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Obituaries & funerals, 1881

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Death, of Sir Henry Parker

Evening News · Saturday 5 February 1881 · page 4

LONDON, February 3.-Sir Henry Parker, the distinguished architect and author of several, important works on architure, is dead…

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Death of a Famous Writer

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 5 February 1881 · page 9

LONDON, February 2.—Mrs. S. C. Hall, wife of Mr. Samuel Carter Hall, F.S.A., is dead. [The lady whose deoease is announced above will be…

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Death of a Seaman by Drowning

Evening News · Saturday 5 February 1881 · page 4

A man named James Anderson, a seaman of the steamship Queen of the South, was found drowned in Waterview Bay, near Mort's Dock, about quarter' ; past 6 o'clock, this morning'. He was last seen alive…

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Death of Carlyle

Evening News · Monday 7 February 1881 · page 2

LONDON, February 6.-Thomas Carlyle, the distinguished author and Philosopher is dead…

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Death of a Seaman

Evening News · Monday 7 February 1881 · page 2

An inquest was held on Saturday, at the Observer Taverna, before the seting coroner, Mr. Piahey, on the body of seaman named James Anderson, aged 30, a native of the Shetland Islands, and one of the…

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Death of Thomas Carlyle

The Sydney Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 8 February 1881 · page 3

The death of Thomas Carlyle, the celebrated writer, is reported by cable message from England this morning. He had been ailing for some time past, and being in his 87th year it was feared that…

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Obituary. London, Feb. 5

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 8 February 1881 · page 5

Thomas Carlyle, the well-known, biographer and historian, died to-day…

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Obituary. London, February 5 (afternoon)

The Sydney Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 8 February 1881 · page 3

Thomas Calyle, the well-known biographer and [?]storian, died today. [The following messages, which ought to have appeared in our issue of yesterday, were delayed…

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Obituary

Evening News · Wednesday 9 February 1881 · page 2

LONDON, February 7.-Sir Ridchard Graves M'Donnell, K.C.M.G., L.L.D., [?] Governor-in-Chief of south Australia, is dead. He was 65 years of age…

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Death of an Old Colonist. West Maitland

Evening News · Wednesday 9 February 1881 · page 2

Mr. Yarrington, senior, a resident of Sydney for nearly half a century, and who arrived here some six weeks ago to reside with his son, the Rev. W. H. H. Yarrington, died to-day from…

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Death of an Old Resident. COWRA

Evening News · Thursday 10 February 1881 · page 2

Mr. William Hood, sen, of Canimbia, near Cowra, died this morning at 7 o'clock, having survived his rife about nine months. He was 73 years of age, and bad resided in this district over…

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Obituary

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 12 February 1881 · page 10

LONDON, February 7.—Sir Richard Graves M'Donnell, K.C.M.G., LL.D., formerly Governor-in-Chief of South Australia, is dead. He was 65 years of age…

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Death of Carlyle

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 12 February 1881 · page 10

LONDON, February 6.—Thomas Carlyde, the distinguished author, and philosopher, is dead…

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Death of a Chinaman

Evening News · Saturday 12 February 1881 · page 4

An inquest was held at the City Coroner's office, yesterday, by the acting-coroner, Mr. W. T. Pinhey, touching the death of a Chinaman named Ah Sing, who had died, in the Infirmary on Thursday. The…

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Death of Sir Henry Baeker

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 12 February 1881 · page 10

LONDON, February 3.—Sir Henry Parker, the distinguished architect and author of several important works on archi[?] is dead…

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Sudden Death of a Boy

Evening News · Monday 14 February 1881 · page 3

Information was given on Saturday to the sergeant of No. 2 Police-station, at a boy named Frank George Byrncs aged two years aud two months had died very suddenly at the residence of his father…

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Sudden Death of a Child at Woolahra

Evening News · Monday 14 February 1881 · page 2

The illegitimate daughter (seven weeks old) of a woman named Susan Cooke. residing in [?], off Point Piper-road, was found dead in bed this morning, about 7 o'clock by its mother. The child…

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Latest Telegrams The late Mr. W. Donglass. PARRAMATTA

Evening News · Thursday 17 February 1881 · page 2

An inquest was held yesterday on the body of. Mr. William Douglass. Dr. Johnson was in attendance at Granville shortly after the deceased; expired, and certified that disease of the heart…

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Obituary

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 19 February 1881 · page 13

DEATH OF MRS. BLAKE.— It is with deep regret we have to record the death of Mrs. Blake, wife of P. A. Blake, Esq., which took place at her residence, Woollahra, on the morning of the…

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