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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Obituaries & funerals

Obituaries & funerals, 1953

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Obituary Mrs. M. M. Smith

Gilgandra Weekly · Thursday 19 November 1953 · page 6

The death occurred at the home of her son in Mendooran Street. Coonamble, of Mrs. Margaret…

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Obituary Mr. T. G. Ferguson

Gilgandra Weekly · Thursday 19 November 1953 · page 4

Mr. Trevor Gordon Ferguson, who passed away at the Gilgandra District Hospital on 11th…

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Obituary Mr. William David O’rourke

Coonabarabran Times · Thursday 19 November 1953 · page 3

The death occurred in a Sydney Hospital on Sunday, November 8, of Mr. William David O’Rourke, the father of Mrs…

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Obituary Mrs. Emily Piper

The Wellington Times · Monday 23 November 1953 · page 6

The death occurred at her home in Swift Street, Wellington on Saturday, November 14. of Mrs. Emily Piper, wife of…

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Obituary Mr. F. V. Papworth

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 25 November 1953 · page 2

The funeral took place yesterday of Frederick Valentine Papworth, of "Gundillawah," Dubbo, after a service at the…

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Obituary Mr. Austin George Knight

Coonabarabran Times · Thursday 26 November 1953 · page 3

The death occurred on November 11, 1953, of Mr. Austin George Knight who was visiting Parkes. He was the son of the…

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Obituary Malcolm Drew

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 27 November 1953 · page 3

Malcolm Drew, four-days-old son of Mr. and Mrs. T. Drew, of, Tooraweenah, died in tht Dubbo Base Hospital yesterday…

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Obituary Mr. William Charles Montgomery

The Wellington Times · Monday 30 November 1953 · page 6

News of the sudden and unexpected death of Mr. William Charles Montgomery, of Maughan Street, who was found…

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Obituary Mr. Charles Cullen

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Tuesday 1 December 1953 · page 2

His many friends were sorry to hear of the death of Mr. Charles Cullen, of "Nellyvate." Narromine, who passed away at…

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Obituary Mrs. Marv Kate Gordon

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Tuesday 1 December 1953 · page 8

The death occurred at the Dubbo Base Hospital on Saturday of Mrs. Mary Kate Gordon, widow of the late Charles…

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Obituary Graeme Moore

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 2 December 1953 · page 2

Graeme Nelson Moore, nine-days-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Kelvin Moore, of "Peachville," Eulomogo, died in the Dubbo…

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Obituary Mrs. Hannah Jones

Coonabarabran Times · Thursday 3 December 1953 · page 3

The death occurred in th[?] Coonabarabran District Hospi[?]al on Wednesday of last week of Mrs. Hannah Jones at the…

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Obituary Beian Or[?] Finn

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Friday 4 December 1953 · page 2

A very well known young man. who had been confined to a wheal chair a very early age, passed away at the…

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Obituary Mrs. M. A. Burns

The Western Herald · Friday 4 December 1953 · page 4

A very well known and highly respected resident of the west in the person of Mrs. Mary Abberina…

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Obituary Mr. William Gough

The Wellington Times · Monday 7 December 1953 · page 4

A very old respected identity of the Wellington district passed away in the Wellington District Hospital on September…

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Obituary Mr. Alfred John McKINLEY

The Wellington Times · Monday 7 December 1953 · page 6

The death occurred recently at his home, Pierce Street, Wellington, of an old Boer War veteran and resident of…

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Obituary Mr. D. Finucane

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 8 December 1953 · page 3

The death occurred on Sunday at Wongarbon of Daniel Finucane, 65. Mr. Finucane was born at…

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Obituary Miss M. M. Carter

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Tuesday 8 December 1953 · page 1

A fo[?] Narromine resident passed away at the Dubbo Base Hospital on Friday at the age of 74…

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Obituary MR. [?] William George Goldsmith

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Tuesday 8 December 1953 · page 8

At the age of 57 years the death of Mr. Hert[?]ert Gold[?] took place suddenly at a private hospital in Orange on…

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Collie Pioneer Death of Ernie Meers

Gilgandra Weekly · Thursday 10 December 1953 · page 6

The death occurred at the Dubbo Base Hospital on Wednesday last of Ernest Alfred Meers, a…

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