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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Obituaries & funerals

Obituaries & funerals, 1949

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Obituary Charles Donald Alva Bartley

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 15 July 1949 · page 2

The death occurred, on June 24th; after a lengthy illness at Brisbane General Hospital, of Charles Donald Alva Bartley, locally known as…

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Obituary Mr. W. J. Farmer

Daily Examiner · Friday 15 July 1949 · page 2

William Joseph (Billy) Farmer (37), of Brisbane, and formerly of Grafton who was accidentally killed in a road transport accident…

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Obituary Mrs. E. I. Fisher

Daily Examiner · Saturday 16 July 1949 · page 2

The death occurred at Grafton Base Hospital on June 20, of Mrs. Emily Izett Fisher, widow of Samuel Fisher, of Hunter…

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Sad Death Of War Pilot

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 19 July 1949 · page 3

As a result of his car skidding and crashing into a tree at Emmaville, on Thursday, an ace Mosquito pilot of World War…

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Obituary Mrs. Hannah Ruane

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 19 July 1949 · page 2

The death occurred at a private hospital in Brisbane on Thursday morning of Mrs. Hannah Ruane, of South Lismore…

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Obituary Miss W. Foran

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 20 July 1949 · page 2

The death occurred at the residence of her brother-in-law and sister. Mr. and Mrs. R. H. Gillett, Blaxland's Creek, on July…

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Obituary Mrs. Annie Henderson

Daily Examiner · Monday 25 July 1949 · page 2

The death occurred recently at Manly of Mrs. Annie Henderson, relict of the late Wm Henderson Deceased, who was 75 years of…

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Death of Mr. Tom Sweeney

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 26 July 1949 · page 1

Mr. Thomas Peter Sweeney, a well-known identity of Coffs Harbour for many years, died in the District Hospital…

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Obituary Captain T. Cooper

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 27 July 1949 · page 2

MACLEAN Capt. Tom Cooper, aged 81, died at Maclean a few days ago. As master of a number of Clarence River vessels, he…

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Obituary Mr. James Franklin

Daily Examiner · Thursday 28 July 1949 · page 2

COFF'S HARBOUR, Wed.--Mr. James Franklin well-known on the North and Central Coast for many years, died in Sydney…

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Obituary Sophie Devine

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 29 July 1949 · page 1

The death occurred suddenly in the early hours of yesterday morning of Mrs. Sophie Devine, aged 70 years. Mrs. Devine had been a…

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Obituary Mr. S. M. Langford

Daily Examiner · Friday 29 July 1949 · page 2

Word was received in Grafton yesterday of the sudden death at his residence at Eastwood on July 26 of Mr. S. M. Langford…

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Death of Mrs. F. Formann

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 2 August 1949 · page 6

Mrs. Maggie Formann, wife of Mr. Fred Formann, of Saytell, whose death was briefly reported in the "Advocate" last week,…

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Obituary Mrs. P. K. Gasson

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 2 August 1949 · page 2

The death occurred at Tenterfield of Mrs. Philimena Kathleen Gasson, aged 42 years, of Macksville. Mrs. Gasson was a…

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Obituary Mrs. A. M. M. Hoschke

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 3 August 1949 · page 2

The death occurred on July 18, at Sydney, of Alice Maud Margaret Hoschke, aged 61 years. She was the youngest daughter…

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Death of Clarence River Pioneer

Daily Examiner · Thursday 4 August 1949 · page 2

MR. H. T. FORD, of Skinner street, South Grafton, who died in the Grafton Base Hospital on Tuesday, had lived on the Clarence for 75 years. Aged 86 at his death, the late…

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Obituary Mr. S. Griffin

Daily Examiner · Thursday 4 August 1949 · page 2

BELLINGEN.--The death occurred in the Bellinger River District Hospital on July 31, of Mr. Samuel Griffin, of Mylestom,…

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Death of Clabence Pioneer

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 5 August 1949 · page 4

Mr. H. E. Ford, of South Grafton, father of Mrs. W. Kempe, of Coffs Harbour, died in Grafton Base Hospital on Tuesday. He…

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Obituary William Harvie

Daily Examiner · Friday 5 August 1949 · page 2

COFF'S HARBOUR.--The death is reported from Sydney of Mr. William Harvie. a member of Coff's Harbour's oldest…

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Obituary Mrs. Sophia Devine

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 5 August 1949 · page 3

The death occurred suddenly on Thursday morning last. July 28th, of Mrs. Sophia Devine. relict of the late Mr. Alex. J. Devine, at the age…

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