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Hunter Valley · Obituaries & funerals

Obituaries & funerals, 1940

921 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 11 of 47

Obituary Mr. J. R. Mutton

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 16 March 1940 · page 5

Mr. J. R. Mutton, a native of Oberon, died in his 80th year and was buried et the Methodist Cemetery, East Maitland. The funeral left [?]…

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Obituary Mr. Fred Ward

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 19 March 1940 · page 2

The death took place in a Burwood hospital on Sunday of Mr. Fred Ward, formerly school teacher at Flat Tops, Dungog. Fred was…

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PENSIONERS The Funeral Fund Council Meeting Sydney

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 19 March 1940 · page 6

The Council of Old-age and invalid Pensioners’ Funeral Fund Lodge, at a meeting held at Newtown protected against a [?]…

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Death of Mr Henry Edward Drake

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 20 March 1940 · page 2

Mr Henry Edward. Drake, a former resident of Singleton, passed away in Rockhampton (Queensland) Hospital, on Saturday night last…

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Obituary Miss A, V. Cavanagh

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 20 March 1940 · page 4

The death occurred on March 12 of Alice Veronica Cavanaugh, eldest daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. John Cavanaugh of East Maltland…

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Death of Boy From Diphtheria an Inquiry to Be Held

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 20 March 1940 · page 1

The Superintendent of the Hospitals Commission (Mr Otton) ie to inquire into the death from diphtheria of Brian George Ralston, 5, of…

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Obituary Mrs. Alice Holbert

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Thursday 21 March 1940 · page 4

Mrs. Alice Holbert passed away suddenly on Thursday morning, after making a recovery from her recent illness. The remains were laid…

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Obituary Mrs. S. Thompson

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Thursday 21 March 1940 · page 3

The death occurred recently of Mrs. S. Thompson, of Bob's Farm, after a month's illness in Mater hospital, Waratah. She was aged 61 years, and was a…

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Aberdeen Death of Mrs. H. S. Quint

The Scone Advocate · Thursday 21 March 1940 · page 5

With the passing, early on Monday morning last, of Mrs. Martha Jane Quint, Aberdeen has lost another of its old and highly respected residents…

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Obituary. Mr. Joseph Henry Kirk

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Thursday 21 March 1940 · page 5

One of Cessnock's best known and most highly respected residents in the person of Mr. Joseph Henry Kirk, of…

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MR. L. T. DANIEL Death of Newspaper Proprietor GOULBURN

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 21 March 1940 · page 5

Mr. Thomas Leslie Daniel, a director of Daniel Bros. and Co. Pty., Ltd. the proprietors of the Goulburn evening “Penny Post” and the Moss Vale…

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Obituary Mr. M Beams

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 23 March 1940 · page 5

Mr. Mi[?] Bra[?] who died in Newcastle on Wednesday at the age of 78 was a keen supported of fool running in Maitland and Newscastle…

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QUIRINDI Death of Mrs. Mary Jane Rayment

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 23 March 1940 · page 7

The death occurred of Mrs. Mary Jane Rayment. wife of Sir. Radford Rayment, of Church Avenue, Quirindi the Quirindi Hospital She had been…

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ECCLESTON Funeral of Mr. C. Cox

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 27 March 1940 · page 6

The [?] of cad cox whose tragic death [?] last week took place on Saturday afternoon in the [?] The service was…

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Obituary Mrs. Janet R. Logie

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 27 March 1940 · page 6

Mrs. Janet Rennie Logie, who died in kurri Kurri District Hospital after a long Illness, came to Australia with her husband. Mr. Ales Logie, from…

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Death of New Zealand's Prime Minister the Dominion Mourns Passing of Mr M. J. Savage Auckland

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 27 March 1940 · page 2

Practically every town in New Zealand is in mourning because of the death early this morning of the Prime Minister, the Right Honorable…

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Obituary Mr. Charles Sciffer

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 28 March 1940 · page 4

The death occurred in the Maitland Hospital on March 22 of Mr. Charles Sciffer, of West Maitland. The funeral was held on Saturday last…

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Obituary Mr. E. G. Lavis

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Thursday 28 March 1940 · page 3

There passed away on Thursday last an old one time resident of Williamtown, whose name has been associated with the Lower Hunter from its very early…

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Maoris Mourn Death of Mr. Savage Ancient Lament Sydney

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 28 March 1940 · page 1

Declaring that “a mighty tree of the forest has fallen,’ ‘and that the prow of the canoe was broken, the [?] Kahungunu chief, Nohe Toki, offered…

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