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Hunter Valley · Obituaries & funerals

Obituaries & funerals, 1947

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The Funeral

The Scone Advocate · Friday 17 January 1947 · page 1

The funeral took place at Merriwa, on Tuesday, the remains being brought from Newcastle for interment. There was a large gathering…

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The Late Mr. G. B. Finlay

The Scone Advocate · Friday 17 January 1947 · page 1

Death has once more, and within the space of but four months, stalked the century old and historic "Thornthwaite" menage, this time…

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Obituary John W. Welsh

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 17 January 1947 · page 3

At the Prince Alfred Hospital, Sydney. on December 29, 1946, John William (Jacky) Welsh passed away after a brief illness…

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Obituary Mrs. Jean Abercrombie

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 17 January 1947 · page 10

Mrs. Jean Abercrombie died recently at her home, Brooke Parade, Belmont, at the age of 69. Deceased was born at Bantan,…

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Obituary States [?] Frederick Keith Vernon

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 17 January 1947 · page 2

The death occurred on December 25, 1945, of Frederick Keith Vernon, who was [?] timed on the [?]-Wollombi [?]…

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Obituary Mrs. E. M. Fuller

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 17 January 1947 · page 7

The death occurred on January 12 in Cessnock Hospital of Mrs. Elizabeth Mary Fulled, late of Abbotsford, Victoria…

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Obituary Mrs. E. J. Croker

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 17 January 1947 · page 4

The district lost a very old identity on Monday night when Mrs. Elizabeth Jane Croker passed away at her home at Cundletown, after an illness…

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Obituary Mrs. S. A. McKNIGHT

The Scone Advocate · Friday 17 January 1947 · page 2

Mrs. Sarah Ann McKnight, who died at Muswellbrook on 27th December at the age of 88 years, was a well-known identity of Aberdeen…

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Death of Mr. James Yarnold

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 18 January 1947 · page 3

WINGHAM.—There passed away early on Thursday morning at his fate residence at Killabakh, one of its beat known…

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Death Of Barrington Pioneer

Maitland Mercury · Monday 20 January 1947 · page 2

GLOUCESTER: The death took place at Morisset Hospital of Mr. William Mitchell, of Barrington, at the age of 94 years…

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Death of American Congressman

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 21 January 1947 · page 1

NEW YORK, Jan. 21—Andrew J. Volstead, 87, former Minnesota Congressman and father of the Volstead Prohibition Act…

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Obituary Miss Mabel Mackay

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 21 January 1947 · page 2

The death has occurred in Sydney, where she had been residing for some time, of Miss Mabel Mackay, sister of Mrs. D. C. Sutton, and Mr. A…

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Death of Mrs. J. W. West

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 23 January 1947 · page 5

SINGLETON, Thurs. — Mrs. West, wife of the stock Inspector to the Denman-Singleton PP Board, passed away in Goulburn…

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OBITUARY Mrs. E. C. (Ceil) DARK

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Thursday 23 January 1947 · page 3

The death occurred suddenly at her home Islington, on Sunday night last of Mrs. E. C. Dark, wife of Mr. E. C. Dark, of Islington. The friends of Mr…

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Death of Mrs Lancaster

Singleton Argus · Friday 24 January 1947 · page 4

Profound regret was expressed on all sides yesterday when it became known that Mrs Doris Amelia Annie Lancaster had passed away during,…

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Death Of Newcastle Business Man

Maitland Mercury · Friday 24 January 1947 · page 2

NEWCASTLE: Mr. George Gerald Turner, well-Sown Newcastle business man, died in the hospital yesterday. He was 50…

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Death of Mr. W. H. Abbott

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 25 January 1947 · page 2

WINGHAM: The Manning and Wallamba districts have lost a fine resident by the passing of Mr. William Henry Abbott. He…

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Death Of Mr. Percy Stewart Dawson

Maitland Mercury · Monday 27 January 1947 · page 2

MELBOURNE. Monday—Medical authorities at the Royal Melbourne Hospital would not issue a death certificate after…

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Crime Syndicate Shuns Spotlight At Capone’s Funeral

Maitland Mercury · Monday 27 January 1947 · page 1

MIAMI (Florida), January 27.—The embalmed/body of “Scar farce” AI Capone, the 48-year-old former leader of the Chicago underworld, who died on Saturday, still lies in a funeral parlours a waiting a decision by Mrs. Capone whether…

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No Decision Yet on Capone's Funeral No Flowers Have Arrived

Singleton Argus · Monday 27 January 1947 · page 2

The embalmed body of "Scarface" A1 Capone, 48 years old former leader of the Chicago underworld, who died on…

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