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Riverina · Obituaries & funerals

Obituaries & funerals, 1937

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Obituary Mr. H. A. G. Smith

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 14 January 1937 · page 5

Mr. Herbert Austin Grey Smith, who died at a private hospital at Sandringham on Saturday, was the fifth son of the late Mr. and Mrs…

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OBITUARY Mr. G. N. Bell MELBOURNE

Cootamundra Herald · Thursday 14 January 1937 · page 1

The death occurred at his home, at Middle Brighton, of Mr. Norrls Garrett Bell, the first Commonwealth Railway Commissioner, at the age of…

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Funeral Colin Wilson

Daily Advertiser · Friday 15 January 1937 · page 3

The funeral of Colin James Wilson, aged 11 years, the youngest son of Mr. and Mrs., Alfred Wilson of 69 Crampton-street, Wagga who met his…

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Death of Ronald L. Hollings- Worth

Adelong and Tumut Express · Friday 15 January 1937 · page 2

In last issue brief mention was made of the death of Mr. Ronald Brie Hollingsworth. which occurred between Adelong and Tumut on…

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Obituary Mrs. Jane Longmore

Coolamon-Ganmain Farmers' Review · Friday 15 January 1937 · page 5

There passed away at an early hour on Friday last at Junee of Mrs. Jane Longmore, in her 95th year. Mrs. Longmore’s father was originally a…

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Obituary Sister Mary Monica

Daily Advertiser · Friday 15 January 1937 · page 4

Sister Mary Monica died on Monday in the Sacred Heart Hospital, Cootamundra, at the age of ,70 years. Entering the Convent in 1890, she taught…

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Obituary Mr. Thomas H. COX

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 15 January 1937 · page 2

News was received here this week that Mr. Thomas Henry Cox, of Ingleburn, had died at a private hospital, at the age of 60 years. Nearly 20…

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Indian Woman Dies on Husband's Funeral Pyre LONDON

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 15 January 1937 · page 1

"The Times" Delhi correspondent states that the blowing of sacred conch shells and clanging of symbols drowned the screams of a woman who…

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River Fatality Death of Mrs. Heinecke Inquest Held Yesterday

Daily Advertiser · Friday 15 January 1937 · page 7

That Mrs. Charlotte Emily Heinecke, aged 49 years, was drowned in the Murrumbidgee River on January 3 such drowning having been, wilfully brought…

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Collapsed at Saleyards Death of Robert Blake Inquest Held Yesterday

Daily Advertiser · Friday 15 January 1937 · page 4

The fatal collapse of Robert O'Hara Burke Blake, aged 74 years, retired farmer, of Fox-street, at the Wagga saleyards January 6 formed the…

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Death of Robert Blake

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 16 January 1937 · page 6

The Coroner (Mr. Hugh Oates, J.P.) returned a verdict of death from heart failure at the inquest on Thursday morning touching the…

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Two Inquests Death of Mrs. Heinecke

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 16 January 1937 · page 6

The Coroner (Mr. Hugh Oates, J.P.) held an inquest on Thursday morning, at the Wagga Court House concerning the death of Charlotte…

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Obituary Mrs. F. T. Cain

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 16 January 1937 · page 6

The death occurred in Wagga last night of a very highly respected resident of Coolamon, Mrs. Esther Elizabeth Cain, wife of Mr. Francis Thomas…

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OBITUARY Pioneer Passes Mr. Gideon P. WATSON

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 16 January 1937 · page 2

The death occurred this morning at his residence, "Emanuel," 69 [?]rookong Avenue, Wagga, of one of the district pioneers, Mr. Gideon…

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Indian Woman's Sacrifice Ascends Husband's Funeral Pyre Burned to Death Before Crowds of Priests LONDON

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 16 January 1937 · page 1

The Mowing of sacred conch shells and the clanging of cymbals drowned the screams of a woman who to-day committed suttee (sacrifice of…

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Funeral MRS. F. T. CAIN

Daily Advertiser · Monday 18 January 1937 · page 5

The funeral of Mrs. Esther Elizabeth Cain, of Coolamon, who died in Wagga on Friday night, after a long illness at the age of 31 years,…

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Obituary Mr. J. M'carthy

Daily Advertiser · Monday 18 January 1937 · page 4

The death occurred last Wednesday morning in the Griffith Public Hospital of a well-known Darlington Point aborigine, Jacky M'Carthy. He…

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Obituary MR. W. J. PARKER

Daily Advertiser · Monday 18 January 1937 · page 5

The death occurred in a private hospital in Wagga, after a short illness, yesterday afternoon, of Mr. William James Parker, of 153 Gurwood-street,…

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Obituary Mr. V. B. Lawler

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 18 January 1937 · page 2

Mr. Valentine Bernard Lawler, who passed away at Sydney lust week, was one of the first men to enlist at Young at the outbreak of…

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Obituary Mrs. Mary Jane McCULLOUGH

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 18 January 1937 · page 3

News comes of the death, at Haberfield, of the widow of the late Mr. "Jerry" McCullough. The latter died at Cootamundra on December 30, 19[?]2…

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