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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Obituaries & funerals

Obituaries & funerals, 1936

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Tragic Death of Child

Gilgandra Weekly and Castlereagh · Thursday 23 April 1936 · page 3

Last week-end the only daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. Spark was suddenly stricken with tiphtheria and on medical advice she was…

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Death of Mr. E. Jowett

The Western Herald · Friday 24 April 1936 · page 4

Mr. Edmund Jowett, aged 78, well-known Australian pastoralist, and an authority on wool and banking, died at his Strathane…

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Obituary Charles Steadman

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 25 April 1936 · page 5

Having returned to Dubbo from a trip alone the Macquarie River, Charles Steadman, son of Mr. Charles Steadman, of Talbragar Street, was cleaning…

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Death of R. TINKER Pioneer of Pictures

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 25 April 1936 · page 2

"Pop" to all for long years, Robert Tinker, licensee of the Club House Hotel was only 60 when the call came in Sydney, brief details of his passing…

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Obituary William Dwyer

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 28 April 1936 · page 2

Sincere and widespread sympathy is expressed in the sadness which has entered the home of Mr. and Mrs. William Dwyer, of Smith Street. On…

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Obituary Retired Farmer

The North-Western Watchman · Thursday 30 April 1936 · page 8

David Proctor, 78, old-age pensioner and retired farmer, of Binnaway, died in the Coonabarabran District Hospital on Tuesday…

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Obituary Charles Law

Gilgandra Weekly and Castlereagh · Thursday 30 April 1936 · page 3

By the death of Mr. Charles Law, of "Wattle Park," the Armatree-Gulargambone district has lost one of its pioneer graziers. Deceased,…

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Death of Mr. H. C. Paterson

Gilgandra Weekly and Castlereagh · Thursday 30 April 1936 · page 4

News was received in Gilgandra yesterday of the death of a former well known identity of the town, Mr Henry Colin Paterson, aged 76…

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Obituary Daniel Joseph Press

Gilgandra Weekly and Castlereagh · Thursday 30 April 1936 · page 10

The district was greatly shocked on Wednesday morning when the sad news became known that Daniel Joseph Press had passed away about…

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Obituary Mrs. C. J. Hopkins

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 30 April 1936 · page 1

Mrs. C. J. Hopkins, who retired to live in Dubbo recently after many years at "Oxlea," died in a private hospital this afternoon…

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Two Men Charged Over Death of Anzac Geelan Sydney

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 30 April 1936 · page 1

Two men were arrested late last night in connection with the death of Francis John Geelan (detailed in Tues-day's "Liberal"), who, it is alleged, lost…

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Death of Mr. W. Hardgrove

The Western Herald · Friday 1 May 1936 · page 4

The death occurred in Parramatta, on the 22nd April, of Mr. William Hardgrove an erstwhile resident of Bourke, where he was…

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Death of Mr. J. S. Leeds

The Western Herald · Friday 1 May 1936 · page 2

With the death at Drummoyne, on 23rd April, of Mr. James Stuart Leeds, a chapter in the early commercial days of Orange, and…

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Death of Mrs. J.M.F. Harrod

The Western Herald · Friday 1 May 1936 · page 5

It is our sad duty to record the death of a well-known resident of Bourke in the person of Mrs. Jessie Maria Francis Harrod, which sad…

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Obituary Mrs. Marchant

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 2 May 1936 · page 5

After an illness of six months, Agnes Marchant, wife of Henry Marchant, of Troy Junction, died at her home on Thursday. The deceased, who was a…

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Good Man Gone Death of Mr. G. H. Varley

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 2 May 1936 · page 6

Perhaps the best-known and one of the most respected newspaper men in the State, in Mr. George Henry Varley, ex-M.L.C, passed away during the…

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Gerald Dalton Death Result of Street Brawl

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 2 May 1936 · page 6

After a successful show and [?] Orange had its tragedy late on Wednesday night, or early on Thursday morning. The victim was [?]…

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Obituary Mr. Thomas Joseph Owens

The Wellington Times · Monday 4 May 1936 · page 2

A sad death took place at Parkes on Saturday last when Mr. Thomas Joseph Owens passed away after only 10 days' illness. The deceased…

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Obituary Herbert Henry Davis

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 5 May 1936 · page 1

Herbert Henry Davis, who fractured several ribs when he fell from the railway bridge last week, died in the District Hospital yesterday morning…

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Obituary

The North-Western Watchman · Thursday 7 May 1936 · page 5

The death occurred in the Coonabarabran District Hospital at the week-end of Andrew Crawley, 75, of Gwabegar…

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