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M Surnames Pioneers of Bendigo Table of Contents M Surnames Pioneers of Bendigo Table of Contents MacDOUGALL Dugald (224) ............................................................................................... 3 MacGILLIVRAY Dr. Paul Howard (152) .............................................................................. 9 MACKAY Angus (135) ....................................................................................................... 13 MACPHERSON Lewis (218) .............................................................................................. 16 MAGEE Clarke (370) .......................................................................................................... 19 MANNING William Holmes (343) ...................................................................................... 21 MARKERT John Anthony (206) ........................................................................................ 22 MARKS Henry (114) .......................................................................................................... 24 MARRACK George Pierce (116) ....................................................................................... 25 MARRINGTON D (354) See MERRINGTON Daniel James Crawford .............................. 27 MARSHALL George (441) ................................................................................................. 27 MARSHALL Jesse (90) ...................................................................................................... 29 MATCHETT John (332) ..................................................................................................... 31 MATHIESON John (404) .................................................................................................... 33 MAYNE Jonathon Oliver (331) .......................................................................................... 34 McAULEY James (366) ..................................................................................................... 35 McCOLLOUGH Alexander (233) ....................................................................................... 36 McCOLOUGH Archibald Parks (6) .................................................................................. 38 McCORMICK Edward (317) ............................................................................................... 42 McCRAW John (413) ......................................................................................................... 44 McINTYRE Sir John (14) .................................................................................................. 45 McKELLAR Dugald (235) ................................................................................................. 48 McKENZIE William Kenneth (46) ...................................................................................... 52 McLACHLAN Lachlan (70) ................................................................................................ 56 McLEAN John (421) .......................................................................................................... 59 McLENNAN Alexander (351) ............................................................................................. 61 McLEOD James (117) ........................................................................................................ 62 McLEVY James (348) ........................................................................................................ 64 McVEY John (121) ............................................................................................................. 65 MELLOR William (432) ...................................................................................................... 66 MELROSE John (464) ....................................................................................................... 67 Pioneers of Bendigo compiled by Barbara Poustie 2020 https://www.bendigohistory.com/pioneersofbendigo/ Page 1 of 121 MERRINGTON Daniel James Crawford (354) .................................................................. 70 MEULLER Carl (56) See MUELLER Carl .......................................................................... 72 MEULLER Ernst (27) See MUELLER Ernst (Ernest Carl) ................................................ 72 MEUDELL William (269) .................................................................................................... 73 MIERS Frederick (437) ...................................................................................................... 74 MILBURN Robert (368) ...................................................................................................... 75 MILBURN Thomas Calvert (401)....................................................................................... 76 MILLAR J (113) .................................................................................................................. 78 MILLER James Simpson (276) ......................................................................................... 79 MILLER William (88) .......................................................................................................... 81 MILLIN Joseph (444) ......................................................................................................... 82 MILROY Thomas (319) ...................................................................................................... 87 MINTO George Snr (347) ................................................................................................... 88 MOLLER Christian Julius (408) ........................................................................................ 90 MOLLISON Crawford (101) ............................................................................................... 91 MONTGOMERY Edward Hardell (57) ............................................................................... 92 MONTGOMERY James (58) .............................................................................................. 93 MOORE James (371) ......................................................................................................... 94 MOORE Thompson (324) .................................................................................................. 97 MOORHEAD Major Robert (45) ...................................................................................... 100 MORAN Maurice (266) ..................................................................................................... 102 MORRIS Jos. See NORRIS Joshua (194) ....................................................................... 104 MORTON John Captain (382) ......................................................................................... 105 MOTHERWELL Abraham (71) ......................................................................................... 107 MOUAT James (315) ....................................................................................................... 109 MUELLER Carl (56) ......................................................................................................... 112 MUELLER Ernst (Ernest Carl) (27) ................................................................................. 113 MURRAY George James (181) ....................................................................................... 121 Pioneers of Bendigo compiled by Barbara Poustie 2020 https://www.bendigohistory.com/pioneersofbendigo/ Page 2 of 121 MacDOUGALL Dugald (224) DEATH OF MR. D. MACDOUGALL. Bendigo Advertiser (Vic. : 1855 - 1918) Saturday 16 August 1879 p 2 Article DEATH OF MR. D. MACDOUGALL. At an early hour yesterday morning the melancholy news was circulated in the city that Mr. Dugald Macdougall, our worthy town clerk, had died in an awfully sudden manner, at his residence, Mundy-street, from an attack of heart disease, to which fell malady he has been a martyr for some time past. By the general public the sad event was totally unexpected, as with the exception of his medical advisers and personal friends, the fact that he was suffering from heart disease was never even suspected and as he was about his usual avocations on the previous day during the municipal election, and seemed to all appearance in the happy possession of robust health, the news of his sudden death created a most profound sensation in all quarters of the city. On Thursday night he retired to rest, to all appearance in perfect health, but about five o'clock on the following morning was seized with pains in the chest and difficulty of breathing. The household was aroused, and the remedies which had been found efficacious on previous occasions were applied, but all to no purpose, as he continued in great agony until about a quarter to seven o'clock, when he expired, surrounded by the weeping members of his family. Drs. Cruikshank and Landvoight, who had been attending him, were called in, but arrived too late to be of any service. It is certain that the deceased gentleman was well aware of the precarious nature of his life tenure, as frequently lately he had consulted various medical men respecting his health. Amongst the number may be mentioned Drs. James and Robertson, Melbourne; and Drs. Boyd, Atkinson, Macgillivray, Cruikshank, and Landvoight of this city, but they were all unanimous in declaring that he might drop off at any moment, and recommended him to avoid all excitement. It is most probable that the excitement of the late election for Darling Ward, on the day previous to his death, was the primary cause of the attack to which he succumbed,
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