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Mid North Coast · Obituaries & funerals

Obituaries & funerals, 1947

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Obituary Mrs. H. a James

The Northern Champion · Saturday 19 April 1947 · page 2

The death occurred in a private hospital at Manly on Thursday, 3rd April, of Mrs Ila James, sister of Mr O. E. Gordon, of Taree. The late Mrs James…

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Obituary. Mrs. Jessie Noble

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Tuesday 22 April 1947 · page 4

The death occurred on April 3rd at Canberra Community Hospital, of Mrs. Jessie Abbott Noble (55), wife of Mr. Henry Noble, late of Auburn,…

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Obituary Mrs. A. M. Cooper

Macleay Argus · Tuesday 22 April 1947 · page 4

The death occurred suddenly last week of Mrs. Aletha May Cooper, wife of Mr. T. J. Cooper, of Kempsey. Although she had not enjoyed…

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Obituary. Mrs. T. J. Cooper

The Macleay Chronicle · Wednesday 23 April 1947 · page 2

Mrs. Aleathea May Cooper, wife of Mr. T. J. Cooper, of Kempsey, whose unexpected death on April 15 came as a sudden shock to her many friends…

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Obituary Mr. H. W. Fairhurst

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Wednesday 23 April 1947 · page 2

Mr. Henry William Fairhurst, a well-known and respected identity or the Manning district, died in a Taree private hospital on Monday…

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Funeral Service for Mr. J. R. McDONALD

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Wednesday 23 April 1947 · page 2

The Methodist Church at Koppin Yarratt was crowded with mourners and sympathetic friends on Saturday, 19th April, for the funeral…

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Man Falls 800 Feet Death of Taree Native

The Northern Champion · Wednesday 23 April 1947 · page 2

THE battered body of William Skidmore, 42, taxi-cab proprietor, of Shortland Avenue, Homebush, was found 800 feet below the lookout at the Bridal…

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Obituary Mr. J. R. McDONALD

The Northern Champion · Wednesday 23 April 1947 · page 2

In our last issue we briefly mentioned the death of Mr John Roderick McDonald, one of the best known residents of Central Lansdowne. He passed away…

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Obituary. Mrs. Elizabeth Schubert

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Friday 25 April 1947 · page 4

A well-known and esteemed resident of the Taree district for many years in the person of Mrs. Elizabeth Agues Schubert died at her residence…

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Obituary. Mr. James Styles

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Friday 25 April 1947 · page 2

The death occurred in Taree on Wednesday of Mr. James Styles. He suffered a stroke some weeks ago, and his health had been in a precarious…

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Obituary Mr. James Styles

The Northern Champion · Saturday 26 April 1947 · page 2

The many friends of Mr James Styles of Taree, heard with regret of his death in the MRD hospital on Thursday afternoon. He had suffered with heart…

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Obituary Mrs. Charlotte Laurie

The Northern Champion · Saturday 26 April 1947 · page 3

Mrs. Charlotte Laurie, whose death occurred in Taree on March 31, was a descendant of one of the old pioneering families which settled in the…

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Obituary Mr. Jas. Styles

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 26 April 1947 · page 2

Mr. James Styles, a highly esteemed resident of the Taree district for many years, died in the M.R.D. Hospital on Tuesday afternoon last. He…

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Obituary Lade Mr. Tom Handley. (Contributed)

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 26 April 1947 · page 7

Mr. Tom Handley, former proprietor of the Hotel Cowra, who died recently in Coonamble, was perhaps the only man ever to ride the outlaw…

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Obituary. Mr. Jas. Styles

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Tuesday 29 April 1947 · page 1

Mr. James Styles, a highly esteemed resident of the Taree district for many years, died In the M.R.D. Hospital on Tuesday afternoon last. He…

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Obituary. Mr. Joseph Stephen Gillogly

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Tuesday 29 April 1947 · page 2

As reported in our issue of April £5, 1917, Mr. Joseph Stephen Gillogly was found dead in his bed at Khatabundah, near Wingham, by Mr. Tom…

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Obituary Mrs G. A. Chapman

The Northern Champion · Wednesday 30 April 1947 · page 2

The death occurred on Sunday afternoon, 20th April, of Mrs Isabella Campbell Chapman, wife of Mr G. A. Chapman. The late Mrs Chapman passed…

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Obituary Mrs. Isabella Campbell Chapman

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Wednesday 30 April 1947 · page 2

The death occurred on Sunday afternoon, 20th April, of Mrs. Isabella Campbell Chapman, wife of Mr. G. A. Chapman. The late Mrs…

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Obituary Mrs. A. Baxter

Macleay Argus · Friday 2 May 1947 · page 4

The death occurred at New Lambton, Newcastle, early on Tuesday morning of Mrs. Alice Baxter, who was well known to some people in…

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Obituary Mrs. M. Craic

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Friday 2 May 1947 · page 4

The death occurred in the H. D. Hospital on the 26th inst of Mrs. Margaret Craig, of High Street, Wauchope, aged 68 years…

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