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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Obituaries & funerals

Obituaries & funerals, 1939

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An Appreciation in Sincere Appreciation of My Good Friend, the Late Mrs. E. FERGUSON

The North-Western Watchman · Thursday 20 July 1939 · page 5

“I count it an honor to have been asked to write this appreciation of the late Mrs. Ferguson's life, in one sense I feel inadequate to the…

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Obituary Mr. James Manning

Gilgandra Weekly and Castlereagh · Thursday 20 July 1939 · page 1

Gilgandra residents will regret to learn of the death of Mr. James Manning, who passed away at Dubbo on Sunday night, at the age of…

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Obituary Miss Hannah Mary Reidy

The Wellington Times · Thursday 20 July 1939 · page 3

Another link with the early history of Wellington has been broken by the death of Miss Hannah Mary Reidy, which took place during the…

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Gular News Obituary Mr. A. J. Smith

Gilgandra Weekly and Castlereagh · Thursday 20 July 1939 · page 8

The death of Mr. Arthur James Smith, which occurred at the Gulargambone C.W.A. Hospital on Friday last, removes yet another well…

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Death of Dr. Culey

The Western Herald · Friday 21 July 1939 · page 4

The death occurred at Nyngan after a brief illness, of Dr. A. C. Culey, aged 36 years. He is survived by a widow and five children. The…

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Obituary. Dennis Dwyer

The Western Herald · Friday 21 July 1939 · page 6

On Saturday morning last Mr. Denis Dwyer, an employee of the Main Roads Department's road gang, was taken to the Private…

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Obituary. Mrs. Catherine Frances Humphries

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Friday 21 July 1939 · page 1

The death took place at her residence, "Invermay," Newcastle Street, Rose Bay, on July 7, of Mrs. Catherine France Humphries, widow of…

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Obituary Mr. Frederick Bandt

The Wellington Times · Monday 24 July 1939 · page 2

The death took place at the Wellington District Hospital on Saturday naming last of Frederick Bandt, at the age of 72 years…

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After Nine Years Death of Police Constable. MELBOURNE

The Wellington Times · Monday 24 July 1939 · page 1

Constable Horwood Norman Taylor, who was shot by a prisoner while taking him to the Carlton Police Station nine years…

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Obituary Mr. R. J. Goldsmith

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 25 July 1939 · page 6

Mr. R. J. Goldsmith, who was a resident of Dubbo for several years, died, suddenly at his home at Gulargambone last Thursday night. He was…

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District News Narromine Death Of John Thorns One of District's Oldest Residents

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 25 July 1939 · page 6

The death occurred in Sydney on Saturday night or John Thorns, one of the town's oldest inhabitants…

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Death of Mr. R. J. Goldsmith

Gilgandra Weekly and Castlereagh · Thursday 27 July 1939 · page 5

Mr. Richard John Goldsmith, of Claremont, in the Gulargambone district, died suddenly on Thursday night last at his home. The…

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Obituary Mr. John Munro

Gilgandra Weekly and Castlereagh · Thursday 27 July 1939 · page 4

The death occurred in Sydney on Friday morning last of Mr. John Munro, son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Munro, who were amongst…

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Obituary Mrs. Ellen White

The Wellington Times · Thursday 27 July 1939 · page 8

Yeoval residents received a shock on Sunday last when it became known that Mrs. E. White had suddenly passed away in Sydney, death…

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Bill For Third Funeral Piha Bones Case

The North-Western Watchman · Thursday 27 July 1939 · page 8

A Wellington (N.Z.) message says: There was an amazing devel opment in the Piha bones case, when the family of Patrick Henry…

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Obituary Mr. Edward Haycock, Senr

The Wellington Times · Thursday 27 July 1939 · page 2

Wellington's old pioneers are rradually passing away, and each year their numbers are toeing thinned out by the Grim Reaper—Death. The…

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Obituary Mrs. E. A. McKINNON

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 27 July 1939 · page 8

The death occurred at her son's residence, Mendooran, on Monday night, of Mrs. Eliza Agnes McKinnon, relict of the late Mr. Giles McKinnon, of…

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Obituary Mr. W. E. Barnes

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 29 July 1939 · page 6

Aged 59 years, William Edward Barnes died in a private hospital in Dubbo at an early hour yesterday morning. The end came following a…

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103 Years Old Death of Condobolin Strong Man Condobolin, Friday night

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 29 July 1939 · page 1

With flaming red hair teeming around his shoulders, Jerry O'Keefe was quite a figure in this district for many years…

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Obituary Mr. A. W. Hindmarsh

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 1 August 1939 · page 3

Arthur William Hindmarsh, who died at the Bowral District Hospital on July 28, was the father of Mr. R. ("Dick") Hindmarsh, formerly of the…

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