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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Obituaries & funerals

Obituaries & funerals, 1951

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Obituary Mrs. Ruth Chevrier

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 1 May 1951 · page 3

After weeks of illness, Mrs. Ruth Chevrier, 71, of 32 Macleay street, Dubbo, died at the Base Hospital on Friday…

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Obituary Mr. Robert Whiteman Lacey

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 2 May 1951 · page 3

Mr. Robert Whiteman Lacey, 76, of Taylor Street, Dubbo, died at the Base Hospital on Saturday. He had lived in the…

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Obituary Mr. James Dillon

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 3 May 1951 · page 3

A familiar figure behind the Post Office counter at Nyngan for 26 years, Mr. James Dillon, 46, of Cobar Street, Nyngnn, died…

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Obituary. Mr. Keith McKENZIE

The Wellington Times · Thursday 3 May 1951 · page 7

The death of Mr. Keith McKenzie, which took place in Orange on Tuesday week, shocked Cumnock and district residents…

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Death of "Grandmother" to Aborigines

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 4 May 1951 · page 1

Mrs Daisy Bates, C.B.E., "grandmother" to thousands of aborigines, died in her sleep recently at an…

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Obituary Mr. Jim Dillon

The Western Herald · Friday 4 May 1951 · page 7

The death occured in Nyngan on 20th April, of Mr. Jim Dillon, brother of Mr. Pat Dillon, of Bourke, a well-known…

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Obituary Mrs. Ena May Klintworth

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Friday 4 May 1951 · page 1

The death of Mrs. Ena May Klintworth at the Dubbo Base Hospital last Friday, April 25, came as a shock to her…

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Inquiry Into Death of Couple in Dubbo Road Crash

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 4 May 1951 · page 2

"The driver of the semi-trailer exercised all reasonable care," the District Coroner (Mr. G. J. Christie) said in Dubbo yesterday when returning verdicts of accidental death on the young couple who…

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Obituary Mr. Keith James Reid

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 8 May 1951 · page 3

The death occurred in Sydney on April 24 of a well known Quirindi resident, Mr. Keith James Reir, who was seriously…

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Obituary Mr. Noel Falkenhagen

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 9 May 1951 · page 1

The funeral took place at Cobar on Monday of Mr. Noel Falkenhagen, 38 years, of "Rose Isle" Bourke — who was fatally…

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Death of Old Identity

Gilgandra Weekly · Thursday 10 May 1951 · page 7

Badly burnt, the body of Mr James Robert Balderston, of Tooraweenah, was found in the remains of a fire on…

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Death of Mr L.e. Semmler

Gilgandra Weekly · Thursday 10 May 1951 · page 1

After an illness extending over eight or nine years, the death occurred at the, Gilganda District Hospital on Friday…

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Obituary Mrs Isabella Jane Horns

Coonabarabran Times · Thursday 10 May 1951 · page 2

The death scarred in the Gulgong Hospital on Wednesday May 2, of Isabella Jane Horne, 78, wire of [?] H. [?] Horne…

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Death Of The Flying Doctor

The Western Herald · Friday 11 May 1951 · page 10

Few leaders of the Christian Church in Australia have been able to capture the imagination of the people of our country as did the…

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Sad Motor Fatality Near Cobar Death of Mr. Noel Falkenhagen

The Western Herald · Friday 11 May 1951 · page 4

The sad news was received in Bourke on Saturday night last that Mr. Noel Falkenhagen, a well-known and highly…

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Obituary. Mr. Alfred James Rich

The Wellington Times · Monday 14 May 1951 · page 3

After a long illness in the Dubbo Base Hospital, Mr. Alfred James Rich, 48, well-known grazier, of "Bellgrave," Trangie,…

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Obituary Mr. Ernest Elwin McGEORGE

The Wellington Times · Monday 14 May 1951 · page 4

The death occurred at "Melrose," Parkes Road, on Tuesday, May 1, of Mr. Ernest Elwin McGeorge, aged 59 years…

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Death of the Flying Doctor

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Tuesday 15 May 1951 · page 6

Few leaders of the Christian Church in Australia have been , able to capture the Imagination of the people of our…

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High Tributes Paid to Late Mr. Wright

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 17 May 1951 · page 3

Many tributes were paid to a former Shire President, the late Mr. A. S. Wright, at the monthly meeting of the…

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Death of Mr. Trevaskis

Gilgandra Weekly · Thursday 17 May 1951 · page 2

We sincerely regret to report the death of Mrs. Trevaskis, who passed away in Sydney on Monday, Mrs Trevaskis…

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