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Northern Rivers · Obituaries & funerals

Obituaries & funerals, 1938

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FUNERAL Late Mr. H. W. Morey

Tweed Daily · Saturday 1 January 1938 · page 4

The funeral of the late Mr. Harold Walley Morey, of Boatharbour, moved from All Saints' Church of England, Murwillumbah, yesterday…

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OBITUARY Mr. John Suter

Tweed Daily · Saturday 1 January 1938 · page 4

The death took place at his residence early yesterday morning of Mr. John Suter, aged 81, an early settler of the Bilambil district…

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Man Charged with Murder Death of Dalmation Miner

Tweed Daily · Saturday 1 January 1938 · page 6

KALGOORLIE, Friday:-- After working without respite for days, Kalgoorlie detectives who have been investigating the death of Martin…

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Obituary Alfred J. Christen Sen Ballina

Northern Star · Saturday 1 January 1938 · page 9

After an illness of a few weeks, Mr. Alfred James Christensen died in the Ballina District Hospital yesterday at the age of 45 years. He…

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Obituary Mr. Geo. Skinner Casino

Northern Star · Monday 3 January 1938 · page 9

The death occurred last night in the Casino Memorial Hospital of a pioneer settler, Mr. Geo. Skinner, aged 80 years. The deceased, who was a…

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Obituary Ex-inspector J. Fullerton

Northern Star · Tuesday 4 January 1938 · page 6

Ex-Inspector John Fullerton, whose death occurred at Prince Henry Hospital on Friday night, retired from the New South Wales Police Force in 1923,…

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15,000 Watch Woman's Suicide Death on Husband's Funeral Pyre Gwalior

Northern Star · Tuesday 4 January 1938 · page 5

How 15,000 people watched a woman commit suicide on the funeral pyre of her dead husband was described when three men were tried for alleged…

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OBITUARY Mr. John Doyle

Tweed Daily · Wednesday 5 January 1938 · page 4

The death of Mr. John Doyle, formerly of the Tweed, occurred at Bega on December 21, after a short illness. He was aged 69…

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Inquest Into Death of Truck Driver Melbourne

Northern Star · Wednesday 5 January 1938 · page 7

Great public interest was shown to-day when the inquest into the death of John Thomas Demsey, a truck driver was opened by the…

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Obituary Mr. James Watson Casino

Northern Star · Wednesday 5 January 1938 · page 9

A pioneer resident of the Casino district, Mr. James Watson, died. [?] Sydney at the week-end. The [?]ate Mr. Watson had been living in…

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Inquest on Death of Demsey Four Men Attend in Custody

Tweed Daily · Wednesday 5 January 1938 · page 7

MELBOURNE, Tuesday.--An inquest was opened to-day on the body of John Thomas Demsey (39), transport driver, of Essendon,…

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Obituary Mr. R. Blanch

Northern Star · Thursday 6 January 1938 · page 6

Mr. Roy Blanch, of Penkivil-street, Bondi, a sound engineer, employed by the newsreel department of Cinesound Productions Ltd., was killed on a wharf…

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Breathless Moments Death of Mata Hari

Northern Star · Friday 7 January 1938 · page 11

ONLY a few more hours to live -- and yet the woman is singing blithely. The police physician, Dr. Bizard…

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Obituary. Mr. John Cave

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 7 January 1938 · page 4

Mr. John Cave, whose serious illness in Casino Memorial Hospital was mentioned in Friday's issue, passed away that day in his 80th year. Deceased,…

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OBITUARY Mrs. Mabel Batty

The Kyogle Examiner · Friday 7 January 1938 · page 4

The death took place yesterday morning, in Kyogle Memorial Hospital after a short illness of Mrs. Mabel Elizabeth Batty, (53), wife…

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Death of Stock Cause Not Yet Known

The Kyogle Examiner · Friday 7 January 1938 · page 4

Stock are dying on a property in the Clarence River district from a cause which will not be determined until official investigations have been…

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Obituary Mrs. J. J. Kelly

Northern Star · Friday 7 January 1938 · page 6

A well known resident of Lismore for about 35 years, Mrs. Mary Ann Kelly (69), of Magellan-street, died in St. Vincent's Hospital, Lismore, at…

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Death of Broughton School Maid Inquest Resumed Examination of Handy - MAN

Tweed Daily · Friday 7 January 1938 · page 5

SYDNEY, Thursday:- Leonard William Roberts (33), handy-man at the Broughton School, was examined for three hours to-day,…

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Inquest on Death of Demsey Evidence on the Purchase of Scrap Iron

Tweed Daily · Friday 7 January 1938 · page 3

MELBOURNE, Thursday.-- The hearing was continued to-day on the inquest of John Thomas Bemsey (39), transport driver…

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Obituary Mr. D. T. O'brien

Northern Star · Saturday 8 January 1938 · page 6

Mr. Darnel Thomas O'Brien (63) died in St. Joseph's Hospice, Lismore, yesterday morning, after being in the institution for five months. Born in…

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