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

Obituaries & funerals, 1945

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

Obituary Mrs. Halliday, Senr

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 17 December 1945 · page 4

Word was received by Mr. C. Halliday on Friday last that his mother had passed away at Tamworth on that morning. The late Mrs. Halliday, who…

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OBITUARY Miss Elsie May Wilde

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 18 December 1945 · page 2

A sad death took place at Orange on Friday, about 7 p. m., when Miss Elsie May Wilde, who had been an Invalid for the lost ten years…

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Obituary Mrs. Cora Skidmore

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 20 December 1945 · page 2

The death on Monday last of Mrs. Cora Skidmore, wife of Mr. William Skidmore, junr., of West Wyalong, after an illness lasting only a few…

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Obituary Mr. R. W. McDIARMID

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Thursday 20 December 1945 · page 4

The death occurred suddenly at his home on Saturday of Mr. Roland Waller McDiarmid, aged 55, manager of the Cowra Experiment Farm. As…

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Trigic Death of Mr. W. J. Schlunke Drowned at Kiacatoo Weir

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 20 December 1945 · page 2

As was briefly reported in Monday's issue of the "Advocate" the death occurred with tragic suddenness on Sunday afternoon of Mr. Walter J…

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OBITUARY William John Pearce

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 21 December 1945 · page 6

It is with deep regret that we have to report the passing of one of Eugowra's most respected and loved residents, in the person of William…

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Obituary Mrs. E. North

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 24 December 1945 · page 2

One of West Wyalong's grand old ladies, in the person of Mrs. Evangeline North, died in the Wyalong and District Hospital on Saturday night…

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Death of General Patton Burial in Lurembourg (By Wire) Sydney

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 24 December 1945 · page 1

A message from Heidelberg states:—General Patton's famous hymn, "The Sen of God goes forth to War," was s[?] at the Episcopal funeral service…

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Obituary Babara Nicholson

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 31 December 1945 · page 1

The many friends locally of Mrs. Joan Ni[?]olson, of M[?]ascot will regret to learn that [?]er little daughter, Barbara Ann aged five years and nine months, met…

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