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Hunter Valley · Obituaries & funerals

Obituaries & funerals, 1940

921 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 16 of 47

Obituary Mrs. Doris Irene Hall Dungog

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 7 May 1940 · page 6

The death occurred [?] Dungog cottage Hospital of Mrs. Doris Irons Hall wife of Mr. Glen Hall, teacher in charges of Dangog Grove school…

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MR, G. D. ROSS Death of Former Civil Servant High Tribute Sydney

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 7 May 1940 · page 1

The death occurred this morning of Mr. George D. Ross, Under Secretary to the Department of Agriculture who retired two months ago…

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Stability of Funeral Funds Reference by State Treasurer, Sydney

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 8 May 1940 · page 1

The Chief Secretor’s Department, which recently investigated the financial position of the funeral funds announced to-day…

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Death of Mrs. A. L. Skelton

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 9 May 1940 · page 2

After an illness of three months Mrs. [?] Amy Skelton, wife of Mr. A. L. Skelton, the [?]olwarra Shire Clerk, died on Tuesday morning…

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OBITUARY Mr. Ernest George King

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Thursday 9 May 1940 · page 2

The death occurred rather suddenly on Sunday evening, April 28th, of Mr Ernest G. King, of Chatswood. He had removed to a privates Hospital at…

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Late Mrs. Doris Hall

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 10 May 1940 · page 1

Floral tributes and messages of sympathy were received by Mr. Glen Hall and family: Loving husband and children;…

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Obituary Mrs. Agnes May Horne

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 10 May 1940 · page 2

The funeral of Agnes May 'Horne, wife of Alderman S. Horne, took place on Wednesday afternoon. The cortege…

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Obituary. Mrs. Elizabeth J. Lennard

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 10 May 1940 · page 3

The news was received in Cessnock last week, with much regret, of the death of Mrs. Elizabeth Jane Lennard, wife of…

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CESSNOCK Death of Mrs. S. Horne CESSNOCK

Maitland Mercury · Friday 10 May 1940 · page 3

The death occurred at Cessnock Hospital of Mrs. Horne, [?] of Ald. Sam Horne, of Cessnock, on Tuesday last…

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Obituary Late Capt. Cunningham Dungog

Maitland Mercury · Friday 10 May 1940 · page 2

Dungog, Raymond Terrace and Tea Gardens branches of the Returned Soldiers’ League were represented at the funeral at Tea Gardens on…

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Late Mr. W. K. Gallagher

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 14 May 1940 · page 5

An inquest touching the death of Mr. William 'Kenneth Gallagher, who was killed in a motor accident near Sandy Hollow on 25th March last was…

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Obituary Dungog

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 14 May 1940 · page 6

The death occurred at Randwick Military Hospital of Mr. William Henry Scott, aged 48 years, who leaves a widow and one daughter. He…

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Obituary. Mr. William Henry Scott

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 14 May 1940 · page 2

The death occurred at Randwick Military Hospital at 2 p.m. on Friday of Mr. William Henry Scott, aged 46 years, who leaves his widow and one…

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Death of Mr Theodore Purvis

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 15 May 1940 · page 2

The death of Mr Theodore Henry Martin Purvis, of Hebden, which occurred in the Dangar Cottage Hospital last night, will occasion deep…

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Obituary Ernest George King

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 15 May 1940 · page 2

The death occurred [?] recently at a private hospital [?] of Mt. Era[?] George king a [?] of Miller Forest [?]…

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Obituary Mr. Daniel O'brien

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Thursday 16 May 1940 · page 3

An old and highly esteemed resident in the person of Mr. Daniel O'Brien of the Point, Millers Forest, passed away on Saturday night last about 12 o'clock…

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Death of Mrs Julia Sophia Vaughan

Singleton Argus · Friday 17 May 1940 · page 6

The many friends of Mr John Vaughan, of Speers Point, and Mr Alf Vaughan, of Singleton, will deeply sympathise with them in the death…

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Obituary. Mr. George Robert Cox

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 17 May 1940 · page 2

The death occurred at his residence, "Orient," 722 Parramatta-road, Croydon, on 6th inst., of Mr. George Robert Cox. Aged 68 years…

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Obituary Mrs. J. T. Pinchen

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 17 May 1940 · page 4

The death took place at Glenmore Private Hospital, Cessnock, on Wednesday evening, of Mrs. J. T. Pinchen, relict of…

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State Player Death of Mr. R. Harris SYDNEY

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 18 May 1940 · page 9

R. Harris, a former New South Wales Rugby Union representative breakaway forward, died at a Manly private hospital yesterday after a…

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