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Sarah Smith (?–1829)

Mrs. Sarah Smith, wife of that respected old Colonist and Commissariat Officer, Mr. Gilbert Smith, from the effect of the poison which the whole family took about nine months ago under very extraordinary circumstances. Mr. Smith himself is still likely to lose his arm, and is in a poor state of health. The calamity has been most grievous to him indeed.

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'Smith, Sarah (?–1829)', Obituaries Australia, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, https://oa.anu.edu.au/obituary/smith-sarah-13967/text24876, accessed 19 September 2024.

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Life Summary [details]

Death

November, 1829
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Cause of Death

poisoned