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Obituaries & funerals, 1940

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Obituary Mr. O. A. Collins

Daily Advertiser · Friday 2 February 1940 · page 6

Mr. Oscar A. Collins, newsagency proprietor, died of heart disease at his home in Sheridan-street, Gundagai, at 5 a.m. on Sunday morning. The…

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Obituary Mr. Michael J. McINERNEY

Adelong and Tumut Express · Friday 2 February 1940 · page 2

Though not unexpected, the death of Mr. Michael J. Mclnerney, of Tumut Plains, which took place in the Tumut and District Hospital, caused…

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Death of C. Mulligan Noted Riverina Horseman Won Albury Steeple

Daily Advertiser · Friday 2 February 1940 · page 8

"Con" Mulligan, who was burled! last Monday, was veil known in Riverina over a quarter of a century ago. As a boy he was in the employ of the…

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Doctors Closely Examined at Junee Hospital Inquiry Death of Leo Armstrong Why Anaesthetic Was Not Given Ill-will Apparent Among Medicos Public Interest Sustained

Daily Advertiser · Friday 2 February 1940 · page 2

Feature of the Junee District Hospital inquiry yesterday was the long and searching cross-examinations of two of the honorary medical officers, Doctors Ronald Cuttle and Rupert ,G. Weaver. This was the second day of the inquiry which is being conducted by…

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Obituary MR. E. A. ROBERTS

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 3 February 1940 · page 6

The death took place at Albury recently of Mr. Edward Roberts, aged 46 years. Mr. Roberts, who was born at Mt. Gwyne. was the youngest son…

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Junee District Hospital Inquiry Brought to Conclusion Yesterday Story of Failure to Provide Anaesthetic Death of Leo Patrick Armstrong Medicos Again in Witness Box Counsel's Addresses Mark Closing Stages

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 3 February 1940 · page 8

"If Dr. Weaver felt that he could not work with Dr. Cuttle, then it was his duty to resign from the honorary medical staff of the Junee District Hospital and vice-versa," said Mr. G. P. Stuckey during the course of his final address at Junee yesterday when Mr. J. B. Scobie, S.M.,…

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Obituary Mrs G. Sykes

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 5 February 1940 · page 4

A former Adelong resident, Mrs Catherine Sykes, wife of Mr. Geo. Sykes of Chatswood, passed away in Sydney on Tuesday last…

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Obituary Mr. E. A. Pegg

Daily Advertiser · Monday 5 February 1940 · page 2

The death of Ernest Alfred Pegg aged 65 years, which took place in a private hospital at Marrickville on Friday last, removes a one-time…

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Obituary MR. K. H. MACLEAN

Daily Advertiser · Monday 5 February 1940 · page 3

The death is announced from London of the Australian-born Kenneth Hugh Maclean, head of the Glasgow boatbuilding firm which designed…

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Obituary Mrs. [?] Sykes

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Tuesday 6 February 1940 · page 2

The death occurred at her residence, "Rothenwood," Gordon-road, Chatewood, on Tuesday last of Mrs. Catherine Sykes, wife of Mr. George…

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Obituary Mr. Samuel S. Jackson

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Tuesday 6 February 1940 · page 1

The death occurred at the Narandera District Hospital on Friday last of Mr. Samuel Somerville Jackson, an old and respected resident of the…

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Obituary Mrs. M. A. Passlow

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 6 February 1940 · page 2

The death occurred in a private hospital in Wagga at an early hour yesterday morning of a very old and esteemed resident, Mrs. Mary Ann…

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Obituary Mr. W. J. Carter

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 6 February 1940 · page 4

Many residents of the Temora, Cootamundra, and Beckom districts will regret to learn of the death in Melbourne on Sunday of last week of…

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Obituary MR. M. M. O'DONNELL

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 7 February 1940 · page 4

The death occurred in Junee at an early hour yesterday morning of one of the best-known residents of Junee in Mr. Michael M. O'Donnell, of the…

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Funeral Mr. M. M. O'donnell

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 8 February 1940 · page 6

The funeral of Mr. Michael M. O'Donnell, of the Railway Hotel, Junee, who died in Junee on Tuesday morning at the age of 42 years, took…

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Obituary Mrs. E. Phemister

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 8 February 1940 · page 6

The death occurred recently, of Mrs. Ellen Phemister, of Copmanhurst, at the age of 83 years. The late Mrs. Phemister was born in Ireland and…

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Obituary Mr. Arthur J. Jones

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 8 February 1940 · page 2

The many friends both around the Tumut and Gundagai district as well as the city, were grieved to hear of the death of Mr. Arthur J. Jones,…

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Death of J. K. HUME Hundredth Anniversary of Bushranging Tragety

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 8 February 1940 · page 5

Saturday, January 20, 1940, was the hundredth anniversary of the death of Kennedy Hume, who was shot by bushrangers at Gunning,…

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Funeral Moya Terese Maloney

Daily Advertiser · Friday 9 February 1940 · page 4

The funeral of Moya Terese Maloney, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. James Maloney, of "Tolmie." Coolamon, who died in Ganmain on Wednesday…

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Obituary Mrs. C. Tate

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 9 February 1940 · page 2

The death occurred at the Queen Victoria Hospital on Tuesday, 30th January, of Mr. Chas. Tate, formerly a resident of Narandera, where her…

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