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

Obituaries & funerals, 1939

312 stories in Lachlan (Forbes, Parkes, Cowra)'s papers · page 7 of 16

Plans for 1939 Show Committee Meet Death of Prime Minister Deplored

The West Wyalong Advocate · Friday 28 April 1939 · page 6

Prior to the commencement of business at the monthly meeting of the West Wyalong Show Committee on Saturday last the President (Mr…

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Obituary Mr. Arthur Dale

The West Wyalong Advocate · Tuesday 2 May 1939 · page 4

News is to hand of the passing of Mr. Arthur Dale at the "Austin" Hospital, Melbourne, recently. He leaves a wife and six children…

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OBITUARY Miss Mary Beatrice Williams

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 2 May 1939 · page 5

The sympathy of their many friends will be extended to Mr. and Mrs. H. H. Williams, of Dog and Duck, and the members of their family, in the sudden…

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OBITUARY. Miss Mary Beatrice Williams

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Thursday 4 May 1939 · page 5

The death occurred at "Brentwood" Private Hosptial, Forbes, on Saturday, 29th April, of Miss Mary Beatrice (Molly) Williams, eldest…

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Obituary Baby John Stivano

The West Wyalong Advocate · Friday 5 May 1939 · page 2

Much sympathy is felt for Mr. and Mrs. Jack Stivano, of West Wyalong, in the sad loss they have sustained by the death of their infant son John…

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OBITUARY. Betty Dawn Ashcroft

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Monday 8 May 1939 · page 2

The death occurred on Thursday of Betty Dawn Ashcroft. The funeral on Friday was to the Church of England cemetery, Rev. N…

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OBITUARY Miss Olga Amy West

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 9 May 1939 · page 1

An illness borne with Christian fortitude and courage for over two years terminated at 11.30 a.m. on Friday, when there passed away in the Forbes…

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OBITUARY. Miss Olga Amy West

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Thursday 11 May 1939 · page 2

An illness borne with Christian fortitude and courage for over two years terminated at 11.30 a.m. on Friday last, when there passed away in the…

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OBITUARY Mr. John Franks

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 12 May 1939 · page 4

The death took place in Forbes District Hospital, at 7.30 o'clock on Tuesday morning, of Mr. John ("Bunda") Franks, aged 50, who had been…

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OBITUARY. Mr. Jack McCarthy

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Monday 15 May 1939 · page 2

We received word this morning of the death of Mr. Jack McCarthy, formerly school master at Brundah. Deceased gentleman was 89, and…

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OBITUARY. Mrs. M. E. McClung

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Monday 15 May 1939 · page 2

There was a very large aud representative attendance at the funeral of Mrs. Margaret Ellen McClung, whose sudden death at Strathfield on…

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OBITUARY Mr. John Cashman

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 16 May 1939 · page 2

As briefly mentioned in our last issue, there passed away in "Brentwood" private hospital last Thursday afternoon, one of the few remaining pioneers of…

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Obituary Mr. A. Anderson

The West Wyalong Advocate · Tuesday 16 May 1939 · page 2

The death occurred in St. Vincent's Hospital, Melbourne, on Friday night last of Mr. Alexander Anderson, brother of Mr. W. Anderson,…

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OBITUARY. Mrs. Frances Treasure

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Thursday 18 May 1939 · page 2

Mrs. Frances Treasure died on Wednesday of last week at her daughter's residence at Merrylands at the age of 88 years…

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Obituary Mr. John Foley

The West Wyalong Advocate · Friday 19 May 1939 · page 1

Ml-. John Foley passed avnj Sydney last week at the ripe old age of So. He was well known in the Wyalong district a few years ago…

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OBITUARY Mr. John Smith

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 19 May 1939 · page 1

The death took place in the Wyalong District Hospital, at an early hour yesterday morning, of Mr. John Smith, a Forbes resident who three weeks ago…

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Obituary Rev. Canon John Parr

The West Wyalong Advocate · Friday 19 May 1939 · page 10

The death occurred at Bathurst on. Monday last of the Reverend Canon John Parr. Diocesan Chaplain of the Buthurst Diocese of the Church of…

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OBITUARY Mrs. Martha Coogan

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 23 May 1939 · page 2

A former resident of the Forbes district, in the person of Mrs. Martha Coogan, who for over 20 years had been living in the city. and more recently in…

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Inquest Quashed Decision by Supreme Court Death of Wyalong Farmer

The West Wyalong Advocate · Tuesday 23 May 1939 · page 2

Largely on a precedent established in New South Wales in 1915, the Full Court of the Supreme Court quashed an inquest…

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Obituary Mrs. J. Kidd, Senr

The West Wyalong Advocate · Tuesday 30 May 1939 · page 2

Mrs. Janet Kidd, wife of Mr. John Kidd, senr., of Yalgogrin North, died in the Wyalong District Hospital on Sunday, aged 74 years. The…

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