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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Obituaries & funerals

Obituaries & funerals, 1917

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Sudden Death of a Priest. Sydney

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 6 April 1917 · page 2

Whilst acting as master of [?] ics at St. Mary's Cathedral at Sale. Victoria, last night the Rev. Father O'Brien, Administrator of the [?]…

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Death of Mr. F. Okely

The Western Herald · Saturday 7 April 1917 · page 2

Mr. F. Okely, who was brought to the Bourke District Hospital from Louth on Sunday last, succumbed to cerebro-spinal-meningitis at 4.30 p.m…

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Obituary. Mrs, Beahan

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 10 April 1917 · page 2

we regret to have chranicle the death on Saturday last of Mrs.lsabella Beahan, 47, wife of Mr. William Beahan, of Carrington Avenue, Dubboo…

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Obituary Mrs. Beahan

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Tuesday 10 April 1917 · page 1

Mrs. Isabella Beahan, wife of Mr. W. Beahan, of Carrington Avenue, Dubbo, passed away on Saturday morning at the ago of 47 years, death being…

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Obituary

The Wellington Times · Thursday 12 April 1917 · page 10

Yesterday afternoon Mrs. Sherriff, wife of Mr. T. M. Sherriff, passed away at her residence, Warne-street, at the comparatively early age of 45 years…

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Death of Mrs. Beahan

Gilgandra Weekly · Friday 13 April 1917 · page 10

We regret to have to chronicle the death on Saturday last of Mrs. Isabella Beahan, 47, wife of Mr. William. Beahan, of Carrington Avenue,…

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Death of an Old Resident

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 17 April 1917 · page 2

The death occurred in the Dubbo District Hospital on Sunday morning of William Sherman Smith, an old and well-known resident of Dubbo…

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Death of H. T. Catlin

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 17 April 1917 · page 2

A very sad death occured in a private hospital on Saturday afternoon, when Henry Thomas Catlin, aged 29, passed over to the Great Majority…

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Obituary. Mrs. Agnes Maliphant

Western Age · Tuesday 17 April 1917 · page 2

On Saturday morning last Mr. G. C. Maliphant received a telegram to the effect that his mother. Mrs. Agnee Maliphant, had died suddenly…

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Obituary. Mr. H G. CATLIN

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Tuesday 17 April 1917 · page 1

After on operation for appendicitis, Mr. Henry Thomas Catlin, son of Mr. W. G. Catlin, of Stirling-st., Newtown, died in a private hospital in Dubbo on…

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Obituary

The Wellington Times · Thursday 19 April 1917 · page 5

Early on Tuesday morning, Mrs. Rose Wilson, a resident of Wellington for 56 years, died at her home at the age of 81. She was a native of Ballymena, County…

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Death of Mrs. May

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 20 April 1917 · page 1

Mrs. May, wife of Mr. [?] May, of Temora (late manager of the Dubbo branch of H. V. McKay and Co.), died last week in a Sydney private…

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Death of a Lad

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 20 April 1917 · page 1

Master Frank Butler, aged 9 years, win of Mr. and Mrs. F. Butler, of McLeay st., Dubbo, died yesterday morning after a long period of…

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Death of Mrs. Byrnes

Gilgandra Weekly · Friday 27 April 1917 · page 12

The death occarred at the residence of her son (Mr. A. G. Byrnes, of Tattersall's Hotel, Gilgandia) on Friday last, of Mrs. Elizabeth Ann…

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Death of Mrs. Wilson

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Tuesday 1 May 1917 · page 1

The death is announced of Mrs. Wilson, widow of the late Archdeacon Wilson, whoso long ministry, us rector of Holy Trinity, Dubbo is still spoken…

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Obituary. Mr George Mitchell

Western Age · Tuesday 1 May 1917 · page 2

The many friends of Mr George Mitchell received a painful shock when they heard of his death at the District hospital yesterday evening…

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Late Mr. P Mylecharane

The Wellington Times · Thursday 3 May 1917 · page 7

There passed away on April 20, at his residence at Petersham, one of the best known of our Western wool travellers, Mr. Phil Mylecharane, aged 87…

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Death of a Railway Guard

The Wellington Times · Thursday 3 May 1917 · page 4

Yesterday morning Walter Hay, a railway guard, lately residing at Jean-street, Wellington, met his death at Warragil Station, on the Western line…

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Obituary

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 4 May 1917 · page 2

Mrs. Annie Keighran, relict of the late J. B. Keighran, died at the residence of her daughter, Mrs. S. A. Sutton, Morgriguy, on Wednesday evening,…

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