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Obituaries & funerals, 1940

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Obituary Constable W. Pickup

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 27 January 1940 · page 2

The death occurred in a private hospital in Wagga yesterday of Constable William Pickup, of 109 Murray-street. Wagga. at the age of 53 years…

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Tragedy at Henty Resident Found Dead: Gun Nearby Funeral Held Yesterday

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 27 January 1940 · page 2

Ernst Friedrich Fischer aged 51 years, of East Henty. was round dead in a shed at the rear of his home late on Thursday evening. Mr. Alf White,…

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Funeral Constable W. Pickup

Daily Advertiser · Monday 29 January 1940 · page 2

The funeral of the late Constable William Pickup, of 109 Murray-street, Wagga, who died in Wagga on Friday at the age of 53 years, took place…

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Obituary Mrs. Eleanor Daley Nonagenarian Passes

Daily Advertiser · Monday 29 January 1940 · page 4

Mrs. Eleanor Daley, one of the most familiar figures in Wagga up to a couple of years ago, when sickness restricted tier movements, died in a…

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Joe Killorn Death of Former Great Jockey Hero of Pony Courses Melbourne

Daily Advertiser · Monday 29 January 1940 · page 7

Joe Killorn, in his day one of the greatest sprint race jockeys in Australia, died at his home at Moonee Ponds to-day. Killorn had a long…

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Obituary Mrs. Jessie White

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Tuesday 30 January 1940 · page 2

The death occurred in Melbourne on 18th January, at an advanced age, of Mrs. Jessie White, wife of Mr. Alexander A White, who was for…

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Obituary Mr. George Sanderson

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Tuesday 30 January 1940 · page 2

The death occurred in the Tumut and District Hospital at 1 a.m. on Saturday of Mr. George Edward Sanderson, of Newtown, Tumut, and…

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OBITUARY David Alexander Lucas

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 30 January 1940 · page 2

The death occurred in the Leeton District Hospital on Sunday of Mr. David Alexander Lucas, of Farm 593, Yanco, aged 64 years…

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OBITUARY Baby Allan George Tuckett

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 30 January 1940 · page 1

The death occurred at the Leeton District Hospital on Thursday night, after a short illness of Allan George Tuckett, at the age of 11 months,…

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Funeral Mr. O. T. M'mahon

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 31 January 1940 · page 3

The funeral of Mr. Otho Thomas M'Mahon, former postmaster at Ladysmith, who died at Ladysmith on Friday, took place at Coolae on Sunday…

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Obituary Mrs. A. J. Allen

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 31 January 1940 · page 2

The death has occurred in the Leeton District Hospital of Mrs. Annie Jane Allen, at the age of 68 years, her husband having predeceased her…

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Death of Trainer Once Cross-country Rider at Wagga Melbourne

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 31 January 1940 · page 6

The trainer, C. Mulligan, who won the Hanging Rock Cup on January 1, with Route March, died in Melbourne on Saturday after a short illness…

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Coronial Inquiry Death of an Aboriginee

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 1 February 1940 · page 1

Last week the Tumut District Coroner (Mr. R. L. Blakeney) held an inquest at the Brungle Mission Station into the death of an aboriginal…

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Obituary Mr. Pat Evan

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 1 February 1940 · page 4

The death occurred at the Mater Misericordiae Hospital. Brisbane, yesterday morning of Mr. Pat Ryan, late of Morgan-street, Wagga, after a short…

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Obituary Mr. M. Carroll

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 1 February 1940 · page 5

After several months of suffering endured with heroic fortitude, one of the oldest residents of the Gundagai district, Michael Carroll, died…

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Death of Mr. O. A. COLLINS Prominent Townsman Passes

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 1 February 1940 · page 1

Sad tidings were circulated in Gundagai on Sunday morning last, announcing the sudden death of a prominent citizen and lead[?]ng…

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Funeral John Raymond Harris

Daily Advertiser · Friday 2 February 1940 · page 3

The funeral of John Raymond Har-ris, of Bomen, who died suddenly at Tumbarumba on Wednesday morning at the age of six months, took place…

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Funeral of Mrs. A. J. Allen

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 2 February 1940 · page 1

The interment took place on Tuesday afternoon last of Mrs. Annie Jane Allen, who passed away on that morning at the age of 68 years…

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Obituary Mrs. Annie Allen

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 2 February 1940 · page 2

The death occurred in the Leeton Hospital on Tuesday morning of Mra. Annie Jane Allen, aged 68, relict of the late Mr. J. Allen, an old and…

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Obituary Constable W. Pickup

Coolamon-Ganmain Farmers' Review · Friday 2 February 1940 · page 2

The death occurred in a private hospital in Wagga on Friday of Constable William Pickup, at the age of 53 years. Although he had not…

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