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Mid North Coast · Obituaries & funerals

Obituaries & funerals, 1940

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Obituary Mrs. Mary Paff

The Northern Champion · Saturday 25 May 1940 · page 4

Krambach lost one of its oldest and most highly respected readouts at 4 a.m. on Thursday when Mrs. Mary Paff passed away at her home. She…

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Obituary. Miss Mary Ann Dykes

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 25 May 1940 · page 10

After an Illness extending over several months, the death occurred in Sydney on Wednesday. 15th May. of Miss Mary Ann Dykes, of Kendall…

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Obituary. Mr. R. W. Lyon

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 25 May 1940 · page 4

The death occurred at his home, The Brush, Wingham, on Monday night, of Mr. Robert William Lyon, aged 81 years, 11 months…

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Obituary. Mr. William Matom

The Gloucester Advocate · Tuesday 28 May 1940 · page 3

The death of Mr. Wiliam Matom, retired grazier, of Booral, which occurred on Wednesday last, removes the oldest resident from the district…

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Obituary. Mr. T. P. Rosenbaum

Macleay Argus · Tuesday 28 May 1940 · page 4

Another link with the early days of the Hastings River was severed on Tuesday morning (says the "Port Macquarie News") when death came…

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Obituary MR. A. B. CROFT

The Gloucester Advocate · Tuesday 28 May 1940 · page 1

Mr. Arthur B. Croft, of Toronto, died in the Mater Misericordiae Hospital on Tuesday of last week. Mr. Croft, who was 65 years of…

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Obituary Mr. Leo. Boulster

The Macleay Chronicle · Wednesday 29 May 1940 · page 4

Mr. Leo. Boulster, son of the late Mr. and Mrs. John Boulster, of Glenrock, passed away at Wondai, Queensland, on Tuesday morning, death…

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Obituary. Mrs. Mary Matilda Cowan

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Wednesday 29 May 1940 · page 2

Much sympathy will be extended to Mr. James Cowan and family, at Firefly. in the death of his wife and their mother, which look place in a…

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Obituary Mrs. Mary M. Cowan

The Northern Champion · Wednesday 29 May 1940 · page 2

As briefly mentioned in our last is sue, the death occurred in the Cummins Private Hospital , Taree, on Friday afternoon, of Mrs. Mary Matilda Cowan,…

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Obituary Mr. Frank Schmitzer

Nambucca and Bellinger News · Friday 31 May 1940 · page 2

We sympathetically regret to report that the Valla portion of the Nambucca district has lost another of its pioneers in the person of Mr…

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Obituary Mr. Walter Henry Gould

Nambucca and Bellinger News · Friday 31 May 1940 · page 4

Mr. Walter Henry Gould, well-known resident of the Nambucca and Coffs Harbour districts for many years, died suddenly at…

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Obituary. Miss Mary Ann Dykes

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Friday 31 May 1940 · page 8

After an illness extending over several months, the death occurred in Sydney on Wednesday. 15th, May, of Miss Mary Ann Dykes, of Kendall…

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Obituary. MR. J. M. COX

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Friday 31 May 1940 · page 7

Mr. James McDonald Cox, who died suddenly at bis home at Konorigan, late on Thursday night, was born at Oxley Island and lived in that district…

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The Late Mr. Thomas Francis Brownlee. Coroner's Inquest

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 1 June 1940 · page 3

In connection with the death of Mr. Thomas Francis Brownlee, whose body was found in the Manning River at Taree, at what is known as Connell's…

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Obituary Mr. Frank Schmitzer

The Northern Champion · Saturday 1 June 1940 · page 4

Many residents of the Manning will hear with genuine regret that Mr. Frank Schmitzer, of Valla, Nambucca River, passed away in the Bellingen…

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Obituary. Mr. Thomas M. Kvle

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 1 June 1940 · page 5

Following on a recent attack of rheumatic fever. the death occurred' in hospital at Kemp[?]ey, on Thursday week, of Mr. Thomas Ha[?]lcy Kyle…

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Obituary. Mrs. M. M. Welsford

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 1 June 1940 · page 5

After a prolonged illness the death occurred at Hamilton on Friday night last of Mary Margaret Welsford, wife of Mrs. S. Welsford, at the…

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Obituary. Mrs. Catherine Craig

Macleay Argus · Tuesday 4 June 1940 · page 4

The death occurred in a private hospital in Inverell on May 22nd of Mrs. Catherine Craig, at the age of 48 years, after an illness lasting over…

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Obituary Mr. William Neilson

The Gloucester Advocate · Tuesday 4 June 1940 · page 2

A former resident of the Gloucester district in the person of Mr. William Neilson, passed away in the Taree Hospital on Saturday…

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Late Mrs. Cowan Funeral Service

The Northern Champion · Wednesday 5 June 1940 · page 3

The funeral of the late Mrs. James Cowan of Firefly was largely attended, and Taree were many beautiful wreaths. In the Krambach church Rev…

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