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Hunter Valley · Obituaries & funerals

Obituaries & funerals, 1951

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Obituary Mr. E. L. Boyle Singleton

Maitland Mercury · Friday 12 January 1951 · page 3

Ernest Lawrence Boyle, of 4 Bishopcate st., Singleton, died at the Dangar Cottage Hospital on Wednesday night. He was 65…

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Mr. E. L. Boyle Death of a Popular Townsman

Singleton Argus · Friday 12 January 1951 · page 4

With the death on Wednesday of Mr. Ernest Lawrence Boyle. Singleton lost an extremely popular and highly…

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Death of Miss Cowan

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Saturday 13 January 1951 · page 2

The death of Miss Mary Lucy Cowan, proprietress of the Taree "Champion" took place on 28th December. Miss Cowan was associated…

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Obituary Mr. Augustus Forbes

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Saturday 13 January 1951 · page 3

The district lost a well-known identitity with the death on December 22 of Mr. Augustus Forbes, of Barrington. Taken ill a few days before…

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Obituary Mrs. L. Bruderlin Singleton

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 13 January 1951 · page 4

Mrs. Louisa Borderline died, at her residence in Church-street, Singleton, on Thursday, She was 32 years of age, and had been ill…

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Obituary Mrs. M. Cooke Singleton

Maitland Mercury · Monday 15 January 1951 · page 2

Mrs. May Cooke died at her residence at Bulga this morning. She was 85 years of age. Before [?] marriage to the…

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Death Of Cardinal College Dean (Australian Associated Press) Vatican City

Maitland Mercury · Monday 15 January 1951 · page 5

The Dean of the Roman Catholic Church’s College of Cardinals, 79-years-old Cardinal Francesco’ Marchetti-Selvaggiani, died…

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Obituary Late Mrs. E. HARTLEY

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 16 January 1951 · page 1

Mrs. Elizabeth Hartley, who passed away at the Cessnock Hospital late last year, was born In Scotland and came to the district in 1920 at…

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Fire Delays Funeral at Crookwell Goulburn

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 16 January 1951 · page 4

A funeral was held up at Crookwell while men attending It extinguished a Brass fire which broke out on the dead woman’s…

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Death of Noted Woman Trainer Inverell

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 16 January 1951 · page 5

Mrs. Rosetta Caroline Crawford (79), whose death occurred at the District Hospital, was in her younger days one of the most prominent women sho-wing competitors. She was a most successful…

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Obituary W.j. Bogan

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 16 January 1951 · page 6

The death occurred at his home, Emily-street, Leichhatdt, following a long illness of Mr. Wilfred John Began, eldest son of…

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Death of Mrs. W. Gregory

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Wednesday 17 January 1951 · page 2

News has come to hand of the sudden death on Monday of Mrs. Gregory wife of Constable Bill Gregory, of 8 Barenya Street, Mayfield, and…

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Late Neil Alexander Mcdonald Large Crowd Paid Last Tribute at Funeral

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Wednesday 17 January 1951 · page 4

The late Mr. Neil Alexander McDonald, who passed away in the Dungog Cottage Hospital on Saturday, 6th January, was 68 years of age. He…

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Obituary Mr. T. Edmonds Singleton

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 18 January 1951 · page 6

Mr. Thomas Edmonds died at his daughter’s home in Lismore on Monday. He left Singleton and went to live with his…

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Obituary Late Mrs. L. COLLINS

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 19 January 1951 · page 1

Mrs. Isabella Collins, of Bent-street, Cessnock, passed away at the Cessnock Hospital on December 31…

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Death Of Tank's Creator

Singleton Argus · Friday 19 January 1951 · page 2

The inventor of the tank, Major-General Sir Ernest Dunlop Swinton, died on Wednesday, aged 82…

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Obituary Mrs. Jean Oliver

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 19 January 1951 · page 7

The funeral of the late Mrs. Jean Livingstone Oliver took place on Monday, December 18, to Cessnock cemetery after…

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Obituary Mr. E. B. Collins Singleton

Maitland Mercury · Friday 19 January 1951 · page 3

Eric Hade Collins died at the residence, 26 Rose-street, Ashfield, on Wednesday. Mr. Collins, who was 51 years…

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Obituary Mr. G. A. L. Watts. Singleton

Maitland Mercury · Friday 19 January 1951 · page 4

George Albert Lemmington Watts, a well known Broke resident, died in the Danger Cottage Hospital, Singleton, yesterday…

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Death of Cessnock Girl Was Promising Swimmer

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 23 January 1951 · page 3

Following a short illness, 12-year-old Mary Lees, who resided with her parents at Ferguson-street, Cessnock, passed…

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