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Northern Rivers · Obituaries & funerals

Obituaries & funerals, 1929

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Obituary Mrs. S. B. Wotherspoon

Northern Star · Tuesday 1 January 1929 · page 6

There was a large and representative attendance at the funeral in Lismore yesterday of Mrs. Susan Robertson Wotherspoon, of North Lismore,…

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Gas in Wel[?] Death of Two

Casino and Kyogle Courier and North Coast Advertiser · Wednesday 2 January 1929 · page 2

ADELAIDE, Tuesday[?]ley and William Crooks [?]ated after a gas explos[?] blacksmiths shop at [?]…

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Obituary. Mr. Sidney Facey

Casino and Kyogle Courier and North Coast Advertiser · Wednesday 2 January 1929 · page 2

Mr. Sidney Facey, a well-known resident of Stratheden, near Fairy Hill, died on Saturday morning after a lingering illness. Mr. Facey took ill some…

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Obituary Mrs. Margaret McMILLAN

Northern Star · Thursday 3 January 1929 · page 4

The death, occurred at Lnglewood, Horse Ridges, on December 23 of Mrs. Margaret McMillan, wife of Mr. Alex. McMillan, after a short illness. Mrs…

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Obituary Mrs. Margaret Irving

Northern Star · Friday 4 January 1929 · page 4

News has been received in Ballina of the death of Mrs. Margaret Maud Irving, relict of the late Frederick Irving, who was well known in the…

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Obituary. Mr. Sidney Facey, Jnr

The Kyogle Examiner · Friday 4 January 1929 · page 5

Widespread regret was felt at Stratheden and throughout the district generally when it became known that Mr. Sidney Facey, Junior, of…

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Obituary Mrs. W. L. Betts

Northern Star · Saturday 5 January 1929 · page 8

The funeral took place on December 30 of Mrs. Winderlean Lillian Betts, wife of Mr. Oswald Betts, of Clunes. Mrs. Betts, who was 49 years of age,…

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Death Roll of 100 Tidal Wave in Japan

Tweed Daily · Saturday 5 January 1929 · page 4

TOKIO, Thursday.--A most severe storm and tidal wave have been sweeping the coast of Japan for two days. The death, roll is…

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Death of Czar's Cousin Nice

Northern Star · Monday 7 January 1929 · page 6

The death is announced of the Grand Duke Nicholas, the Czar's cousin, who commanded the Russian armies in 1914-15…

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Obituary Mrs. L. E. Rudgley

Northern Star · Monday 7 January 1929 · page 4

The death occurred in a Ballina hospital on Saturday morning of Louisa Elizabeth, relict of the late William Rudgley, senr., of Wardell, at the age…

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Exiles Receive Set Back Death of Grand Duke Nicholas

The Richmond River Express and Casino Kyogle Advertiser · Monday 7 January 1929 · page 3

LONDON, Sunday.— The death of the Grand Duke Nicholas, cousin of the late Czar of Russia, has created a difficult situation among the…

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Obituary Mrs. Stick

Northern Star · Tuesday 8 January 1929 · page 2

Word has been received in Ballina of the death at Manly of Mrs. Stick, mother of Miss B. O. Stick, deputy town clerk of Ballina. Miss Stick…

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OBITUARY Mr. Prosper L. Bowles

Tweed Daily · Tuesday 8 January 1929 · page 2

Yesterday saw the passing of an old resident of Murwillumbah. Mr. Prosper Louis Bowles, of No. 4, Hartigan Street, after continuous ailment for…

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Royalist Check Death of Grand Duke Paris

Northern Star · Tuesday 8 January 1929 · page 5

The death of the Grand Duke Nicholas has created a difficult situation among millions of Russian emigres throughout Europe. The…

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Obituary Mr. George Mitchell

Northern Star · Thursday 10 January 1929 · page 4

The funeral took place at Kyogle yesterday of Mr. George Mitchell, of Wadeville. Mr. Mitchell was engaged in driving a three horse team along a…

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The Late Mr George Mitchell

The Kyogle Examiner · Friday 11 January 1929 · page 5

The late Mr. George Mitchell, whose tragic death was reported [?] our last issue, was one of the most progressive farmers in the district…

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Late Mr. H. Goldstein Sydney

Northern Star · Friday 11 January 1929 · page 4

The estate of Hyman Goldstein, M.L.A., who fell over the cliffs at Coogee on December 3 and was killed, has been valued for probate purposes…

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Death of Mr. E. McMAUGH

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 11 January 1929 · page 5

The death at Ryde, on Tuesday last, at the age of 74, of Mr. Edward McMaugh, removes one of the real old pioneers of the North Coast—and the son of…

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Death of Archbishop Lees Melbourne

Northern Star · Friday 11 January 1929 · page 5

Dr. Lees, Archbishop of Melbourne, died suddenly from heart failure to-day. His temperature was abnormally high, and he was ordered a…

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Obituary Mr. James Ralston

The Richmond River Express and Casino Kyogle Advertiser · Friday 11 January 1929 · page 2

The body of Mr. James Ralston, a well-known resident of Tenterfield and Sandilands, was found near London Bridge, seven miles from Tenterfield on…

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