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Hawkesbury (Windsor & Richmond) · Obituaries & funerals

Obituaries & funerals, 1927

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Obituary Mrs. Elizabeth Jones

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 24 June 1927 · page 14

ANOTHER historic link with the past was snapped on Monday by the death of Mrs. Elizabeth Jones wife of Mr. George Jones at the ripe age of 84 years. Deceased…

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Obituary Dennis Donoghue

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 1 July 1927 · page 4

WINTER makes its toll on the aged of the community. One of the fine old men of Riverstone, Dennis Donoghue, Who passed away at his residence in Mill-street,…

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Obituary Alexander John Grono

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 15 July 1927 · page 3

The death has occurred at his residence Wiseman's Ferry, of Mr. Alexander John. Grono, at the young age of 31 years. Deceased was born on the Hawkesbury River,…

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An Appreciation Late Mrs. Elizabeth Walmsley

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 22 July 1927 · page 9

ANOTHER of the famous old band of pioneers has crossed the Great Divide- another link in the grand chain connecting us with the past has been snapped in twain…

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Obituary Mrs. Teresa Gavin

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 22 July 1927 · page 14

AFTER an illness of only seven days duration, Mrs. Mary Teresa Gavin, wife of Mr. Thomas Gavin, of Castlereagh, passed away in the Richmond Hospital on…

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Obituary Lewis Benjamin Barnett

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 5 August 1927 · page 14

LEWIS BENJAMIN BARNETT, who was a bootmaker in Windsor some 40 years ago, died in the Parramatta Mental Hospital on Monday, at the age of 71 years.He…

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Obituary James Robbins

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 12 August 1927 · page 4

JAMES ROBBINS, who was a trusted employee of the Riverstone Meat Works for many years, passed away on Monday at the age of 61 years. Born at Box Hill,…

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Obituary Richard Lord

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 19 August 1927 · page 4

ONE of the district's best known orchardists, in the person of Mr. Richard Lord, of "Springfield," Kurrajong, passed away in the Richmond Hospital on Tuesday…

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Death of Fred Wellington Coroner's Inquiry

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 26 August 1927 · page 14

AN INQUIRY into the circumstances surrounding the death of Frederick John Wellington, who was discovered in a state of collapse on the floor of the…

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"A Noble Gentleman" the Late Mr. C. J. Dwyer Representative Funeral

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 2 September 1927 · page 8

ONE one the grand old pioneers of the colony are passing to their long rest. Last week we added another name to the long list of honored dead-those brave and…

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Kurrajong Nonagenarian the Late Mrs. Catherine Ezzy Family Record Op Longevity

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 2 September 1927 · page 3

BY THE DEATH of Mrs. Catherine Ezzy, which took place at her residence, "Merindale," Grose Vale, on the 22nd: ultimo, the last link in one of the oldest families…

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Obituary Henry Oliver Jones

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 2 September 1927 · page 3

THE DEATH occurred at Kurrajong Heights on Saturday of Henry Oliver Jones, at the age of 42 years. Deceased, who had been ill for about 12 days, succumbed…

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Obituary Ila Theresa Shepherd

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 9 September 1927 · page 4

AFTER a long illness extending over 4& years, the death took place at Springwood on August 31, of Mrs. Ila Theresa. Shepherd, wife of Mr. Victor Shepherd, of…

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Obituary Jambs Ascough McKAY

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 16 September 1927 · page 12

THE DEATH occurred at a private hospital at Gosford recently of Mr. James Ascough McKay, a pioneer settler of the Hawkesbury River, at the ripe age of 88…

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A Link with the Past the Late Mrs. Sarah Brown Death at 97 Native of the HAWKESBUItY

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 23 September 1927 · page 3

THE far-famed Hawkesbury River district, particularly the part around what was known as Green Hills, where the town of Windsor now stands, ranks second in early…

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Funeral Expenses Claim in Small Debts Court Richmond Case

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 30 September 1927 · page 10

AN UNUSUAL case came on for hearing at Richmond Small Debts Court on Tuesday, when Albert Arthur Price, funeral director, proceeded against Charles Frederick…

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Obituary. the Late Mr. S. C. Stubbs

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 7 October 1927 · page 3

QUITE a gloom was cast over the district on Saturday when it became known that Mr. Sidney Charles Stubbs had passed away at his residence, "Rose Villa," at Ebenezer…

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Obituary

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 21 October 1927 · page 12

DEATH snapped another link with the Hawkesbury's early history on October 6, when James Clout, an old and respected resident of the district, passed away at…

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Obituary

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 4 November 1927 · page 3

DEATH has removed from our midst another old Hawkesbury River native in the person of Mrs. James Hayward, who passed away at her residence in Windsor on…

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Obituary Mr. Arthur Dunston

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 11 November 1927 · page 12

WITH Shocking suddenness the death took place on Tuesday week of Mr. Arthur Dunston, a well-known orchardist of "West-: • bury," Grose Vale. Though the deceased…

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