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Obituaries & funerals, 1949

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OBITUARY Mrs. B. Farley

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 25 February 1949 · page 6

The death occurred suddenly Griffith District Hospital on Wednesday, 16th February, of Rosalia Regis (Daisy), wife of Mr. Brian Farley…

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OBITUARY Mrs. Victoria Cabban

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 25 February 1949 · page 2

At the Leeton Hospital on 22nd February, the death occurred of Mrs. Victoria Cabban, wife of Mr. Cecil Cabban, of Leeton, and formerly of…

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Obituary Mrrs. Sarah A. Brumby

Adelong and Tumut Express · Friday 25 February 1949 · page 2

As briefly announced in a previous issue, the death occurred at the Tumut and District Hospital on February 15 of Mrs. Sarah Anno Brumby,…

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Ardlethan News Obituary Mr. William McLEAN

Coolamon-Ganmain Review · Friday 25 February 1949 · page 2

The death on Friday last, of Mr. Wm. McLean, of Kamarah. after only a [?] illness, at the age of 68 years grieved and shocked a wide…

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Mistake Made in Cremating Bodies Confusion Alleged to Have Been Known Funeral Cancelled After Attendant's Admission

Junee Southern Cross · Friday 25 February 1949 · page 1

SYDNEY, Friday: An official inquiry will be held into the allegation that the body of one man was cremated yesterday in mistake for…

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Death of "Blue Boy"

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 28 February 1949 · page 1

SYDNEY, Monday.— The 31-year-old "Blue Boy." Terry John, who was operated on last Saturday for a serious heart…

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Death of Colonel Butler

Daily Advertiser · Monday 28 February 1949 · page 3

CANBERRA, Sunday: A well-known soldier and editor of "The History of the Australian Army Medical Services in 1914-18,"…

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The Late Rey. Father Glover The Funeral

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 28 February 1949 · page 2

The funeral of the late Rev. Fr. John Glover. the "Flying Priest," who was stationed in Cootamundra and Gundagai, and…

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Obituary Mr. W. A. Thompson

Daily Advertiser · Monday 28 February 1949 · page 2

The death occurred at Rawson Private Hospital, Wagga, yesterday afternoon of a well-known and respected…

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Death of Prominent Gundagai District Citizen Councillor T. G. Lindley Passes

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 28 February 1949 · page 1

COUNCILLOR THOMAS GEORGE LINDLEY, WELL KNOWN GUNDAGAI DISTRICT CITIZEN AND GRAZIER, DIED IN THE GUNDAGAI DISTRICT HOSPITAL THIS MORNING. THE DEMISE OF THIS ESTEEMED MAN COMES AS A SEVERE BLOW TO…

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Funeral Mr. W. A. Thompson

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 1 March 1949 · page 3

The funeral of Mr. William Arthur Thompson, of Loughnan Street, Coolamon, whose death occurred in Rawson Private…

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Death of Well-Known Gundagai Man

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 1 March 1949 · page 6

GUNDAGAI, Monday: One of Gundagai's most prominent identities, Thomas George Lindley, aged 66, died today…

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OBITUARY Mrs. Ruby Pearl Bratton

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Tuesday 1 March 1949 · page 2

The death occurred at her mother's home. "Como," Narrandera, on Sunday last of Mrs. Ruby Pearl Bratton, wife of Mr. Cecil Bratton, of East…

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Obituary Mr. G. G. Hall

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 1 March 1949 · page 2

The death occurred at the Wagga Base Hospital on Saturday night of Mr. Grantley Gordon Hall, of 65 King Street,…

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Death of Former Junee Bank Manager Took a Prominent Part Locally

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 1 March 1949 · page 1

The death has occurred of a former well-known Junee personality, Mr. George Llewellyn Snape, who for many years was…

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Obituary Mr. J. J. Addison

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 2 March 1949 · page 2

In Sydney on Monday Mr. John Joseph Addison, of 56 Parkham Street, Moore Park, and late of Blake Street, Wagga…

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Elderly People at Funeral Mrs. M. S. McAlister Laid To Rest in Junee

Junee Southern Cross · Wednesday 2 March 1949 · page 4

The most notable feature about the funeral of the late Mrs. Margaret Susan McAlister, of [?]. was the number of elderly…

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Funeral of the Late T. G. Lindley

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 3 March 1949 · page 7

On Tuesday afternoon hundreds of people, representative of all sections of the Gundagai district, and many from neighbouring towns,…

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Funeral Mr. Norman J. Alchin

Daily Advertiser · Friday 4 March 1949 · page 2

The funeral of Mr. Norman James Alchin, of 25 Forsyth Street, Wagga, whose death occurred in Wagga on Tuesday…

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OBITUARY Mrs. A. J. Bodinnar

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 4 March 1949 · page 2

The passing of Mrs. Charlotte Bodinnar in Albury on Saturday morning last, as briefly reported in Tuesday's "Argus," removes a very…

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