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Obituaries & funerals, 1948

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OBITUARY Mr. John Boyd

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Thursday 5 February 1948 · page 3

The death occurred on Wednesday, 28th January, 1948, of Mr. John Boyd, of Lemon Tree Passage. Deceased was born 68 years ago at Blyth, Northumberland, England. He…

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Sudden Death Of Mr, P. McMahon

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 5 February 1948 · page 5

SINGLETON, Thurs—Mr Phil McMahon died in Marrickville Hospital yesterday He was well known throughout the Singleton district…

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OBITUARY C. N. Lawrence, of Lostock

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 5 February 1948 · page 2

The death occurred at Maitland Hospital recently of Clifford Nell Lawrence after a long illness…

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Death of Engine Driver

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 6 February 1948 · page 3

An enginedriver collapsed and died on Wednesday in the cab of his engine which was standing in the Aberdare Extended…

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Death of Mrs. L. Quinton

Maitland Mercury · Friday 6 February 1948 · page 5

Mrs. Elizabeth Priscilla Quinton, wife of Mr. Les Quinton, died suddenly last night at her residence, 7 Louth Park-road,…

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Death of Mrs. Dorothy Coates

The Scone Advocate · Friday 6 February 1948 · page 2

The death occurred, on January 16, in Newcastle Hospital, of Mrs. Dorothy Coates, of Hamilton, a former resident of Aberdeen and…

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Obituary Mr. J. J. McLOUGHLIN

The Scone Advocate · Friday 6 February 1948 · page 1

There passed away on Wednesday last, at Waratah, where he had been living in retirement for a number of years, Mr. James J…

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Aberdare Miner's Death. Fall of Stone

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 6 February 1948 · page 1

After lingering for 12 months following an accident in Aberdare colliery, James Stevenson, 38, a…

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Singleton Has Lost Popular Sportsman Death of Mr. Phil McMahon Follows Long Illness

Singleton Argus · Friday 6 February 1948 · page 3

In the passing last Wednesday of Mr Phillip James McMahon, Singleton lost Its best-known and most popular…

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To-day’s Leader The Battle of the Banks. Death Leap of Nazi General in Gaol Was To Have Appeared At Nuremburg Trials

Maitland Mercury · Friday 6 February 1948 · page 1

NUREMBURG, February 6—Field-Marshal Johannes Blaskowitz, former German commander-in-chief in Holland during the occupation, who yesterday committed suicide by jumping from an upper landing of the Nuremburg gaol, had…

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Death of Craven Resident

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Saturday 7 February 1948 · page 2

The death occurred on Thursday 29th January, of Mr. Thomas Daniel at Craven, at the age of 73. The interment being made in the…

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Death of Mr. Alan Shearman

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Saturday 7 February 1948 · page 3

The unfortunate tragedy which cost Mr. Alan Shearman his life, is deplored by every one. He was the only son of Mr. L. Shearman and grandson of…

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The Late Mr. Arthur G. White Benefactor and Grand Citizen

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Saturday 7 February 1948 · page 4

The passing, in Sydney, where he had lived in retirement for many years, of Mr. Arthur George White, while not unexpected, severed a link…

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Obituary C. N. Lawrence, of Lostock

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Saturday 7 February 1948 · page 3

The death occurred at Maitland Hospital recently of Clifford Neil Lawrence after a long illness. Deceased was born at Lostock 30…

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Death of Lord Sankey

Maitland Mercury · Monday 9 February 1948 · page 3

LONDON. Feb. 8, AAP.— The death of Viscount Sankey, at his Kensington home, is reported by Reuters…

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West Maitland Funeral Fund

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 10 February 1948 · page 2

At a meeting of the West Maitland Funeral Fund, Mr. G. Hazlewood presiding, the secretary (Mr G. Appleton) reported…

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Sudden Death of Schoolboy

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 10 February 1948 · page 3

SINGLETON, Tuesday.—Allan Thomas Hassett, nine-year-old son of Mr, and Mrs. Ernest Hassett, of Reedy Creek, near…

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Death Of Former Politician

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 11 February 1948 · page 3

The death occurred in Brisbane on Sunday of Mr. James Porter Pry. who once represented Kurilpa, one of Brisbane’s suburban…

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Death of Sir Isaac Isaacs

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 11 February 1948 · page 1

MELBOURNE. Wednesday.—The death occurred this morning of first Australian born, Governor-General. Sir Isaac Isaacs. he passed…

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Obituary John Wilson

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Wednesday 11 February 1948 · page 2

Death occurred suddenly on Sunday of a well-known identity of Dungog in the p[?] of Mr. John Wilson. Popularly known as "Brusher," he was…

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