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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Obituaries & funerals

Obituaries & funerals, 1946

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Mortar Bomb Victims' Funeral

The Wellington Times · Thursday 6 June 1946 · page 1

Hundreds of people lined Bathurst streets yesterday to watch the funeral of five victims of the mortar bomb explosion at…

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Death of M. Kalinin London

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 6 June 1946 · page 4

Moscow Radio has [?] death of Mikhail Ivanovich Kalinin after a prolonged illness. Ka[?] asked to be relieved of the…

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OBITUARY Albert Joseph Hill

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Friday 7 June 1946 · page 6

The death occurred at Peak Hill on Thursday last of a well known and highly respected resident of tho district. Albert Joseph Hill, at the age…

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OBITUARY Mrs. Maria Massart

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 8 June 1946 · page 1

The death of Mrs. Maria Massart, at the age of 84 years, occurred at a private hospital in Sydney on Tuesday, a well known resident of Dubbo. The…

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Obituary Mrs. Grace Hansford

The Wellington Times · Monday 10 June 1946 · page 5

The death occurred on Friday. May 31, of Mrs. Grace. Hansford, at the age of 75 years. Deceased, who passed away at "Glenrock,"…

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Mumbil Obituary Mrs. Grace Hansford

The Wellington Times · Monday 10 June 1946 · page 8

Quite a gloom passed over the village on Friday, 31st May, when word was received that Mrs. Grace Hansford had passed away at…

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OBITUARY Mr. James Timothy Gleeson

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 11 June 1946 · page 3

The death of James Timothy Gleeson, at the age of 63 years, occurred at the Dubbo Base Hospital on Sunday night…

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OBITUARY David Barnett

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 13 June 1946 · page 6

The death occurred at Dubbo Base Hospital this morning of David Barnett, at the age of 76. Deceased had been ailing for some…

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Obituary Mbs. Martha Reid

The North-Western Watchman · Thursday 13 June 1946 · page 6

The death occurred at the home of her daughter, Thelma, at Bondi, on Friday morning last of Mrs. Martha Reid, a very well-known…

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Obituary Mrs. Janet Lang Strahorn

The Wellington Times · Thursday 13 June 1946 · page 1

News of the passing of Mrs. Janet Lang Strahorn at her residence in Thornton Street, on Friday last, was received with…

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Obituary Mr. Arthur Ernest Hackney

Gilgandra Weekly · Friday 14 June 1946 · page 1

The death occurred unexpected ly at 'Merriwee,' Tambar Springs, the property of Mr. Bede Brennan, of Mr. Arthur Ernest…

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OBITUARY Mr. Arthur John Primmer

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 15 June 1946 · page 2

As a result of a traffic accident on Wednesday morning, the death of Arthur John Primmer occurred at the age of 42…

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Obituary John Bailey

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Tuesday 18 June 1946 · page 2

Following a short illness, the death of Mr. John Ba[?] took place at his home in D[?] Street on Tuesday. He would have been [?] years of age…

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OBITUARY F. J. C. Bennett

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Tuesday 18 June 1946 · page 3

An outstanding Narromine person?lity, Frederick John Chapman Bennett, was 71 when he died in Sydney a few days after being taken ill…

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Obituary Me. Michael West

The North-Western Watchman · Thursday 20 June 1946 · page 9

The death occurred at Coonamble at 4 p.m. on Saturday last, of Michael West, at, the age of 45 years…

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Obituary Mrs. Elizabeth Meaney

The North-Western Watchman · Thursday 20 June 1946 · page 11

Another pioneer resident of the Coonabarabran district passed away at Leichhardt, Sydney, on Saturday night last, in the person…

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Obituary M. H. Bunter

Gilgandra Weekly · Thursday 20 June 1946 · page 2

Mr William Hen[?]y Bunter, of Mittagong, who pa[?]ed away in the District Hospital, Bowral, on Wednesday of [?]ast week afte[?] a…

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Obituary Victor Henry Mills

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Friday 21 June 1946 · page 4

Victor Henry Mills was 41 years of [?]e when he died at the Royal Prince Alfred Hospital recently. He was born at Tamworth and…

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OBITUARY Mrs. Anne Pietsch

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 22 June 1946 · page 6

Early on Thursday morning, the death occurred, at the Dubbo Base Hospital, of Mrs. Anne Dorothea Pietsch at the age of 85 years…

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Obituary Mrs. Ann Turner

The Wellington Times · Monday 24 June 1946 · page 7

The death occurred at the District Hospital on the 14th June of Mrs. Ann Turner, at the age of 82 years, The deceased was born at Picton,…

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