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Obituaries & funerals, 1938

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Obituary

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 29 January 1938 · page 2

The death occurred suddenly at Wagga at an early hour on Friday, morning of Mrs. Margaret Phelan, a very highly respected citizen, of 197…

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Obituary Mrs. M. Phelan

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 29 January 1938 · page 6

The death occurred in a private hospital in Wagga at an early hour yesterday morning, of a very highly respected resident, Mrs. Margaret…

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Late Mr. Philip Wirth's Estate

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 31 January 1938 · page 2

Application is to be made for probate of the will of the late P. P. J. Wirth, of Yarraman, Alison Rood, Coogee. For the purposes of the application the…

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Obituary Mrs. W. F. Nash

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 31 January 1938 · page 2

At 10.15 this morning Mrs. Isabella Adelaide Nash. wife of Mr. William F. Nash, died at her home, "Wahroonga," Sutton street, at the age of 61. The…

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Death of Ferox Waited 12 Years for Mate!

Daily Advertiser · Monday 31 January 1938 · page 2

Ferox is dead, and a strangely mixed assemblage will mourn his going. Countrymen round Ballarat, theological students at Ridley College (now…

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Obituary Dr. G. S. S. Greenwell

Daily Advertiser · Monday 31 January 1938 · page 4

The death occurred on Friday of Dr. George Stephen Smith Greenwell, dentist, of Macquarie-street, in his 62nd year. Dr. Greenwell was born at…

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OBITUARY "Grand Old Man of A.w.u." Melbourne

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 31 January 1938 · page 1

Senator-elect John Barnes, general president of the Australian Workers' Union, who was to have taken his seat in the Senate in June next, died this…

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Lidcombe Bombing "Dastardly Outrage" Remarkable Scenes at Funeral Another Explosion at Richmond Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Monday 31 January 1938 · page 1

The double bombing fatality at Lidcombe yesterday was followed by another explosion last night, at Richmond, where a bomb damaged…

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State Funeral Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 1 February 1938 · page 2

The Secretary of the A.L.P. (Mr. J. J. Graves) said to-day that Senator Barnes was held in the highest esteem in the Labor movement throughout…

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Obituary Mrs. M. Phelan

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Tuesday 1 February 1938 · page 3

The death occurred in a private hospital in Wagga at an early hour on Friday morning of a very highly respected resident, Mrs. Margaret…

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Obituary Lyell Tom Hodson

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 1 February 1938 · page 3

After an illness of over five months duration, Lyell Tom Hodson, aged 35 years, passed away in the Leeton District Hospital on Friday…

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Obituary Mrs. Elsie May Wise

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Tuesday 1 February 1938 · page 4

The death occurred in Sydney on Monday of last week, 24th January, of Mrs. Elsie May Wise, widow of the late Mr. J. H. Wise, of Bellevue Mrs. Wise had been in indifferent health since her husband's death only about five months ago, and gradually became worse, passing…

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Obituary. Mr. Robert McGREGOR

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Tuesday 1 February 1938 · page 1

On Tuesday afternoon last Mr. Robert McGregor, a well-known resident of South Gundagai, suddenly passed away. Deceased had not…

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Manslaughter Charge Death of Motor Cyclist Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 1 February 1938 · page 2

Following the death of Michael Robert Andrews, aged 30 years, of Alexandria, after his motor cycle had been struck by an alleged hit-and-run…

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Obituary Mrs. I. A. Nash Cootamundra

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 1 February 1938 · page 2

The death occurred this morning of Mrs. Isabella Adelaide Nash (widow of Mr. William F. Nash), formerly Miss Bromley, a teacher at the Cootamundra…

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Obituary Mrs. F. A. Southam

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 2 February 1938 · page 2

The death occurred in a private hospital in North Sydney early on Saturday morning of Elvenie (Venle) Olive, wife of Mr. Frederick A…

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Death of Two Miners Faulty Fuse Blamed Bendigo

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 2 February 1938 · page 8

The faulty running of a fuse was the cause of the explosion which brought about the death of John Wilson and Leonard Stenlake in the New…

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Archbishop of Armagh Death of Dr. D'arcy London

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 2 February 1938 · page 2

The Most Rev. G. P. D'Arcy, Archbishop of Armagh and Primate of All Ireland, died to-day. Born in 1859, the deceased cleric was…

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Late Mr. Philip Wirth’s Estate

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 3 February 1938 · page 4

Application is to be made for probate of the will of the late P. P. J. Wirth, of Coogee. For the purpose of the application the assets are…

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The Late Mrs. W. F. Nash Service at Cootamundra

Cootamundra Herald · Thursday 3 February 1938 · page 2

There was a large fathering at the Methodist Church on Tuesday afternoon for the funeral service prior to the remains of the late Mrs. Isabella…

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