Wiley, aged 60 years, the well-known basket maker, the "Old House in Park-strest," at about half-paxst four o'clock last Saturday afternoon was found dead in a bedroom at Lambourne's…

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The Late Mrs. Barker

Illustrated Sydney News and New South Wales Agriculturalist and Grazier · Friday 31 March 1876 · page 11

OUR portrait of this much respected lady (wife of the Lord Bishop of Sydney) is copied from a photograph kindly supplied to us by Mr. J. H. Newman, of Oxford-street. Mrs. Barker's extensive philanthropic labours and Christian…

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The Late Mr. Justice Cheeke

Illustrated Sydney News and New South Wales Agriculturalist and Grazier · Friday 31 March 1876 · page 4

THIS gentleman, one of the puisne Judges of the Supreme Court, died on the 14th March. Mr. Cheeke had only recently returned from England, whither…

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The Late Mr. R. M. Isaacs

Illustrated Sydney News and New South Wales Agriculturalist and Grazier · Friday 31 March 1876 · page 4

ANOTHER prominent member of the legal profession has just paid the last debt of nature. Mr. R. M. Isaacs died at his residence, Darlinghurst, on Sunday last, after a short illness, at the age of 61 years. The deceased gentleman was…

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The Late Mr. Grecc

The Cumberland Mercury · Saturday 1 April 1876 · page 2

On Thursday last, at 11 o’clock in the forenoon, a well known and respected townsman, Mr. James Gregg, passed off this stage of existence. For some time…

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Obituary

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 1 April 1876 · page 429

THE LATE MR. R. M. ISAACS.—Very many of our readers will have noticed with regret that Mr. R. M. Isaacs, formerly Solicitor-General of this colony, expired at his residence, Darlinghurst, on Sunday, March 26…

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An Extraordinary Funeral

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 1 April 1876 · page 27

An eccentric character, named. Pilkington, but generally known in the neighbourhood as Squire Hawley, was buried at Hatfield, near Doncaster, on Tuesday. He was interred in his own garden…

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Death of Gladiateur

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 1 April 1876 · page 30

A LONDON telegram to the New Herald, dated January 27th, announces the death of the famous racohoise Gladiateur. Count Lagrange, as sole proprielor of the large breeding establish ment at Daugu, in Normanby, France, had the…

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Death of Gladiate[?]

Evening News · Saturday 1 April 1876 · page 5

A LONDON telegram to the New York Her[?] January 27th announces the death of the famous [?] Lagrange as sole [?] of the large br[?]ing Dangu, is Norma[?]…

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Our Illustrations. the Late Mr. Justice Cheeke

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 1 April 1876 · page 425

ON the first page of our Supplement we give a portrait of the Judge whose lamented death took place on the 14th of March last. We so recently gave a detailed notice of the chief events in his career that they need not be repeated…

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The Death of the "Athenæum."

Sydney Punch · Saturday 1 April 1876 · page 5

After Tennyson's "Death of the Old Year"--considerably. AH! deep, deep lies the summer dust, And the sultry blast is sighing; Compos, and printers go you must,…

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Death of a Noted Criminal

Evening News · Saturday 1 April 1876 · page 4

A Dublin journal states that Charles Colt has just died in Paris. Charles Colt was a New York criminal who, after many adventures, had come to hide himself in Paris. He was the father of the inventor of…

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Death of Well-known S[?]

Evening News · Saturday 1 April 1876 · page 5

We regret to learn the death of [?] of [?] Macquarie River. Mr. [?] was one of the oldest sq[?] on teh [?] having followed the [?] and Oxley and settled…

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Death of a Bird from Small-pox

Evening News · Monday 3 April 1876 · page 2

The following interesting extract is taken from an American paper:—"A few weeks ago a gentleman of Baltimore wished to obtain a live red-bird, and hearing that one was in the possession of a gentleman in this…

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