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Obituaries & funerals, 1879

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Death of a Lourdes Nun

Evening News · Saturday 21 June 1879 · page 7

Paris, April 17.—The nun Bernadette Soubierons, who professed that she saw the Virgin at Lourdes, is dead…

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The Death of the Prince Imperial

Evening News · Monday 23 June 1879 · page 2

The assegais of the Zulus have completed the downfall of that Napoleonic dynasty which even 10 years ago, to all but the most acute observers, appeared firmly established upon the…

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The Zulu War. Death of the Prince Imperial. (Reuter's Telegrams.) London, June 20

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 23 June 1879 · page 5

Intelligence has been received from the Cape to-day, dated June 1, announcing the death of the Prince Imperial of France. His Imperial Highness was, on the 1st instant,…

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The Death of the Prince Imperial

Evening News · Wednesday 25 June 1879 · page 2

The profound interest taken in Australia, as well as in Europe, in the melancholy death of the Prince Imperial, induced the proprietors of the TOWN AND COUNTRY JOURNAL to have engraved an excellent…

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Death of a Bride from Fright

Evening News · Wednesday 25 June 1879 · page 3

An inquest was held by Mr. J. D. Cave at the Miners' Arms, Kooringa, on June 16, touching the death of Annie, wife of Edward Station, who died on the same morning (says the SOUTH AUSTRALIAN…

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The Bathurst Funeral

Evening News · Thursday 26 June 1879 · page 2

Through the courtesy of Mr. D. A. Kenna, we are enabled to give a fuller and more correct version of the funeral of his uncle, Mr. Richard Kenna, than we were previously supplied with. Mr. D. A. Kenna…

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Obituary

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 28 June 1879 · page 1027

Mr. Richard Kenna, of Bathurst, died on the 20th instant. The Western Independent tells the story of his life as follows:— "Mr. Kenna was one of Bathurst's oldest residents—one…

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The Late Mr. Richard Kenna, Bathurst

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 28 June 1879 · page 16

IN consequence of the sensational paragraph which appeared in Monday's Evening News, we append the various reports that have appeared in the most respectable of the Bathurst journals relative…

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The Bathurst Funeral

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 28 June 1879 · page 13

THROUGH the courtesy of Mr. D. A. Kenna, we are enabled to give a fuller and more correct version of the funeral of his uncle, Mr. Richard Kenna, than we were first supplied with, and which appears on…

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Death of the Prince Imperial

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 28 June 1879 · page 20

THE cable brings us the melancholy intelligence of the death of the son of the late Emporer of France, who was lulled in the vary dawn of manhood, on his entrance on the campaign, in…

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Ireland. Death of Mr. Butt

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 28 June 1879 · page 5

Writing on May 7th, the correspondent of the Tablet gives the following interesting sketch of the life of the late Isaac Butt, Q.C.:— His death has been a source of…

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Death of Mr. Philip Dignam

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 28 June 1879 · page 16

ONE of Goulburn's oldest and most sterling inhabitants has passed away (says the Southern Argus). For the past two months or so Mr. Dignam, who had previously for many years been a…

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Death of the Prince Imperial

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 28 June 1879 · page 14

THAT doctrine of fatalism in which the first Napoleon is said to have been a believer has been strikingly illustrated in himself and in his race. The Dictator…

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The Death of the Prince Imperial

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 28 June 1879 · page 7

THE assegais of the Zulus have completed the downfall of that Napoleonic dynasty which even 10 years ago, to all but the most acute observers, appeared firmly established upon the…

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Obituary. Mr. Phillip Dignam

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 28 June 1879 · page 17

ONE of Goulburn's oldest and most sterling inhabitants has passed away. For the past two months or so, Mr. Dignam, who had previously for many years been a sufferer, grew gradually worse…

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The Death of Mr Brag

The Sydney Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 1 July 1879 · page 3

To the Editor of the Daily Tele[?]--SIR In to-day's issue of the even public might be led to believe that [?] came by his death by having take…

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Tea Meeting-Funeral, &c. MELBOURNE

Evening News · Tuesday 1 July 1879 · page 2

A tea meeting and concert was held at Dalton, last Friday, and passed off very successfully. The funeral of the late John Fulljames was largely attended…

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Cable Messages. Death of Lord Lawrence

Evening News · Tuesday 1 July 1879 · page 2

LONDON, June 28.-Lord Lawrence, formerly Viceroy Governor-General of India, is dead. He was born March 4, 1811…

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The Sudden Death of Mr. Broocmann

The Sydney Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 2 July 1879 · page 2

The circumstances enveloping the mysterious and sudden death of Mr. John Broocmann necessitated a post-mortem examination of the body of the deceased on Monday last, and yesterday the city coroner. Mr…

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The Late Mr. Richard Kenna

The Protestant Standard · Saturday 5 July 1879 · page 7

We believe our old friend was the first lay men in Australia of the Catholic faith who dared to have an opinion of his own, and his refusing to admit the truth or reasonableness of the doctrine…

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