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Obituaries & funerals, 1880

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Death of Tom Taylor, the Dramatist. London, July 12

The Sydney Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 14 July 1880 · page 3

Torn Taylor, the dramatic author and editor of Punch, is dead. His age was 63…

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Obituary

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 15 July 1880 · page 3

THE HON. BOURN RUSSELL, M.L.C.—The Hon. Bourn Russell, who recently died at the ripe age of 85, was born at Rye, in the South of England, on December 1, 1794. In early life he received a good…

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DEATH of an Historical Personage

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 15 July 1880 · page 8

"Died, July 10, at his residence, Crown-street, Surry Hills, Reuben Uther, in the 90th year of his age." Old residents of Sydney will remember the shop in Pitt-street, opposite the Victoria Theatre, where for…

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Obituary

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 17 July 1880 · page 131

The death is announced of Mr. Gideon Scott Lang, a gentleman who, although living a retired life for several years past, at one time played a prominent part in public affairs in this colony. Gideon Scott Lang was born at…

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The late Mr. R. Driver, M.L.A.

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 17 July 1880 · page 122

Lovers of all kinds of manly and outdoor exercises lost one of their most powerful friends when Mr. Richard Driver joined the great majority on the 7th of this month. As a youth he took a great interest in cricket and aquatics;…

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Death of Dr. M'aleoy

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 17 July 1880 · page 14

ANOTHER truly good man has been taken from us by death. On Wednesday the Very Rev. Michael M'Alroy, D.D., and Vicar-General of the diocese of Goulburn, breathed his last in…

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Funeral of the Late Richard Driver

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 17 July 1880 · page 17

THE funeral of the late Richard Driver, M.L.A., took place last Friday, and was attended by a large number of his relations and friends, who assembled to show the respect and esteem they had for the late…

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Funeral of the Rev. Dr. M'Alroy

Evening News · Saturday 17 July 1880 · page 4

ALBURY, Saturday.—The funeral of the late Dr. M'Alroy, took place yesterday St. Patrick's Church, which was crowded. Sixteen priests took part in the ceremony, and a Requeim Mass…

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New Zealand Turf Gossip. Death of a Famous Stallion

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 17 July 1880 · page 33

IN an old back on "Iceland," there is, to [?] best of my recollection, a chapter [?]eaded, "On Snakes in Iceland." The contents of the chapter are as follows: "There are no snales in Iceland." Mu[?]o nomine, so to speak, there is…

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Death of the Very Rev. Dr. M'alroy, Vicar-general

The Sydney Daily Telegraph · Saturday 17 July 1880 · page 6

The following brief account of the life of Dr. M'Alroy, the announcement of whose death appeared in our telegraphic columns a few days since, is extracted from the columns of the Wagga…

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Death of an Opium Smoker

Evening News · Wednesday 21 July 1880 · page 2

A Chinaman, named Young Gun, 30 years of age, gardener, residing at 320, Castlereagh-street, was found, this morning, in the stable, in an insensible state, Mr. L. De Spence, who, according to the…

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Death of an Old Resident

Evening News · Wednesday 21 July 1880 · page 2

NEWCASTLE, Wednesday.-Mr. William Charlton, alderman, of Wara[?]ab, one of the oldest residents in the district, and well known as having been identified with all popular…

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Death of Mrs. Wentworth

Evening News · Thursday 22 July 1880 · page 3

The death is announced of Mm. Sarah Wentworth at Norwood, England, on the 11th instant, in the 75th year of her age. The deceased lady was the widow of the late William Charles Wentworth, the…

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Death of Baron Ramsay. London, July 21

The Sydney Daily Telegraph · Thursday 22 July 1880 · page 3

Earl Dalhousie, who sat and voted in the House of Lords under the title of Baron Ramsay, died to-day ; aged 74…

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Death of Earl Dalhousie. London, July 21

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 22 July 1880 · page 5

Earl Dalhousie, who sat and voted in the House of Lords under the title of Baron Ramsay, died to-day, aged 74…

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Death of a Peer

Evening News · Friday 23 July 1880 · page 2

LONDON, July 21.—Earl Dalhousie, who sat and voted in the House of Lords under the title of Baron Ramsay, died to-day, aged 74…

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Death of a Peer

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 24 July 1880 · page 16

LONDON, July 21.—Earl Dalhousie, who sat and voted in the House of Lords under the title of Baron Ramsay, died to--day, aged 74…

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Death of Mr. Thos. Langford

The Sydney Daily Telegraph · Saturday 24 July 1880 · page 5

We regret to have to record the death of Mr. Thomas Langford, boat builder, who died yesterday at his residence, Clyde-street, at the comparatively early age of 46, He had been ailing for the…

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Death of the Rev. Father Gough

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 24 July 1880 · page 15

ANOTHER of God's holy ministers has passed away in the person of the Rev. Father Gough, who died on Thursday last. It is with a feeling of keen sorrow and regret that we chronicle the…

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Obituary. Very Rev. Dr. [?]

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 24 July 1880 · page 7

THE Rev. Dr. M'Alroy, [?] died at Albury on July 14. A correspondent sends the following to the WAGGA ADVERTISER:— "The Rev. Dr. M'Alroy was born in the year 1823, [?] country…

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