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Obituaries & funerals, 1938

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Obituary. Mrs. Jessie E. Yardy

The Macleay Chronicle · Wednesday 5 January 1938 · page 6

Mrs. Jessie Elizabeth Yardy, wife of Mr. W. Yardy, of South 'Grafton, whose death we noted in previous issue, was a daughter of the late Mr…

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Death of Mr. A. S. Borthwick

The Gloucester Advocate · Friday 7 January 1938 · page 2

Death claimed one of Dungog's most prominent citizens on the morning of Friday, 24th December, when Mr. A. S. Borthwick, solicitor, passed…

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Nowendoe River Drowning. Death of Clyde Benjam Miller. Inquest at Wingham Court House

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Friday 7 January 1938 · page 3

On Thursday, 6th of January, 1938, Mr. P. H. C. Flett (District Coroner) held an inquiry at Wingham Court House, in connection with the death…

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Inquest. Death of Robert Benjamin Payne

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 8 January 1938 · page 9

The Coroner (Mr. Hubert Flett) held at the Taree Court House on Thursday an inquest touching the death of Robert Benjamin Payne at…

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Obituary Mrs. Wilbur Strange

The Northern Champion · Saturday 8 January 1938 · page 3

The death occurred in the M.R.D. Hospital on 30th December of Mrs. Jane Lilian Strange, wife of Air. Wilbur C. Strange, of the Taree brickyard…

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Obituary. Mrs. Margaret Gates

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 8 January 1938 · page 5

The friends in the Manning district of Mrs. Margaret Gates will regret to learn of her death, which occurred at Cremorne. The deceased lady was the…

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Death of Mr. Tom Robinson

The Gloucester Advocate · Tuesday 11 January 1938 · page 2

There passed away in the Maitland Hospital on 3rd inst., a former resident of Gloucester district, in the person of Mr. Thomas Robinson. The…

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Obituary. Mrs. Margaret Gates

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Tuesday 11 January 1938 · page 1

The friends in the Manning district of Mrs. Margaret Gates will regret to learn of her death, which occurred at Cremorne. The deceased lady was the…

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A Peep Into The Past. The Late Mr. Newman Hollis. A Remarkable Man

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Tuesday 11 January 1938 · page 4

The late Mr. Newman Hollis, of Pappinbarra, was a man of many parts. He arrived in fort Macquarie in the early '40's with his wife and three…

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Identity Riddle. An Engineer's Experience. Attended His 'Own Funeral'

The Gloucester Advocate · Tuesday 11 January 1938 · page 3

One of the most extraordinary experiences that could befall a man has come the way of an engineer, Mr. Ernest Frederick Bennett, aged 46, at…

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OBITUARY. Mrs. Stella Thomson

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Wednesday 12 January 1938 · page 2

At 7 o'clock on Friday evening last death relieved the sufferings of Mrs. Stella Thomson, relict of the late Mr. Andrew Thomson, of Taree. She was…

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Obituary. Mrs. Henry Hudson

The Macleay Chronicle · Wednesday 12 January 1938 · page 4

Mrs. Henry Hudson, of West Kempsey, passed away in hospital at Kenipsey on Tuesday, after adengthy period of ill-health. The funeral, under…

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Obituary Mr. John Templeton

The Northern Champion · Wednesday 12 January 1938 · page 2

Residents in Taree and on the Lower Manning were greatly shocked when the news spread that Mr. John Templeton, of Oxley Island, had passed away…

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Inquest. Death of Robert Benjamin Payne

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Friday 14 January 1938 · page 6

The Coroner (Mr. Hubert Flett) held at the Taree Court House on Thursday an inquest touching the death of Robert Benjamin Payne at…

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Obituary. Mrs. Catherine Warrall

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Friday 14 January 1938 · page 5

After intermittent illness extending over a lengthy period, Mrs. Catherine Warrall passed away at her home iu Randall Street, Wauchope, on 27th…

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Obituary William Henry Dunshea

Nambucca and Bellinger News · Friday 14 January 1938 · page 5

During the last week in 1937, Mr. William Henry Dunshea, then living at Bowraville, became seriously ill and. was conveyed to…

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Obituary. Mrs. Margaret Rodger

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Friday 14 January 1938 · page 3

On the 7th January, there passed away, in the Mayo Hospital, Taree, a many years resident of Laurieton, in the person of Mrs. Margaret…

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Obituary. Mrs. Eva Catherine Hudson

Macleay Argus · Friday 14 January 1938 · page 4

As briefly reported in our Tuesday's issue, there passed away that morning in hospital at Kempsey an old and respected resident in the person…

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Obituary Mr. Tom Robinson

The Northern Champion · Saturday 15 January 1938 · page 3

There passed away in the Maitland Hospital on 3rd inst., a former resident of Gloucester district, in the person of Mr. Thomas Robinson. The deceased…

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Obituary. Mr. William Suters

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 15 January 1938 · page 8

The end came unexpectedly for Mr. 'William Suters on 4th January, at "Wildfe[?]s" Private Hospital, where he was a patient for about a fortnight…

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