An Appreciation Late Mrs. Catherine A. Rouse
On Tuesday night, March 14, at the Grafton District Hospital, there passed away Mrs. Catherine Alice Rouse, of Braunstone. All her life was spent…
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Obituaries & funerals, 1939
334 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 5 of 17
Petrol Burns Death of Young Man. Inverell
Phillip Ernest Daley, 27, of Ashford, sustained burns from which he died, as a result of a petrol drum bursting into flames…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Murder Victim Funeral At Birchgrove Clergyman's Impassioned Appeal. Sydney
"If the man who shot this boy did it in error, I ask him, across the body of the dead lad, to send a message to clear up the mystery, which is…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Found Shot Queensland Speaker. Parliamentary Sensation Death of Mr. Geo. Pollock. Brisbane
The Speaker of the Queensland Legislative Assembly (Mr. George Pollock) was found dead today in a room in his suite at Parliament House…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Death of Mr. M. P. Hynes Q'sland Cabinet Minister. Brisbane
The death occurred at his home this morning of the Minister for Labor and Industry, Mr. Michael Patrick Hynes. Mr. Hynes, who has been in ill-health…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Went to Lismore in 1857 Late Mr. John Smith
Mr. Jonn Smith, who died on January 16, at Ulmarra, Clarence River, was born at Teven, near Ballina, on July 1, 1856. He was taken to…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →State Funeral for Queensland Minister. Brisbane
Crowds lined the streets to-day when the State funeral of the late Mr. M. P. Hynes, Minister for Labor and Industry, moved, from St. Stephen's…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Obituary Mrs. H. W. Kirkland, of Bellingen. Bellingen
Following a long illness the death took place at Bellingen this afternoon of Mrs. H. W. Kirkland, aged 53 years. The funeral takes place at Bellingen at…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →South Arm the Late Mr. John Biddle
The death this week of Mr. John Biddle, of Tyndale, after a brief illness, came as a great shock to his many friends where he had been a life-long…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Thrice Shipwrecked Remarkable Salvage Feat Recalled Death of Mr. Thomas Tollow
A former very old resident of the Clarence in the person of Mr. Thomas Tollow passed away on the 24th inst. at his residence, "Yamba," 8 The…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Drowned at Iluka Death Of A. E. Eaton "Apparently After Fit." Maclean
An inquest into the death of Albert Ernest Eaton, whose bidy was recovered from the river on Wednesday night, was held at Iluka by the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Obituary Mr. Archibald McDONALD
The death occurred at the Sandon River, on Monday night last of Mr. Archibald McDonald, at the age of 56 years. Deceased, who was a native of…
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As was briefly reported in a previous issue, the death occurred of Rebecca Cotton, wife of William Henry Cotton. She was highly respected by all who…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →OBITUARY Mrs. H. W. Kirkland
The death of Mrs. H. W. Kirkland, briefly recorded in a recent issue of the "Advocate," removes one of the Bellinger River's best and most…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Obituary Norman James Ducan. Coramba
Mr. Norman James Duncan, 37, formerly of Coramba and the Eastern Dorrigo, died at his home at Wollongong on Friday, March 17. Mr, Duncan was…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Wilson for Trial Pirates' Cave Shooting Death of "Mickey" Leonard. Sydney
Leslie Cornelius Wilson was committed for trial to-day, after the Acting City Coroner (Mr. Wood) found that Stanley James ("Mickey") Leonard had…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Racing Drivers Hard To Find Death of Bernard Rosemeyer
The tragic death last year of Bernard Rosemeyer, one of the world's greatest motor drivers, when attempting super speed records on the road,…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Funeral on Thursday Destroyer to Take Body to Devonport. Sydney
The body of the late Prime Minister will lie in state at St. Mary's Basilica on Monday. A Solemn Requiem Mass, with which…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →OBITUARY Mr. Daniel Murphy Well Known North Coast Publican
Widespread sympathy with the elderly widow and bereaved relatives was expressed throughout the district yesterday in the death of Mr. Daniel…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Nation Mourns Leader Death of Mr. Lyons Heart Attacks Bring Sudden End Severe Strain of Office Long and Honorable Career World-wide Messages of Sympathy
The nation was shocked on Good Friday morning when it was announced that the Prime Minister, Mr. J. A. Lyons, had died in. St. Vincent's Hospital, Sydney, at 10.40 o'clock that morning. On Thursday he had several heart attacks, and his condition…
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