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Sydney · Obituaries & funerals
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The Parramatta District Coroner (Mr. J. E. Bowden) held an inquest at Rocky Hall yesterday morning, touching the death of Mr. James Pye. The evidence [?] vealed that shortly before 10 o'clock on Monday…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Yesterday morning the City Coronar, Mr. H. Shiell, J.P., opened an inquiry, at the White Hart Hotel, George-street North, into the circumstances connected with the death of Mr. Edward Hill, J.P., of Manilla, who was burnt to death…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Parramatta, Thursday.--The funeral of the late Mr James Pye took place yesterday afternoon, and was followed by one of the largest processions that has been witnessed in Parramatta for many…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →This morning the remains of the Rev. James Joseph Garvey, pastor of the Sacred Heart Church, were, with the customary solemnities, Interred in the Petersham am Roman Catholic Cemetery. The Rev. Father…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A popular Roman Catholic clergymen, the Rev. James Joseph Garvey, died after an illness of some weeks, at the Sacred Heart presbytery, Darlinghurst, on Wednesday evening. The deceased, who…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →FATHER Patrick M'Guiness, S.M., missionary priest of the Diocese of Wellington, New Zealand, who had come to Sydney with the hope of recruiting his failing health, breathed his last…
Continued on Trove, page 16 →General J. G. O'Neill, the leader or the famous Fenian invasion of Canada in 1866, died at El Peso, Tex., Oct. 31, from hemorrhage of the lungs. He was taken suddenly ill and died in…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →On Christmas Eve, the President of the Wesleyan Conference received a telegram announcing the startling tidings that the Rev. W, C. Thompson, who was returning to Sydney by the Austral had…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →On the 30th December, at Liverpool, there died Hack Alexander Macdougall, better known as Mack D. Alexander, comedian, who came out to the Australian colonies from Scotland in the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →GOULBURN, Monday.--A child died this morning under melancholy circumstances. A woman named Brown came into town from Tarago some time after midnight. With her the had her…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →MELBOURNE, Monday,--During the passage of the Ballarat from Adelaide to Melbourne, Mr W. D. Baldock, the well-known shipper of horses, died suddenly from apoplexy, and was buried at…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →COOKTOWN, Monday.--The junk Wong Hing has arrived here from Port Moresby, Ned Snow (shield digger and a member of Morrison's " Age" Expedition) fell or jumped overboard 170 miles…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →MELBOURNE, Tuesday.--Mr C. G. Elsasser, the well-known musician, died last night…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →BRAIDWOOD, Tuesday.--On Sunday night last Mr Joseph Grenville, ironmonger of this town, who has lived in this district for upwards of 20 years, died suddenly from the effect of an ulcerated…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The funeral of the late Rev. Dr. Wasir Beg, formerly pastor of Chalmers Church, took place yesterday afternoon. Prior to the departure of the cortege from 139 Forbes-street, Woolloomooloo,…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →LONDON, January 7.—John Jackson, D.D., Bishop of London, died suddenly to-day, at the age of 73 years. [?] J. Jackson Bishop of London son of Henry Jackson…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Right Reverend John Jackson, D.D., Bishop of London, died suddenly to-day, at the age of 73 years…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Mr. W. Hellyer, the well-known attorney, was seized with an apoplectic fit in his residence last evening, and shortly afterward expired. Mr. Hellyer has practised for many years at his profession…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The death is announced of Prince Adolphe Wilhelm Daniel Auersperg, Austrian statesman, aged 63…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →LONDON, January 7.—John Jackson, D.D. Bishop of London, died suddenly to-day, at the age of 73 years. [Dr. J. Jackson, Bishop of London, son of Henry Jackson…
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