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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Obituaries & funerals

Obituaries & funerals, 1948

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OBITUARY Miss Enid Dawson

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 27 July 1948 · page 3

The death occurred at the Dubbo Base Hospital on Saturday of Miss Enid Dawson, of Palmer Street. Deceased, who was employed…

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OBITUARY Mr. H. F. Pearce

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 27 July 1948 · page 1

The death occurred at his residence, No. 7 Olympia Road. Naremburn, on Saturday morning, of Mr. Henry Francis Pearce,…

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Obituary Mr. H. P. Pearce

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Tuesday 27 July 1948 · page 5

The death occurred at Crow's Nest, Sydney on Saturday morning of Mr. Henry Francis Pearce aged 72, a former well known resident of…

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Obituary

The North-Western Watchman · Thursday 29 July 1948 · page 6

Mr. Alfred Ernest Head, 76, a very well-known and respected resident of Coonabarabran, passed peacefully away in the District…

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Collapses, Dies After Attending Brother's Funeral

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 29 July 1948 · page 1

After attending the funeral of his younger brother on Tuesday, an 86-year-old farmer and grazier of the…

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Obituary Mrs. Mary Turner

Gilgandra Weekly · Thursday 29 July 1948 · page 2

After an illness extending over twelve weeks, the death occurred at the Gilgandra District Hospital on Thursday last of Mrs. Mary…

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OBITUARY Mr. J. A. C. Payne

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 29 July 1948 · page 6

The death occurred one hour after his admission to the Base Hospital last night of Mr. James Andrew Cooper Payne, aged 67…

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Obituary William Henry Ashby

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Tuesday 3 August 1948 · page 3

Still another link in the chain which binds the early days of the district to the present—was severed with the passing of another fine old…

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OBITUARY Mrs. E. A. Ferguson

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 3 August 1948 · page 3

The death of Mrs. Elizabeth Ann Ferguson, aged 84, an old resident of Dubbo, and widow of the late Edwin Sydney Ferguson,…

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Obituary

The North-Western Watchman · Thursday 5 August 1948 · page 12
Also in Gilgandra Weekly

After an illness extending for only ten days, the death occurred in the Coonabarabran District Hospital 09 Friday, 23rd July, of…

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Death of Goodyear Director

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 5 August 1948 · page 2

Finance Director of The Good-year Tyre and Rubber Company, Mr. B. Mager Steele, died at sea on July 23rd while on his way…

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OBITUARY Miss Genevieve Bryant

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 5 August 1948 · page 1

The death occurred at the Dubbo Base Hospital on Tuesday morning of Miss Genevieve Jessie Bryant, daughter of Mr. and…

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Obituary Mr. Noel William Masling

The Wellington Times · Thursday 5 August 1948 · page 5

News of the passing of Noel William "Dick" Masling in "Yaralla" Military Hospital, Concord, on Tuesday last, was received…

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Obituary Mrs. Anne Tengstrom

The Western Herald · Friday 6 August 1948 · page 8

On Tuesday last the sad and sudden news was received in Bourke that Mrs. Tengstrom, wife of Mr. C. E. Tengstrom, of…

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Obituary Edith Mart Doyle Member of Pioneering Family in West

The Western Herald · Friday 6 August 1948 · page 4

Edith Mary Doyle, wife of Robert H. Doyle of Bourke, passed away at Sydney on Sunday 16th, May 1948, after an…

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Obituary Death of Infant

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 7 August 1948 · page 5

The death occurred at the Dubbo Base Hospital on Thursday evening of Irene Caligeros, infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs…

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Obituary Death of Infant

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 10 August 1948 · page 4

The death of Thelma Egan, infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Egan, of 34 Fitzroy Street, Dubbo, occurred at the…

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Obituary Mrs. Mary Jane K. Bingham

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Tuesday 10 August 1948 · page 3

The sudden death of Mrs. Mary J. K. Bingham on Monday night was a severe shock. She died two hours after suffering a paralytic stroke…

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Obituary Mr. Chris Offner

The Wellington Times · Thursday 12 August 1948 · page 9

Mr. Chris Offner, a native of Wellington and one of Gilgandra's best known, esteemed and popular residents, passed…

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