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Obituaries & funerals, 1878

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Death of a Released Fenian. London, January 15

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 21 January 1878 · page 5

Sergeant M'Carthy, one of the released Fenians, expired suddenly, whilst breakfasting with Partell, at an hotel…

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Obituary

Evening News · Thursday 24 January 1878 · page 2

General Lord Henry Terry, K.C.B.; Marchioness of Northampton, V. H. Schalck, Admiral Bagot, Lady Catherine Harcourt, Mr. H. L. Cameron, Superintendent of Police…

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Obituary

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 26 January 1878 · page 11

General Lord Henry Perry, K.C.B.; Marchioness of Northampton, V. H. Schalck, Admiral Bagot, Lady Catherine Harcourt, Mr. H. L. Cameron, Superintendent of Police…

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The Death of Mr. W. Cummings

Evening News · Saturday 26 January 1878 · page 4

The death of this well-known colonist was reported in our telegraphic column. We now give a portion of the evidence taken at the inquest:—William Schoffield, innkeeper, of Peel, deposed…

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Accidental Death of Mr, W. CUMMINGS Peel

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 26 January 1878 · page 16

My letter dated 22nd lnstant, convoying to you the particulares of an accident from the Particulars of an accident from, the occurred here on Saturday, the Saturday,the 19th instant, had [?] been…

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Obituary

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 1 February 1878 · page 6

General Lord Henry Percy, V.C.P.T.; Mr. Sydney Smirke, A.R., 77; Lieutenant-General Bentinuck, 58; Sir Hungerford Hoskyns, B.T.; the Carlist General Lizzaraga; Superintendent…

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Peel. Death of Mr. J. S. Cummings

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 2 February 1878 · page 16

It is with feelings of deep regret that I have to announce the death of Mr. J. S. Cummings. It will be remembered from a paragraph which appeared in last week's issue of your journal,…

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Sad Death of a Volunteer

Evening News · Monday 4 February 1878 · page 3

The Commandant's parade at Moore Park, on Saturday afternoon, was interrupted by a melancholy and fatal accident to one of the volunteers, named Rothwell Senior, son of Mr. F. Senior, the…

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Obituary. London, February 4

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 6 February 1878 · page 5

George Cruikshank, the artist…

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News of the Day. Death of a Public Officer

Evening News · Thursday 7 February 1878 · page 2

Information reached the Lands Department this morning that Mr. Robert Lord, an inspector of conditional purchases, died at Deniliquin last night, after a few days' illness…

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America. Death of a Brooklyn Miser

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 9 February 1878 · page 7

A Mrs. Dinan, of No. 281, Gold-street, Brooklyn, reported to the police of that city on the 12th instant, that an old to whom she rented the basement of her house, had…

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POSTSCRIPT Reported Death of the Pope

Evening News · Monday 11 February 1878 · page 3

A telegram from Melbourne, which reached us just as we were going to Press, says: "The Death of the Pope is reported here." [As we here received so intelligence respecting the…

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Second Edition. Cable Message. Latest War News. Death of the Pope Confirmed. LONDON. February 7.5.35 p.m. The Pope's death is hourly expected. LONDON, February 7.7.55 p.m. Big Holiness Pope Pius IX is dead. LONDON, February 7

Evening News · Monday 11 February 1878 · page 2

In accordance with the terms of the armistice the Turks evacuated the lines of fortification defending Constantinople. The Russians there, upon entered them. The report that they…

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The Death of Pius Ix

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 12 February 1878 · page 5

THE death of Pius IX., which is announced in our telegraphic columns this morning, will not take the world by surprise. For months past the death of the Pope has been constantly expected, and so often have…

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Death of the Pope. London, February [?]

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 12 February 1878 · page 5

His Holiness the Pope died at 3 o'clock to-day in the Vatican…

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Death of the Pope. London, February 9

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 12 February 1878 · page 5

The death of the Pope is announced…

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Death of the Pope. LONDON, February 7, 5.35 p.m

Evening News · Tuesday 12 February 1878 · page 2

The Pope's death ia Hourly expected. LONDON, February 7, 7.55 p.m. His Holiness Pope Pius IX died at 3 o'clock this afternoon in the Vatican…

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Religious Ceremonies at St Mary's, Consequent on the Death of the Pope

Evening News · Wednesday 13 February 1878 · page 2

IT has been arranged that of consequence of the news received of the death of Pope Pi in IX a solemn dirge shall be Bring on Thursday night in St. Mary's, and a requium mass celebrated there on Friday morning…

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Funeral Salute

Evening News · Thursday 14 February 1878 · page 2

The Italian war ship Christofero Columbo, which is anchored in our harbour, had her ensign at half-mast during this morning, and fired at long intervals a funeral salute in memory and honor of the late…

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Death of the Pope

The Protestant Standard · Saturday 16 February 1878 · page 3

So, as the Evening News had it a month ago--"the Pope is dead at last." It turned out, however, that though that paper commissioned a "correspondent in…

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