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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Obituaries & funerals

Obituaries & funerals, 1939

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Death of Infant

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 11 April 1939 · page 4

Diphtheria was the cause of the death at the Dubbo District Hospital on Friday night of Ronald Arthur, the 10-months-old son of Mr. and Mrs. R…

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Obituary Mrs. A. H. Astill

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 11 April 1939 · page 4

The death took place at the Dubbo District Hospital late on Thursday afternoon. April 6, of Mrs. Alice Hannah Astill, aged 27 years. The…

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Great Prime Minister Death of Mr. Lyons Brilliant and Courageous Canberra

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 11 April 1939 · page 4

Australia mourns the death of a great Prime Minister. The passing of Joseph Aloysius Lyons marks the end of a brilliant career, a life…

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Death of Joseph Aloysius Lyons After a Few Days' Illness Beloved Prime Minister

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 11 April 1939 · page 2

The prime Minister, Mr. J. A. Lyons, died at St. Vincent's Private Hospital, Sydney, at 10.40 a.m. on Friday, aged 59 years. The…

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Late Mr. J. A. Lyons

The North-Western Watchman · Thursday 13 April 1939 · page 6

Mr. J. A. Lyons, who passed away at St. Vincent's Hospital on Friday morning, was 59 years of age and the father of 11 children…

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Death of Mr. Winter

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 13 April 1939 · page 1

Mr. William Albert Winter (61) died suddenly at his home, 12 Quinn Street, early yesterday morning. The funeral took place in the afternoon. Further…

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Well-known Sportsman Passes Late Mr. James Good

The North-Western Watchman · Thursday 13 April 1939 · page 3

The death occurred in Gunnedah District Hospital recently of Mr. James Good, aged 66, a well-known and esteemed resident of that town…

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Obituary Mrs. J. Bruce

The North-Western Watchman · Thursday 13 April 1939 · page 6

There passed away on Friday one of Kandos' best known identities in the person of Mrs. Bruce, wife of Mr. J. Bruce…

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Obituary Mrs. Lydia Collins

The Wellington Times · Thursday 13 April 1939 · page 3

The death took place at North Strathfield on Good Friday of Mrs. Lydia Collins, who was a resident of Wellington for many years. The…

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Obituary Mr. C. K. Ellis

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 13 April 1939 · page 6

The death took place at Mendooran shortly after midday yesterday of Mr. Clement Keith Ellis (25). Deceased was a native of Mendooran, and was…

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Obituary Mrs. A. E. McKENNA

The North-Western Watchman · Thursday 13 April 1939 · page 10

Mrs. Annie Elizabeth McKenna died in the Dubbo District Hospital last Thursday morning, aged 55 years. Deceased, who is survived…

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Death of Prime Minister After Only a Few Days Illness

Gilgandra Weekly and Castlereagh · Thursday 13 April 1939 · page 4

The Prime Minister, Mr. Joseph Aloysius Lyons, died at St. Vincent's Private Hospital, Sydney, at 10.40 a.m. on Friday, aged 59…

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Death of Mr. J. A. Lyons Came As Great Shock to All Many Pay Homage to Late Prime Minister

The Wellington Times · Thursday 13 April 1939 · page 7

The sudden passing of the Australian Prime Minister, Mr. J. A. Lyons, on Good Friday, came as a great shock to everyone, and messages of sympathy have been received from all part; of the world. The late…

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Obituary Mr. W. A. Winter

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 15 April 1939 · page 6

Mr. William Albert Winter (61) died quietly in his sleep at his home, 12 Quinn Street, early on Wednesday morning. Deceased, who had lived…

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Last Rites Burial Of The Late Prime Minister 18,000 at Funeral

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 15 April 1939 · page 2

The remains of the late Prime Minister, Mr. J. A. Lyons, were buried in the grounds of the Church of Our Lady of Lourdes,…

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Late Mr J a Lyons Burial in Grounds of Family Church

The Wellington Times · Monday 17 April 1939 · page 2

In the presence of a large gathering, which included his widow, members of his family, Federal and State Ministers, the leader of the Federal…

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Stop Press Death of Mrs. A. E. H. Bell

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 18 April 1939 · page 1

Mrs. A. E. H. Bell, of the Court House Hotel, Dubbo, died in Sydney this afternoon. She hud been ill for several weeks…

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Obituary Thomas Austin Green

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 20 April 1939 · page 10

Thomas Austin Green, the 12months-old son of Mr. and Mrs. T. Green, of Wongarbon, died in the Dubbo District Hospital last night, as…

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Obituary Mrs. Ellen Bell

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 20 April 1939 · page 2

The death occurred at the Goshen Private Hospital, Gloucester Road, Hurstville, on Tuesday afternoon, of Mrs. Ellen Bell, relict of the late…

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Obituary Mrs. Margaret Maberly

The North-Western Watchman · Thursday 20 April 1939 · page 8

The death took place at Gilgandra recently of Mrs. Margaret Maberly, aged 75 years, after an illness extending over a period of…

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