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Northern Rivers · Obituaries & funerals

Obituaries & funerals, 1939

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Obituary

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 21 April 1939 · page 4

The death has occurred in England of Sir Matthew Nathan, who was Governor of Queensland from 1920 to 1926. The death occurred in hospital at…

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Obituary

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 21 April 1939 · page 2

Mrs. Martha Bishop, 61, wife of Mr. Tom Bishop, of Copeland, and formerly of Dungog, passed away in Dungog last week. Deceased, a daughter of the late…

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OBITUARY Mr. J. Millership

Tweed Daily · Friday 21 April 1939 · page 4

Mr. John Millership, aged 75, of Ruskhi Street, Byron Bay, died suddenly yesterday morning. He had been receiving medical attention for…

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Sudden Death of Lidcombe State Hospital Superintendent. Sydney

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 21 April 1939 · page 4

Doctor H. V. D. Baret, Superintendent of Lidcombe State Hospital, collapsed and died while riding in a trap in the grounds of the institution yesterday…

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Obituary. Mr. John Millership Byron Bay

Northern Star · Friday 21 April 1939 · page 12

Mr. John Millership (78), a resident of Ruskin-street, Byron Bay, died suddenly this morning. He had been under medical treatment for…

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OBITUARY Mrs. Phoebe Simonsen

Tweed Daily · Saturday 22 April 1939 · page 4

Mrs. Phoebe Simonsen, wife of Mr. Peter Simonsen, died at tier home, Tweed Street, Tweed Heads, early yesterday morning, aged 74…

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Built His Own Funeral Pyre Brisbane

Northern Star · Saturday 22 April 1939 · page 8

After building his own funeral pyre in a lonely spot in the bush, three miles from Springsure, Central Queensland, Robert F. Burness (71), a pensioner,…

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Obituary. Mother Mary Teresa Brady

Northern Star · Saturday 22 April 1939 · page 12

The death occurred yesterday morning in St. Vincent's Hospital (Lismore) of Mother Mary Teresa Brady, of St. Mary's Presentation Convent,…

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Built Funeral Pyre — Then Shot Himself Old Man's Lonely Death

Tweed Daily · Saturday 22 April 1939 · page 3

BRISBANE, Friday:—After building his own funeral pyre at a lonely spot in the bush three miles from Springsure, in Central…

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Obituary Mrs. Jane Storman

Tweed Daily · Monday 24 April 1939 · page 4

The death occurred on Saturday morning after a lengthy illness of Mrs. Jane Storman (62), of George Street, Murwillumbah…

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Obituary. Mrs. Jane McKENZIE

Northern Star · Monday 24 April 1939 · page 6

Mrs. Jane. McKenzie (91), of Diadem-street, Lismore, who was among the earliest settlers in the Lismore district, died at her home on…

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Murder Charge Follows Death of 3 Persons Hobart

Northern Star · Monday 24 April 1939 · page 7

Two men and a woman were fatally shot at Grass Tree Hill, near Richmond, to-day. Later a man was arrested and charged…

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OBITUARY Joyce Lorraine Field

Tweed Daily · Tuesday 25 April 1939 · page 4

Joyce Lorraine Field, aged 2½ years, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Frederick Field, of Tweed Heads, died in hospital at Murwillumbah early…

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Death of Mr. Morgan Jones, M.p

Tweed Daily · Tuesday 25 April 1939 · page 4

LONDON, Monday:—The death has occurred of Mr. Morgan Jones, Labor M.P. Born in 1885, he achieved…

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Obituary. Mother Mary Teresa Brady

Northern Star · Tuesday 25 April 1939 · page 3

A Solemn Requiem Mass was celebrated in St. Carthage's Cathadral, Lismore, on Saturday morning for the repose of the soul of the late Mother…

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Obituary. Mrs. O. A. Faulks Ballina

Northern Star · Tuesday 25 April 1939 · page 10

After a long illness Mrs. Ordery Appleyard Faulks died at her home at North Creek early this morning aged 80 years. She was born at…

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Obituary Mr. Thomas Bolan

Northern Star · Wednesday 26 April 1939 · page 8

Mr. Thomas Bolan (70), of 62 Pine-street, North Lismore, died in a Lismore hospital last night after an illness of only a few hours…

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Obituary Mrs. Gladys Fenwick

Tweed Daily · Thursday 27 April 1939 · page 4

The death occurred in a Murwillumbah hospital last night of Mrs. Gladys Fenwick, wife of Mr. Jack Fenwick, of Tumbulgum. Deceased…

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Obituary Mr. Thomas Bolan

Northern Star · Thursday 27 April 1939 · page 2

Mr. Thomas Bolan, an old resident of North Lismore, who died in Lismore on Tuesday night after a short illness, was buried beside the remains of his…

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Assembly Adjourns Mark of Respect To Late Mr. Lyons SYDNEY

Northern Star · Thursday 27 April 1939 · page 10

Tributes to the memory of the late Prime Minister, Mr. Lyons, were paid by party leaders in the Legislative Assembly to-day…

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