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Hunter Valley · Obituaries & funerals

Obituaries & funerals, 1953

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Funeral Of Air Crash Victims

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 4 March 1953 · page 1

KARACHI: The 11 victims of the Comet jet airliner crash yesterday were buried last night in the Christian…

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Obituary Mrs. K. M. Johanson

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 4 March 1953 · page 1

Mrs. Elizabeth Mary Johanson, who died after a long illness, was 81. Born at Singleton, Mrs. Johanson lived at…

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Death of J. J. Jeffries

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 5 March 1953 · page 7

NEW YORK: James J. Jeffries, regarded as one of the greatest heavyweight bo[?]rs, died at Burbank (California),…

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OBITUARY Mr. E. ("Punch") Boyce

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Thursday 5 March 1953 · page 3

The death of Mr. Ewen Boyce, ("Punch") occurred on Tuesday last at his sen's residence at East Maitland. Further particulars will be given…

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Obituary Late Mr. J. Dyer

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 6 March 1953 · page 5

Mr. John (Jock) Dyer, late of Subiaco-avenue, Cessnock, passed away at his home to Warner's Bay last Tuesday…

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Obituary Late Mr. R. MAYBURY

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 10 March 1953 · page 3

The late Mr. Roderick (Roger) Maybury, of Northcote Street, Kurri Kurri, who was killed in a fall of coal at…

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Stalin’s Funeral Big Guns Break Grief-Stricken Silence

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 10 March 1953 · page 1

MOSCOW: The big guns of the Kremlin yesterday broke the grief-stricken silence in a solemn salute as the body of the Russian leader, Marshal Stalin, was laid in the mausoleum beside Lenin’s body…

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Obituary Mr. Robert Wylie

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Wednesday 11 March 1953 · page 5

Friends of Mr. Robert Wylie, of Bendolba, received a great shook when news was spread of his sudden death. He…

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Obituary. Mrs. William Bowden

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Wednesday 11 March 1953 · page 7

The death occurred recently at the Royal Newcastle Hospital of Mrs. Bowden, wife of Mr William Bowden, of Mill…

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OBITUARY Mr. Percy Scott

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Thursday 12 March 1953 · page 3

The death occurred, at his home, at Stockton on the 9th last, of Mr. Percival Scott, who had been for many years the newsagent at Stockton. He had many…

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Late Mr. W. T. Seaward

The Scone Advocate · Friday 13 March 1953 · page 1

Mr. William Trotman Seaward, of "Myala," Scone, one of the most prominent citizens of the Upper Hunter for…

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Obituary

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 13 March 1953 · page 5

LATE MRS. A. N. STEPHENSON. The death occurred on Saturday, February 28, at the residence of her daughter, Mrs. F. Kempe, of Paterson, of…

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Obituary MRS. M. G. AUSTIN

Singleton Argus · Friday 13 March 1953 · page 2

The funeral took place from All Saints Church this afternoon, of Mrs. Martha Gertrude Austik of Kennedy…

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Obituary Mr. William G. Foster

The Scone Advocate · Friday 13 March 1953 · page 1

There passed away suddenly in Scone early on Monday morning, Mr. William Goodwin Foster, formerly highly-thought of…

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Death of Young Cessnock Man Fatally Injured at Sydney Speedway

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 13 March 1953 · page 1

Local speedway rider, Jim Hanbury, 26, Davidson-street, Cessnock, died in St. Vincent's Hospital, Sydney…

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Obituary Mr. V. Edwards

Maitland Mercury · Monday 16 March 1953 · page 4

SINGLETON: Mr. Victor Edwards, of York-street, Singleton, died at the Newcastle Hospital. He was 60 years of…

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Obituary MR. W. T. SEAWARD

Singleton Argus · Monday 16 March 1953 · page 1

The death occurred last week of Mr. W. T. Seaward, of "Myala," Scone. Deceased, who was trained as a…

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Obituary. Shorts From Bbc Talks Late Mrs. A. N. Stephenson a Parson's Life

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Wednesday 18 March 1953 · page 3

The death occurred on Saturday, February 28, at the residence of her daughter, Mrs. F. Kemp, of Paterson "The parson, as he goes about his daily work, comes up against much that is dreary and sordid as well as…

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Obituary William Phillip Reichert

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Wednesday 18 March 1953 · page 2

The death took place at his home, "Yarrawonga," Gloucester, recently, of William Phillip Reichert in his 74th…

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