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Northern Rivers · Obituaries & funerals

Obituaries & funerals, 1937

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Obituary Mrs. Caroline Havilah

Northern Star · Tuesday 2 February 1937 · page 6

Mrs. Caroline Havilah, relict of the late Eugene Havilah, who died at her home at Corndale on Sunday night, was buried yesterday…

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Late Mr. Thomas Griffin an Appreciation Imbued With True Public Spirit

Tweed Daily · Tuesday 2 February 1937 · page 4

The passing, towards the end of 1936, of the late Mr. T. Griffin, of Cudgera, was a distinct loss to Cudgera in particular and the Tweed…

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Obituary Mrs. J. M. Jarvis

Tweed Daily · Tuesday 2 February 1937 · page 4

Mrs. Jane Matilda Jarvis (89), of Yelgun, whose death occurred on Sunday, was one of the early settlers in the Clunes district. Her husband, the…

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OBITUARY Mrs. W. H. Hoskins

The Kyogle Examiner · Tuesday 2 February 1937 · page 4

Mrs. Sarah Ann Hoskins (75), wife of Cr. W. H. Hoskins, of Wyrallah, died suddenly at her home early on Saturday morning. Deceased had…

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Obituary. Mr. J. H. Mitchell

Northern Star · Tuesday 2 February 1937 · page 5

A large congregation attended St. Paul's Presbyterian Church, Lismore, on Saturday afternoon, when the Rev. Alfred Brooks, of Clunes conducted a…

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Obituary. Late Mrs. J. M. Jar Vis Mullumbimby

Northern Star · Wednesday 3 February 1937 · page 10

Mrs. Jane Matilda Jarvis, 89, of Yelgun, who died on Monday, was one of the early settlers in the Clunes district. Her husband, the late James…

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Obituary. Mr. P. Peoples

Northern Star · Thursday 4 February 1937 · page 11

Mr. Patrick Peoples, of Centennial Park, who died on Sunday at St. Vincent's Private Hospital, aged 78 years, was born in County Donegal,…

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Obituary Mrs. F. A. L. Smith

Northern Star · Thursday 4 February 1937 · page 6

Mrs. Florence Alice Louisa Smith (63), relict of the late Albert Smith, of McLean's Ridges, died in the Lismore Base Hospital yesterday…

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Obituary

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 5 February 1937 · page 4

Mr. H. DeCosta of Toronto, a resident of Dungog district for many years, passed away last week. Mrs. Harriet Dunning Wenzel, 72,…

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Obituary Mrs. Frank Fields

Northern Star · Friday 5 February 1937 · page 8

A fine tribute was paid yesterday afternoon by residents from almost every centre on the Richmond River at the funeral of Jessie Ellen Fields…

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Obituary Mr. A. P. Bailey Tenterfield

Northern Star · Saturday 6 February 1937 · page 8

Mr. Arthur Peter Bailey, died at Glen Innes Hospital, after an illness of a few weeks. He was 71 years of age, and lived most of his life in…

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Late Mrs. Sarah Lani

Northern Star · Monday 8 February 1937 · page 8

Mrs. Sarah Lane, of Wyrallah, wh died recently, was one of the pioneer of the Richmond River. Coining t Wyrallah as a child, she first say…

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Obituary Mrs. Bridget Boyle

Northern Star · Monday 8 February 1937 · page 4

Mrs. Bridget Boyle, aged 91, relict of the late John Boyle, of Goolmangar, died at the residence of her son, Mr. Joseph Boyle, Empire Vale, on…

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Obituary

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Tuesday 9 February 1937 · page 3

Mrs. Athol McMaugh, a well-known figure on the Macleay River, died in Sydney on Thursday last. Mrs. Enid O'Connor, 26, wife of…

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Obituary. Mrs. J. O'connor

Northern Star · Tuesday 9 February 1937 · page 10

Mrs. Enid O'Connor, aged 25 years, died in a private hospital in Sydney on Tuesday, February 2. The late Mrs. O'Connor was the wife of…

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Obituary Mrs. Ivy Percival Ballina

Northern Star · Tuesday 9 February 1937 · page 9

Mrs. Ivy Isabell Percival, wife of Mr. Irvine Percival, of Lennox Head, died in Ballina District Hospital yesterday after an illness of several months…

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Death of Recluse. Worth More Than £3000. Sydney

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Tuesday 9 February 1937 · page 3

After the death of Michael Devitt, 74, who lived in a small time humpy near Rockwood cemetery, it was found he was worth over £3000…

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Obituary Mr. K. McLENNAN

Northern Star · Wednesday 10 February 1937 · page 6

The death occurred in Lismore to-day of Mr. Kenneth McLennan, of Seaview-street, Byron Bay, at the age of 81 years. The late Mr. McLennan…

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OBITUARY Mr. Kenneth McLennan

Tweed Daily · Wednesday 10 February 1937 · page 4

The death occurred in Lismore yesterday of Mr. Kenneth McLennan, of Seaview Street, Byron Bay, at the age of 81 years. Mr. McLennan was a…

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Obituary Mr. K. McLENNAN

Northern Star · Thursday 11 February 1937 · page 5

One of the oldest and best known residents of the Richmond River, Mr. Kenneth McLennan of Byron Bay, died in the Base Hospital,…

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