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Lachlan (Forbes, Parkes, Cowra) · Obituaries & funerals

Obituaries & funerals, 1928

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Obituary Mrs. P. Parish

The West Wyalong Advocate · Friday 4 May 1928 · page 1

The death occurred at Nurse Caldwell's; Private Hospital on Wednesday last of Mrs. Parish, wife of Mr. Percy Parish, of Winnunga…

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Obituary. Susannah Mary Leydon

The Forbes Advocate · Monday 7 May 1928 · page 3

The death occurred at 9 o'clock this morning of a very old resident of this district, Mrs. Susannah Mary Leydon, at the residence of her daughter,…

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Obituary Mrs. Emma Smith

Cowra Free Press · Tuesday 8 May 1928 · page 3

A very sad death too place at a private hospital early on Tuesday morning, when Mrs. Emma Smith, the wife of Mr. Wm. Smith, of…

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The Funeral

Cowra Free Press · Friday 11 May 1928 · page 9

The mortal remains of the deceased were taken to St. Raphael’s R.C. Church .yesterday morning and in the afternoon the funeral took place to…

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Grenfell Death of Mrs. Miles

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 11 May 1928 · page 2

One of Grenfell's earliest pioneers passed away at her home on Tuesday last in the person of Mrs. Mary Ann Miles, at the grand old age of 88. It is…

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Obituary Dorothy Gorrell

The West Wyalong Advocate · Friday 11 May 1928 · page 2

Mr.[?]and Mrs. J. W. Gorrell, of West Wyalong, have the sincere sympathy of local residents in the overwhelming loss they sustained by the…

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Obituary. Elizabeth Jean Richardson

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 11 May 1928 · page 3

The death occurred on Tuesday of Elizabeth Jean, the three days' old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Major Richardson, of Daroobalgie…

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Obituary Mrs. J..f Gutherie

The West Wyalong Advocate · Friday 11 May 1928 · page 12

After an illness extending over six years, from diabetes, Mrs Agues Mary Gutherie, aged 67 years, died at the Temora District Hospital on…

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Obituary Miss E. Sweeney

The Forbes Advocate · Monday 14 May 1928 · page 2

The death occurred on Friday night of Miss Eileen Sweeney, aged 29, daughter of Mrs. Sweeney of Union Hill Forbes. The funeral…

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Obituary a Good Man Passes. Stanley Hunter Hedworth

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Monday 14 May 1928 · page 2

The death under somewhat tragic circumstances last night of Mr. Stanley Hunter Hedworth has cast a gloom over the town. Though known…

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Obituary the Late Mrs. Wm. Lane

Cowra Free Press · Tuesday 15 May 1928 · page 1

After a long illness the death occurred in the Cowra District Hospital on Saturday of Mrs. Lane, wife of Mr. William Lane, of Cowra, at the…

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Obituary Mr C. J. Bertram

The West Wyalong Advocate · Tuesday 15 May 1928 · page 1

It is with deep regret that we have to report the death of Mr C. J. Bertram, of "Oaklands," Ungarie, the sad event occurring at the Sydney…

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Late Mr. Hedworth

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Thursday 17 May 1928 · page 2

What ye lift upon the bier Is not worth a wistful tear. Tis an empty sea shell-one Out of which the pearl is gone;…

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Death of Mr. Roger Corcoran

Western Champion · Thursday 17 May 1928 · page 13

The death of Mr. Roger Corcoran, to which we briefly referred in our last Issue, occurred on Thursday morning, in the District Hospital, where he had…

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Obituary Hartley Dixon

The West Wyalong Advocate · Friday 18 May 1928 · page 1

Mr. and Mrs F. C. Dixon, of Wyalong, have the sincere sympathy of the community in the very sad loss they have sustained by the death of…

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Boy's Death Influence of Bad Literature (By Wire)

The West Wyalong Advocate · Friday 18 May 1928 · page 1

John McAuliffe, 15, was found dead hanging by a rope at his parents residence in Campsie last night. It was stated that the boy was an…

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Memorial Service the Late Mr. Hedworth. Memorial Service

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Monday 21 May 1928 · page 2

There was a large attendance at the Methodist Church last night on the occasion of the memorial service conducted, by Rev. E. W. Hyde, who…

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Obituary the Late Mr. James Delaney

Cowra Free Press · Tuesday 22 May 1928 · page 2

When I he sad news became generally known on Sunday morning that Mr. James Delaney had breathed his last at a late hour the previous…

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Death of Mr. James O’connor

Cowra Free Press · Tuesday 22 May 1928 · page 2

Mr. James O’Connor, of Burrowa, died suddenly at his residence on Tuesday morning last. The deceased had been ailing for some considerable…

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Death of Mrs. Vandenberg

The Forbes Advocate · Wednesday 23 May 1928 · page 5

Recording the death of old and respected residents is an unpleasant task at any time, especially when such deaths become as frequent as…

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