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

Obituaries & funerals, 1939

312 stories in Lachlan (Forbes, Parkes, Cowra)'s papers · page 5 of 16

Death of Lottery Winner Collapse in Train

The West Wyalong Advocate · Tuesday 14 March 1939 · page 1

Mr. Nestor Hawkins, 47, of St. George's Road, Bexley, won first prize of £5,000 in the State lottery on Friday and a few hours later was found…

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Death of Mr. Oldrini Good Citizen of Temora Shire Clerk for 28 Years

The West Wyalong Advocate · Tuesday 14 March 1939 · page 4

By the passing of Augustus Cyril Oldrini, 84, whose death occurred in Carlton Hospital at 9 a.m. on Saturday, yet another…

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Death of Mr .Waddell, M.l.a. Sydney

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Thursday 16 March 1939 · page 2

The death occurred last night of Mr. John William Waddell, M.L.A. for Waverley, after a long ilness, at the age of 47…

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Obituary Miss Edna Ruby Chestnut

The West Wyalong Advocate · Friday 17 March 1939 · page 12

The death occurred in the Wyalong District Hospital on Tuesday morning of Miss Edna Ruby Chestnut, aged 30 years, of near Calleen, West…

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OBITUARY Mrs. Mary Jane Haynes

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 17 March 1939 · page 4

Word was received in Forbes yesterday of the death of Mrs. Mary Jane Haynes, of Forbes, who has been an inmate of Newington Hospital, Sydney,…

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Obituary Mr. F. H. Hopwood

The West Wyalong Advocate · Friday 17 March 1939 · page 1

The sudden death of Mr. Frank H. Hopwood, proprietor of the Harden "Express," came as a shock to a wide circle of friends at Harden and…

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OBITUARY Mr. Edley Constable BEDGERABONG, Wed

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 17 March 1939 · page 9

There was laid to rest in the local cemetery on Sunday Mr. Edley Constable; a splendid man, at the comparatively early age of 41…

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Death of Mr Arthur Grimm

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Monday 20 March 1939 · page 2

As we were going to press we received a wire conveying the sad news that Mr. Arthur Hetherington Grimm had passed away at his home…

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Obituary. Mrs Jessie Byrum

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Monday 20 March 1939 · page 2

On Thursday morning last, at 8 o'clock, there was called to the Great Beyond, Mrs Jessie Byrum, widow of the late Mr Tom Byrum. Mrs Byrum…

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The Late Mr. Arthur Grimm

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Thursday 23 March 1939 · page 2

The death of Mr. Arthur Grimm has removed one of the best known men from this and surrounding districts, and also in the metropolis…

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Obituary. Lydia Matilda Jane Back

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Thursday 23 March 1939 · page 2

In the Condobolin District Hospital on Sunday, 19th March, the Angel of Death called to Eternity Mrs Lydia Matilda Jane Back, at the age of 64…

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OBITUARY Mr. A. N. Anthony

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 24 March 1939 · page 4

Sincere sympathy will be felt with the widow and her only son in the death of Angelo Nicholas Anthony, aged 41 years, a Greek…

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Sentenced to Death Poisoning of Woman's Husband Emotional Scene in Court

The West Wyalong Advocate · Friday 24 March 1939 · page 2

Harold Percy Smith, aged 33 years, and Matilda Anne Edwards, aged 31 years, were found guilty at the Central Criminal…

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Obituary. John Baxter

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Monday 27 March 1939 · page 2

By the passing to the Great Beyond of John Baxter, aged 71 years, of "Lavistock," Boona road, Condobolin and district has lost a pioneer, whose…

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OBITUARY. Mr. Alfred Thomas Mathews

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Monday 27 March 1939 · page 2

The death occurred yesterday morning of Mr. A. T. Mathews, aged 64, after a long and painful illness, death coming as a happy release…

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Obituary Miss Ruby Chestnut

The West Wyalong Advocate · Tuesday 28 March 1939 · page 1

Miss Ruby Chestnut, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Chestnut, of Caroon Road, West Wyalong, died in the Wyalong and District Hospital…

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Obituary Mr. Francis Manwaring

The West Wyalong Advocate · Tuesday 28 March 1939 · page 1

The death occurred in the Wyalong District Hospital recently of Mr. Francis Manwaring, aged 63 years, of "Mount View," Euratha…

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OBITUARY. Mrs. M. M. Piggin

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Thursday 30 March 1939 · page 5

The death occurred at the Corowa Hospital on Tuesday, March 21, of Mrs. Myrtle Margaret Jessie Piggin, aged 51 years, wife of Mr. A. R…

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Obituary. Mr. Warburton Gray Innes

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Thursday 30 March 1939 · page 2

Condobolin mourns the loss of one of its most respected and honored old men, in the name of Warburton Gray Innes. Men of the calibre of…

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Obituary Murtle Fannie Abbott

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Monday 3 April 1939 · page 2

The death occurred at "Koobah, Orange street, Condobolin, about 2.30 o'clock on Saturday morning of Murtle Fannie, wife of Mr. Thomas Percival…

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