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

Obituaries & funerals, 1941

252 stories in Lachlan (Forbes, Parkes, Cowra)'s papers · page 12 of 13

Obituary Mb. a J. Pratt

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 17 November 1941 · page 2

The death occurred in the Liverpool Hospital on Tuesday last of Mr. Arthur James Pratt, a brother of Mrs. J. Smith, of "Clifton." Alleena, and…

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Death of George Maggs

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 20 November 1941 · page 6

The death occurred on the 7th November last of George Maggs, aged 13 years, soil of the late Mr. and Mrs. Maggs, of Erigolia…

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Late Mr. F. J. SCOTT Show Committee's ' Tribute

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 20 November 1941 · page 4

At Saturday's meeting of the West Wyalong Show. Committee, the President (Mr. W. A. Buttenshaw) referred to the death of Mr. F. J. Scott, of…

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Obituary Mr. George Craig

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 20 November 1941 · page 1

Mr. George Craig, 57, whose sudden death occurred recently in Lewisham Hospital, Sydney, was a well-known identity on the Temora-Griffith and…

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OBITUARY. Mr. A. J. Pratt

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Thursday 20 November 1941 · page 2

The death occurred in the Liverpool Hospital on Tuesday of last week of Mr, Arthur James Pratt, a brother of Mrs. J. Smith, of…

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OBITUARY Private Harry Davey

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 21 November 1941 · page 4

Word was received in Forbes on Wednesday that Pte. Harry G. Davey, of the A.I.F. only son of Mr. and Mrs. W C. Davey, of Forbes, had passed away…

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OBITUARY. Mr. T. A. Coutts

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Monday 24 November 1941 · page 3

Thrown from a sulky on his property about seven weeks ago, Mr. Thomahs Alexander Coutts, of Wirrinya, suffered a fractured pelvis, and…

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OBITUARY Mr. Chas. A. Archer

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 25 November 1941 · page 2

The death took place in "Crombie" private hospital on Sunday morning, of Mr. Charles Atkins Archer, a farmer in the Goolagong district for the past…

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OBITUARY Mr. Chas. Archer

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 28 November 1941 · page 6

It is with deep regret that we record the death of Mr. Charles Archer, a very old resident of the district who passed away at Forbes on Sunday, to…

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OBITUARY Mrs. W. Crowther Ex-Forbes Resident

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 28 November 1941 · page 4

It is our sad duty to have to record the death of Mrs. Ellen A. Crowther, wife of Mr. W. Crowther, of Goolagong, who passed away in the Forbes…

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Obituary Mr. Timothy Donovan

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 1 December 1941 · page 2

We regret to report the death of Mr. Timothy Donovan of West Wyalong, the sad event taking place at the Wyalong and District Hospital…

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OBITUARY Mr. E. W. Venables

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 2 December 1941 · page 2

Word was received in Forbes yesterday that Mr. E. W. Venables, one of the town's foremost business men a few years ago, had died in Sydney at 10…

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Appalling Motor Car Smash on Forbes-parkesroad Three Men Dead FORBES R.A.A.F. Victim Given Military Funeral

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 2 December 1941 · page 1

AN appalling motor car smash, as a result of which one man was killed outright and two others died shortly after admission to Parkes District Hospital, occurred about 12.15 a.m. on Sunday, at a point about nine miles from Parkes on the…

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Military Funeral For Former Soldier Late Mr. T. Donovan

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 4 December 1941 · page 1

The plaintive sounding of the "Last Post"—the Nation's final farewell to. its fallen soldiers,—at the Wyalong Cemetery on Tuesday morning of…

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Obituary Baby Pilon

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 4 December 1941 · page 2

Much sympathy is felt for Mr. and Mrs. Sid Pilon, of Tallimba, in the loss of their baby daughter, Palma Mary…

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F. AND S. ASSN. Tribute to Late Mr. John Smith

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 4 December 1941 · page 5

At the recent meeting of the West Milby Farmers and Settlers' Association a number of important matters' were dealt with…

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OBITUARY An Old Identity Passes

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 4 December 1941 · page 6

Mr. William George Grieves died in the Royal Melbourne Hospital on 27th November, after alllng for five months. The deceased, who was 83 years…

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OBITUARY Mrs. W. Dukes

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 5 December 1941 · page 4

It is with regret we have to record the death, at Wollongong, on Tuesday morning, of Mrs. Winifred Dukes, wife of Mr. William Dukes, old residents of…

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Eugowra District News OBITUARY Mr. William J. Marsh Passes

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 5 December 1941 · page 6

The friends of Mr. W. J. Marsh, of whom he had many in this district, were sorry to hear of his death, which took place in Forbes on Sunday…

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OBITUARY. Mrs. Ray Matthews

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Monday 8 December 1941 · page 2

It is with regret that we record the death of Mrs. Ray Matthews, who passed away in the local hospital on Friday, at the age ol 37…

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