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Murray · Obituaries & funerals

Obituaries & funerals, 1948

303 stories in Murray's papers · page 3 of 16

Ex-p.o.w. on Murder Charge Death Of His Wife

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 26 February 1948 · page 8

SYDNEY. Wed: In the City Coroner’s Court today an ex-POW, Reginald James Kitching, 27. was committed for trial on a charge…

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Obituary

The Pastoral Times · Friday 27 February 1948 · page 1

LARKIN—The death occurred suddenly on Monday at the Finley Hospital of MR. MAURICE LARKIN, of Iredale, Finley. The deceased who…

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Mysterious Death of Pigs

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 2 March 1948 · page 1

Mystery surrounds the death of sixteen pigs on the property of Mr. B. Griffin at Hopeland last week. A number of pigs were given a drench…

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OBITUARY Mrs. R. A. Coleman

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 2 March 1948 · page 2

The death occurred on Saturday last, of Mrs. Rose Alice Coleman, wife of Mr. Jack Coleman, of West Hay after a short illness, at the age of 73…

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Obituary. Mr Maurice Larkin

The Berrigan Advocate · Wednesday 3 March 1948 · page 4

The death occurred very suddenly on Monday morning (says the “Mail”) of Mr [?] Larkin, of [?] Finley, and the [?] news of his sudden…

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Obituary Mrs. Margaret Smith

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Thursday 4 March 1948 · page 3

It is with regret we announce the death of Mrs. Margaret Smita (78), widow of the late Mr. N. Smith, of Melbourne, which…

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Death of Mr. E..e. Bunton Father Of Albury’s Mayor

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 4 March 1948 · page 2

Lifelong Albury resident, Mr Ernest Edward Bunton, of Stanley st, died yesterday morning in Murray Valley hospital after…

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Obituary

The Pastoral Times · Friday 5 March 1948 · page 1

HEILBRONN—The funeral of the late NEVILLE-HEILBRONN left from St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church yesterday afternoon after a short service…

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OBITUARY Mrs Sarah Houston

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 9 March 1948 · page 2

The death in the early hours of Sunday morning, of Mrs. Sarah Houston, widow of the late James Houston, removes from our midst one of the…

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Obituary Mr. John Edward Hallen

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 9 March 1948 · page 3

On February 29, the death occurred at Corowa Hospital of Mr. John Edward Hallen, of Wahgunyah, at the age of 81 years. He was a son of…

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Funeral Louis Barry Terlich

The Henty Observer and Culcairn Shire Register · Friday 12 March 1948 · page 2

The funeral of Louis Barry Terlich, ten-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. A. A. Terlich, Pleasant Hills, which took place on Sunday morning, March 29…

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World Shocked At Death Of Jan Masaryk LONDON

Border Morning Mail · Friday 12 March 1948 · page 3

The peoples of Britain, America and Western Europe are shocked at the tragic death of Jan Masaryk, 61, Czechoslovakian Foreign Minister, and son of the founder of the republic. It is assumed that…

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Jan Masaryk Buried Beside Father Remarkable Scenes At Funeral LONDON

Border Morning Mail · Monday 15 March 1948 · page 3

Policemen stood 100 yards apart along almost the whole 30-mile route of Jan Masaryk’s funeral from the Pantheon ceremony in Prague to his grave dug at the right of his father’s in the village of Lany,…

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Obituary

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 16 March 1948 · page 1

HOLSCHIER—The death occurred on March 8 of MR. HERMAN HOLSCHIER at the age of 72 years, at Sandringham, as the result of a…

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Obituary

The Pastoral Times · Friday 19 March 1948 · page 1

MULLER—The death occurred of MR. HUGO MULLER, at the age of 64 years, after a brief illness. The deceased gentleman was taken to the…

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Obituary Mr. Tony Williams

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 19 March 1948 · page 5

A well known resident of Corowa, Mr. Robert Edward Joseph Williams, better known as "Tony," passed away at the Corowa Hospital on Tuesday…

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OBITUARY Mr. George Knobel, Senr

The Henty Observer and Culcairn Shire Register · Friday 19 March 1948 · page 2

Teh death occurred suddenly on Thursday last week in Henty Community Hospital of Mr. George Knobel, Senr., an old Henty identity…

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OBITUARY Mrs. Katherine Finch

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 23 March 1948 · page 2

The death occurred on Saturday at her home, The Cedars, Orson Street, Hay, of Mrs. Katherine Finch, widow of the late Horace A. C. Finch, of…

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Steward’s Story Supported Death of Actress on High Seas

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 23 March 1948 · page 5

LONDON, Mon — Professor J. M. Webster, director of the Birmingham Forensic Laboratory, in evidence at the trial of James…

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Obituary. [?]

The Berrigan Advocate · Wednesday 24 March 1948 · page 2

The death [?] at his [?] St. Kilda, on Tuesday of last week, of Mr [?] Henry [?] the [?]…

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