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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Obituaries & funerals

Obituaries & funerals, 1944

243 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 7 of 13

Obituary Walter James Wenham Boxsell

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 30 June 1944 · page 2

There passed away in the Bellingen District Hospital, on June 21st, an old Dorrigo identity in the person of Mr. Walter Boxsell, at the age of…

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Hitler Announces Death Of Dietl

Daily Examiner · Saturday 1 July 1944 · page 3

LONDON, Sun.--The death of General Dietl, German Commander in Finland, was announced by Hitler in an order of the day,…

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Cotton Wool Caused Death Of Child

Daily Examiner · Saturday 1 July 1944 · page 2

SYDNEY, Fri.--A finding that cotton wool introduced into the larynx while he was recovering from an anaesthetic, caused the…

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Obituary Mr. A. C. ("Dick'') Baker

Daily Examiner · Saturday 8 July 1944 · page 2

Word was received in Grafton yesterday from Mrs. M. A. Meskell, of 245 Abercrombie street, Redfern, of the death of her brother…

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Obituary

Daily Examiner · Monday 10 July 1944 · page 2

The death occurred on Saturday morning at her residence, 37 Mary street, Grafton, of Mrs. Naomi Ruth Bailey, wife of Mr…

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Death Of Child: Manslaughter Charge

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 11 July 1944 · page 3

BUNDABERG, Mon.—Because of her parents' religious beliefs a girl died without receiving medical attention, it was alleged at the…

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Obituary Mrs. W. H. Williams

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 11 July 1944 · page 2

The death occurred at her home yesterday of Mrs. Alicia Williams, wife of Mr. W. H. Williams, of 121 Fry street,…

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Obituary Mr. M. W. Stokes

Daily Examiner · Thursday 13 July 1944 · page 2

The death occurred in the Grafton Base Hospital yesterday morning of Mr. Mark William Stokes, 84 years of age, of Alice…

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Pyjama Girl Case Ends With Funeral

Daily Examiner · Friday 14 July 1944 · page 5

MELBOURNE, Thursday.--The "Pyjama Girl" case came to a formal end to-day when the remains of Mrs. Linda Agostini were…

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Death of Former French Prime Minister

Daily Examiner · Friday 14 July 1944 · page 4

LONDON, Thurs.--The German news agency announces the death of the former French Prime Minister, Edouard…

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Obituary Mrs. Henry Leonard

Daily Examiner · Friday 14 July 1944 · page 4

The death occurred yesterday at the Grafton Base Hospital of Mrs. Henry Leonard, of Queen street, Grafton, who had been a…

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Obituary Mr. J. T. Melouney

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 14 July 1944 · page 1

Mr. John Thomas Melouney, a very old and respected resident of Coffs Harbour district, died in Coffs District Hospital on Wednesday night…

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Tetanus Causes Death of Baby

Daily Examiner · Saturday 15 July 1944 · page 3

BRISBANE, Fri.--At an inquest to-day on an 11-day-old child, said to have died of tetanus, Dr. Andrew Craword said it was the…

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Obituary Mrs. Flora McNEIL

Daily Examiner · Monday 17 July 1944 · page 2

The death took place in the Lower Clarence Hospital on Friday night of Mrs. Flora McNeil, of Chatsworth, at the age of 85…

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Obituary Mr. Harry Mather

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 18 July 1944 · page 2

The death occurred in the Coff's Harbor District Hospital last week of Mr. Harry Ward Mather, aged 41 years, a…

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Obituary Mr. Norman McDONALD

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 19 July 1944 · page 2

Mr. Norman McDonald, whose death occurred in the Grafton Base Hospital on Monday morning, as briefly reported in…

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Obituary Mrs. Annie Gillies

Daily Examiner · Thursday 20 July 1944 · page 2

The death took place at her daughters (Mrs. W. E. McPhee, Ulmarra) residence on Thursday night, July 13, of Mrs. Annie…

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Obituary Mr. D. B. Smith

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 21 July 1944 · page 1

The death took place on June 26 at the Raleigh District Hospital of Mr. David Beverage Smith, of Darkwood, Bellinger River, at the age of…

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Obituary Mrs. Jane Clarisson Inskip

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 21 July 1944 · page 2

The district lost another of its old estimable residents on Monday morning of this week, when Mrs. Jane Clarisson Inskip passed away at the…

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Obituary Mr. J. T. Nugent

Daily Examiner · Friday 21 July 1944 · page 2

A party from the R.S.S. and A.I.L.A. Grafton sub-branch attended the funeral of Mr. John Thomas Nugent, who was buried at Grafton yesterday, and in the…

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