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Henry Hayes Smithers (1839–1888)

Death: On the 5th instant, at his residence, Lewisham, near Sydney, Heny Hayes Smithers, late Clerk of Works of the City Corporation, formerly connected with the telegraph department in Gundagai after a long and painful illness, aged 50 years.

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'Smithers, Henry Hayes (1839–1888)', People Australia, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, https://peopleaustralia.anu.edu.au/biography/smithers-henry-hayes-29481/text36439, accessed 3 December 2024.

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Birth

8 December, 1839
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Death

5 December, 1888 (aged 48)
Lewisham, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Cause of Death

rheumatic fever

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