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Obituaries & funerals, 1888

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Death of Alderman Staples. London, Jan. 17

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 18 January 1888 · page 10

The death is announced of Alderman John Staples, who was Lord Mayor of London in 1886…

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Death of Mr. F. J. Gibbes, M.l.a. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Own Correspondent.) Tamworth

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 18 January 1888 · page 9

Mr. F. J. Gibbes, member for Newtown, died this morning at Moonbi, the residence of his father-in-law, Mr. John Gill, from intestinal disorder. He was ill for about a week. Medical aid was only called in yesterday, and [?]…

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Funeral Reform

The Australian Star · Thursday 19 January 1888 · page 3

Through the exertions of leading Episcopal clergymen in New York, seconded by prominent laymen, the long-advocated Funeral Reform Association has been…

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Mystepious Death of a Woman

The Australian Star · Thursday 19 January 1888 · page 5

JAS. RYAN, residing at No. 8, Clyde-street, Miller's Point, went to his work as usual yesterday, leaving his wife Mary, aged 22, at home, in her usual good health. On…

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QUEENSLAND. Sad Death of a Woman. Crushed by a Failing Tree

The Australian Star · Thursday 19 January 1888 · page 5

BRISBANE, This Day.--Mary Ann Lennon has been killed by a tree falling upon her at Enoggera. She was terribly mangled, and nearly all her limbs were…

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The Late Mr. F. J. Gibbes, M.l.a

The Australian Star · Friday 20 January 1888 · page 7

THE funeral of the late Mr. F. J. Gibbes, M.P. for Newtown, took place yesterday afternoon when the remains of the deceased gentleman were interred in…

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The Mysterious Death of a Woman. Drink Again

The Australian Star · Friday 20 January 1888 · page 5

AN inquiry was held at the Captain Cook Hotel, Miller's Point, this morning, before the City Coroner (Mr. H. Shiel, J.P), into the death of Mary Rogan, aged 21,…

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Coroner's Inquests. the Strange Death of a Boy at Alexandria

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 20 January 1888 · page 3

Yesterday morning the City Coroner (Mr. H. Shiell, J.P.) held au inquiry at the Camellin Grove Hotel, Hendersonroad, Alexandria, touching the death of a boy named John Walter Dyson, who expired at the residence of his parents,…

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Death of Lord Lyons

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 21 January 1888 · page 38

The telegraph will of course have informed you of the death of this distinguished diplomatist, "who expired from a paralytic seizure at the town residence of the Duke of Norfolk in St. James's…

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Death of Mr. Gibbes, M. L. A.

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 21 January 1888 · page 18

Mr. Frederick Jamieson Gibbes, M.L.A. for New town, died at the residance of his wife's fathor (Mr. John Gill), Moonbi, New England, on Tuesday, from inflammation of the bowels. Mr. Gibbes was born on…

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Death of Sir R. W. Carden. London

The Australian Star · Saturday 21 January 1888 · page 5

The death is announced of Sir Robert Walter Carden, Kat, Alderman, who was Lord Mayor of London in 1857-53. The deceased, who was 87 years of age, and…

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Death of Mr. F. J. Gibbes, M.L.A. Tamworth

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 21 January 1888 · page 152

Mr. F. J. Gibbes, member for Newtown, died this morning at Moonbi, the residence of his father-in-law, Mr. John Gill, from intestinal disorder. He was ill for about a week. Medical aid was only called in yesterday, and was…

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Death of an Oxford Oarsman

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 23 January 1888 · page 5

LONDON, Sunday. -- The death is announced of Mr. Hector Maclean, the captain of the Oxford crew…

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Death of Sir R. W. Garden

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 23 January 1888 · page 5

LONDON, Friday Night. -- The death is announced of Sir Robert Walter Garden, at the advanced age of 87 years. Sir R. W. Carden was a son of the late Mr…

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Death of an Oxford Oarsman. London, Jan. 21

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 23 January 1888 · page 9

Mr. Hector Maclean, a well-known oarsman, who rowed for Oxford in the last University boatrace, is dead…

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News by Telegraph. Death of Old Residents

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 24 January 1888 · page 5

WEST MAITLAND, Monday.--Two of our oldest and most respected residents, viz., Mr. A. W. M'Dougall, of Lorne, and Mr. S. A. Craik, of Mount Huntley died here last night. The…

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Death of the Mother of the Late President Garfield. London

The Australian Star · Tuesday 24 January 1888 · page 4

The death is announced of Mrs. Garfield mother of the late President Garfield, who was assassinated by Gite[?]u in 1881.[Mrs. Garfield was a desce[?]dant of a well-known…

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Death of an Old Victorian

The Australian Star · Wednesday 25 January 1888 · page 8

MELBOURNE,This Day.--Mr. F. G. Pringle, a very old resident of the colony, di[?] at Inglewood Hospital last night, aged 80 years. He was many years…

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Death of the Hawaiian Premier. London, Jan. 23

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 25 January 1888 · page 9

Mr. Walter Gibson, Premier of the Hawaiian Islands, has died in San Francisco…

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Death of Mr. James Spicer. London, Jan. 24

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 26 January 1888 · page 7

The death ia announced of Mr. James Spicer, of the firm of James Spicer aud Sons, Lower Thames-street, London…

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