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Northern Rivers · Obituaries & funerals

Obituaries & funerals, 1942

675 stories in Northern Rivers's papers · page 10 of 34

Obituary

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 10 April 1942 · page 2

Mr. Geo. Reading, 85, who died at Bangalow at the week-end,was an Englishman who came from Newcastle in 1891, with his brother. Fred, to…

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Obituary. Mr. Joseph Nix

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 10 April 1942 · page 3

The death occurred at Jondaryan (Q.), on Good Friday, of Mr. Joseph Nix, aged 77,years, who had been living with his son-in-law, Constable…

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Obituary Mr V a Chisholm

Northern Star · Friday 10 April 1942 · page 4

Alter an illness of several weeks Mr Vivian Alexander Chis[?]m (49), of 2 Dawson-street, Lismore, and a former well known resident…

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Late Mrs a E Wilson

Northern Star · Saturday 11 April 1942 · page 5

Mrs Ann Eliza Wilson, of Geneva, died in the Kyogle Memorial Hospital oil March 17 after a short illness. Mrs Wilson, the eldest…

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Obituary Mr V a Chisholm

Northern Star · Saturday 11 April 1942 · page 4

There was a large attendance at the funeral in Lismore yesterday afternoon of Mr Vivian Alexander Chisholm, a returned soldier who…

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Obituary Mrs Edward Towner

Northern Star · Monday 13 April 1942 · page 4

The death occurred at her home at Rous Mill early on Saturday night.of Mrs Isabella Towner (77), wife of Mr Edward…

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Obituary Mrs Terry Strong

Northern Star · Tuesday 14 April 1942 · page 4

The death occurred suddenly a [?]er home at TucKom[?] at [?]ght on sunday nignt of [?], [?]an Isabel Marcha strong [?]…

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Death of Girl Uncle on Murder Charge

Northern Star · Tuesday 14 April 1942 · page 5

SYDNEY, Monday.—Mrs Florence Emlly May Peisley, giving evidence at the trial of her brother, William Ernest McDonald, 40, a soldier, who pieaded…

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Obituary Mrs Terry Strong

Northern Star · Wednesday 15 April 1942 · page 5

One of the largest assemblages seen at a funeral in the Alstonville district in recent years, attended the burial yesterday afternoon of…

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Obituary Mr William Frohmuller

Northern Star · Thursday 16 April 1942 · page 4

Mr W Frohmuller (85) of South Gundurimba, died in St Vincent's Hospital yesterday as a result of injuries received in an accident…

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Obituary L/cpl Frank Mortlock

Northern Star · Friday 17 April 1942 · page 4

L/Cpl Frank Mortlock, AIF, son of Mr and Mrs G A Mortlock, of Phyllis-st, South Lismore. who was drowned near Maitland on Monday…

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Obituary. Major A. C. Barry

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 17 April 1942 · page 2

Major A. C. Barry, M.B.E., known to thousands of men of the A.I.F. in the last war us "Dad" Barry, died in Sydney on Friday. In the last…

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Obituary Master John Pennis

Northern Star · Saturday 18 April 1942 · page 4

After an illness of only a few days the death occurred in the Lismore Base Hospital yesterday afternoon of John Alwyn Dennis…

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Obituary Mr F. H. Higgins

Tweed Daily · Saturday 18 April 1942 · page 2

Mr Frederick Harold Higgins (60), a Boer War veteran and a gunner in the 45th Battalion in the Great war, died on Wednesday night at…

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OBITUARY Late Mrs Mary Smart

Tweed Daily · Monday 20 April 1942 · page 2

The funeral of the late Mrs Mary Smart, of South Murwillumbah, was largely attended when it moved from the Methodist Church, Murwillumbah,…

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Obituary Mrs S Lumb

Northern Star · Monday 20 April 1942 · page 4

The death occurred suddenly at Haberfield, Sydney, on April 18 of Mrs S Lumb. Deceased had many friends in Lismore district, having…

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Obituary William T. Care

Tweed Daily · Tuesday 21 April 1942 · page 2

LISMORE, Monday: William Thomas Care (48), editor of the "Northern Star," Lismore, since 1933, died this afternoon, He was born in…

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Late Mr W T Care Funeral Yesterday

Northern Star · Wednesday 22 April 1942 · page 4

William Thomas Care, editor of the "Northern Star," who died at the Lismore Base Hospital on Monday afternoon, was buried…

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Obituary Mr W. T. Care

Tweed Daily · Wednesday 22 April 1942 · page 2

LISMORE,Tuesday: William Thomas Care, editor of the "Northern Star," who died at Lismore Base Hospital on Monday, was buried today in…

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Obituary Miss Eileen Sackley

Northern Star · Thursday 23 April 1942 · page 4

Eileen Lillian Sackley (14), daughter of Mr and Mrs W E Sackley, of Uralba, via Alstonville, died in the Lismore Base Hospital…

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