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Blue Mountains · Obituaries & funerals

Obituaries & funerals, 1938

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Obituary Betty Marie Curtain

The Katoomba Daily · Tuesday 4 January 1938 · page 3

The funeral of Betty Marie Curtain, aged 8 years, daughter of First-class Constable Fred Curtain and Mrs. Curtain, of Katoomba…

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Obituary Charles Frederick Edwin Packer

The Katoomba Daily · Tuesday 11 January 1938 · page 2

The death occurred at the Anzac Memorial Hospital, after a sudden illness of Charles Frederick Edwin Packer, 75 years of age, who was…

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Obituary Valerie Hilda Pfrunder

The Katoomba Daily · Friday 14 January 1938 · page 1

The death occurred at Wentworth Falls on Tuesday of Miss Valerie Hilda Pfrunder, aged 45, who came to the Mountains some…

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Obituary Mr. Donald Martin

The Katoomba Daily · Saturday 22 January 1938 · page 1

The tragic death of Mr Donald Martin, fourth son of Mr and Mrs T. Martin, of Murri St., Katoomba, and well-known in the district, has…

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Obituary Mr. Henry Baker

The Katoomba Daily · Saturday 29 January 1938 · page 2

The death occurred of Mr. Henry Baker, 72, at the Anzac Memorial Hospital on January 26th after a prolonged illness…

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Obituary Frances Joseph Lewis

The Katoomba Daily · Tuesday 1 February 1938 · page 2

The death of Mr. Francis Joseph Lewis, aged 84, occurred at the Anzac Memorial Hospital after a short illness, on January 29. The…

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Obituary Miss Maureen Lindsay

The Katoomba Daily · Thursday 3 February 1938 · page 3

The death occurred at Lawson on the 31st of Miss Maureen Lindsay, aged 19, after a prolonged illness. The cortege left T. J…

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Death of June Clemenger "I'll Do You In," Young Alleged to Have Written Several Letters Not Allowed to Be Read in Court

The Katoomba Daily · Thursday 3 February 1938 · page 4

A drama of human frailty, with Youth in the leading roles, was unfolded before Mr H. J. Caton at the Coroner's Court at Katoomba on Wednesday, when circumstances surrounding the death of Miss June Clemenger, the pretty 20-year-old typiste, at…

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Obituary Mr. J. McENIFF

The Katoomba Daily · Tuesday 8 February 1938 · page 2

The death has occurred of Mr, J. McEniff, aged 53, "Moerakl," Katoomba Street, who came to Katoomba Post Office to work as a…

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Death of Alfred Costello

The Katoomba Daily · Friday 11 February 1938 · page 2

At the Masonic Hospital, Ashfield, on February 10, the death occurred of Mr Alfred Costello, a resident of Katoomba for twenty…

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Obituary Mrs Ellen Mantle

The Katoomba Daily · Thursday 17 February 1938 · page 4

The death occurred at the Lithgow hospital on Saturday, February 5, of Mrs Ellen Mantle, aged 72 years, an old pioneer resident…

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Mount Victoria News Sad Death of Youth

The Katoomba Daily · Thursday 17 February 1938 · page 2

Mr. and Mrs. Burton, of Mount Victoria, have received the sad news of the death of Mrs. Burton's brother; Mr. William Ware, aged…

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Death of a Pioneer Mr. George James Passes

The Katoomba Daily · Thursday 17 February 1938 · page 3

The death occurred at his residence, "McClintock," Abbotsford Road, Katoomba, at five minutes past four on Tuesday morning, of…

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Funeral of Mr George James Fitting Tribute to a Fine Townsman

The Katoomba Daily · Saturday 19 February 1938 · page 2

The funeral of the late George James took place on Wednesday afternoon, a service being held in the Congregational…

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Obituary Mr. Lewis Arnold Woolf

The Katoomba Daily · Thursday 24 February 1938 · page 2

The death of Mr Lewis Arnold Woolf, aged 75, occurred at Went worth Falls on February 14, after a short illness. Deceased was an…

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Obituary Mrs Alice Lucy Saxon

The Katoomba Daily · Friday 25 February 1938 · page 2

The death of Mrs. Alice Lucy Saxon, aged 52 years, of "Lindisfarne," Benang St., Lawson, occurred in the Anzac Memorial…

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Death of Mr Les Dyer

The Katoomba Daily · Saturday 26 February 1938 · page 2

The death this week of Mr Les Dyer, late of Lawson, occurred at Perth, W.A., where he had been seriously ill for some time…

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Obituary Jack Walton Ferguson

The Katoomba Daily · Thursday 3 March 1938 · page 4

Many sympathisers attended the funeral of the late Jack Ferguson, whose tragic death in the early hours of last Friday came as a…

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Obituary Ronald Kidd

The Katoomba Daily · Friday 4 March 1938 · page 4

Seemingly in the best of health, Ronald Kidd, 29, of Blackheath, a few days ago was attacked with pain in the side. He was admitted…

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Death of Ivanhoe Hotel Licensee Tragic End to Drinking Bout. Wife's Unenviable Experience

The Katoomba Daily · Saturday 5 March 1938 · page 2

"I find that Jack Walton Ferguson died from a bullet wound in the heart, wilfully inflicted by himself whilst not in a…

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