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Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young) · Obituaries & funerals

Obituaries & funerals, 1938

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Obituary Mr. Patrick Hallam

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Monday 3 January 1938 · page 3

Following a short illness the death occurred from pneumonia at St. John of God Hospital on Saturday night of Mr. Patrick Hallam, aged 67, a…

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Obituary Mrs. Mary Swan

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 4 January 1938 · page 7

The death occurred at St. John of God Hospital yesterday, following a lengthy illness, of Mrs. Mary Ann Swan, of Verner Street. Prior to her…

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Obituary Mr. Henry Evans

Crookwell Gazette · Wednesday 5 January 1938 · page 1

The death occurred at the District Hospital, after a very brief illness, of Mr. Henry V. Evans, a very highly respected resident of Binda…

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Obituary Mr. William Meier

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Wednesday 5 January 1938 · page 4

Mr. William Meier, grazier and guest house proprietor, of Burragorang, died suddenly recently at his residence, "Burragorang House," at…

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Inquest Into Death of Dorothy Everett Medical Evidence Is Given

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Wednesday 5 January 1938 · page 7

NEWCASTLE, Wednesday: The inquest was continued on Dorothy May Everett, kitchenmaid, who was found strangled in the grounds of the Broughton School on November 28…

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OBITUARY Mr. Patrick Hallam

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 6 January 1938 · page 4

All the district will be grieved to hear of the death of Mr. Patrick Hallam, of Biala, which occurred after a short illness in St.John…

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OBITUARY Mrs. Harold Raynor

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 6 January 1938 · page 7

The death occurred at the District Hospital on December 28 of Mrs. Harold Raynor, of North Yass. Formerly Miss Agnes May Ashmeade…

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OBITUARY Mr. W. J. Macgregor-Davies

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 6 January 1938 · page 5

Mr. William John Macgregor-Davies, M.A., B. Ecs., F.R.H.S., whose death at the age of 52 was briefly announced in last Monday's Penny…

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Obituary Death of Inspector Burke

The Burrowa News · Friday 7 January 1938 · page 2

Inspector E. Burke, who had been in charge of the police at Grafton, died in the Mater Misericordiae Hospital, Sydney, on Tuesday, aged…

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Obituary Mrs. Gladys Stormon

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Friday 7 January 1938 · page 4

The death occurred at the Narrandera Hospital on December 23, of Mrs. Gladys-Stormon, wife of Mr. Robert Stormon…

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Obituary Mrs. J. Elphick

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Monday 10 January 1938 · page 4

The death occurred recently at her residence, Capper Street, Tumut, of one of the oldest and most highly respected citizens of the Tumut district,…

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OBITUARY Mrs. Ivy M. Hallam

Yass Tribune-Courier · Monday 10 January 1938 · page 2

The death occurred of Mrs. Ivy Myrtle Hallam, wife of Mr. Myles Hallam, of Biala, in St. John of God’s Hospital. Goulburn, on…

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Obituary Mrs. Elizabeth Sykes

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 11 January 1938 · page 4

The death occurred at her home, Burns Avenue, Neutral Bay, early on Sunday morning, of Mrs. Elizabeth Anastasia Sykes, aged 79, a former…

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Accidental Drowning Coroner's Finding Death of Erle Jackson Moss Vale

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 11 January 1938 · page 4

A verdict of death from drowning was returned at the conclusion of the inquest into the death of Erle Jackson, who…

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Death of Queanbeyan Woman

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Wednesday 12 January 1938 · page 5

QUEANBEYAN: At the inquest on the body of Mrs. Mary Goodwin at Queanbeyan, James Goodwin stated that his wife had…

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Obituary. MR W. A. SHARP

Murrumburrah Signal and County of Harden Advocate · Thursday 13 January 1938 · page 2

An old and highly-esteemed citizen of Harden passed away on the night of Tuesday, 4th January. We refer to Mr William Ailken Sharp, aged…

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Obituary Mrs. Catherine Mulcahy

The Burrowa News · Friday 14 January 1938 · page 9

Mrs. Catherine Mulcahy, aged 77. wife of Mr. James Mulcahy, of Cootamundrs, and late of "Pineview," Stockinbingal, died recently…

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Obituary Mr. J. M. Eggleston

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Friday 14 January 1938 · page 4

The death occurred suddenly at the Goulburn District Hospital on Wednesday evening of Mr. John Michael Eggieston, aged 63, a Goulburn…

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Obituary Mr. R. R. Watt

The Burrowa News · Friday 14 January 1938 · page 5

The death occurred at Young of Mr. Robert Redfern Watt, son of the late Mr. Thomas Redfern Watt, a well known grazier. Mr. Robert…

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Sudden Death of a Returned Soldier at Manatoo Shearer's Quarters

The Burrowa News · Friday 14 January 1938 · page 6

A returned soldier named Mr. Joseph Maxwell, who had been camped with hit wife in the Manatoo shearers' quarters and…

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