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Sydney · Obituaries & funerals

Obituaries & funerals, 1876

225 stories in Sydney's papers · page 5 of 12

Obituary

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 7 April 1876 · page 6

EDWARD S. P. BEDFORD, F. R. C. S.—Mr. Bedford was the second son of the Rev. William Bedford, D. D., Senior Chaplain of Tasmania (then Van Diemen's Land), and for some years member of the Executive…

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Obituary

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 8 April 1876 · page 463

THE LATE MR. EDWARD CHARLES BINGHAM.—It is with feelings of regret that we record the death, at the age of 52 years, from the effects of sunstroke, after a brief illness of four days, of Mr. Edward Charles…

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Death of Gladiateur

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 8 April 1876 · page 469

THIS celebrated horse died at Captain Ray's Stud Farm at Dunmow, in Essex, on Friday, the 21st January. Few horses have made such a sensation on the English. turf as the Freach-brod Gladiateur, by Monarque out of Tolla, who in 1865 swept the…

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America. Rumoured Death of James Stephens

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 8 April 1876 · page 7

A New York contemporary publishes a report of the death of an Irishman whose name, whether for good, or evil, must have a place in the history of Ireland for the…

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Obituary

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 10 April 1876 · page 3

Francis Deak, the Hungarian patriot and statesman; Viscount Melville; Dr. Jabez Barnes, of Paddington, aged 70 years; Mr. W. Allander, Conservative member for…

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Obituary

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 15 April 1876 · page 495
Also in The Sydney Morning Herald

THE LATE MR. WILLIAM SPAIN.—We regret to have to announce the death of this gentleman, an old and much respected resident of this city of more than thirty years. Mr. Spain was born at Cowes, in the Isle of…

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Obituary

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 15 April 1876 · page 505

Francis Deak, the Hungarian patriot and statesman; Viscount Melville; Dr. Jabez Barnes, of Paddington, aged 70 years; Mr. W. Allander, Conservative member for…

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Obituary

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 22 April 1876 · page 530

MR. NORMAN P. LOCKHART.—We regret having to record the death of Mr. Norman P. Lockhart (writes the Albury Banner), at his residence, Olive-street, on the 12th instant. He had been suffering for a short…

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Death of the Public Executioner

Evening News · Thursday 27 April 1876 · page 2

John Frank, public executioner to the Government of New South Wales, died at the Infirmary yesterday, having been admitted into that institution under an order from tho chief clerk of the Water Police…

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Death of a Centenarian at Albary

Evening News · Monday 1 May 1876 · page 2

One of the oldest residents of Albury, and probably the oldest man in the colonies, has gone to his rest. Michael Mallett, who was born at Ballinrobe, county of Mayo, in October, 1708, arrived in New South…

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Death of Ben Hall

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 6 May 1876 · page 18

THE Queenslander' of a recent date contains the following interesting sketch:—Towards the latter part of 1864 the gang erected by the arch-outlaw Gardiner, and of which, after the…

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Death of Mr. J. G. Bowler

Evening News · Monday 15 May 1876 · page 2

We regret having to announce, on the authority of the Banner, the death at the Royal Hotel, Albury on Monday last of Mr. J. C. Bowler, of Ten-mile Creek. The deceased had been staying in town for some tow…

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Lady Augusta Stanley. the Funeral Ceremony. [By an Eye Witness.]

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 15 May 1876 · page 3

THE seene in Westminster Abbey when, on Thursday, March 19, Lady Augusta Stanley was borne to her grave, was one of the few which leave a distinct and life-long impression on those who witness them. The…

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Death of the Rev. T. H. Wilkinson

Evening News · Saturday 20 May 1876 · page 4

On Thursday last one of the oldest clergymen of the Church of England in this country, Rev. Thomas Hattam Wilkinson, died at the parsonage, Appin. He was the eldest son of the Rev. Thomas Hottam…

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Death of Captain Shoobert

Evening News · Tuesday 23 May 1876 · page 2

Referring to the death of Mr. James Shoobert, the manager of the Bulli Coal Company, and pioneer of the coal mining industry in Illawarra, which event took place on Monday last, the Illawarra Mercury gives the…

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Death of the Richest Man in the World

Evening News · Thursday 25 May 1876 · page 2

The American papers to hand by the mail via California, contain lengthy notices respecting Mr. A. T. Stewart, of New York, whose death took place in April 10th, in that city. He was generally considered…

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News of the Day. Death of Mr. E. W. Cameron

Evening News · Thursday 25 May 1876 · page 2

With regret we have to announce that Mr. E. W. Cameron, one of our most active and beneficent citizens, died this morning. This event took place at his residence, Balmain. In commercial and pastoral…

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Death of an Old Colonist

Evening News · Friday 26 May 1876 · page 2

Mr. George Doyle White, a colonist of fifty years standing, long and well known as the principal surgeon of the Hunter River district, died at his residence, Double Bay, yesterday morning, at the advanced age of…

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Death of an Old Colonist

Evening News · Saturday 27 May 1876 · page 5

Mr. George Boyle White, a colonist of fifty years' standing, long and well known as the principal surveyor of the Hunter River district, died at his residence. Double Bay, yesterday morning, at the advanced age of…

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