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Obituaries & funerals, 1896

2,231 stories in Sydney's papers · page 2 of 112

Death of Mr. Vallack

The Australian Star · Saturday 4 January 1896 · page 5

Mr. Robert G. Vallack, head of the firm of Messrs. Gardiner and Co., died suddenly at his residence, Castle Hill, yesterday, from heart disease. The…

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Death of Mr.Olliff

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 4 January 1896 · page 18

We regret to have to announce the un timely death of Mr. Arthur Sydney Olliff, Government Entomologist, which took place at Darlinghurst-road on Sunday,…

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Death of Mrs. James Stephens

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 4 January 1896 · page 5

It is with deep regret (says the Cork HERALD, Nov. 23) who have to announce the death of Mrs. James Stephens. The sad event took place on Wednesday night at her residence, at Sution,…

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Death of Mr. P. Doyle

Evening News · Saturday 4 January 1896 · page 5

BUNGENDORE, Friday.—Mr. Patrick Doyle, J.P., died to-day at his residence, Ashby, near Bungendore. He had been ill for several months, and was 55 years of age…

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Death of an Old Bathurstresident

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 4 January 1896 · page 9

ON the 18th of last December there passed peacefully away, fortified by the rites of his Church, one who might just be ranked amongst the real founders of Bathurst. This was Mr. Barry Mahony, a…

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Death of Mr. R G. Vallack

Evening News · Saturday 4 January 1896 · page 5

Mr. Richard Glynn Vallack, of the firm of W. Gardiner and Co., warehousemen, died yesterday at Castle Hill, where he has resided for some years. The deceased gentleman has been…

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Personal. Death of Mr. Robert G. Vallack

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 4 January 1896 · page 5

Much regret was expressed in Sydney commercial circles yesterday when it became known that Mr. Robert G. Vallack, head of the well-known firm of Gardiner…

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Death of "Mr. Vallack at Castle Hill

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 4 January 1896 · page 4

Mr. Richard Glynn Vallack, a gentleman for years prominently identified with the mercantile life of Sydney, died very suddenly at Castle , Hill, at 6 o'clock yesterday (Friday) morning…

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Wagga Notes. Death of a Distinguished Pole

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 4 January 1896 · page 9

MR. S. Jules, Principal of Queen's Grammar school here, died on Thursday evening after a short but painful illness. Deceased was a Pole by birth, and was a descendant of an old European Royal family…

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Death of Mr. R. G. Vallack of Castle Hill

The Cumberland Free Press · Saturday 4 January 1896 · page 4

Mr. Richard Glenn Vallack died very suddenly on Friday morning at six o'clock. The cause of death was heart disease. The deceased gentleman was apparently in moderate…

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A Royal Miss. Death of a South Sea Queen

The Australian Star · Saturday 4 January 1896 · page 7

Down in the South Sea Islands Royalty is not treated with all tho pomp and deference that is usual in the older civilisations of the world. Thus a Fiji paper refers to…

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The Late Mr. Monty Browne

Truth · Sunday 5 January 1896 · page 2

We regret to hear of the death of the popular entrepreneur Mr Monty Browne, who died in the hospital, Jamestown, S. A., on the 30th of last month in his forty-sixth…

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The Late Mr. R. G. Vallack. the Funeral

Evening News · Monday 6 January 1896 · page 2

The remains of the late Mr. E. G. Vallack were interred in the Wesleyan portion of the Necropolis on Saturday afternoon. The funeral cortege left Craig-Gowan, Castle Hill, at about half-past…

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Personal. Funeral of the Late Mr. R. G. Vallack

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 6 January 1896 · page 5

The funeral of the late Mr. R. G. Vallack, sen., whose death, resulting from heart disease, took place at Cralg-Gowan, Castle-hill, at an early hour on Thursday morning, was…

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Sudden Death of a Boundary Rider

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 6 January 1896 · page 6

WELLINGTON, Saturday.--Thomas Arneil, a boundary rider, dropped dead yesterday afternoon. The deceased, who had been ailing for some time past, fell from…

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The Suspicious Death of a Woman

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 6 January 1896 · page 6

MELBOURNE, Sunday.--In the case of Margaret Robinson, who died on Christmas Day under mysterious circumstances, the postmortem held on Saturday by Dr…

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The Bond Accident Death of Flannigan

Evening News · Monday 6 January 1896 · page 4

John Flannigan, the other victim of the accident at the Australian Bond, in Young-street, on Friday, died in Sydney Hospital on Saturday night…

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Another Life Lost. The Bond Accident. Resumption of the Inquest. The Cause of Death--Fracture of the Spine--The Jury Visit the Scene

The Australian Star · Monday 6 January 1896 · page 5

John Flannagan, who was injured in the accident at the Australian Bond on Friday through the slipping of a sling, and on which occasion a man named Byrne…

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A Funeral Postponed

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 7 January 1896 · page 5

SUTHERLAND, Monday.--As the afternoon train was due the sexton of the Sutherland Cemetery was waiting on the station with the funeral car. The engine…

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Death of Miss Sheridan Reed

Evening News · Tuesday 7 January 1896 · page 3

It is with regret that the musical public will learn of the death of Miss Mary Sheridan Reed. the well-known vocalist and teacher of singing. The deceased lady succumbed on Saturday whilst…

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