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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Obituaries & funerals

Obituaries & funerals, 1936

344 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 2 of 18

Death of King George V.

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 24 January 1936 · page 2

Residents of the Dorrigo district learned with deep sorrow on Tuesday morning of the death of His Majesty King George V. which occurred…

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Obituary Mrs. Tryphena Short

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 24 January 1936 · page 2

The death occurred on Tuesday afternoon at the residence of her son Mr. John Short, of Mrs. Tryphena Short, relict of the late Mr. John Short, at…

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Obituary Mr. Robert Connor, Ulmarra

Daily Examiner · Friday 24 January 1936 · page 4

Ulmarra lost one of its oldest pioneer residents early yesterday morning when the death occurred about 1 o'clock in the Grafton District Hospital,…

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Tuesday Day of Mourning For Ring's Funeral Business Places to Close Ministerial Statement. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Friday 24 January 1936 · page 5

The Premier said it was the wish of the Government that no employee should be allowed to suffer loss of wages or salary through the…

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Obituary

The Clarence River Advocate · Monday 27 January 1936 · page 2

Mr. James Bowen, who had resided on the Richmond for nearly 40 years, died at his home at Piora on Monday night at the age of 86, says…

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Funeral of King George. Tuesday is Not a Holiday

The Clarence River Advocate · Monday 27 January 1936 · page 2

Although Tuesday will be a day of mourning because of the late King George, it will not be a close holiday…

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OBITUARY Mr. Henry Collett Well-known Grazier

Daily Examiner · Monday 27 January 1936 · page 4

Stricken suddenly ill while he was riding on, horseback, in company with his eldest son, on his property at Glenugie on Saturday, Mr. Henry Collett…

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Nation Mourns The King's Funeral Service at Coffs Harbour

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 28 January 1936 · page 2

Coffs Harbour was not lacking in Its expressions of sorrow at the death of King George V All the week…

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Irish Free State Not Participating in Royal Funeral. London

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 28 January 1936 · page 5

"The Times" Dublin correspondent says it is increasingly evident that the Free State Government does not intend to participate in the Royal funeral in…

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Five Kings in London to Attend Royal Funeral Most Impressive Preparations Ready for Majestic Ceremonial Million Attend Church Services London Streets Crammed with People London

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 28 January 1936 · page 5

London has never witnessed anything equalling Sunday's tremendous human current, resistlessly setting towards the Hall of Rufus, where in all the loneliness of kingship lie the…

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Obituary Mr W. J. Green

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 29 January 1936 · page 4

The death occurred at the Clarence House Hospital yesterday of Mr. W. J. Green, of Lower Southgate at the age of 77 years. Some few days ago…

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London Back to Normal After Funeral Pageantry Courts Simple Circular London

Daily Examiner · Thursday 30 January 1936 · page 5

After what "The Times" describes as eight days' respite from ruthless routine in which all activities were flowed up, enabling the nation to…

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OBITUARY Mrs. D. McDonald

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 31 January 1936 · page 1

The death occurred in Coffs District Hospital on Tuesday last, after a lengthy illness, of Mrs. Elizabeth Jane McDonald, wife of Mr. Donald…

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Funeral Crowds Two Million Passengers 206 Trains an Hour. London

Daily Examiner · Friday 31 January 1936 · page 5

The Transport Board officially announced to-day that the city's railway services had conveyed 2.000,000 passengers to and from the Royal funeral,…

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"Turn on the wireless" Our Weekly Radio Page Radio Enquiries addressed to the Editor, will be answered on this page as space allows. Death of His Majesty. National Programmes Cancelled

Daily Examiner · Friday 31 January 1936 · page 9

The first news of the death of His Majesty the King was transmitted at 10.27 a.m. on Tuesday, January 21, by the Australian Broadcasting…

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Death of Aged Fireman

Daily Examiner · Saturday 1 February 1936 · page 4

The death has occurred at Goulburn, at the age of 60, of Alfred Charles King, of Victoria street, who was a fireman on the pilot engine which took the Royal…

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Obituary Mr. H. N. Phemister

Daily Examiner · Saturday 1 February 1936 · page 4

The death occurred on January 6, at Maitland Hospital, of Mr. Harold Norman Phemister, aged 49 years. The late Mr. Phemister was born at…

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Obituary Mrs. B. Dumbleton

Daily Examiner · Monday 3 February 1936 · page 4

The death occurred on Saturday of Mrs. Bessie Dumbleton, wife of Mr. W. Dumbleton, farmer, of Whiteman Creek, at the age of 42 years, after a…

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Obituary Mr. James Law, of Wardell

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 4 February 1936 · page 4

Mr. James Law, who died at his home, "Stonehenge," Wardell, last Wednesday, was a native of Swan Creek, Clarence River. He was the…

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Funeral Wreaths 250,000 People File Past Pilgrimage to Windsor Castle London

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 4 February 1936 · page 5

From dawn to dusk to-day a continual stream of 130,000, making a total of a quarter of a million since last Wednesday, filed past the wreaths sent…

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