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Murray · Obituaries & funerals

Obituaries & funerals, 1945

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Obituary

The Pastoral Times · Friday 5 January 1945 · page 2

NEVILLE.—MR. THOMAS NEVILLE, an employee of the Water Commission at Finley, died in Deniliquin Hospital on Saturday. He was aged 63…

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Death of Cross-Country Jockey MELBOURNE

Border Morning Mail · Friday 5 January 1945 · page 5

J. Castles, cross-country jockey, who had his spinal cord broken in a fall off Lady Treasure in a hurdle race at Ascot in July. 1938, died today. He was a patient in St…

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Obituary Dr. Frederick W. Woolrabe

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 5 January 1945 · page 3

The death occurerd early on Friday morning last, December 29, 1944, at Corowa, at Dr. Frederick William Woolrabe, after a lengthy illness…

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Station Manager Criticised Death of 15-Year-Old Boy ADELAIDE

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 6 January 1945 · page 6

Manager of Mt Dave and [?] in the north of SA. Rev. [?] was strongly criticised today by the [?] (Mr Gillespie. SM) after he had…

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Obituary Mrs. Sarah Ann Webster

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 9 January 1945 · page 2

The death occurred at the Corowa Hospital on January 5 of Mrs. Sarah Ann Webster; aged 83 years, wife, of the late Robert Webster a very old…

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Obituary. Mr Michael James Murphy

The Berrigan Advocate · Wednesday 10 January 1945 · page 5

It is with regret that we chronicle the demise of Mr Michael James Murphy. an old and respected resident of Finley. which took place at the…

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Death of Valued Citizen Ald. Waugh’s Tribute To Late Mr. G. S. Read

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 11 January 1945 · page 4

Mr George Somerset Read, who was Albury municipal engineer from 1911 to 1938, died in Murray Valley -hospital yesterday afternoon at the age…

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Death of Karadoc Evans London, Jan. 12

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 13 January 1945 · page 2

The death has occurred of the [?] novelist and playwright. [?] Evans. He never [?] even to his wife…

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Went to Certain Death Bravery of N.S.W. Soldier (From Gordon Holland, in northern New Guinea).Friday

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 13 January 1945 · page 1

A NSW private who walked with his machine gun blazing into certain death saved his platoon being enfiladed by eight Japanese riflemen and a…

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OBITUARY Miss L. C. Hemsley

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 16 January 1945 · page 2

The death is announced of Miss L. C. Hemsley, sister of Mrs. W. I. Minogue, of Hay, which occurred suddenly whilst on a visit to Brisbane on…

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Death of Sir Thomas Barlow LONDON, January 15

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 16 January 1945 · page 2

The death has occurred in his hundredth year of Sir Thomas Barlow, who was Physician-Extraordinary to Queen Victoria and Physician to King Edward…

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Obituary Mr. E. S. Winter-cooke

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 16 January 1945 · page 3

The tragedy of the death of Mr. E. S. Winter-Cooke at Wahgunyah on Saturday afternoon shocked residents of Corowa and Wahgunyah. Mr…

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Obituary

The Berrigan Advocate · Wednesday 17 January 1945 · page 5

The death occurred in Melbourne on 8th January, of Miss Mary O’Dwyer, sister of the late Edmund, William and Thomas and John O’Dwyer, all of…

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Obituary Mrs. R. Breen

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 23 January 1945 · page 3

The death occurred in Melbourne on Sunday of Mrs. Margaret Mary Breen, of "Kurriarna," Uranquinty, at the age of 44 years. She was the wife…

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Obituary

The Berrigan Advocate · Wednesday 24 January 1945 · page 2

It is with great regret that, we have to record the passing to the Great Beyond of a member of one of the pioneer families of the district in the…

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Funeral of Victims of Nazi Atrocity

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 25 January 1945 · page 1

Funeral of victims of German atrocity at Bande. Grief-stricken relatives watch British 6th Airborne Division men carrying one of the 34 collins of the murdered persons…

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Obituary Mr Charles Mickan

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 26 January 1945 · page 3

The death occurred at the Corowa Hospital on the evening of January 8 of Mr. Charles Mickan, of Rutherglen. Deceased, who was 74 years of…

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Death of General Sir A. Murray LONDON, Jan. 25

Border Morning Mail · Friday 26 January 1945 · page 1

The death occurred today, of General Sir Archibald Murray, under whose command, Australian and New Zealand troops came after they were…

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OBITUARY Mrs. Alice Maude Gibson

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 30 January 1945 · page 2

Mrs. Alice Maude Gibson died in Sydney on Monday, 22nd January, 1945. and was a very old resident of the Gunbar district. She was born…

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Obituary Mrs. Sarah A. Higgins

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 30 January 1945 · page 2

The death occurred in Corowa Hospital on Thursday morning of last week, of Mrs Sarah Ann Higgins, of Daysdale, aged 72 years…

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