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Illawarra · Obituaries & funerals

Obituaries & funerals, 1954

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Probe Into Death of Grazier

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Thursday 21 January 1954 · page 3

SYDNEY, Wed.—Police are investigating the death of a north-west pastoralist who is a suspected poison victim. The man died several…

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Obituary Miss Molly Copas

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Thursday 21 January 1954 · page 6

The death occurred yesterday of Miss Mary Ann (Molly) Copas, of Copas Court, Crown St…

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Obituary Mr. H. H. Flood

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Thursday 21 January 1954 · page 4

A well known Woohona resident, Mr. Henry Horace Flood, died at the Bulli District Hospital on Monday morning at…

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Obituary Mr. N. M. Myers

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Friday 22 January 1954 · page 2

Mr. Norman Mark Myers, 63, died yesterday at his residence at the Port Kembla Post Office…

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Obituary Mr. W. Chalker

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Saturday 23 January 1954 · page 5

Mr. William Chalker of Colo Vale, near Mittagong and The Entrance died last Sunday at the residence of…

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Death of Marshall Crosby

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Monday 25 January 1954 · page 6

The sudden death of Marshall Crosby this month bereft the acting profession in Australia of its "grand old man,"…

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Death of Marshall Crosby

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Monday 25 January 1954 · page 4

THE sudden death of Marshall Crosby this month bereft the acting profession in Australia of its Grand Old Man, and…

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OBITUARY Council's Head Gardener Killed

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Monday 25 January 1954 · page 2

Head gardener for the Wollongong City Council, Mr. Jack Ellerslie Anderson, was fatally injured in a road…

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Obituary Mr. L. R. Herringe

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Tuesday 26 January 1954 · page 2

Mr. Leslie Russell Herringe of Douglas Rd., Fern hill, died yesterday in the Wollongong District…

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Obituary Mrs. H. Cook

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Wednesday 27 January 1954 · page 2

Mrs. Hannah Cook, 72; of Molloy St., Bulli, died yesterday. She was the mother of…

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Obituary Mr. Jack Fields

Kiama Independent · Wednesday 27 January 1954 · page 2

We regret to record the death at Wardell, North Coast, recently, of Mr. Jack Fields, at the age of 65, formerly of…

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OBITUARY Mr. A. E. BUCKLAND

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Thursday 28 January 1954 · page 4

The death occurred in the Wollongong Hospital on Saturday night, January 16, of Mr. Albert Edwin (Bert) Buckland…

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Obituary Mr. W. J. Smardon

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Thursday 28 January 1954 · page 4

Mr. William John Smardon of "Penryn", Kennedy Rd., Austinmer died yesterday in the Coledale…

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Obituary Mrs. A. Orr

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Friday 29 January 1954 · page 3

The death occurred on Wednesday night of Mrs. Amy Orr, 58, of Spearing Pde., North Wollongong…

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Obituary Mr. P. Peterson

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Monday 1 February 1954 · page 4

The death occurred on Saturday night of Mr. Peter Peterson, 78, of Wallace Rd., Fernhill and formerly…

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Obituary. . . Mr. J. J. Williams

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Monday 1 February 1954 · page 1

A link with the early life of Illawarra was severed with the death last week of Mr. John Joseph Williams (93) of Murphy's…

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Death Of Sir Walter Carpenter

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Tuesday 2 February 1954 · page 2

Sir Walter, who was aged 76, was well-known for his charitable gifts. He was Chairman of…

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Obituary Mr. E. C. Owen

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Tuesday 2 February 1954 · page 4

Mr. Edwin Coulson Owen, 70, of Gray St., Woonona, died at his daughter's residence in Hopetoun St…

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Obituary Mrs. M. J. Madigan

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Wednesday 3 February 1954 · page 4

Mrs. Mary Jane Madigan, 84, died on Monday at her residence in O'Brien St. Bulli…

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Inquest Into Death of Small Boy

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Thursday 4 February 1954 · page 28

The death of a three years old boy would have repercussions for some time to come, not only on the family…

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