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Obituaries & funerals, 1899

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Fatal Accident in George-street. Death of a Cabdriver

The Australian Star · Tuesday 10 January 1899 · page 7

The City Coroner and a jury today, at the Coroner's Court, inquired into the circumstances connected with the death of a cabdriver named Patrick Coomber who expired…

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Death of Mr. H. C. Evans. a Well-known Journalist

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 10 January 1899 · page 5

ADELAIDE, Monday.--Early this morning Henry Congreve Evans, eldest son of the late Maud Jeanne France, novelist, died of congestion of the lungs and peritonitis. He was proprietor…

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The Ultimo Outrage. Robert Crooks's Death. Resumption of the Inquest. Nature of the Injuries

Evening News · Tuesday 10 January 1899 · page 4

The Inquest into the circumstances connected with the death of Robert Crooks, a horse trainer, which took place at the Sydney Hospital on January 3 from the effects of injuries received during…

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Personal. a Jockey's Funeral

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 11 January 1899 · page 4

There was a large attendance at the Waverley Cemetery yesterday afternoon, when the remains of the unfortunate Jockey, George Durston, who was killed at Newcastle, were interred. The…

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Death of a Shipowner

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 11 January 1899 · page 8

By yesterday's mail were received tidings of the death of Mr. J. S. Swire, one of the proprietary of the China Navigation line. Mr. Swire was the senior partner in the firm of John Swire and Sons, London, and of Butterfield and…

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Death of George Durston

Referee · Wednesday 11 January 1899 · page 3

At Newcastle last Thursday Bona Fide fell while taking part in the January Handicap, and his rider, the well-known lightweight, George Durston, was so severely…

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Death of Mr. F. Y. Wolseley

Evening News · Wednesday 11 January 1899 · page 6
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LONDON. January 10.—The death is announced of Mr. Frederick York Wolseley, the inventor of the Wolseley sheep-Shearing machine…

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Death of a Veteran Settler. Bathurst

The Australian Star · Wednesday 11 January 1899 · page 5

Mr. Peter Murray, an old and respected resident, died last night, aged 93 years. He had lived in the districts of Bathurst, Forbes, and Orange for 72 years…

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Obituary. Mr. Frederick Yorke Wolseley. London, Jan. 10

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 11 January 1899 · page 7

The death is announced of Mr. Frederick Yorke Wolseley, the inventor of the Wolseley sheep-shearing machine. For over 10 years Mr. Frederick Yorke…

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Extra Special. "Evening News" Office, 3.30 P.m. the "Agapemone." Death of the Founder

Evening News · Wednesday 11 January 1899 · page 5

LONDON. January 10, 4 p.m.—The death is announced of Henry James Prince, the founder of the famous "Agapemone" ("Abode of Love") at Charlinch, near Bridgwater,…

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"The Abode of Love." Death of the Founder. An Extraordinary Career. LONDON, January 10, 4.9 p.m

The Australian Star · Wednesday 11 January 1899 · page 5

The death is announced, at the age of 88 years, of Henry James Prince founder of Agapemone ("the abode of love"), and of the sect distinguished by the same name…

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The Ultimo Outpage. Robert Crooks's Death. Resumption of the Inquest

Evening News · Wednesday 11 January 1899 · page 4

The inquest into the circumstances connected with the death of Robert Crooks, a horse trainer, which took place at the Sydney Hospital on January 3 from the effects of injuries received during…

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Late Mr. James Tyson. His Heyfield Estate

Evening News · Thursday 12 January 1899 · page 3

A telegram from Maffra to Tuesday's Melbourne "Argus" says: The late James Tyson's Gippsland property, the Heyfield Estate, of about 14,000 acres, is the centre of much local interest at the present…

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Sudden Death of Eclipse. Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 12 January 1899 · page 6

After passing the post in the Jumpers' Flat Race at Moonee Valley this afternoon Eclipse staggered, and a few moments later he fell dead, it is supposed, from heart rupture…

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Death of a Prisoner. In Darlinghurst Gaol

The Australian Star · Thursday 12 January 1899 · page 6

The City Coroner this morning held an inquiry concerning the death of Frederick Osgood, who died in the Darlinghurst Gaol Hospital yesterday. The deceased was 34 years…

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The Agapemone. Death of the Founder. London, Jan. 10

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 12 January 1899 · page 5

Prince, the founder of the Agapemone sect, is dead. The men and women who joined this sect intermingled in daily and domestic life without any…

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A Sham Messiah. Death of Prince. Founder of Agapemone

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 12 January 1899 · page 5

LONDON, Tuesday Afternoon.--The death is anounced of H. J. Prince, the founder of the religious settlement of Agapemone. Agapemone, a Greek word, signifies "the abode…

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Fool Air in a Gold Mine. Death of a Manager. Pambula

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 12 January 1899 · page 6

A fatal accident has occurred at Mount Momsen Sold Mine, Wolumla. The manager while going down a ladder was overpowered by foul air and fell to the bottom. Two brothers named Momsen…

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The Quay-street Assault. The Death of Robert Crooks. A Further Adjournment

The Australian Star · Thursday 12 January 1899 · page 6

The inquest touching the death of Robert Crooks was continued this afternoon at the Coroner's Court. Detective Keatinge, continuing his…

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