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

Obituaries & funerals, 1939

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Obituary Mrs. Mary Knopp

The Burrowa News · Friday 3 February 1939 · page 5

Mrs. Mary Knopp, aged 84, wife of Mr. Jacob Knopp, of Bourke Street, and one of the oldest Goulburn natives, having been born…

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Obituary Grand Old Pioneer of Jugiong Passes Away

The Burrowa News · Friday 3 February 1939 · page 1

Jugiong and the district mourned recently when the news of the death of one of its grand old pioneers, the person of Mrs; M. A…

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Obituary Mrs. Margaret Phillips

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Monday 6 February 1939 · page 5

Mrs. Margaret Mary Phillips. of 9 Grafton Street, (lied ill the St. John of God Hospital on Saturday morning at the age of 62. She had suffered…

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OBITUARY Mr. W. H. Stonham

Yass Tribune-Courier · Monday 6 February 1939 · page 3

The death occurred on Friday of Mr. William Henry Stonham (68), brother of Mr. T. Stonham, of Jones Creek. Deceased, who was a resident…

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Obituary Mr. J. J. Merriman

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 7 February 1939 · page 4

The death occurred on Thursday last at his home, "Poplar Vale," Jerrawa, of Mr. James John Merriman, a well known grazier, held in…

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Death of Deterding Big Figure In World Finance

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 7 February 1939 · page 1

The Hague, Monday: The death has occurred suddenly at St. Moritz (Switzerland) of Sir Henri Deterding, the oil magnate, who was for…

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Obituary Mrs. Wm. CARRAHER

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Wednesday 8 February 1939 · page 4

The death occurred at St. John of God Hospital on Monday morning, following a short illness, of Mrs. Nellie Carraher, aged 51, of 154…

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Obituary

Murrumburrah Signal and County of Harden Advocate · Thursday 9 February 1939 · page 4

The death occurred suddenly on Sunday morning at his home in Thorn his Street, Young, of Mr. William Henry Maroney…

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Late Mr. Caspers Regret Voiced By P.P. Board

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 9 February 1939 · page 2

"By his death, Goulburn has lost one of its brightest personalities." So spoke the chairman of the Goulburn Pastures Protection Board,…

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Obituary Mr. Wallace Wheatley

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 9 February 1939 · page 4

The death occured at St. John of God Hospital early this morning, of Mr. Wallace Wheatley, of "Wongajong," Bourke Street, a member of…

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Death Of Pope Occurred This Morning

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Friday 10 February 1939 · page 5

A message from Rome, received in Goulburn at 3.30 this afternoon, announced…

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Obituary Late James Bugg

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Friday 10 February 1939 · page 4

Mr. James Bugg, one of the oldest surviving pioneer residents of the Goulburn district, whose death was briefly announced in yesterday's…

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Obituary Mr. William Henry Maroney

The Burrowa News · Friday 10 February 1939 · page 5

Gardening at his home in Thornhill Street, Young, on Sunday morning last, a well-known resident, Mr. William Henry Maroney (65)…

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Obituary Mr. E. R. Heffernan

The Burrowa News · Friday 10 February 1939 · page 3

The death occurred in Sydney on Thursday of last week, after a long illness, of Mr. Edwin Raleigh Heffernan, of "Clear Hills," Junee…

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Obituary Mr. E. W. H. Preston Former Lithgow Resident

The Burrowa News · Friday 10 February 1939 · page 7

Mr. Ernest William Henry Preston, who died in Wollongone Hospital on Thursday lost week, at the age of 62, had been a resident of…

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Death of His Holiness the

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Monday 13 February 1939 · page 4

Flying half-mast from the tower at SS. Peter and Paul's Cathedral, the Papal Flag symbolises the spirit of mourning observed by Goulburn Catholics since news was…

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Obituary Mr. E. J. Halliday

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Monday 13 February 1939 · page 4

Mr. Edward James Halliday, who died last Wednesday at Killara, at the age of 81, was one of the best-known officers of the Lands…

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OBITUARY Mr. C. C. Hall

Yass Tribune-Courier · Monday 13 February 1939 · page 3

Mr. Charles Castle Hall, one of eldest and best known graziers in the Yass district and notable stud sheep breeder, died at his home,…

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Obituary Mr. J. E. Webb, M.l.a

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 14 February 1939 · page 4

SYDNEY, Tuesday: Dr. J. E. Webb, M.L.A. for Hurstville, and a former Mayor, died in a private hospital at Bexley this morning at the age of 51…

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Obituary Mr. C. C. Hall

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Wednesday 15 February 1939 · page 4

YASS, Wednesday: Charles Castle Hall, 79, well known stud sheep breeder, died at his home, Yeumburra, on Sunday night. He was a…

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