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Obituaries & funerals, 1895

1,863 stories in Sydney's papers · page 9 of 94

Death of Lord Randolph Churchill. One of the Foes of Home Rule

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 2 February 1895 · page 6

Lord Randolph Churchill, who had been in a state of coma for 36 hours prior to his death, passed away very quietly on the 24th January, his bed being surrounded by all the members of the…

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Politics in France. the Late Marshal Canrobert. a Public Funeral Voted. London, Feb. 1

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 2 February 1895 · page 9

The French Chamber of Deputies has passed a vote for a public funeral to the late Marshal Canrobert. There were some stormy scenes during…

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The Late Mr. Edmund King

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 4 February 1895 · page 3

A service in memory of the late Mr. Edmund King, who died on January 11, at the age of 58, was held in St. Barnabas's Church of England, George-street West, last…

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The Death of Mr. Lloyd Burdekin. Suicide Whilst Temporarily Insane. Some Extraordinary Letters

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 5 February 1895 · page 3

An inquest was held at Esher on Saturday, December 22, on the body of Lloyd Burdekin, aged 22, son of an Australian millionaire. It appeared from the evidence…

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Death of a Millionaire. He Leaves £8,000,000

Evening News · Thursday 7 February 1895 · page 5

Ex-United States Senator James G. Fair, one of the millionaires of America, died on December 28, 1894, at the Lick House, San Francisco, which hotel was…

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The Death of Two Women. Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 8 February 1895 · page 5

Fresh light has been thrown upon the circumstances attending the death of Mrs. Perkins and her daughter Jessie at South Melbourne by the discoveries of Dr. Brett, who made a post-mortem…

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Reported Death of a Japanese General. London, Feb. 7

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 8 February 1895 · page 5

It is reported that General Nodzu, Commander of the Fifth Division of the Japanese Army, has been killed…

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Death of Mrs. Catherine Dwyer

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 9 February 1895 · page 10

MANY residents throughout Queensland (reports the AUSTRALIAN) will hear with regret of the death of Mrs. Catherine Dwyer, which took place at her residence, Paddington, on the 20th January. Mrs…

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Death of Mr. John Kendall

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 9 February 1895 · page 5

MILTON, Friday.--Mr. John Kendall, J.P., one of the oldest residents of the colony, died at Kendall Vale to-day. He came to Australia from New Zealand over…

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Death of a Sister of Mercy

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 9 February 1895 · page 14

SISTER Ursula, of the Sisters of Mercy, Muswellbrook convent, died after a comparatively short illness. The deceased nun's name was Agnes Kirby (in religion Sister Mary Ursula). She was a native…

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Death of Mr. T. N. Grierson

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 9 February 1895 · page 267

Mr. Thomas Nicholson Griereon, who was the manager of the Bodalla Estate, on the South Coast of this colony, from August 1889 to the close of last year, when the property was out tip into farms,…

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Death of the Earl of Oxford

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 9 February 1895 · page 6

The death of the Earl of Oxford, at the advanced age of 82, is another thinning of the ranks of the Catholic nobility. The deceased nobleman, Horatio Walpole, was a descendant of the great Robert…

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America. Death of Kelly the Banker

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 9 February 1895 · page 7

The IRISH-AMERICAN, New York, gives the following, sketch of the career of the late Mr. Engene Kelly:— Mr. Kelly was born in Trillick, County Tyrone, Ireland, in 1808. His parents were…

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Death of an Australian Nun in Limerick

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 9 February 1895 · page 16

ON Friday last at the Presentation Convent, Sexton-street, Limerick (says the Munster NEWS, Dec. 19), Mother Mary Bernard died in the 64th year of her age, and the forty-first of her religious…

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Strange Death of Two Women. Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 9 February 1895 · page 9

An inquest on the bodies of Mrs. Jane Perkins and her daughter, Jessie Perkins, who were found dead in their house at South Melbourne on "Wednesday, under circumstances indicating suicide,…

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Death of Mr. J. Kendall. an Old Colony Resident

Evening News · Saturday 9 February 1895 · page 5

MILTON, February 9.-Mr. John Kendall, J.P., one of the oldest residents of the colony, died at Kendall Vale on Friday. He arrived in Australia from New…

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The Hillston Fracas. Death of a Chinaman. HILLSTON

The Australian Star · Saturday 9 February 1895 · page 5

The Coronial inquiry concerning the fatal affray at Hillston, when a Chinaman was killed, was concluded yesterday. The jury found that Young Kow met his death by a…

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Death of a Venerable Colonist. a Fine Old Scotch Catholic

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 9 February 1895 · page 18

DONALD Kennedy, who hid resided for over 50 years on Rouchel Brook, passed a way on the 26th January, in his 88th year. He was a sterling Catholic, and died consoled by the rites of the Church…

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Death of Mr. M. Casey. a Worthy Citizen of Orange

The Australian Star · Saturday 9 February 1895 · page 3

The town and district of Orange have suffered a severe lose in the death of Mr. Michael Casey, Unobtrusive and unassuming Mr. Casey was a man of charitable…

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Death of Dean Hanly. One of Our Pioneer Priests. a Long Record of Devoted Service

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 9 February 1895 · page 15

HANLY.— February 3, 1895, at H. C. Presbytery, Quean'sroad, Five Dock, Very Rev. James Hanly, aged 80 years. R.I.P. THE good old Dean had been" going toward sunset"…

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