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Obituaries & funerals, 1896

2,231 stories in Sydney's papers · page 5 of 112

Death of a Bank Manager. Dubbo

The Australian Star · Saturday 11 January 1896 · page 2

Mr. Francis Willoughby Baxter, manager of the Australian Joint Stock Bank, died to-day, after a short' illness, from fatty, degeneration of the heart, at the age of 55…

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Death of Mr. E. L. Rowling, P.M.

The Cumberland Free Press · Saturday 11 January 1896 · page 4

Mr. E. L. Rowling, police magistrate at Balranald. died at that township on Tuesday last, aged 78, from failure of the heart's action. The deceased gentleman, who had been in…

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Obituary. Lord Blackburn. London, Jan. 10

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 11 January 1896 · page 9

The death is announced of Lord Blackburn, in his 83rd year. The Right Hon. Colin Blackburu was calied to the Bar at the Middle Temple in 1835, and for…

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England. the Late Turkish Ambassador. Obsequies and Funeral of Rustem Pasha

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 11 January 1896 · page 6

In the Church of St. James, Spanish-place, one of the most beautiful modern Gothic structures in London, a solemn Requiem (says the CATHOLIC TIMES, November 29) was sung on Monday morning…

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The Suspicious Death of a Widow. "Professor" Davis Committed for Trial

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 11 January 1896 · page 5

MELBOURNE, Friday. -- The adjourned inquiry into the death of Mrs. Catherine Currie, the widow who died after being attended by "Professor" Davis for cancer,…

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South Australia. (From Our Correspondent.) Death of a Theatrical Agent. Adelaide

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 11 January 1896 · page 9

On Tuesday week Mr. Montey Browne, the wellknown theatrical agent, visited Jamestown, in the north of the colony, as the advance agent for the Warsaw Family. He made all arrangements for…

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Funeral Sermon. the Rev. J. A. Bowring. Preached by the Rev. B. Sellors, D.d

The Methodist · Saturday 11 January 1896 · page 9

On Sunday last the Secretary of the. Sustentation Society held at Lithgow a memorial service for the late Rev. J. A. Bowring. The church was crowded…

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Moorefield Races. Blazing Day. "Melting" Bookmakers. Death of Two Tale-Tellers. Kelso in Form. Jack o' Lantern Again. Payten's Robin. Excellent Excellence. Satanella a Cert

Truth · Sunday 12 January 1896 · page 6

YESTERDAY gave punters and backers alike a foretaste of the punishment to come, that is, it gave some of them an idea of what is in store for some of them…

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The Late Mrs. Keith Stewart

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 13 January 1896 · page 5

Mrs. Keith Stewart, whose death was announced in "The Daily Telegraph" last week, turned the sod of the first railway in New South Wales at Redfern. As a…

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Death of William Hugo

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 13 January 1896 · page 5

AUCKLAND, Saturday.--William Hugo, of minstrel fame, was admitted to the Masterton Hospital last Saturday, and died yesterday from concussion of the brain…

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Death of Captain Wedemann

The Australian Star · Monday 13 January 1896 · page 6

The news was received with general regret yesterday, afternoon of the death of Captain Peter Fritz Wedemann, and the flags of the principal vessels in port…

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Death of Mrs. Shearston

The Australian Star · Monday 13 January 1896 · page 3

Mrs. Shearston, who was injured by the cable tram on Thursday, died at St. Vincent's Hospital last night. The circumstances attending her death will form the…

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Death of Mr. William Inglis

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 13 January 1896 · page 5
Also in The Australian Star

Mr. William Inglis, the senior partner of the firm of William Inglis and Sons, auctioneers and cattle salesmen, of George and Pitt streets, died at his residence,…

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Death of a Taviuni Passenger

The Australian Star · Monday 13 January 1896 · page 6

During the island cruise of the Union Co.'s steamer Taviuni a few minutes after the arrival of the vessel at Samoa on December 30, the death occurred suddenly of…

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Death of Children at Albury

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 13 January 1896 · page 5

ALBURY, Sunday.--The heat to-day was again most trying, the shade registration being 108deg. Hot winds blew throughout the day. The heat of the past week has…

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Death of Mr. M. Browne. Adelaide

The Australian Star · Monday 13 January 1896 · page 7

News has been received from Jamestown, in the northern part of the colony, of the death of Mr. Montague Browne, a well-known theatrical manger and formerly a…

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The Tram Accident. Death of Mrs. Shearsion

Evening News · Monday 13 January 1896 · page 6

Mrs. Shearston, who was injured by falling from a tram in New South Head-road on Thursday last, died in St. Vincent's Hospital last night. The deceased lady did not regain consciousness…

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Death of Dr. Gregg. Primate of Ireland. London, January 12

The Australian Star · Monday 13 January 1896 · page 5

The death is announced of the Right Rev. Dr. Gregg, Anglican Archbishop of Armagh and Primate of All Ireland, in his 62nd year…

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Funeral of Mrs. Shearston

Evening News · Tuesday 14 January 1896 · page 4

The funeral of Mrs. Elizabeth Shearston, Whose death took place at St. Vincent's Hospital on Sunday evening, in conseauence of injuries received by falling from a cable tram, took place…

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