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Illawarra · Obituaries & funerals

Obituaries & funerals, 1954

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Obituary Miss R. McLENNAN

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Monday 28 June 1954 · page 4

Miss Rebecca McLennan, 79, died on Saturday night at the residence of 'her sister, Mrs, A Faulkner in…

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Sudden Death of Sgt. Birke

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Tuesday 29 June 1954 · page 2

The Officer in Charge of Port Kembla Police (First Class Sgt. Stanley Reginald Birke) died suddenly…

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Obituary Miss M. Chie

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Wednesday 30 June 1954 · page 4

The death occurred yesterday in the Wollongong District Hospital, of Mellita Chie, of Kanahooka Rd…

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Obituary Mr. G. P. Watkins

Kiama Independent · Wednesday 30 June 1954 · page 6

The death took. place on Thursday, 17th June of Mr. George Phillips Watkins, formerly partner in the Kiama…

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OBITUARY Mr. W. BRADLEY

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Thursday 1 July 1954 · page 2

The death occurred at Braidwood, Wednesday, 23rd June of Mr. William Bradley father of Sergt. C. Bradley of…

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Obituary Mrs. E. Watson

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Thursday 1 July 1954 · page 3

Mrs. Ellen Watson, aged 61," died in the Sydney Hospital on Tuesday, She resided at Collaery Rd…

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Funeral Rites for Elephant

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Friday 2 July 1954 · page 5

KANPUR (India) (By airmail).— A she-elephant which collapsed and died while collapsed and died while taking part in a…

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Obituary Peter Smith

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Saturday 3 July 1954 · page 5

Peter Anthony Smith aged five, of Commonwealth Cottages Dapto died yesterday. He was the son of…

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OBITUARY Mr. J. J. BRADLEY

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Monday 5 July 1954 · page 2

The death took place in the Wollongong Hospital on Friday morning of Mr. John James Bradley, of 13 George Street…

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Obituary Miss K. F. Rolff

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Tuesday 6 July 1954 · page 3

The death occurred yesterday of Miss Kathleen Florence Rolfe, 54 of Grace St., Unanderra, in the…

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Death Of Injured Shunter

Kiama Independent · Wednesday 7 July 1954 · page 1

Stanley Reinhard, the victim of the accident at Kiama Railway Station…

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Obituary John D. Garrielsen

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Thursday 8 July 1954 · page 4

John Douglas Gabrielsen died in the Wollongong Hospital on Tuesday night at the age of six…

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Obituary Mrs. A. McPHERSON

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Thursday 8 July 1954 · page 3

Mrs Amy McPherson, who, died at her son's home at 14 Beaton Street, Wollongong, last Saturday, was born in…

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Obituary Mrs. M. Jones

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Friday 9 July 1954 · page 8

The death occurred yesterday of Mrs. Margaret. Jones, aged 77, of Thompson St., Woonona, wife of…

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Obituary Mrs. Amy Windsor

Kiama Independent · Saturday 10 July 1954 · page 5

We record with deep regret the death at her home on 21st June of Mrs. Amy Windsor, of Manning Street, Kiama, at tie…

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Obituary Mr. H. G. Morley

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Saturday 10 July 1954 · page 6

Mr. Henry George Morley, aged 58. died at his residence. Lake Rd.. Primbee yesterday. Mr. Morley was…

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Obituary Mr. B. Thomas

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Monday 12 July 1954 · page 3

Mr. Bertram Thomas, 63, died on Friday night at his residence in Marshall St., Dapto…

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Obituary Mrs. M. Jones

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Monday 12 July 1954 · page 2

A well known South Coast resident, Mrs. Margaret Jones, of 2 Thompson street, Woonona died at her nephew's home in…

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Obituary Mr. W. J. Greentell

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Tuesday 13 July 1954 · page 4

Mr. William John Greenteil, 59, of Crown Lane, Wollongong, died yesterday in the Wollongong District…

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Obituary Mrs. E. Leggett

Kiama Independent · Wednesday 14 July 1954 · page 2

We deeply regret to record the death in Wollongong Hospital of a former resident of Kiama, Mrs. Esther Leggett, of…

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