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Obituaries & funerals, 1949

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Obituary Mrs. F. W. McKINNON

Coolamon-Ganmain Review · Friday 15 April 1949 · page 2
Also in Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser

Residents of Cowabbie West and neighboring districts were shocked to learn during the week-end, that Mrs. McKinnon, wife of Mr. F. W…

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Helped to Solve Big Murders Death of Dr. C. H. Mollison

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 15 April 1949 · page 4

With the death in Melbourne of Dr. Crawford Henry Mollison (85), last week has passed Australia's most famous pathologist, whose name will…

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Funeral Mr. John Dunn

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 16 April 1949 · page 2

The funeral of Mr. John Dunn, of 44 Brookong Avenue, Wagga, who died at his home on Tuesday, took place…

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Obituary Mr. J. K. Hillam

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 16 April 1949 · page 2

The death occurred at Griffith of Mr. James K. illam, son of the late S. H. Hillam, of Wagga. Mrs. Hillam, who was the…

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Obituary

Daily Advertiser · Monday 18 April 1949 · page 2

The funeral of Lorelle Irene Cochrane, infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Cochrane, of 6 Donnelly Avenue, Wagga,…

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Death of Film Actor

Daily Advertiser · Monday 18 April 1949 · page 2

HOLLYWOOD, Sun. (AAP): Sixty-year-old veteran film actor, Wallace Beery, died late Friday night as the result of a…

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Funeral of Film Star Today

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 19 April 1949 · page 2

HOLLYWOOD, Mon (AAP): Bing Crosby, Clark Gable, Robert Taylor, Spencer Traces, Frank Capra, Daryl Zanuck and…

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Mystery Death of Professor From Singapore

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 19 April 1949 · page 1

SYDNEY, Tuesday—Police investigating the death of Professor Wilfred Dyer were told today that Dyer had not been…

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Obituary Mrs. Edith Houston, of Camden

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 19 April 1949 · page 2

The death occurred on Sunday of the eldest daughter of the pioneer family of the Roberta's, of "Hillside," Cootamunlra…

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Death of Mother M. Duffy

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 20 April 1949 · page 2

Mother Mary Philomena Duffy 74, died at the Sacred Heart Hospital, Young, on Monday. Mother Duffy was a native of…

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Maroubra Murder Funeral of Victim Postponed

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 20 April 1949 · page 1

SYDNEY, Wednesday—The funeral of a woman who was murdered at Maroubra last Wednesday has been again…

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Obituary Mrs. M. E. Sherriff

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 20 April 1949 · page 2

Yesterday morning Mrs. Margaret Ellen Sherriff, of 20 Albury Street, Wagga, died in the Base Hospital after a short illness at…

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Maroubra Murder Funeral Today

Cootamundra Herald · Thursday 21 April 1949 · page 1

SYDNEY, Thursday —Miss Mary Fahy who was found stabbed to death in her flat at Maroubra last Thursday…

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Funeral Mrs. M. E. Sherriff

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 21 April 1949 · page 2

The funeral of Mrs. Margaret Ellen Sherriff, of 20 Darlow Street, Wagga, whose death occurred on Tuesday morning, at…

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Death of Monsignor Haydon Vicar General of the Canberra-Goulburn Archdiocese

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 21 April 1949 · page 1

Monsignor P. M. Haydon, Vicar General of the Archdiocese of Canberra and Goulburn, died suddenly in Canberra Hospital short…

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Tragic Death Of Dr. Richard Kennedy Failed to Regain Consciousness After Being Injured in Car Accident Gifted Surgeon and Noted Benefactor Was Only 44 Years of Age

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 21 April 1949 · page 1

Injured in a car accident on Friday night last, well known Macquarie Street specialist, Doctor Richard Thomas Kennedy, failed to regain consciousness and in the Gundagai District Hospital on Monday at 12.15 p.m. death claimed one of Australia’s most gifted…

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Funeral Mrs. A. Schulz

Daily Advertiser · Friday 22 April 1949 · page 2

The funeral of Mrs. Anna Schulz, of 58 The Esplanade, Wagga, whose death occurred at her residence on Tuesday, took…

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The Late Mr. J. H. Robertson an Appreciation (Contributed)

Coolamon-Ganmain Review · Friday 22 April 1949 · page 2

The tragic passing of the late James Hugh Robertson has left a gap in the Tooyal-Kittegora community that can never be filled…

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OBITUARY Mrs. Hunter Patterson

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 22 April 1949 · page 1

On 3rd April the death occurred of Mrs. Matilda Wolseley Patterson, wife of the well-known pastoralist, Mr. Hunter Patterson, "Hartwood,"…

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