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Illawarra · Obituaries & funerals

Obituaries & funerals, 1953

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Obituary Mrs. M. F. Meehan

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Friday 2 January 1953 · page 4

Mrs. Marjorie Florence Meehan, aged 71, died yesterday morning at her residence in Main Road,…

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Obituary Miss E. Rann

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Saturday 3 January 1953 · page 4

The death occurred at her residence yesterday of Miss Ellen Rann, of Elliotts Road, Fairy Meadow. She…

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Obituary Mr. T. Clarkson

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Tuesday 6 January 1953 · page 2

The death occurred in Wollongong Hospital yesterday of Mr. thomas Clarkson, 59, of High…

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Obituary Mr. C. H. Turtle

Kiama Independent · Wednesday 7 January 1953 · page 3

We regret to record the passing at the age of 74 years of Mr. Charles father Turtle, of Marrickville, the father of Mrs. G. A. Weir, wife of…

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Obituary Death of Mrs. E. A. BEALE

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Thursday 8 January 1953 · page 3

With the death last Saturday at Kiama "Hospital: of Mrs. Esther, Ahderina Beale, the South Coast has lost a good…

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Man Charged After Death of Child

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Thursday 8 January 1953 · page 1

A 28-years-old labourer, William Jackson, was charged at Wollongong Court on Tuesday morning with the manslaughter…

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Death of Explorer's Widow

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Friday 9 January 1953 · page 9

NEW YORK, Thurs.—Mrs. Osa Johnson, 58, authoress and explorer, died of a heart ailment in…

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Obituary Mr. W. McCALGAN

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Saturday 10 January 1953 · page 4

Mr. William Allan McCalgan, of Midgley Street, Corrimal, died suddenly yesterday morning at his…

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Death of Prominent Woman Lay-Preacher

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Monday 12 January 1953 · page 9

Mrs. Mary Durbin, who died at Corrimal last week, was a well known lay preacher in the Methodist Church…

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Obituary Mr. J. W. Wood

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Monday 12 January 1953 · page 4

Mr. James William Wood, of Collins Street, Corrimal, died yesterday at the residence of his daughter, Mrs…

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Death of M.L.A.'s FATHER

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Tuesday 13 January 1953 · page 1

Mr. Stephen Daniel Fowles, father of Mr. Howard Fowles, M.L.A., died at the Cremorne private…

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Obituary Mr. C. Dalton

Kiama Independent · Wednesday 14 January 1953 · page 4

We regret to record the death of Mr. George Dalton of Druwalla, Jamberoo who had been ill for two years. He was employed at the…

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Obituary Mr. J. J. Liddle

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Wednesday 14 January 1953 · page 2

Mr. John Joseph Liddle, 81, a retired railway driver, died yesterday at his home in Seafoam Avenue…

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Lonely Death of Unlicensed Motor Cyclist

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Thursday 15 January 1953 · page 20

An unlicensed motor cyclist, riding an unregistered machine, met a lonely death on West Dapto-Wongawilli…

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Obituary Mr. W. A. McCOLGAN

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Thursday 15 January 1953 · page 4

Following a sudden illness, Mr. William Allen McColgan of 8 Midgeley Street, Corrimal, died at his home on Friday night at…

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Obituary Mrs. M. J. Swain

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Saturday 17 January 1953 · page 4

The death occurred in Wollongong Hospital on Thursday night of Mrs. Margaret Julia Swain, aged…

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Obituary Mr. P. France

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Monday 19 January 1953 · page 3

Mr. Peter France, of Phillip Street, Thirroul, died yesterday in the Illawarra Cottage Hospital at…

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Obituary Mrs. E. H. E. Moon

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Tuesday 20 January 1953 · page 4

The death occurred in a Sydney hospital yesterday of Mrs. Edith Hannah Elizabeth Moon, an old and…

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Obituary Mr. James Adie

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Wednesday 21 January 1953 · page 6

Mr. James Adie, 71, of Main Road, Balgownie, died in a private hospital, in Wollongong, yesterday…

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Obituary Mr. W. Watson

Kiama Independent · Wednesday 21 January 1953 · page 3

The death of Mr. William Watson, a respected resident of Werri Beach, took place at his home in, Renfrew Road, on Monday. He was 70…

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