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Obituaries & funerals, 1942

1,018 stories in Riverina's papers · page 10 of 51

OBITUARY Mr. Waller R. Vivian

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 6 March 1942 · page 1

Death come to Mr. Walter Robert Vivian at the age of 44 years in Junee over the week end when he passed away at the District Hospital. Mr…

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Obituary Mr. J. D. Elworthy

Adelong and Tumut Express · Friday 6 March 1942 · page 1

The death of Mr. John Douglas Elworthy, which occurred at the Gundagai District Hospital on Sunday night, caused a profound shock to the…

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Obituary Mr. A. J. Ings

Daily Advertiser · Friday 6 March 1942 · page 2

The death occurred in the Wagga Base Hospital on Wednesday night of Mr. Alfred John Ings, of 25 Collins-street, Wagga, after a long illness, at…

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Obituary Mrs. J. S. Robinson

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 6 March 1942 · page 2

The death occurred in the Cootamundra District Hospital of Mrs. J. S. Robinson, 76, an esteemed Tumut native…

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Obituary Mrs. Frances Brennan

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 7 March 1942 · page 4

The death occurred on Thursday at the residence of her sister, Mrs. Oakman, St. Kilda-road, Melbourne, of Mrs. Frances Brennan. Before going…

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Accident Victim Laid to Rest. Funeral of the late Mr. Heatherington

Junee Southern Cross · Monday 9 March 1942 · page 3

The late Mr. Heatherington, who met his death under tragic circumstances on Thursday, when he was struck by the Riverine Express…

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Obituary Helen Verona Coutts

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 9 March 1942 · page 3

The death occurred in the Sacred Heart Hospital early this morning, of Helen Verona Coutts the four- months' old daughter of Driver Don Coutts and…

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Duke of Aosta Military Honors at Funeral

Daily Advertiser · Monday 9 March 1942 · page 2

LONDON, Saturday.—Military honors were accorded by the East African Command at the funeral to-day of the Italian Commander-in-Chief in…

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Obituary Mr. T. C. Seckold

Daily Advertiser · Monday 9 March 1942 · page 2

The death occurred at the Wagga Base Hospital yesterday morning of a very old and highly respected resident of the Wagga, Lake Albert and Coolamon…

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"Dastardly Frame-up" Recalled by Death of U.s. Labor Leader

Daily Advertiser · Monday 9 March 1942 · page 1

SYDNEY, Sunday.—"That is the end of one of the most dastardly frameups in the English-speaking world," said Mr. R. King, M.L.C., senior…

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Terrible Sufferings of Two Gundagai Men Revealed at Inquest On Death of Russel Gardiner Finding of Accidental Death Work Of Both Highly Praised

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 9 March 1942 · page 2

“I TRIED to get up but I could not, and then I tried to get on my hands and knees, and eventually I got on my elbow and crawled to where Gardiner was. By that time his overalls were burning, and the burns were a foot long and seven inches wide. I grabbed…

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Funeral Mr. T. C. Seckold

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 10 March 1942 · page 2

The funeral of Mr. Thomas Conrad Seckold, of 7 Shaw street. Wagga, who died in Wagga on Sunday at the age of 82 years, took place yesterday…

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Obituary Mrs. J. Ceely

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 10 March 1942 · page 2

The death occurred in Lewisham Hospital, Wagga, yesterday, of a well-known resident of Coolamon. Mrs. Mary Ann Ceely, Mirrooi-street,…

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Obituary Mr. T. C. Seckold

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Tuesday 10 March 1942 · page 2

The death occurred at the Wagga Base Hospital on Sunday morning of a very old and highly respected resident of the Wagga, Lake Albert and…

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Obituary Mr. Henry George Harris

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Tuesday 10 March 1942 · page 2

The death occurred at the Tumut and District Hospital on Friday last of Mr. Henry George Harris of Tumut, at the age of 83 years. Deceased was…

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Body of Cripple Found. Tragic Death of Fifty-Year Old Woman. SYDNEY

Junee Southern Cross · Wednesday 11 March 1942 · page 1

The body of Mary Wheatley, 50 years, a cripple, of Balgowlah, was found lying with her face partly sub merged in the Burnt Bridge Creek…

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Obituary Mr. Henry George Harris

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 12 March 1942 · page 3

The death occurred at the Tumut and District Hospital on Friday last of Mr. Henry George Harris, of Tumut at the age of 85 years. Deceased…

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OBITUARY Mrs. J. Ceely

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 13 March 1942 · page 1

The death occurred in Lewisham Hospital, Wagga, on Monday, of a well-known resident of Coolamon, Mrs. Mary Ann Ceely, of Mirrool Street,…

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Obituary Mr. R. H. Collins

Daily Advertiser · Friday 13 March 1942 · page 2

The death occurred in the Wagga Base Hospital yesterday of a well-known resident of Henty, Mr. Robert Henry Collins, of Cooma-street Henty,…

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Obituary Mr. T. C. Seckoln

Coolamon-Ganmain Farmers' Review · Friday 13 March 1942 · page 2

The death occurred at the Wagga Base Hospital in Monday of a very old and highly respected resident of the Wagga lake Albert and Coolamon [?]…

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