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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Obituaries & funerals

Obituaries & funerals, 1941

318 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 6 of 16

OBITUARY Mrs. A. B. Selman

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 13 May 1941 · page 1

Prior to her death in Coffs District Hospital last. Thursday, Mrs. Ada Catherine Selman made a request that her funeral be carried out as quietly…

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The Late Mrs. Amy Playford

Daily Examiner · Monday 19 May 1941 · page 4

As previously recorded in these columns, there passed away on Sunday, May 11 .(Mothers' Day) at the Grafton District Hospital, Mrs. Amy Playford, of…

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Obituary Mr. H. R. Lyons

Daily Examiner · Monday 19 May 1941 · page 4

The death occurred at Runnymede Private Hospital, Grafton, on Saturday of Mr. Horace Richard Lyons, aged [?] years…

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Coffs Pensioners The Funeral Fund

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 20 May 1941 · page 3

Coffs branch of the Old Age and Invalid Pensioners' Association is concerned as to where its older members stand in regard to the funeral fund…

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Death of Pioneer Mr. Patrick Walker Saw Sydney in Infancy

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 20 May 1941 · page 4

On Friday night, just two days after his 97th birthday, Mr. Patrick Walker, senr., died at Mullumbimby. He was known as Mullumbimby's "grand old…

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Obituary Mrs. Hannah Michelmore

Daily Examiner · Thursday 22 May 1941 · page 4

The death occurred at Ballina on Tuesday night of Mrs. Hannah Michelmore, wife of Mr. Ernest Michelmore, of Ballina. The late Mrs. Michelmore was…

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Coroner's Inquest Death of Gavin Grozier, at Thirroul Dorrigo Residents Alleged to Be Implicated

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 23 May 1941 · page 1

Before Mr. R. B. Dunlop, District Coroner, at Bulli, on Friday, May 9. the adjourned inquest into the death of Gavin Crozier, who died in…

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OBITUARY Mrs. E. Manns

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 27 May 1941 · page 1

Mrs. Esther Manns, probably the oldest surviving resident of Coffs Harbour, died in Coffs District Hospital last Friday afternoon, at the…

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Obituary Mr. M. H. E. Gray

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 27 May 1941 · page 4

The death occurred in the Grafton Dstrict Hospital yesterday of Mr. Maurice Henry Ernest Gray, age 72. who had had a long illness…

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Obituary Mr. Wm. J. Cruickshanks

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 28 May 1941 · page 4

The death occurred yesterday morning at his residence, of Mr. William J. Cruickshanks. of Brooklyn, Dumbudgery, on the Upper Clarence…

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Experiences with A.i.f. Chinese Funeral and Wedding

Daily Examiner · Thursday 29 May 1941 · page 7

Writing to his mother, Mrs. R. Pegley, of Cranworth street, Gratton. Gunner R. J. (Bob) Key, who is with the 2nd A.I.F. abroad, tells of…

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Chinese Funeral and Wedding

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 30 May 1941 · page 4

Writing to his mother at Grafton, Gunner Bob Key tells of how he and a mate got mixed up with a Chinese funeral. They approached a…

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OBITUARY Mr. Edward Doyle

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 30 May 1941 · page 3

The death occurred in Coffs District Hospital on Tuesday last of Mr. Edward James Doyle, aged. 72 years, who has been a well-known resident…

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Obituary Mr. William Watts

Daily Examiner · Monday 2 June 1941 · page 4

The death occurred in a Newcastle hospital yesterday of Mr. William Watts (78), of Harwood. Mr. Watts was admitted to the hospital about a fortnight…

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Hess' Friend Committed' Suicide Death of Admiral Boehm. London

Daily Examiner · Monday 2 June 1941 · page 5

The Norwegian Telegraph Agency learns that Admiral Boehm, German Naval Commander-in-Chief of Norway committed suicide in the Grand…

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Obituary

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 3 June 1941 · page 4

Mr. E. J. H. Bishop, who has been district surveyor at Armidale for many years, will retire shortly. Mrs. H. Browning, of Maclean, has…

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OBITUARY Mrs. D. W. Baker

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 3 June 1941 · page 2

The Orara has lost yet another of the few remaining pioneers by the death of Mrs. Daniel W. Baker, of Coramba, which occurred at her…

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Obituary Mr. W. A. Macleod

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 3 June 1941 · page 4

Mr. Wm. Alexander Macleod died at his residence, Mackenzie street, Lismore, on April 24 last, in his 86th year. Deceased was a native of Raymond…

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Obituary Mr. William H. Watts

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 4 June 1941 · page 4

As was briefly reported in Monday's issue of the "Daily Examiner," the death occurred in Newcastle Hospital at 6.30 p.m. on Sunday last of one of…

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Obituary Mr. M. L. Hamilton

Daily Examiner · Thursday 5 June 1941 · page 4

The death occurred at the Grafton Distinct Hospital on Tuesday, June 3, of Mr. Malcolm Leslie Hamilton, warder of Grafton Gaol, at the age of 35…

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