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Murray · Obituaries & funerals

Obituaries & funerals, 1937

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Hoarded Riches. Discovered After Death of Tobacconist. DETROIT

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 30 November 1937 · page 2

One of the largest fortunes in ready cash was disclosed after the death of Charlie Gauss, tobacconist, when the family discovered 1,052,000…

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Obituary. Mr Robert Edward Young

The Berrigan Advocate · Wednesday 1 December 1937 · page 4

The death took place recently at the Epworth Hospital, Melbourne, of Mr Robert Young, in his 72nd year Deceased was one of the pioneer…

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Obituary Mrs. Mary Ross

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Thursday 2 December 1937 · page 4

The death occurred on Saturday afternoon last of Mrs. Mary Ross, widow of the late Mr. Alexander Ross. Deceased had been a…

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Death of Walla Pioneer

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 3 December 1937 · page 44

The death occurred of Mrs. S. P. Voss at her home, Commercial-street, Walla, on November 30. Mrs. Voss was a very old resident of the district…

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Personal Items Obituary

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 3 December 1937 · page 46

Mr. Charles Foster, aged 66 years, former manager of the Homeward Bound goldmine, has died at Everton (Vic). The funeral was held at the…

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Obituary Mbs. L M. Kelly

The Henty Observer and Culcairn Shire Register · Friday 3 December 1937 · page 2

The death occurred last week at a private hospital in Chatswood, Sydney, of a well-known identity of the Wagga and Yerong Creek districts, Mrs. L M…

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Obituary Rev. Canon H. V. Rogers

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 3 December 1937 · page 6

The death took place suddenly, at Coolamon on Thursday, November 25, 1937, of Rev. Canon H. V. Rogers. Rector of Coolamon for the past 18…

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Obituary Mrs. Mary Ross

The Independent · Saturday 4 December 1937 · page 4

The death occurred on Saturday afternoon last of Mrs. Mary Ross, widow of the late Mr. Alexander Ross. Deceased had been a…

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Obituary Leslie Reinkowsky

The Independent · Thursday 9 December 1937 · page 1

On Monday last Leslie, son of Mrs. and the late Mr. Reinkowsky, of Mathoura died after a long Illness, in the Echuca Hospital. Besides a…

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Death of Lambs From Tetanus

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 10 December 1937 · page 24

The bacillus of tetanus, or rather, its spores, is to be found practically everywhere in the soil, but more especially on land that has been…

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Personal Items Obituary

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 10 December 1937 · page 46

Mrs. Henrietta Delpratt, widow of the late Mr. G. D. Delpratt, formerly general manager of the Broken Hill Pty. Co. Ltd., died on Sunday at her…

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Death of Truck Driver Third Accused in Court

The Independent · Saturday 11 December 1937 · page 4

William Graham, 30, laborer, the third man to be charged with the murder of John Thomas Demsey, transport driver between Kyneton…

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The Late Mr. Wm. P. COX. The Inquest

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 14 December 1937 · page 4

On Saturday morning, the Coroner, Mr. T. F. Cook, concluded the inquest commenced, the previous week, touching the death of Wm. Price Cox. who…

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The Late Mr. L. A. PATTERSON. Reference in Nowra Press

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 14 December 1937 · page 2

We take the following extracts from the obituary notice in reference to the late Mr. Leslie A. (Sam) Patterson, which appeared in the "Shoalhaven…

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Personal Items Obituary

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 17 December 1937 · page 44

Friends of Mr. John Verdon, a very old and highly respected resident of Boree Creek and Tirana, will be sorry to learn that he died last week in…

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Obituary Mr. Thomas Hayes

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 17 December 1937 · page 1

The death occurred at Corowa Hospital on Wednesday, December 8, of Mr. Thomas Hayes, of Rutherglen. The late Mr. Hayes was born at…

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Woman’s Death Evidence of Doctor

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 21 December 1937 · page 1

THE-coroner (Mr. M. Wyse) opened an inquest on Friday afternoon concerning the death of Violet May Erickson, who died in Deniliquin Hospital…

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Late Mr James Dickens. Buried at Berrigan

The Berrigan Advocate · Wednesday 22 December 1937 · page 4

On Tuesday morning of last week a post mortem was held on the body of Mr James Dickins, who as shot at his farm, “Green Valley”…

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Shanghai Funeral Topical Story

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 24 December 1937 · page 30

IT is, perhaps, the most astonishing feature of living China—the disposal of the dead. Travel in the Shanghai Express, and the landscape…

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Personal Items Obituary

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 24 December 1937 · page 46

Mrs. W. H. M'Donald, wife of the well-known Albuvy builder, who died in a Melbourne hospital on Sunday, following an operation was on…

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