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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Obituaries & funerals

Obituaries & funerals, 1927

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Obituary. Thomas John Cowling

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Wednesday 3 August 1927 · page 2

The death lock plate in the Dubbo District Hospital on the 25th ult. of one of the most highly respected citizens of Trangie, Thomas John Cowling…

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Obituary. Mr. James Murphy

The Wellington Times · Monday 8 August 1927 · page 2

Sincere and profound regret was expressed in Wellington on Saturday morning when it became known that Mr. James Murphy had taken a…

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Death of Old Time Resident

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Tuesday 9 August 1927 · page 2

The death took piece at Forbes [?]on Sunday of Mrs. Elizabeth Smith, formerly of Dubbo, after a lengthy illness. She was 78 years of age. Mrs…

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Obituary. Olive May Nugent

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 9 August 1927 · page 2
Also in Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent

A very sad death to record is that of Olive May Nugent, aged 36, the wife of Mr. William Peter Nugent, of "Terra View," near Dubbo. The…

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Death of Mr M. J. Clifford

The Western Herald · Wednesday 10 August 1927 · page 2

On Saturday eight last there passed away at Bourke, an old and respected townsman in the person of Mr Michael Joseph Clifford, at the age of 74…

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Obituary

The Wellington Times · Thursday 11 August 1927 · page 9

Death has claimed another of the old pioneers of Wellington in the petition of Mr. Frank Enscoe Matthews, which sad event took place…

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Obituary. William Hurst

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 12 August 1927 · page 6

William Hurst, aged 65, died quietly in his sleep at the Great Western Hotel in the early hours of yesterday morning. Deceased, who had been an employee on…

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Obituary. Norman Edgar Cousins

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Tuesday 16 August 1927 · page 2
Also in The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate

Norman Edgar Cousins, whose death took place in a private hospital in Dubbo yesterday morning, is a descendent of one of the oldest pioneering…

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Death of Clarence Shakespeare

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Wednesday 17 August 1927 · page 2

We regret to announce the death in Sydney last Friday of Clarence Shakespeare, fourth son of the Hon. T.M. Shakespeare, M.L.C., manager of the…

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Obituary. Norman Edgar Cousins

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Wednesday 17 August 1927 · page 4

Norman Edgar Cousins, aged 51, died in a private hospital in Dubbo on Sunday evening at 6 o'clock, after an illness (pnenomonia) lasting only a few days…

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Obituary

The Wellington Times · Thursday 18 August 1927 · page 8

The death took place rather suddenly on Tuesday hist, of Mrs. Kathlcen Jackson, wife of Mr. J. Jackaon, who resides, on the Wellington side of…

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Death of Mendooran Man

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 19 August 1927 · page 6

William Charles Ellery, aged 55, a resident of Mendooran, died in the Dubbo District Hospital lust night, leaving a widow and four children,…

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Death of Ex-resident

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 19 August 1927 · page 6

The death took place at Mosman on Wednesday of Robert Daniel Held, at the early age of 22 years. Mr. Held was burn and educated in Dubbo, but…

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Obituary. Robert David Reid

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 19 August 1927 · page 6

A sad and untimely; death to record is that of Robert David Reid, aged 22; who passed away after a lingering ill-' ness at the residence of his mother in…

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Death of Cobar Pioneer Mr. John Henning

Western Age · Friday 19 August 1927 · page 2

The death occurred in the Wilcannia Hospital on Saturday, July 23, of Mr. John Henning, an old resident of Cobar and one of the pioneers of the district…

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Obituary. John Boyle

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Tuesday 23 August 1927 · page 3

The death took place in a private a hospital on Friday night of John Boyle, aged 74, of Glencoc, Collie. Boyle, who was unmarried, was a very…

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Obituary. Geoege Robertson

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 23 August 1927 · page 7

We regret to announce the death of George Robertson, aged 70, of Mar Lodge, near Minore, who passed away in a private hospital in Dubbo…

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Death of Mr. J. Rice

The Western Herald · Wednesday 24 August 1927 · page 2

Mr John Rice died at 6 o'clock this (Tuesday) morning. The funeral takes place at 4 o'clock this afternoon…

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