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Queanbeyan & Braidwood · Obituaries & funerals

Obituaries & funerals, 1939

128 stories in Queanbeyan & Braidwood's papers · page 6 of 7

Obituary. Passing of Ald John Farrell

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 10 October 1939 · page 6

The death occurred on Friday morning of Alderman John Farrell, who had been a Labour representative in the City Council for 11 years. During…

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Bungendore Obituary

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 13 October 1939 · page 3

The death occurred on the 9th inst. at her residence. “Coila,” 45 Eurobin Avenue. Manly, of Mrs. Florence Ruth Thornton…

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Death of Old Braidwoodite

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 13 October 1939 · page 2

Sincere regret was expressed on all sides on Monday, when word was received of the death of Mr. "Ted" Gourlay at Cobargo, which occurred…

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Obituary Mrs. M. Callaghan

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 13 October 1939 · page 2

The death occured at St. John of God Hospital on Sunday last of Mrs. Margaret Callaghan, aged 77, of Goulburn. She was a daughter of the late Mr. and…

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No Inquest Death of “Gus” Norman

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 17 October 1939 · page 1

The full name of the man whose body was found dead in his camp on the banks of the Queanbeyan River on Friday morning last was Godfrey…

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OBITUARY Dr. Rt. W. Schuch

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 17 October 1939 · page 2

The death occurred on the 9th inst. at the War Memorial Hospital, Katoomba, of Dr. Robert William Schuch, son of Mrs. L. Schuch, of…

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Death of Canon Hirst

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 24 October 1939 · page 3

By the death on Friday morning of Rev. Canon Gordon Hamilton Hirst, the Church of England Diocese of Goulburn lost not only one of…

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OBITUARY Rev. Canon G. H. Hirst

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 24 October 1939 · page 1

News of the death on Friday morning last, in St. Luke’s Hospital, Darlinghurst, of Rev. Canon Gordon Hamilton Hirst, of Goulburn, came as a profound…

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OBITUARY Mr. William Sherd

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 27 October 1939 · page 1

A member of a well-known district family, Mr. William Sherd, of Bungendore, died this week, aged 77 years. His wife predeceased him some months…

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M. H. O’ROURKE Motor Funeral Director

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 27 October 1939 · page 5

THE business of a Funeral Director is entirely different to all other classes of businesses. It is a service which must be thoroughly understood…

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OBITUARY Mrs. Ann Keir

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 31 October 1939 · page 1

The death occurred in the Queanbeyan District Hospital on Saturday of Ann wife of Mr. James Keir, of Bywong, Gundaroo, at the age of 81 years…

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Obituary Mrs. C. H Brooks

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 31 October 1939 · page 3

A gloom was cast over the whole district op Friday, when word was received of the death of Mrs. Charles Brooks, which occurred at Burwood…

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Death of Kenneth Roberts Coroner's Finding in Hotel Drown INa CASE

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 31 October 1939 · page 3

That be met his death by his own deliberate act was the verdict of the District Coroner, Mr. W, Davies, J.P., at the third day's hearing of…

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Sudden Death of Mr. Fred Morrison

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 7 November 1939 · page 3

Death came with tragic suddenness to Mr. F. M. Morrison at his home at Nowra. He had attended his business premises on the…

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OBITUARY Mrs. Eliza J. Southwell

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 14 November 1939 · page 1

The death on Friday last of Mrs. Eliza Jane Southwell, of Hall, removes the district’s oldest identity. Born in Pitt Street, Sydney, in 1842, she was a…

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OBITUARY Mrs. Charlotte Baldwin

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 17 November 1939 · page 2

The death occurred at “Rose Valley,” Captain’s Flat, on Monday, November 13th, of Mrs. Charlotte Baldwin, at the advanced age of 80 years, the cause…

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Death of Mrs. Hanscombe

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 21 November 1939 · page 2

The death is reported at SU Vincent's Hospital, Darlinghurst, of Mrs. Mary Ann Hanscombe, who was a member of the well-known Tarlinton…

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Local and General Obituary

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 21 November 1939 · page 2

The death occurred at "Rose Valley," Captain's Flat, on Monday, November 13th, of Mrs. Charlotte Baldwin, at the advanced age of 80 years,…

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Obituary

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 24 November 1939 · page 2

The death occurred recently at St. John of God Hospital, Goulburn, of Mrs. Sarah Reardon, of Goldsmith street. In a few days she would…

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Local and Genera Death of Mr. Frederick Batt

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 24 November 1939 · page 2

Mr. Frederick Batt, an identity of the Boro district, died at the Goulburn District Hospital on Friday at the age of 76 years, and had been in…

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