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Obituaries & funerals, 1942

17 stories in Blue Mountains's papers

Death of Digger C. Duncan Popular Wentworth Falls Resident

The Blue Mountains Advertiser · Friday 20 February 1942 · page 2

A wave of deep sorrow passed over Wentworth Falls last Friday when the death of Digger Charlie Duncan became known. He bad been connected…

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Death of Mr. A. PORTER Old Resident of Blackheath

The Blue Mountains Advertiser · Thursday 2 April 1942 · page 4

On Tuesday of last week Mr. Alfred Porter, one of the best known personalities of the Blue Mountains, passed away at his home at Shipley…

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Funeral of Cr. Dawson Moore

The Blue Mountains Advertiser · Friday 10 April 1942 · page 1

The funeral of the late Councillor Robert Dawson-Moore on Wednesday, 1st inst., at Katoomba Cemetery, was attended by a representative body…

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Obituary B. V. Sheehy

The Blue Mountains Advertiser · Friday 24 April 1942 · page 1

The death occurred at the Anzac Memorial Hospital, Katoomba, on Saturday of Bernard ("Bernie") Vincent Sheehy, aged 47. He was a brother of…

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Death of Mr. J. Newland

The Blue Mountains Advertiser · Friday 29 May 1942 · page 1

The death occurred at Katoomba on Saturday of Mr. Joseph Newland, at the age of 55 years. Deceased had been ill for some weeks…

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Obituary Mr. J. Gibbons

The Blue Mountains Advertiser · Friday 5 June 1942 · page 1

The death occurred suddenly on Thursday last of Mr. Jack Gibbons, a well-known resident of Katoomba. He was 49 years of age…

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OBITUARY Rev. Dixon Hudson

The Blue Mountains Advertiser · Friday 12 June 1942 · page 1

Quite a gloom was cast over the Blue Mountain Rural Deaconal Chapter when it was announced that the Rev. Dixon Hudson had been called Home to his…

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District Coroner Inquires Into Death of Two Soldiers

The Blue Mountains Advertiser · Friday 19 June 1942 · page 1

"I further find that Charles Harrison, driver of the Military lorry, in driving negligently and under the influence of intoxicating liquor, and in a manner dangerous to public life, did feloniously slay the…

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Death of Mr. W. Craft

The Blue Mountains Advertiser · Friday 26 June 1942 · page 2

The death of Mr. William ("Bill") Craft, of Leura, which occurred last week, removes one of the best known of Blue Mountains identities. He had…

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Death of Mr. J. L Ramon

The Blue Mountains Advertiser · Friday 3 July 1942 · page 2

The death occurred suddenly and unexpectedly in the early hours of Friday morning, of Joseph Louis Ramon, at his home in Waratah Street,…

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Obituary Dorothy Jean Hawkes

The Blue Mountains Advertiser · Friday 3 July 1942 · page 3

The death occurred at Katoomba on Friday of Dorothy Jean Hawkes, 28, wife of Mr. Harold Hawkes, of 258 Bathurst Road, Kaloomba. She leaves…

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Obituary Mrs. R. H. Neil

The Blue Mountains Advertiser · Friday 3 July 1942 · page 1

A wave of sympathy spread throughout the town on Saturday morning when it became known that Mrs. Elizabeth Neil, wife of Mr. R. H. Neil, had…

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Death of Mr. Alick Morton a Blackheath Identity Passes

The Blue Mountains Advertiser · Friday 17 July 1942 · page 4

The news that Mr. Alick Allan Morton had passed away suddenly in Sydney on Thursday of last week came as a profound shock to his wide circle of…

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Obituary

The Blue Mountains Advertiser · Friday 7 August 1942 · page 2

There was widespread regret on Monday last when the death of Mrs. Hayden, of Katoomba,. became known. She had been actively associated with…

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Death of Accident Victim

The Blue Mountains Advertiser · Friday 21 August 1942 · page 1

Mr. Charles Play, 63, a resident of Katoomba for many years, died in the Anzac Memorial Hospital on Sunday as the result of injuries sustained in…

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Death of Mr. Harry Hyland

The Blue Mountains Advertiser · Friday 4 September 1942 · page 2

The death this week of Mr. H. R. Hyland removes from our midst a highly esteemed citizen and a member for many years of…

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Death of Well-known Leura Identity

The Blue Mountains Advertiser · Friday 25 September 1942 · page 2

On entering that house not made with hands, Mr. H. F. Oliver, late of Leura, left a family to mourn that had ever been happily united…

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