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Obituaries & funerals, 1898

2,114 stories in Sydney's papers · page 10 of 106

The Late Mrs. England

The Methodist · Saturday 12 February 1898 · page 6

By the death of the late Mrs. England, our church in Surry Hills loses a good friend and supporter. For many years Mrs. England has been connected with…

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Peculiar Death of a Woman

The Australian Star · Saturday 12 February 1898 · page 5

Intelligence was last night received of the peculiar death of a married woman, whose name is given as Wanda Wiley, at an hotel at Waverley. It appears that the deceased,…

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Death of Mr. Eugene Davis

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 12 February 1898 · page 6

The death is announced from Brooktyn of Mr. Eugene Davis, who was formerly well known in Irish literary circles under the nom de plume of "Owen Roe." The first of his literary work that…

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The Late Mr. T. Worsnop. Town Clerk of Adelaide

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 12 February 1898 · page 31

Mr. Thomas Worsnop, town clerk of Adelaide, died on Monday, January 24. He was born at Wortly, a suburb of Leeds, Yorkshire, on February 2, 1818, and so had almost completed his eighth…

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The Viking's Funeral. (See illustration on pages 26 and 27.)

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 12 February 1898 · page 26

A thousand years have passed since the vikings, as the sea rovers from Norway were called, were making things unpleasant for the people of more southern countries. As they and their operations…

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That Mexican Lynching. Death of a Would-be Assassin. High Officials Implicated

The Australian Star · Saturday 12 February 1898 · page 9

There are very few people outside of Mexico who know the true story of the attempted assassination of the President of Mexico on the 16th of last September. Of course it is…

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Melbourne Letter. Federal Delegates at the Celtic Club. Sudden Death of Mr. E. O. M'devitt, Ll.b. an Ex-attorney-general of Queensland. Progress of the '98 Centenary Movement. the Anglican Bishop of Ballarat on Vital (?) Anglicanism

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 12 February 1898 · page 9

LAST Sunday, at the Cathedral, his Grace the Archbishop of Melbourne presided at the 11 o'clock Mass, which was sung by the Rev. D. Murphy; deacon, Very Rev. the Dean of the Cathedral…

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Funeral of Mr. Lambie

Evening News · Monday 14 February 1898 · page 5

The remains of the late Mr. James Lambie, of the literary staff of the "Sydney Morning Heraid." were interred at Waverley Cemetery on Saturday afternoon. The funeral was largely attended…

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Death of an Old Colonist

Evening News · Monday 14 February 1898 · page 2

BATHURST, Monday.-There was buried on Saturday at Perth, a suburb of this city, Mr. H. Rodwall, aged 88. Mr. Rodwall was a very old settler in this district, and. thirty-three years ago…

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Personal. Death of Mr. J. Lambie

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 14 February 1898 · page 5

Mr. James Lambie, a well-known Australian journalist, died at the Atheuaeum Club, Sydney, on Friday night last. He had been in indifferent health for some time past, and death was…

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Drowned in a Waterhole. Sad Death of a Little Girl

The Australian Star · Monday 14 February 1898 · page 5

Another fatality at a waterhole has been reported, this time from Carlton. It appears that oil Saturday afternoon a little girl named Elizabeth Jane Muir Parkes, with her…

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The Gales. Terrible Shipping Disaster Near Bulli. Wreck of the Brig Amy. All Hands Lost. Beach Strewn with Wreck­age. Searching for the Bodies. Sudden Death of a Rescuer

Evening News · Monday 14 February 1898 · page 6

BULLI, Monday.-During the violent southerly gales Which have beep raging here since Sunday morning, the brig Amy, a well-known collier on the southern coast, was totally wrecked on…

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Obituary

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 15 February 1898 · page 5

LONDON, Sunday.--The death is announced of the Right Rev. John Richardson Selwyn, late Bishop of Melanesia. Owing to ill-health he resigned the bishopric in 1891…

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Death of a Smallpox Patient

Evening News · Tuesday 15 February 1898 · page 2

ADELAIDE, Tuesday.-The first lascar patient quarantined from the French mail steamer Caledonion died at Torrens Island on Sunday night. The second case is progressing favorably, and the other…

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Obituary. Bishop Selwyn. London, Feb. 13

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 15 February 1898 · page 5

The death is announced of the Right Rev. Dr. Selwyn, late Bishop of Melanesia and Master of Selwyn College, Cambridge, in his 53rd year[?]…

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Wreck of the Brig Amy. Captain and Crew Drowned. the Vessel Completely Broken Up. Sudden Death of a Spectator

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 15 February 1898 · page 5

The brig Amy, a well-known trader between Wollongong and Sydney, became a total wreck on Thirroul Beach, a little to the north of Bulli, on Sunday afternoon, and Captain M'Kee and…

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Extra Special. "Evening News" Office, 3.30 P.m. News by Cable. [Copyright.] Obituary. the Late Bishop of Melanesia

Evening News · Tuesday 15 February 1898 · page 5

LONDON, February 13.-The death is an­nounced of the Right Rev. Dr. Selwyn, late Bishop of Melanesia and Master of Selwyn College, Cambridge, in his 53rd year…

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Obituary

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 16 February 1898 · page 5

LONDON, Sunday Night.--The death is announced of the Eight Rev. John Richardson Selwyn, late Bishop of Melanesia. Owing to ill-health he resigned the bishopric in 1891…

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Funeral of Captain M'kee

Evening News · Wednesday 16 February 1898 · page 5

One of the victims of the wreck of the brig Amy was buried this morning at Rookwood Cemetery. The funeral was that of James M'Kee, captain of the ill-fated vessel. The cortege left his late…

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Poisoned by Matches. Death of a Child

Evening News · Wednesday 16 February 1898 · page 6

The death of a child named Leah Matilda Gabriel Duggan, who died in Sydney Hospital on Monday under circumstances which suggested poisoning, formed the subject of a magisterial…

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