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Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee) · Obituaries & funerals

Obituaries & funerals, 1947

453 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers · page 4 of 23

Death of "Laurie" Bell

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 19 February 1947 · page 2

Lithgow residents will regret to hear of the death of Mr. Laurence Francis Bell, aged 49, who passed away at the 113th A.G.H. Concord,…

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OBITUARY. Mr. Gordon Hale

Central Western Daily · Wednesday 19 February 1947 · page 2

The death occurred in Sydney on Monday of Mr. Gordon Nelson Hale, at the age of 59 years. Mr. Hale was a native of…

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OBITUARY. Mr. George Thomas Collyer

Central Western Daily · Thursday 20 February 1947 · page 3

The death occurred at his residence. Edward Street, yesterday morning, of Mr. George Thomas Collyer, at the age of 89 years and…

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Sudden Death Of Mr. Errol Angus

Molong Express and Western District Advertiser · Friday 21 February 1947 · page 9

A former Manildra resident, Mr. Errol Angus, was found dead on his property near Coonamble last week, being found in one of the paddocks…

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OBITUARY. Mr. James Lockhart

Central Western Daily · Friday 21 February 1947 · page 2

A much esteemed ex-resident of Orange, Mr. James Lockhart, passed away on February 13 at his home at Balmain, where he had…

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OBITUARY Mrs. Ivy May Mitchell

Molong Express and Western District Advertiser · Friday 21 February 1947 · page 4

As briefly announced in our last issue, the death occurred on Friday, February 14, of Mrs. Ivy May Mitchell, aged 39, at the…

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OBITUARY Mr. John Robert Millgate

Molong Express and Western District Advertiser · Friday 21 February 1947 · page 2

The death has occurred at Narromine of Mr. John Robert Millgate at the age of 83 years. The late Mr. Millgate was a native…

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Late Mrs. Bogan Fine Old Lady Passes

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 24 February 1947 · page 3

By the death of Mrs. Ada Ellen Bogan, the district has lost a fine old lady, and a member of one of the pioneering families…

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OBITUARY. Mrs. Amy Pearl Powley

Central Western Daily · Monday 24 February 1947 · page 2

The death occurred at a private hospital in Orange on Saturday of Mrs. Amy Peart Powley at the age of 58 yesterday…

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Funeral of Famous Singer

National Advocate · Tuesday 25 February 1947 · page 2

NEW YORK, Monday: The body of Grace Moore the singer, who was killed in an air crash near Coport[?]gen on January 26, was buried in…

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OBITUARY. Mr. Edward P. SloaNe

Central Western Daily · Wednesday 26 February 1947 · page 6

The death occurred at Orange yesterday of Mr. Edward Patrick Sloane at the age of 74 years. Mr. Sloane was born In the Orange…

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Obituary Mrs. F. Gardiner

Lithgow Mercury · Thursday 27 February 1947 · page 6

The death took place in the Portland hospital early on Wednesday morning of Mrs. Florence Gardiner, at the age of 65 years…

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Death of Mr. Henry Burgess

Molong Express and Western District Advertiser · Friday 28 February 1947 · page 4

The death occurred on Wednesday evening of Mr. Henry Burgess, at the age of 86 years. The late Mr. Burgess had been a…

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OBITUARY Mrs. Annie Austin

Molong Express and Western District Advertiser · Friday 28 February 1947 · page 2

The death occurred on Monday last of Mrs. Annie Austin, of Cumnock. The late Mrs. Austin, who was 72 years of age, was born at Larras Lee…

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OBITUARY. Mr. Michael Hiney

Central Western Daily · Saturday 1 March 1947 · page 5

There was deep and genuine [?] among the legion or friends in the city and district of Mr. Michael Hiney when…

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Glowing Tribute To Late Mr. Michael Hiney

Central Western Daily · Monday 3 March 1947 · page 2

Motor cars—hundreds of them- joined in the t mitral procession of the late Mr. Michael Hinev. when it left…

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OBITUARY. Mrs. Margaret Egan

Central Western Daily · Monday 3 March 1947 · page 2

The death occurred at Clinton Street on Friday afternoon of a well-known resident of the Coonamble district. Mrs. Margaret…

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“Shoot on Sight” Order Results in Death of Jewish Girl

Central Western Daily · Tuesday 4 March 1947 · page 1

JERUSALEM, Sunday. — A Jewish girl aged four was mortally wounded, and her sister, aged 20, was wounded when British troops, acting on a “shoot on sight” order,…

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Death of Ben Bullen Resident

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 5 March 1947 · page 4

Late on Monday of last week Mrs. Florence Gardiner, of "Veretta," was taken seriously ill, and admitted tb Portland hospital, where she passed…

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(A True Story) Death of a Patriot

Lithgow Mercury · Thursday 6 March 1947 · page 5

It was natural enough that Miss Avonia Jones should maintain a regular correspondence with a friend in America, for she was of that…

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