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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Obituaries & funerals

Obituaries & funerals, 1937

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OBITUARY Mr. William Constable

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 28 September 1937 · page 3

The late Mr. William Constable, of Urunga, who died in the Bellinger District Hospital recently, was for years police constable at Nambucca…

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Obituary Mr. John Marchant. Maclean

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 28 September 1937 · page 4

After an illness of only a few days, the death occurred at an early hour on Monday morning of Mr. John Marchant, of Palmer's Channel, a highly…

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IMPRESSIVE County Council Ceremony Memorial to Late Mr. Wilton

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 29 September 1937 · page 1

"Valentine Noel Wilton, Chief Engineer and Manager, 1923-1937," is the simple inscription worked into a plaque, bearing the portrait of the late…

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Sporting Identity Death of Mr. Sam Griffith Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 29 September 1937 · page 7

The death occurred to-day, after a long illness, of Mr. Sam Griffith, handicapper for the Victorian Amateur Turf Club…

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Death of Aboriginal Identity

Daily Examiner · Thursday 30 September 1937 · page 9

A familiar resident of the Lismore district, Monty Keevers, better known as "Monty," a full-blooded aboriginal, has died in the Lismore Base Hospital…

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Obituary Mr. Amos Walter Ellem

Daily Examiner · Friday 1 October 1937 · page 4

The death occurred at an early hour at the Grafton District Hospital, yesterday morning, after a protracted illness, of Mr. Amos' Walter Ellem, of Skinner…

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OBITUARY Mr. Arthur Ashwood Death at Coursing Ground

Daily Examiner · Monday 4 October 1937 · page 4

Mr. Arthur Ashwood, aged 74, of Oliver street, Grafton, collapsed and died in the ticket office at the Clarence River Coursing Club's ground on which he…

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State Funeral Late Sir Granville Ryrie. Canberra

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 5 October 1937 · page 5

Former High Commissioner in London, popular war-time leader, and member of one of the earliest families to settle on the Monaro Tableland, Sir…

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Obituary. Mrs. A. O. Hacking. Woolgoolga

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 5 October 1937 · page 4

The death occurred at Mullumbimby on Sunday afternoon of one of nature's gentlewomen in the person of Mrs. Louisa Hacking, wife of Mr. Arthur O…

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Obituary Mks. Ruth Carr

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 6 October 1937 · page 4

The death of Mrs. Ruth Carr at the Lower Clarence Hospital at 10 a.m. yesterday removed one of the remaining links of the chain of early pioneers from…

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Obituary Mrs. Matilda Secomb, of Coff's Harbor. Coff's Harbor

Daily Examiner · Thursday 7 October 1937 · page 4

Mrs. Matilda Secomb, aged 70, widow of the late W. A. Secomb, and a well-known and highly respected resident of the Coff's Harbor and Orara districts…

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Obituary Mr. W. H. Dickinson

Daily Examiner · Friday 8 October 1937 · page 4

The death occurred in the Lower Clarence Hospital late, on Wednesday of Mr. William Hanford Dickinson, of Iluka, at the age of 68 years…

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OBITUARY Mrs. W. H. Seco[?]

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 8 October 1937 · page 2

Mrs. Matilda Secomb, wid[?] late Mr. W. H. Secomb, died District Hospital on Wednesday noon last, in her 71st year…

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Obituary Mr. William Shannon

Daily Examiner · Saturday 9 October 1937 · page 4

As briefly reported in Thursday's issue, the death occurred at his Harwill residence on Wednesday night of Mr. William Shannon, aged 62 years…

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Death of Alfred Mailey Woman Charged with Murder. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Monday 11 October 1937 · page 2

On Saturday night the police arrested a woman and charged her at the Darlinghurst police station with the murder of Alfred James Mailey…

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Former Masonic Grand Master Death of Mr. William Thompson

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 12 October 1937 · page 8

The death occurred late on Wednesday night at the Masonic Hospital of Mr. William Thompson, Past Grand Master of the United Grand Lodge of…

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Death, of Former Sculling Champion

Daily Examiner · Friday 15 October 1937 · page 4

The death is announced from Toronto (Canada) of Jake Gaudaur, a former world's champion sculler. Gaudaur was a Canadian, who won the title, by…

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Death of Three Women Carrier Not Guilty of Feloniously Slaying

Daily Examiner · Friday 15 October 1937 · page 7

In the Court of Quarter Sessions at Glen Innes last week, before Judge Clancy, a jury found Clyde Edgar Winterton, carrier, not guilty of…

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Obituary Mr. Duncan McLENNAN

Daily Examiner · Monday 18 October 1937 · page 4

The death occurred yesterday afternoon, at his residence, 57 Alice street. Grafton, of Mr. Duncan McLennan, at the age of 75 years…

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OBITUARY Mrs. A. E. Ma[?]

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 19 October 1937 · page 2

Shock, quickly followed and deep human sympathy quickly throughout the to[?] day morning when news wa[?]…

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