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Hunter Valley · Obituaries & funerals

Obituaries & funerals, 1948

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Obituary Mrs. Jane Jack

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 16 April 1948 · page 3

The funeral of Mrs. Jane Jack, wife of Mr. William ("Soss") Jack, took place at the Beresfield Crematorium on Tuesday…

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Obituary Mr. Arthur Wheatley

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 16 April 1948 · page 7

Mr. Arthur ("[?]) Wheatley, of Rawson Street, Aberdare, died in Cessnock Hospitals on Wednesday, at the age of 71…

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Obituary Mr. Gorton Davis

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 16 April 1948 · page 1

The death occurred in Maitland Hospital of Mr. Gordon Davis, at the age of 32 years, after a lengthy ill[?]…

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Liberal Leaders’ Funeral

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 21 April 1948 · page 1

BOGOTA (Columbia), April 21. —After repeated postponements the Funeral of Jorge Ellice Galton Colombian Left Wing…

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Late Mrs. T. E. Osborn

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 22 April 1948 · page 4

Maitland Show Council last night carried 4 motion of [?] with Mr T. S Osborn, a vice-president in the-death of his…

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Death of General George Carpenter

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Thursday 22 April 1948 · page 3

The death of the late General George Carpenter, on Friday, April 9th last came as a great shock to his native district of Millers' Forest and Raymond Terrace and as…

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Death of Mrs. M. Browning

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 22 April 1948 · page 8

ABERDEEN, Thurs. — The death occured at St. John’s Hospital, Goulburn of Mrs Mary [?] Browning, at the age of…

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OBITUARY Mr. Samuel Brown

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Thursday 22 April 1948 · page 3

The death occurred on Saturday night last, of Mr. Samuel Brown, of Alstonville, from heart seizure, after a lew days illness. He was the fourth sun of the late Mr. and…

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Death Of Mr. J. L. O’Donohue

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 22 April 1948 · page 6

The death occurred in Hospital In Sydney of Mr John Lancelot O’Donohue, most of whose life was spent In Broaxton…

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Obituary Mrs. [?]

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 23 April 1948 · page 5

Mrs. Janet Thompson, who died in the Cessnock Hospital this week after a [?] illness, was 68 years of age. [?] was the wife of Mr. William…

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Death Of Newspaper Manager

Maitland Mercury · Friday 23 April 1948 · page 4

The death occurred suddenly at his home in Lismore this morning of Mr. P. G. (Gordon) Jackson, manager of the “North…

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Obituary Miss M. Curran

Maitland Mercury · Friday 23 April 1948 · page 2

MUSWELLBROOK, Friday. — The death has occurred of Miss Mary Curran, of Hill-st, at the age of 62. Born in Muswellbrook…

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Obituary Mr. Archie Campbell

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Saturday 24 April 1948 · page 3

Mr. Archie Campbell, of Sempill St., West Maitland, died on Saturday afternoon last. Before he retired he was for many years at Rockford…

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Obituary Mr. Samuel Brown

Maitland Mercury · Monday 26 April 1948 · page 4

The death occurred at Alstonville of Mr. Samuel Brown, who was born on the Hunter River went to Alstonville many…

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Death Of Mrs. T. E. Osborn

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 27 April 1948 · page 2

After an illness lasting two months, Mrs. Alma Isabel Osborn, wife of Mr. T. E": Osborn, 61 Bolwarra, died in the Maitland…

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Death Of Braund Patient

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 28 April 1948 · page 1

MELBOURNE, Wed. — John Charles Giffard (55), engineer, of Kew, whom John Braund claimed to have successfully treated…

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Death of Aged Singletonian Last Night

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 28 April 1948 · page 2

Mr. Thomas Walker, 81, of Fitz Street, Redbournberry, diea at the Dangar Cottage Hospital last night…

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Death of Well-Known Newcastle Solicitor

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 28 April 1948 · page 2

Mr. William Sparke, senior partner in the Newcastle legal firm of Messrs Sparke and Helmore. who last year completed…

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Obituary Mrs. Hilda Marsden

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Wednesday 28 April 1948 · page 2

Death hag occurred at St. Vincent's Hospital, Sydney, where she had been a patient for seven months, of Mrs. Hilda Marsden, daughter of the late…

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Obituary Mr. E. W. Mills

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 28 April 1948 · page 3

DENMAN, Wed.—The death occurred after a short illness of Mr. William Edward Mills, of Hunter-street, Denman. He was…

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