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Obituaries & funerals, 1879

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Obituary. London, August 26

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 30 August 1879 · page 342

Sir Rowland Hill, K.C.B., the Post Office Reformer…

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Death of Mr. Nicholas Power, Evans Plains

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 30 August 1879 · page 15

THE death of the above good and genuine Irish-man has produced an awful and sympathetic shock that has not been felt in our midst for some time past. This day (Wednesday) week he was…

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Death of Mr. W. P. Bowes. [By Telegraph.]

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 30 August 1879 · page 11

MELBOURNE, Monday.—A very sad accident occurred in the hunting-field on Saturday, resulting in the death of Mr. W. P. Bowes, who for many years past has occupied a…

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The Death of the Price Imperial. London, August 26

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 30 August 1879 · page 342

A letter published by H.R.H. the Duke of Cambridge formally releases Lieutent Carey from arrest, but censures the man Harrison, who was with the party that accompanied…

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Funeral of Sir Rowland Hill

Evening News · Monday 1 September 1879 · page 2

LONDON, August 29.-The remains of Sir Rowland Hill, K.C.B., were buried to-day in West-minster Abbey.-REUTER…

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The Funeral of Sir Rowland Hill. London, August 29

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 1 September 1879 · page 5

The remains of Sir Rowland Hill, K.C.B., were buried to-day in Westminster Abbey…

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Death of General Lazareff. St. Petersburg, September 1

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 3 September 1879 · page 5

Advices from Central Asia announce the death of General Lazareff, commander of the expedition against the Tekke-Turcomans…

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Death of General Lazareff. St. Petersburg, Sept. 1

The Sydney Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 3 September 1879 · page 2

Advices from Central Asia announce the death of General Lazarell, while in command of the expedition against Tckke-Turcomans…

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Funeral of Sir Rowland Hill

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 6 September 1879 · page 9

LONDON, August 20.—The remains of Sir Rowland Hill, K.C.B., were buried to-day in Westminster Abbey…

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Death of General Lazareff. St. Petersburg, September 1

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 6 September 1879 · page 382

Advices from Central Asia announce the death of General Lazareff, commander of the expedition against the Tekke-Turcomans…

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Scene of the Death of the Prince Imperial

Illustrated Sydney News and New South Wales Agriculturalist and Grazier · Saturday 6 September 1879 · page 6

WE reproduce from Le Monde Illustre a representation of the scene as sketched for that journal from details given to M. Durand by those who were eye-witnesses of the scene. It will be remembered the Prince was…

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Obituary. Captain Helenus Scott, P.M.

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 6 September 1879 · page 17

MR. Scott was born at Bombay, in 1802, and waa a son of Dr. Holenub Scott. His mother was a daughter of Colonel Froderiok, and was a sister of Sir John Young's (Lord Lisgar) mother. Mr. Scott came to…

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The Funeral of Sir Rowland Hill. London, August 25

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 6 September 1879 · page 382

The remains of Sir Rowland Hill, K.C.B., were buried to-day in Westminster Abbey…

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Melancholy Death of a Roman. Catholic Priest. Queanbeyan

The Sydney Daily Telegraph · Monday 8 September 1879 · page 3

The Rev. Father McAuliffe of St. Gregory's Queanbeyan, has been found drowned in a small waterhole in a lonely part of the bush near the town It is supposed he slipped in while…

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Death of Mr. George Preddy, Senior

Evening News · Wednesday 10 September 1879 · page 3

We regret to announce the death of an old and respected resident, Mr. George Preddy. senior. On the 26th August, he met with a severe accident through a fall from his buggy in Sussex-street, and…

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Obituary

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 11 September 1879 · page 8

We have to record the death of Mr. Francis Bell, C. E., M. I. C. E., late City Engineer. The deceased gentleman was appointed, some six or seven years ago, to succeed Mr. Edward Bell, as City Engineer, and soon after he entered…

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Melancholy Death of a Priest

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 11 September 1879 · page 3

News reached Goulbourn (says the Southern Argus) on Saturday evening last that the Rev. J. M'Auliffe, Catholic clergyman of Queenbeyan, had been accidentally drowned that day, the cause of death being supposed to be a rush of…

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The Death of Major Cavagnari

Evening News · Thursday 11 September 1879 · page 2

LONDON, September 10.—Major Cavagnari find party bravely withstood the attacks on the Residency till completely overpowered. All the British were butchered, nine Indian soldiers alone…

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Fearful Scene in a Prison. Death of a Desperado

Evening News · Thursday 11 September 1879 · page 4

DURING a whole hour there was intenese, excitement, recently, in the Sing Sing (New York) prison. It was nothing lees than an attempt at insurrection on the part of 200 convicts, whose…

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Death of Prince Waldemar: the White Lady

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 13 September 1879 · page 17

The following cutting from BRIEF, of July 4, is worthy of preservation in "N. and Q.:" — It may interest those who happen to be learned in Berlin legends to know that according to report the White Lady,…

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