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Illawarra · Obituaries & funerals

Obituaries & funerals, 1953

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Obituary Mr. T. Hawkins

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Saturday 9 May 1953 · page 4

Mr. Thomas Hawkins, 67, of Davidson Ave, Woonona, died in the Bulli District Hospital yesterday…

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Obituary Mr. F. Millward

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Tuesday 12 May 1953 · page 4

Mr. Frank Millward, 79, of Clark St., Wollongong, died in Wollongong District Hospital yesterday…

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Obituary Mr. H. M. Whichelo

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Thursday 14 May 1953 · page 2

Mr. Henry Mayle Whichelo, 70, died at his residence in Church St., Wollongong, yesterday…

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Obituary Mr. H. C. Cooper

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Thursday 14 May 1953 · page 15

Mr. Henry Cable Cooper, of Jamberoo, who died in Sydney on Monday of last week, had not enjoyed good health for…

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Obituary Mr. F. A. Billingham

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Friday 15 May 1953 · page 4

Prank Alex. Billingham, 19, of Urunga Parade, Punchbowl, and formerly of West Wollongong, died on…

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Obituary Mr. Phillip Granger

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Saturday 16 May 1953 · page 4

Mr. Phillip Granger, 67, of Rawson St., Wollongong, died in the Wollongong District Hospital yesterday…

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Gipsy Funeral

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Monday 18 May 1953 · page 1

Brian Vesey-Fitzgerald is a well-known writer and broadcaster on natural history and the countryside who has also made a study of the Romany people and their customs. When the mother of…

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Obituary Mr. W. Ramsay

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Monday 18 May 1953 · page 2

Mr. William Ramsay, aged 60, died at his residence School Lane, Fairy Meadow, yesterday. He was the…

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Death Of Mrs. W. A. Lang

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Tuesday 19 May 1953 · page 4

Mrs. Jessie Evelyn Lang died last night at her residence, "Gloucester House", Crown St…

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Obituary Mr. G. Heslop

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Tuesday 19 May 1953 · page 4

The death occurred at the Wollongong District Hospital of Mr. George Heslop, 68, of Mt. Pleasant…

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Obituary Miss M. Simmons

Kiama Independent · Wednesday 20 May 1953 · page 3

We regret to record the death of Miss Medora Simmons, at her residence in Manning Street, Kiama, on Saturday, after a short illness…

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OBITUARY Death Of Mrs. W. A. Lang

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Thursday 21 May 1953 · page 4

The death at Gloucester House, Sydney, on Monday of Mrs. Jessie Evelyn Lang, although it followed some years…

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Funeral Service For Mrs. Lang

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Thursday 21 May 1953 · page 3

The Presbyterian Church, Wollongong, was crowded with representatives from all walks of…

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Obituary Mr. W. G. Stewart

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Thursday 21 May 1953 · page 11

A former Wollongong resident, MR. William George Stewart, of 8 Farrada[?] Avenue, Rose Bay, died at St. Luke's…

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Obituary Mr. H. E. Fanning

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Monday 25 May 1953 · page 2
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A prominent Wollongong real estate agent, Mr. Henry Earnest Fanning, died suddenly at his home in…

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Obituary Mr. J. H. Greenwood

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Tuesday 26 May 1953 · page 4

Mr. Joseph Henry Greenwood, 74, of Crown St., Wollongong, died yesterday in the Wollongong District…

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Obituary Death of Mr. J. H. Greenwood

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Thursday 28 May 1953 · page 4

Wollongong businessman, Mr. Joseph Henry Greenwood of 252 Crown Street, died at Wollongong Hospital on Monday…

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Obituary Christine Rolles

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Saturday 30 May 1953 · page 4

Christine Rolles, (5), of Kembla St., Wollongong [?]ad yesterday, in Wollongong District Hospital…

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Obituary Mr. W. J. McBARRON

Kiama Independent · Saturday 30 May 1953 · page 4

We record with deep regret the passing at the age of 70 years, of Mr. William James McBarron, of Yellow Rock, Albion Park, at Kiama…

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