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

Obituaries & funerals, 1939

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The Late Mr. Lyons

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 18 May 1939 · page 2

The Town Clerk, Mr. G. V. Gibson, has received the following letter written personally by Dame Enid Lyons:…

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Obituary Mr. Vincent Keeffe

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 18 May 1939 · page 2

The death occurred yesterday of Mr. Vincent M. J. Keeffe, who was 38 years of age. Deceased, who was a native of Queanbeyan, had been…

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Obituary Mr. John Porter

Murrumburrah Signal and County of Harden Advocate · Thursday 18 May 1939 · page 1

Another of the old pioneers of Temora in the person of Mr. John Porter, passed away at the Temora Hospital early last week, aged 72 years…

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Gunning OBITUARY Mrs. M. Lawton

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 18 May 1939 · page 6

Numbers are an unmistakable indication of the respect and esteem in which a person is held in a community. On Tuesday afternoon, May…

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Obituary Mr. William Chalker

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Friday 19 May 1939 · page 4

Mr. William Chalker, of Myrtleville, died at his residence on Tuesday morning last at the age of 78 years. He had been in poor health…

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Obituary Mrs. J. W. Collins

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 23 May 1939 · page 4

The death occurred at her residence, "Glenhaven," Boronia Street, South Hurstville, on May 3, of Mrs. J. W. Collins, who resident in Joshua…

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Incident at Funeral

Crookwell Gazette · Wednesday 24 May 1939 · page 1

During the funeral service in the Presbyterian Church, Chatswood, last week, a flock of birds flew into the Chapel and,…

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Obituary Mr. A. Lazarus

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Wednesday 24 May 1939 · page 4

Queanbeyan's oldest native-born resident, Mr. Alfred Lazarus, died at his home in McQuoid Street early on Sunday morning. Mr. Lazarus…

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Dog's Sagacity Faithful Unto Death "Frantic" of Collingwood

Crookwell Gazette · Wednesday 24 May 1939 · page 8

The following narrative is from the lips of Mr. E. H. Barbour, well-known in Yass and Gunning districts, and now residing in the…

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OBITUARY Mrs. Caroline Chown

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 25 May 1939 · page 2

The death occurred at the District Hospital at 6 o’clock this morning of a well-known and highly respected resident of the district, in the person…

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Obituary Mr. Martin Minehan

Murrumburrah Signal and County of Harden Advocate · Thursday 25 May 1939 · page 1

The death took place at the residence of his daughter, 74 Alfred-street, Annandale, on Sunday last, of Mr. Martin Minehan, at the age of 77…

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Gunning OBITUARY Mrs. Elizabeth Abbey

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 25 May 1939 · page 4

The death of Mrs. Elizabeth Margaret Abbey, of Bevendale, occurred at the residence of her daughter, Mrs. H. W. H. Medway, Gunning, on…

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Obituary Mrs. R. J. Hinton

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 25 May 1939 · page 4

The death occurred at the Goulburn District Hospital early this morning of Mrs. Ethel Hinton, aged 45, wife of Mr. Robert James…

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Obituary Mr. Alfred Muller

The Burrowa News · Friday 26 May 1939 · page 7

Mr. Alfred Muller died on Wednesday last at 7 p.m. at the Sacred Heart Hospital, Young, following an operation. Mr. Muller, who was…

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Obituary Mrs. C. Charnock

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Friday 26 May 1939 · page 4

Mrs. Caroline Charnock, who lived in the Crookwell district for many years, died at Granville on May 18 at the age of 105 years: A daughter,…

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Death of Famous Surgeon

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Monday 29 May 1939 · page 3

CHICAGO, Sunday: The death has occurred of Dr. Charles H. Mayo, chief of the famous Mayo Clinic at Rochester, Minnesota…

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OBITUARY Mr. Patrick Downes

Yass Tribune-Courier · Monday 29 May 1939 · page 2

His large circle of friends in Yass were shocked to hear of the sudden death at Manly yesterday of Mr. Patrick Timothy Downes who was only…

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Obituary Mr. George Glennon

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Monday 29 May 1939 · page 4

The death occurred early yesterday morning, of Mr. George Edward Rex Glennon, of 23 Off Addison Street. Mr. Glennon, who…

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Youth Charged with Murder Death Of Taxi-Driver On The North Coast

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Monday 29 May 1939 · page 5

BRISBANE, Sunday: In the Police Court on Saturday Derwent Evans Arkinstall, 18, electrician's apprentice, was charged before Mr. Wilson,…

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Obituary Mr. James Thomson

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 30 May 1939 · page 4

Mr. James William Lewis Thomson, an identity of the Goulburn district, died this morning in his 88th year. He was an Interesting…

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