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Obituaries & funerals, 1899

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Full Details of the Discovery of the Crime. The Murphy Family— The Funeral

Sunday Times · Sunday 1 January 1899 · page 8

Young Murphy had a brother in the police, force at Brisbane. He himself was employed on the Westbrook Government Experimental Farm, and had only gone home…

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The Late Mr. Thos. H. Neale

The Australian Star · Monday 2 January 1899 · page 7

The remains of the late Mr. Thomas H. Neale, late police magistrate at Lithgow, who, it will be remembered, died at Albany on his return from Europe, were re-interred…

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Death of Captain Mann

Evening News · Monday 2 January 1899 · page 7

The death of Captain Gother Mann, the first Commissioner for Railways in this colony, took place at his residence. North Sydney, list evening. The deceased had lived in North Sydney…

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Death of "Teddy" Bees

Evening News · Monday 2 January 1899 · page 5

BROKEN HILL, Saturday.—"Teddy" Rees, the once well-known Victorian jockey, and who for the past few years has been a bookmaker here, died last night in the hospital from consumption…

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Death of a Well-known Bowler

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 2 January 1899 · page 7

William Robert Nickless, an old and respected resident of Newtown, died suddenly at his residence, in Phillip-street, Newtown, on Friday morning. He was an insurance agent, and was…

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The Woolloomooloo Disturbance. Death of Agnew

Evening News · Monday 2 January 1899 · page 4

The man Robert Agnew, who is alleged to have been injured during a street brawl at the corner of Crown and Woolloomooloo streets on Sunday week last, succumbed to his injuries in Sydney…

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The Woolloomooloo Case. Death of the Injured Man

The Australian Star · Monday 2 January 1899 · page 7

Robert Agnew, the man said to have been so seriously injured during a street brawl at Woolloomooloo yesterday week, died at the Sydney Hospital at an early hour this…

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The Late Mr. Neale

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 3 January 1899 · page 4

The remains at the late Mr. Thomas H. Neale, late police magistrate at Lithgow, who died at Albany on his return from Europe, and was buried there, were re-interred in the Wesleyan…

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The Late Mr. Thos. H. Neale

The Australian Star · Tuesday 3 January 1899 · page 6

The remains of the late Mr. Thomas H. Neale, late police magistrate at Lithgow, who, it will be remembered, died at Albany on his return from Europe, were re-interred…

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Personal. Death of Captain Mann

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 3 January 1899 · page 4

The death of Captain Gother-Kerr Mann, R.A., took place on Sunday evening at North Sydney, where the deceased had resided for a number of years past. Captain Mann was in his 91st year,…

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Death of Captain Harry Rowe

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 3 January 1899 · page 4

Captain Harry Rowe, who had been acting as caretaker of the A.U.S.N. Company's steamers in Kerosene Bay, was found dead under the mess table of the Quiraing yesterday morning. The…

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The Woolloomooloo Case. Death of the Injured Man

The Australian Star · Tuesday 3 January 1899 · page 6

Robert Agnew, the man said to have been so seriously injured during a street brawl at Woolloomooloo yesterday week, died at the Sydney Hospital at an early hour this…

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A Salvation Army Funeral

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 4 January 1899 · page 5

The funeral of Robert Millett, who was drowned on Monday whilst bathing in the vicinity of the a[?]vation Army Encampment at Manly, took place yesterday afternoon at Gore-hill Cemetery. The…

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Death of Mr. F. Colman

Evening News · Wednesday 4 January 1899 · page 5

WEST MAITLAND, Wednesday.—Great surprise and regret were expressed this morning when it became known that Mr. Frederick Colman, partner in the firm of Messrs. J[?]o. Lee and…

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Funeral of the Late Captain Mann

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 4 January 1899 · page 5

The funeral of the late Captain Gother Mann took place yesterday afternoon at St. Thomas' Cemetery, North Sydney, and was very largely tended. A service was first held at St. Thomas'…

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Death of the Duke of Northumberland

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 4 January 1899 · page 5

LONDON, Tuesday.--The death is announced of the Right Hon. Algernon George Percy, sixth Duke of Northumberland. The deceased Duke, who was in his 89th year,…

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Death of Mr. Charles Henry Funckh

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 4 January 1899 · page 5

A sad accident, which resulted in the death of Mr. Charles Henry Funckh, residing at Neuilly, Billyard-avenue, Elizabeth Bay, occurred yesterday afternoon at the baths at Balmoral Beach…

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Obituary. the Duke of Northumberland

Evening News · Wednesday 4 January 1899 · page 6

LONDON, January 3:—The death is announced of the Duke of Northumberland, K.G., aged 88. (The late Duke, the 6th of the present…

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Funeral of Robert M. Hyslop. Touching Scene at the Grave

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Wednesday 4 January 1899 · page 1

The mortal remains of the young man, Robt Macdougall Hyslop, whose accidental death at Cobar railway station was recorded in the last issue of THE ARGUS, were buried…

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Obituary. the Duke of Northumberland. London, Jan. 3

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 4 January 1899 · page 7

The death is announced of the Duke of Northumberland, K.G., aged 88. The Duke of Northumberland (Algernon George Percy) had been Lord Lieutenant of…

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