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Obituaries & funerals, 1940

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Obituary MR. P. F. FLANAGAN

The Hillston Spectator and Lachlan River Advertiser · Thursday 29 February 1940 · page 1

The death is reported of Mr Patrick Francis Flanagan, J.P., at Manly: Mr. "Pat" Flanagan was a very old identity of the Gunbar…

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Obituary Mr. G. L. Aitken, C.b.e

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 29 February 1940 · page 4

The death occurred at his residence. 44 Westbury-street. St. Kilda. on Tuesday, of Mr. G. L. Aitken. C.B.E., a…

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Obituary Mr. Joseph Charles Retallick

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 1 March 1940 · page 2

Following a long illness, the death occurred in the Leeton District Hospital on Saturday evening last, of Mr. Joseph Charles Retallick, aged 46…

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Obituary Mr. William Frederick Whitmore

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 1 March 1940 · page 2

The death occurred at the Leeton District Hospital on Tuesday morning, of William Frederick Whitmore, at the age of 72…

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Obituary Mrs. Margaret McDONALD

Coolamon-Ganmain Farmers' Review · Friday 1 March 1940 · page 2

The death occurred in the Junee Hospital on Saturday night last of Mrs. Margaret McDonald, at the age of 83 years. Deceased, who was born…

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Funeral Mr. B. Reardon

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 2 March 1940 · page 9

The remains of the late Mr. Bartholomew (Bat) Reardon, a report of whose death at the Gundagai Hospital was published earlier in the week, were…

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Obituary MRS. C. F. BEANEY

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 2 March 1940 · page 4

The death occurred very suddenly in a private hospital in Wagga yesterday of Mrs. Catherine Florence Beaney, of Yerong Creek, at the age…

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Death of Two Men No Blame for Aircraft Company Manages Melbourne

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 2 March 1940 · page 2

The general manager of the Commonwealth Aircraft Corporation (Mr. Clapp) and a taxi-driver, Ronald Bohling, were to-day cleared of an…

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Funeral Mrs. N. J. Beaney

Daily Advertiser · Monday 4 March 1940 · page 2

The funeral of the late Mrs. Catherine Florence Beaney, of Yerong Creek who died suddenly in Wagga on Friday morning at the age of 26 years…

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Obituary MISS A. M. EDNEY

Daily Advertiser · Monday 4 March 1940 · page 2

The death occurred early yesterday morning at her residence, 86 Edward-street, Wagga, of Miss Alice May Edney, after a short illness, at the age of 47…

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Obituary Mr. "Archie" Brooke

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Tuesday 5 March 1940 · page 2

Word van received in Naraudora' on Sunday evening to the effect that Mr. Frank Archibald Marcus Brooke, formerly of Bundidarie, had died at…

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Obituary Miss Hannah Lowther

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Tuesday 5 March 1940 · page 2

A few weeks ago Matron O'Rourke, of the Tumut and District Hospital, accompanied to Sydney Miss Hannah Lowther, who had been a patient in…

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Obituary Mr. A. Knight

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 5 March 1940 · page 4

The death took place on Sunday of Mr. Alwyn Knight, at Fairview, Mittagong, at the age or 52 years. The sympathy of the town and district will be…

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Jack Flannigan Death of Well-known Rock Maker Adelaide

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 5 March 1940 · page 8

The death occurred to-day of ck Flannigan, for many years we[?]ly known as an owner-trainer and en as a bookmaker. Horses owned by…

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Funeral Mr. P. M'manus

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 6 March 1940 · page 4

The [?] of Mr. Patrick M'Manus. of Cootamundra. whose death occurred in the Wagga Base Hospital early yesterday morning. took place in the…

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MR. J. M. T. Raymond Death of Well-known Sportsman Melbourne

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 6 March 1940 · page 8

The death occurred to-day of Mr. J. M. T. Raymond, for many years manager of the well-known Sledmere Stud In New South Wales. He was a…

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Lieut.—general Squires Impressive Military Funeral Crowds Line Three-mils Route Melbourne

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 6 March 1940 · page 4

Impressive Sole[?]nity marked the military funeral to-day of Lt. General Ernest Ker Squirts. Chief of the General Staff of the Australian…

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The War Day by Day Death of General Squires—

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 7 March 1940 · page 6

Every Australian under arms will feel a sense of loss at the death of the Chief of the General Staff (Lieut. General E. Kor Squires, C.B…

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Methodist Church Memorial to the Late Mrs. E. C. Tweedie

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 8 March 1940 · page 4

ON Sunday evening last a Memorial Service to the late Mrs. E. C. Tweedie was held at the Leeton Methodist Church. The…

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Obituary Mr. Hugh Quigley

Coolamon-Ganmain Farmers' Review · Friday 8 March 1940 · page 2

The death occurred at Young on Monday last of Mr. Hugh Quigley, one of the oldest residents of Coolamon, and one who was as highly regarded…

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