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Obituaries & funerals, 1946

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Obituary Lady Cohen

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 12 January 1946 · page 2

Lady Elma Cohen, wife of Sir Samuel Cohen, prominent Sydney business man, died suddenly at her home at Woollahra to-day…

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"Watty" Douglas Death of Noted Old-Time Jockey

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 12 January 1946 · page 8

Word readied Melbourne this week that Welter Douglas, the well known country rider of more than a quarter of a century ago, passed…

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Funeral Mr. C. D. Webster

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 15 January 1946 · page 2

The funeral of Mr. Charles Dunn Webster. of 29 Thomas-street, Junee, took, place or Friday afternoon, interment being in the…

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Death of Prominent Batlow Resident

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 15 January 1946 · page 4

On Saturday, January 5, Miss Sophia Emma Velvin, of Batlow, died whilst a patient in Valmar Private Hospital, Tumut. Miss…

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OBITUARY Mr. Ted Ray

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Tuesday 15 January 1946 · page 2

Hay's oldest native resident, Mr. Ted Stephen Ray, died on 4th January, at the age of 85 yean. The deceased also claimed to be Hay's oldest…

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OBITUARY Isabella Louisa Harris

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 15 January 1946 · page 2

On 28th December last there passed to her rest, an old Whitton identity, much beloved by all who knew her, Mrs. Isabella Louisa Harris, at…

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Obituary Sister M. B. M'donnell

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 15 January 1946 · page 2

The death occurred in Wagga yesterday of Sister Mary Barbara M'Donnell, of the Presentation Convent, Mt. Erin, Wagga. There…

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Obituary the Late J. H. Wilson

The Lockhart Review and Oaklands Advertiser · Tuesday 15 January 1946 · page 2

The death was announced at the Wagga Base Hospital, on Sunday, of Mr. James Henry Wilson (68 years), of Milbrulong. He had patiently…

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Obituary Mr. Frank Corby. of "Sunnydale"

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 15 January 1946 · page 2

Many old friends and new will regret the death of the above Well-known and esteemed farmer and grazier, aged 56, son of the late Joseph…

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OBITUARY Mr. Bertrand A. D. Madell

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Tuesday 15 January 1946 · page 1

The death occurred at the Lewisham Hospital on Monday last week, of Mr. Bertrand A. B. Madell, of 55 Stanton road, Haberfield, at the age of 66…

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Tragic Death of R.N. Man at Leeton Died in Hospital After Baths Rescue

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 15 January 1946 · page 1

Donald Stephens, aged 20 Shears, a member of the Royal Navy, died in the Leeton District Hospital yesterday afternoon…

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Funeral Sister Mary Barbara M'donnell

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 16 January 1946 · page 2

The funeral of the late Sister Mary Barbara M'Donnell, of the Mt. Erin convent, Wagga, whose death occurred in Wagga on…

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Obituary Mr. J. M'geachie

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 16 January 1946 · page 5

Mr. James M'Geachie, of "Piney Grove," Collingullie, who died at the Wagga Base Hospital yesterday, after a short illness…

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Funeral Mr. J. M'geachie

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 17 January 1946 · page 3

The funeral of Mr. James M'Geachie, of Collingullie, a member of one of the oldest pioneering families of the Wagga district, whose…

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Obituary Mrs. J. Moss

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 17 January 1946 · page 2

The death of Mrs. Jane Moss, wife of Mr. Charles Moss, occurred at her home, 61 Trail-street, Wagga. yesterday morning. Mrs. Moss was…

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Obituary Mr. "Jim" McLEAN

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 17 January 1946 · page 4

Following an operation, the death occurred in' Sydney on Tuesday [?] Mr Dugald Inglis (Jim) McLean Gundagai native, formerly of Coot[?]…

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The Late Mr. W. Hubbard

Coolamon-Ganmain Review · Friday 18 January 1946 · page 5

The following appeared in [?] Cowra “Guardian” of 7th January last. The late Mr. Hubbard was well-known in…

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The Late Mr. Hugh Rankin Ferguson (Contributed.)

Coolamon-Ganmain Review · Friday 18 January 1946 · page 6

The death of Hugh Rankin Ferguson, on December 30th, at the Temora District Hostel, severs a link with the old Country. Eighty Eighty three years of…

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Funeral Mr. Joseph Gibdons

Daily Advertiser · Friday 18 January 1946 · page 3

The funeral of Mr. Joseph Gibbong, of "Avondale," Coolamon, who died at his residence on Wednesday, took place yesterday. The cortege…

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Obituary Mr. J. Gibbons

Coolamon-Ganmain Review · Friday 18 January 1946 · page 2

The death occurred at his residence on Wednesday morning last, of Mr, Joseph Gibbons, of “ Avandale,” Wagga Road,…

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