The funeral of the late Queen Victoria left Osborne this afternoon for Portsmouth on route for London. Magnificent weathers prevails. Cowes shores, Osborne, Sonthsea, ...
Article : 727 wordsSaturday last, the date upon which the funeral of the late Queen Victoria took place in England, was observed in Sydney with all the fitting solemnity necessary to mark such a sorrowful and national ...
Article : 602 wordsThe pupils of the Smith-street Superior Public School, Balmain, kept Friday last as a special day of mourning. Each child were emblems of black o[?] purple, and the senior pupils [?]ang an appropriate ...
Article : 49 wordsSt. Andrew's Cathedral on Saturday morning presented a scene the remembrance of which will be indelibly impressed upon the minds of all who were privileged to witness it. Never has there ...
Article : 3,022 wordsTaken altogether, the display of mourning emblems by business firms of the city was artistic, appropriate, and on some cases lavish. Black, purple, and white drapes, or plain black with the artistic ...
Article : 693 wordsThe procession, which had been previously organised, stretched out a mile in length. It Started at half-past 11 o'clock, and its composition represented all sections of the army. ...
Article : 498 wordsBefore the procession reached Paddington Station special trains had conveyed to Windsor, the Ambassadors, the Ministry, the Lord Mayor and the Sheriffs, the ...
Article : 66 wordsAs the coffin lay aboard the Alberta it was plainly seen all through the procession. Its crossing draperies were drawn aside. Its canopy was formed of Imperial ruby ...
Article : 205 wordsAt Windsor Station a party of the 1st Battalion of the Grenadier Guards bore the coffin from the train to a gun carriage drawn by eight artillery horses. ...
Article : 189 wordsOn Saturday morning the status of her late Majesty in Queen's-square presented an exceedingly prelty appearance. The suggestion which had been made a day or two earlier, that it should be suitably ...
Article : 3,071 wordsHis Excellency the Governor-General has received [?]ters of condolence upon the death of the Queen from the Borough of Vaucluse, the Grand Council of New South Wales of the Protestant Alliance, the ...
Article : 301 wordsAfter the Alberta had been berthed at Clarence Yard, adjoining the covered way connecting the yarl with the private railways station, a night guard of 100 mannes ...
Article : 163 wordsThe wealth of floral tributes at Windsor is unprecedented. It is estimated that they cost £5O,00O. Mauritius sent a broken column of violets. ...
Article : 128 wordsThe harbour was in mourniug on Saturday. Every ship, no matter of what nationality, had its u colours at half-m[?]st. The business of the wharfs had caused, and the whole ...
Article : 284 wordsAt the conclusion of the service held by the vicar of Portsea at Clarence Yard, eight petty officers of the royal yachts carried the coffin to the train, the vicar of Portsea ...
Article : 318 wordsDuring the funeral of the late Queen several of the English railways ceased running for half an hour. ...
Article : 30 wordsThe demeanour of the crowd as the procession was passing through London was one of silent sympathy. The only cheer which was given was that ...
Article : 696 wordsSimultaneously with the funeral service in St. George's Chapel yesterday afternoon, services were held in nearly every church in the Kingdom. ...
Article : 36 wordsAs the funeral procession passed through London cinematographs of the spectacle were taken. ...
Article : 27 wordsAt most of the business places of the westerns suburbs business was suspended on Saturday till 6 p.m. Signs of the general mourning were noticeable in the shop windows, and the, flags at private ...
Article : 48 wordsThe residents and tradespeople of the Eastern suburbs joined with the whole community on Saturday in mourning for the departed Queen. Throughout the day stillness provailed, the numerous ...
Article : 132 wordsThe Colonial Office announces that the representatives at the interment of the late Queen will include Sir Andrew Clarke (Agent-General of Victoria), Mr. H. ...
Article : 80 wordsFrom the wharf at Cowes the petty officers of the Royal yacht Alberta bore the coffin aboard the Royal yacht through the escort of Grenadiers amid the booming of muffled ...
Article : 485 wordsThe Strathfield railway station was noticeable on Saturday and Sunday for the care which had been displayed in exhibiting emblems of mourning. The stationmaster, Mr. G. W. Davis, received from many, ...
Article : 108 wordsThe Government buildings were, without excepton, draped in tasteful designs. At the Royal Mi[?] the front of the awning was draped and the portico was dressed in purple and black. The stand in front ...
Article : 424 wordsThe New South Wales agency and the other Australian agencies were draped in mourning colours yesterday. ...
Article : 41 wordsLondon exhibited to-day remarkable manifestations of grief and sympathy. From earliest dawn all the streets leading to the line of route were filled with enormous and ...
Article : 259 wordsA ragged boy in Dublin, noticing a news-paper bill displayed on the ground, bought a penny bunch of violets and placed them over the word "Queen." ...
Article : 43 wordsThe house and home of the "handy man" in Sydney—the Royal Naval House—had its windows effectively draped with black cloth and rich purple silk bows, while over its main entrance black and ...
Article : 101 wordsA grand service, accounting to the Anglican ritual, will take place to-morrow ia Berne Cathedral, which has been lent for the occasion. The President of the Swiss Republic ...
Article : 52 wordsThere was a marked observance of the sol[?]maity of Memorial Day is Manly, in[?]much as there was a total absence of the great crowds of visitors which as a rule use the streets and reserves of the village ...
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The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954), Mon 4 Feb 1901, Page 7
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