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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Obituaries & funerals

Obituaries & funerals, 1931

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Obituary Mr. W. Oag

The Wellington Times · Monday 5 January 1931 · page 9

DEATH came with dramatic suddenness to Mr. W. Oag on Tuesday night last, at the District Hospital. Complaining the day before of not…

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Death of Pioneer

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Thursday 8 January 1931 · page 6

Died during Christmas week, Mrs. Elizabeth McKillop, relict of Duncan McKillop, both linked with the early days of the West. It is nearly a…

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Death of Two Children

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Thursday 8 January 1931 · page 7

On December 28, the 11-months-old son of Mr. and Mrs. William Westcott, of Quinn-street, Dubbo, passed away. The remains were hurled in the…

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Obituary Alexander Robertson

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Thursday 8 January 1931 · page 4

An old and respited pioneer of Minore in the person of Mr. Alexander Robertson passed away on Friday last at his residence, "Mar Lodge,"…

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OBITUARY Thomas Edwin Simmonds

Gilgandra Weekly and Castlereagh · Thursday 8 January 1931 · page 5

The death occurred at Gilgandra on Tuesday, Decemer 23, at his late residence, on the corner of the intersection of the Mendooran and Toora…

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Obituary Mr. William Willock

The Wellington Times · Thursday 8 January 1931 · page 2

QUITE a gloom was cast over the town this morning, when the sad news went round that Mr. William Andrew Willock, eldest son of Mr…

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A Tribute To the Memory of the Late Mr. William Alexander Oag

The Wellington Times · Thursday 8 January 1931 · page 3

THE death of the late Mr. William Oag came as a great shock to the people of Wellington. It is true he will be sorely missed in the large…

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Funeral of Dead Marshal Impressive Spectacle Paris

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Thursday 8 January 1931 · page 4

Before daylight, mourners commenced to line the route of Marshal Joffre's funeral between Notre Dame and Invalides…

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Death of Prominent Citizen Mr. B. P. Smith

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Thursday 8 January 1931 · page 4

Quite a gloom was cast over Dubbo on Tuesday, December 30, when the news spread throughout the town that Mr. Bernard Patrick ("Barney")…

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Death of Mr. H. P. HARRIS Acting Chief Traffic Manager New South Wales Railway Department

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Thursday 8 January 1931 · page 4

Following upon a serious operation, Mr. H. P. Harris died in Sydney on Tuesday night. Mr. Harris, who was 50 years of age, leaves a wife and…

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DEATH Of Ex-western Resident

Western Age · Wednesday 14 January 1931 · page 2

The death has occurred at her late residence, Chatswood, of Mrs. M. C. O'Halloran, who was well-known throughout the West, her husband…

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Funeral of Dead Marshal Impressive Spectacle

Western Age · Wednesday 14 January 1931 · page 1

Before daylight, mourners commenced to line the route of Marshal Joffre's funeral between Notre Dame and Invalids…

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Death of Ex-western Resident

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Thursday 15 January 1931 · page 6

The death has occurred at her late residence, Chatswood, of Mrs. M. C. O Halloran, who was well known throughout the West, her husband…

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Death of William James Doyle. a Western Identity

The Western Herald · Friday 16 January 1931 · page 2

One of Bourke's oldest and respected residents Mr. William James Doyle, passed away at his son's residence in Balmain on Tuesday, 13th instant…

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Obituary Laurel Jane Moore

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Monday 19 January 1931 · page 1

Sincere sympathy is extended to Mr. and Mrs. Moore, of 89 Wingewarra-street, whose three-year-old daughter, Laurel Jane Moore, died in the…

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Obituary Mrs. C. Collins

The Wellington Times · Monday 19 January 1931 · page 2

The death took place on Saturday night last of a very well-known and highly respected native of the Wellington district in the person of…

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Death of W. E. WEARNE Late Minister for Lands

The Wellington Times · Monday 19 January 1931 · page 1

Mr. W. E. Wearne, who was Minister for Lands in two State Ministries, died suddenly in a private hospital at Darlinghurst on Saturday…

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Good Citizen Passes Great Divide Death of A. Z. Rogan

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Monday 19 January 1931 · page 4

With the passing of Arthur Zayok Rogan, who, died at his home in Church-street at 11.30 on Friday night, Dubbo lost a man who was a…

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Obituary Laurel Jane Moore

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 20 January 1931 · page 1

The death occurred on Friday at the Dubbo District Hospital of Laurel Jane Moore, the throe-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mr. Moore, of 89 Wingewarra…

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Death of Mr. Arthur Rogan

Gilgandra Weekly and Castlereagh · Thursday 22 January 1931 · page 4

Tho death has occurred of Mr. Arthur Rogan. Deceased, who was 45 years of age, was a native of Dubbo, and had been an active wrker in…

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