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

Obituaries & funerals, 1939

312 stories in Lachlan (Forbes, Parkes, Cowra)'s papers · page 9 of 16

OBITUARY. Mrs. Burrows

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Thursday 22 June 1939 · page 2

Mrs. Christina Sara Burrows, wife of Mr. W. J. Burrows, of Craboon, died in a Mudgee private hospital on Friday last at the great age of 85…

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OBITUARY Mr. David Toole

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 23 June 1939 · page 1

The death occurred in "Crombie" private hospital on Wednesday afternoon of Mr. David Toole, aged 83, a former resident of the Crookwell…

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OBITUARY Mr. J. W. Johnston QUANDIALLA, Wed

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 23 June 1939 · page 9

At Quandialla Hospital on Tuesday night Mr. J. W. Johnston, ol Caragabal, passed peacefully away at the age of 56 years. He had suffered for some…

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Nice Tribute to the Late Mr. Terence Brady

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Monday 26 June 1939 · page 2

The late Terence J. Brady was a was a great lover of poetry and especially an admirer of our Australian Poets, notably of Henry Lawson and…

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OBITUARY. Mr. Donald Paice

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Monday 26 June 1939 · page 2

The death occurred at Bexley on. Friday night of Mr. Don Paice, only son of the late Mr. and Mrs. W. Paice, pioneers of the Grenfell…

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Accidental Happening Death of Ernest Wm. Wighton. Coronial Inquiry

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Monday 26 June 1939 · page 2

Mr. Arthur Sam, J.P., Coroner, on Saturday morning, last week at Forbes held an inquiry into the circumstances surrounding the death of…

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OBITUARY Another Pioneer Passes Mrs. Elizabeth Bray

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 27 June 1939 · page 2

The severance of another of the few remaining links with the olden days took place at Forbes on Friday, when Mrs. Elizabeth Bray,…

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OBITUARY. Mr. John Michael Joyce

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Thursday 29 June 1939 · page 5

An old and highly respected resident of the Young district, Mr. John Michael Joyce, passed away at the Sacred Heart Hospital on Sunday…

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Late Mr. H. H. Harding Well Known in This District

The West Wyalong Advocate · Friday 30 June 1939 · page 1

Mr. Harry H. Harding, of Alfred street, North Sydney. who died in the Cowra Hospital on Saturday last as the result of severe injuries received…

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OBITUARY Mrs. E. M. Death

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 30 June 1939 · page 8

A death under sad circumstances took place in the Forbes District Hospital on Tuesday night. The deceased was Mrs. Ellen Margaret Death, aged…

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OBITUARY Mr. J. W. Johnston CARAGABAL

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 30 June 1939 · page 7

Mr. J. w. Johnston passed away in Quandialla Hospital last Tuesday, aged 56 years. Although only a resident of this…

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OBITUARY. Mr. J. S. Purdie

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Monday 3 July 1939 · page 2

Just as we were about to go to press we received a telephone call from Mr. P. J. Mannell informing us of the death this afternoon of Mr. J…

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Obituary Mrs. A. M. Rouse

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

Mrs. Alice Maud House relict of the late Mr. Thomas House (and a sister of Mrs. S. Shannon. West Wyalong), died at Bairnsdale Victoria, on…

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OBITUARY. Mr. John Smith Purdie

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Thursday 6 July 1939 · page 2

Mr. John Smith Purdie, whose death occurred at the Sydney Sanitarium, Wahroonga, on Monday. 3rd July, and reported in last issue, was born in…

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A Sunny Somerset Man. The Late Mr. Tom Hooper. Was One of Nature's Gentlemen

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Thursday 6 July 1939 · page 6

Mr. Thomas Francis Hooper, one of the most lovable of characters, and one whose name stands high in public esteem, by all sections of the…

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OBITUARY Mr. Joseph Girdham

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 7 July 1939 · page 4

One of the oldest identities of the Forbes district, Mr. Joseph Girdham, passed away in the Forbes District Hospital at 1250 p.m. yesterday, at the…

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Gunningbland Pioneer Death of Mr. Alexander Mill

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 7 July 1939 · page 10

Parkes was just a mining town with a few properties under cultivation when the late Mr. Alexander Mill settled on the land there…

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Death of Mr. H. M. HAWKINS Accidental. Says Coroner Caretaker's Story Rejected

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 7 July 1939 · page 4

A verdict of accidental death was returned by the City Coroner (Mr. Oram) at the inquest on Wednesday on Herbert Middleton…

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Obituary Mrs. M. A. Bawden

The West Wyalong Advocate · Tuesday 11 July 1939 · page 2

The death occurred at Grafton on Friday night last of Mrs. M. A. Bawden. mother of Mrs. H. J. Englert, of West Wyalong. Mrs. Bawden tripped…

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OBITUARY Mr. Victor T. Ridley

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 11 July 1939 · page 2

The death was reported from Trundle last week of a former well-known resident of the Forbes district in the person of Mr. Victor Thomas Ridley,…

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