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

Obituaries & funerals, 1939

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Obituary Mrs. Kate Meufing

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 28 March 1939 · page 4

Mrs. Kate Anne Meufing, of "Eurambi," Chain of Ponds, Gunning, died last night at the Goulburn District Hospital, where she had been a…

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Obituary Mrs. L. S. Alchin

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Wednesday 29 March 1939 · page 4

The death occurred at Young last week, of Mrs. Louisa Susanna Alchin, at the age of 61 years. The late Mrs. Alchin was well…

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Inquest Into Death Of Mr. J. Painter Deputy Coroner States Cause Was Accidental

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Wednesday 29 March 1939 · page 1

At the inquiry concerning the death of Joseph Painter, an electrician at the Goulburn Power House, on March 21, the Deputy Coroner, Mr. E. F. Thomas, yesterday returned a finding of accidental death through electrocution…

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OBITUARY Mrs. L. S. Alchin

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 30 March 1939 · page 2

The death occurred at Young last week, of Mrs. Louisa Susanna Alchin, at the age of [?] years. The late Mrs. Alchin was well known and highly…

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Obituary Mrs. C. F. Shrimpton

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Friday 31 March 1939 · page 4

The death occurred yesterday of Mrs. Alice Maud Shrimpton, widow of the late Mr. C. F. Shrimpton, formerly of Goulburn. The death…

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Obituary Late Mr. J. Painter

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Monday 3 April 1939 · page 4

At the conclusion of the Goulburn Railway Ambulance shoot on Saturday the club honoured the memory of their late captain, Mr. J. Painter,…

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Obituary Mr. H. W. Kennerley

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Wednesday 5 April 1939 · page 4

The death occurred at the Goulburn District Hospital early this morning of Mr. Henry William Kennerley, aged 67, of 46 Citizen Street…

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British Consul At Mosul In Irak Is Murdered Blamed for Death of King Ghazi Is Killed Car Accident

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Wednesday 5 April 1939 · page 5

LONDON, Tuesday: Shortly before midday to-day a crowd of mourners for King Ghazi of Irak, who was killed…

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Lying in State Arrangements For Funeral

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Monday 10 April 1939 · page 3

A message was sent by the Duke of Kent, whose appointment to succeed Lord Gowrie as Governor-General was chierly due to the…

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Obituary Mr. W. R. Herrington

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Monday 10 April 1939 · page 3

The death occurred at the Maitland Hospital on March 30 of Mr. William Robert Herrington, aged 65. The late Mr. Herrington was a resident of the…

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Death of the Prime Minister, Mr. Lyons Tragic End On Friday Last To Great Career Australia Profoundly Shocked by Removal of One Who Was a Man of the People After Funeral To-morrow Destroyer Will Take Remains To Devenport, Tasmania

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Monday 10 April 1939 · page 2

Australians of all political faiths were profoundly shocked when the news was given out at 11 o'clock on Friday, that the Prime Minister, Mr. Lyons, had died at St. Vincent's Hospital. It was felt by all that we had lost a…

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Obituary Mr. Edwin Emmerton

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 11 April 1939 · page 4

Mr. Edwin Emmerton, 78, of "Thelma," Bourke Street, a well-known resident of Goulburn for the past 50 years, died last week. He was…

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Funeral of Late Prime Minister Huge Crowds Present At Obsequies

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 11 April 1939 · page 5

SYDNEY, Tuesday: A Requiem Mass for the late Prime Minister, Mr. Lyons, celebrated in the St. Mary's Basilica this morning, was attended by a tremendous crowd. Among those present were the Governor-General, State…

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Obituary Mr. Wm. CHAPMAN

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Wednesday 12 April 1939 · page 4

After a lengthy illness, which he bore with great fortitude, Mr. William Chapman, of Inverness," Tarlo, died on April 4 at the age of…

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Late Mr. Lyons Requiem Mass In Melbourne

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 13 April 1939 · page 1

MELBOURNE, Thursday: A Solemn Pontifical Requiem Mass for the repose of the soul of the late Prime Minister, Mr. Lyons, was…

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Funeral at Devonport Tasmania's Great Tribute

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 13 April 1939 · page 5

Thousands of people who stood bareheaded and sorrowful lined the streets of Devonport, Tasmania, where the remains of…

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OBITUARY Mr. A. Bruce Hume

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 13 April 1939 · page 2

The death has occurred at the age of 65, of Mr. A. Bruce Hume, who for the last eight years, had lived in the Wyong and Scone districts…

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Death of Bulli Miner Struck By Cage From Mine Top

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 13 April 1939 · page 1

SYDNEY, Thursday: William Montgomery, 15, a married man, was killed while working at the bottom of a shaft at Coalcliffe Colliery, Bulli…

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Death of Mr. Lyons Shocks Nation Outstanding Leader and Man Sympathy for Dame Enid and Family

Murrumburrah Signal and County of Harden Advocate · Thursday 13 April 1939 · page 1

Australia was cast into sorrow on Good Friday morning when the death was announced of the Prime Minister Mr. Joseph Aloysius Lyons, at St…

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Late Mr. Lyons Crookwell Shire Tribute

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Friday 14 April 1939 · page 7

CROOKWELL: Feeling reference to the untimely death of the late Prime Minister, Mr. Lyons, was made at Thursday's…

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