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Sydney · Obituaries & funerals

Obituaries & funerals, 1878

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Funeral of the Late Mr. T. S. Mort

Evening News · Saturday 11 May 1878 · page 4

The funeral of the late Thomas Sutcliffe Mort look place yesterday at Bodalla, and was conducted in a very quiet manner, only a few of his personal friends and relatives, as wether having been present. This…

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Death of Mr. T. S. Mort

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 11 May 1878 · page 16

ON Thursday afternoon an announcement was made in Sydney, which must be regarded in all parts of Australia with great regret. Mr. Thomas Sutcliffe Mort, after a severe illness of eleven days, died at his…

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The Late Mr. T. S. Mort. to the Editor of the Herald

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 11 May 1878 · page 5

SIR,—Mr. Roseby's motion, referring to the late T. S. Mort honours him. Mr. Lynch's constituency can congratulate itself upon electing a member who respects the memory of true men…

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The Late Mr. Mort

Evening News · Monday 13 May 1878 · page 3

At a meeting of a few cizizens, the acting-Mayor, Mr. Alderman Chapman, has called a public meeting, to be held in the Exchange on Thursday afternoon next, at 3 o'clock to conside the best mode…

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The Late Mr. T. S. Mort

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 13 May 1878 · page 5

A MEETING was held on Saturday morning, at the office of 5Ir. Sedgwick Cowper, with a view to take the necessary steps to do hononr to the memory of our late respected colonist, Mr. T. S. Mort, by obtaining the sanction of his…

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Death of Boss Tweed

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 13 May 1878 · page 3

New York, April 12.— William M. Tweed died in Lndlow-street gaol at 12 o'clock to-day. He was attended by Dr. Carnochan, who was with him from an early hour this morning; also Foster Dewey, his secretary; Mr. Douglas,…

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Death of a Member of Parliament

Evening News · Monday 13 May 1878 · page 2

EAST MAITLAND, Monday.—Mr. Stephen Scholey, the member for East Maitland, died this morning at about 6 o'clock…

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Death of Sir F. H. Goldsmid. London, May 3

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 13 May 1878 · page 5

SIR F. H Goldsmid, Bart, one of the members for Reading, was killed to-night in a railway accident at Waterloo station…

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Death of Mr. Thomas Brown

Evening News · Tuesday 14 May 1878 · page 2

On Friday last Mr. Thomas Brown, of Eskbank, Lithgow Valley, died there. He was for many years police magistrate of the Hartley district. In the exercise of that office he won the esteem of the people…

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The Late Mr. Mort

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 15 May 1878 · page 3

PURSUANT to advertisement, a preliminary meeting of the working classes was held last night, at the Trades' Hall, M'Master's Hotel, to consider the best means of testifying their sense of the services which the late Mr. Mort rendered…

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Obituary

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 16 May 1878 · page 3

The Earl of Leitrim, 72; the Earl of Ravensworth, 87; General O'Grady Haly, commanding in Canada; General Sir P. Guy, 73; Lieutenant-General W. Hart, 69; Admiral…

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The Late Mr. T. S. Mort

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 16 May 1878 · page 5

It seldom happens that the death of a private individual occasions so universal a feeling of regret throughout the whole community, as was caused by the recent decease of Mr. Thomas Suteliffe Mort. It…

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Memorial to the Late Mr. T. S. Mort

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 17 May 1878 · page 5

YESTERDAY afternoon a largoly attended meeting was convened by the acting Mayor on requisition at the Exchange, —"To consider the best mode of [?]fying the universal appreciation of the [?]gh and estimable qualities possessed…

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The Late Mr. H. K. Kelly

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 18 May 1878 · page 688

IT is our painful duty to record the death, on Saturday last, of a young gentleman well-known in our midst named Henry Kennedy Kelly, by typhoid fever, at the early age of 23 years. The deceased was educated at the Sydney Grammar School,…

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Memorial to the Late Mr. T. S. Mort

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 18 May 1878 · page 696

PURSUANT to advertisement, a preliminary meeting of the working classes was held on Tuesday night, at the Trades Hall, M'Master's Hotel, to consider the best means of testifying their sense of the services which the late Mr. Mort…

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Meeting to Honour the Memory of the Late Mr. T. S. Mort

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 18 May 1878 · page 13
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A CROWDED public meeting was held on Thursday afternoon, in the principal hall of the Exchange, to devise means of rendering due honour to the memory of Thomas Sutcliffe Mort. The Acting-Mayor of Sydney, Michael Chapman,…

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News of the Day. Death of an Old Dubbo Resident

Evening News · Monday 20 May 1878 · page 3

on Tuesday night, reports the Dubbo Dispatch, of the 17th instant, Mr. Dolisle, relict of the late Major Delisle, and mother of Mrs. Campbell died at Bunglegumby She had reached the unusual age of…

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Reported Death of Earl Russell. London, May 17 (Evening)

Evening News · Tuesday 21 May 1878 · page 2

It is reported in London to-night that Earl Russell, the veteran statesman, is dead. LONDON, May 17 (Midnight). Earl Russell is not dead. The report arose…

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Cable Message. The Latest European News. Russia Accepts England's Terms. Rumoured Death of Earl Russell. Trade Riots and Strikes in England Continue. Russia Inclines to Peace. London, May 17

Evening News · Tuesday 21 May 1878 · page 2

Reliable information his been received, to the effect that Count Schonvaloff's mission to St. Petersburgh, to press upon hie Government the advisability of coming to an understanding with…

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