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Queanbeyan & Braidwood · Obituaries & funerals

Obituaries & funerals, 1953

124 stories in Queanbeyan & Braidwood's papers · page 5 of 7

Death of Mr Paul Cretan

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 28 August 1953 · page 2

The death occurred last Saturday night of Mr. Paul Cretan, 59 of 23 Cooma Road, Queanbeyan. Mr. Cretan, who was born in…

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Sudden Death of Mr. T. Lougher

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 28 August 1953 · page 1

The death occurred suddenly last night, at this home, Beaconsfield Road Moss. Vale of Mr. Trevor Lougher. He had been in ill-heath for many…

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Death of Mr. G.H. Bowman

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 28 August 1953 · page 4

The death occurred, at his son’s residence in Campsie on Friday night of Mr. George Henry Bowman, a former Bungendore…

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Obituary Mrs. Frances Mary Peters

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 28 August 1953 · page 1

By the death on 19th August in St. John of God Hospital, Goulburn, of Mrs. F. M. Peters, Braidwood loses one of its kindest and most…

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Obituary Mrs. Mary Ann Waddell

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 28 August 1953 · page 2

Deua River, after receiving the sad news of the passing of Mr. Jim Nevin on the evening of August 10th, was stunned, when it became known that…

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Death of Mrs. S. O’rourke at 95

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 28 August 1953 · page 1

Mrs [?]ophie O’Rourke, who died early this morning, would have been 96 in a few days. She was Queanbeyan’s oldest resident…

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Sudden Death of MrFrank Prothero

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 1 September 1953 · page 1

Mr. Frank Prothero, 67, of Captain’s Flat died suddenly at his home last Sunday morning. A popular figure in the town, Mr…

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Obituary Mrs. Mary Ann Smith

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 1 September 1953 · page 2

The death occurred on 30th August of Mrs. Mary Ann Smith, of Araluen. A member of one of the Valley's oldest and most respected families, she…

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Obituary Mrs. Alex. J. Paton

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 4 September 1953 · page 2

The death occurred in St. John of God Hospital, Goulburn, on 31st August of Mrs. Maud Leah (Queen) Paton, Wife of Mr. Alex. J. Paton…

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Obituary Mr. Leslie Leonard Flynn

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 4 September 1953 · page 2

By the tragic death of Mr. "Bob" Flynn, of Wilson Street, Braidwood, from tetanus, in the Goulburn Base Hospital, on 25th August, Braidwood…

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Obituary Mrs. Emma Thompson

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 11 September 1953 · page 2

Gradually the worthy pioneers of the Braidwood district are passing on to their last resting place after long and active and useful lives, spent…

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Late Mr. G. C. P. Circuitt Spent Many Years Here

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 15 September 1953 · page 2

Mr. George Cameron Perry Circuitt, who died recently at his home near Moss Vale, was for many years actively associated…

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Death of Mr. H. J. Whatman

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 15 September 1953 · page 1

The death occurred in Canberra Community Hospital yesterday of Mr. Harold James Whatman, 58, of 43 Elimatta Street, Reid…

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Sudden Death of Mr. P. J Campbell

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 15 September 1953 · page 1

Mr Patrick Joseph Campbell, 59, of Gibraltar Street, Bungendore, died suddenly yesterday in transit by Ambulance from his…

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Late Mr. Harry McG[?] Unveiling of Memorial at Nowra

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 18 September 1953 · page 1

A large crowd of about one people assembled at the Nowrs [?] Club recently for the unveling [?] memorial to one of its formation…

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Sudden Death of Mr. H. Allen

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 18 September 1953 · page 1

Mr. Harry Allen. 46, a railway, sub-inspector, of Queanbeyan, collapsed and died yesterday while on duty in Goulburn…

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Death of Mr. E. C. Masters

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 18 September 1953 · page 1

The death occurred , in Queanbeyan District Hospital last night of Mr. Elias C. (Charlie) Masters, 82, grazier of Wattle Valley,…

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Obituary Miss Lydia Fosdike

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 18 September 1953 · page 2

The passing of Miss Lydia Fosdike, which occurred in the Braidwood district Hospital on 4th September, severs yet another link with the past…

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Death of Miss Sarah McENROE

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 2 October 1953 · page 2

Miss Sarah McEnroe, 67, of Rutledge Street, died suddenly in Queanbeyan District Hospital on Wednesday…

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Late Mrs. Ida Hawes

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 6 October 1953 · page 1

Mrs. Ida Ethel Hawes, 61, of 12 Lowe Street, died suddenly last Saturday in the Queanbeyan District Hospital…

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