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Obituaries & funerals, 1954

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Death of Sister Edith Callaghan Was P.O.W. With Junee Nurse

Junee Southern Cross · Wednesday 24 March 1954 · page 8

The death has taken place in Adelaide of Sister Edith Callaghan, who was one of six Army nurses who were…

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Junee Mourners at Wagga Funeral Many Floral Tributes to 7-Year-Old Child

Junee Southern Cross · Wednesday 24 March 1954 · page 3

The funeral of the late Graeme John White, aged seven years, took place in Wagga on Saturday last and…

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Death of Mr. T. V. Perkins

Tumbarumba Times · Thursday 25 March 1954 · page 8

The death occurred in the Tumbarutnba District Hospital last Thursday, after a long illness, of a life-long resident of…

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Obituary Mrs. Clara Brooks

Cootamundra Herald · Thursday 25 March 1954 · page 2

A well-known Stockinbingal identity, Mrs. Clara Brooks (82), passed away yesterday in the District Hospital…

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OBITUARY Mr. Timothy Scanlan

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 26 March 1954 · page 2

Sportsmen and early day residents were sorry to learn of the sudden passing of a popular and great friend to many people in…

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Obituary Mr. John Kelly

Adelong and Tumut Express and Batlow District News · Friday 26 March 1954 · page 1

As briefly mentioned in a previous issue, the death occurred suddenly on Saturday of last week, at his home In Fitzroy…

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The Late Mr.o.o.h.dangar Tribute From Judge Brennan

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 26 March 1954 · page 8

At the Quarter Sessions being held in Narrandera this week his Honour Judge Brennan said he would like to make…

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Obituary MR. G. N. SHEPHARD

Daily Advertiser · Friday 26 March 1954 · page 2

The death occurred yesterday of George Neville shephard, aged 50 years. Deceased was born at Brucedale, and…

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Obituary MR. A. H. JACKSON

Daily Advertiser · Friday 26 March 1954 · page 2

The death occurred in the Wagga Base Hospital yesterday of Mr. Albert Henry Jackson, of 212 Fitzmaurice Street,…

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Funeral Mr. A. H. Jackson

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 27 March 1954 · page 3

The funeral of the late Mr. Albert Henry Jackson, of 212 Fitzmaurice Street, Wagga, whose death occurred in…

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Sudden Death of Injured Wagga Man

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 27 March 1954 · page 1

A 61-year-old man who suffered a fractured skull in an accident in Wagga on Thursday, died at the Base Hospital last night…

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Obituary MR A. BURGESS

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 27 March 1954 · page 2

The death occurred at the Wagga Base Hospital yesterday of Mr. Alfred Burgess, of 192 Kincais Street, Wagga…

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Obituary MRS. M. O. GREEN

Daily Advertiser · Monday 29 March 1954 · page 2

The death occurred in the Griffith Hospital on Saturday morning of Mrs. Mary Olive Green of Griffith, and…

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Funeral Mrs. M. O. Green

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 30 March 1954 · page 2

The funeral of Mrs. Mary Olive Green, of Griffth, who died in the Griffith Hospital on Saturday at the age 63,…

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Death of Olaf Perkman Coroner's Inquiry

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 30 March 1954 · page 2

The inquest was commenced yesterday in Sydney into the death of Olaf Perkman, a scientist of…

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Obituary Mrs. E. E. Halbisch

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 30 March 1954 · page 2

The late Mrs. Elizabeth Edith Halbisch, who died in Melbourne, is survived in addition to her sons and…

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Coroner Probes Mystery Sou-west Mail Death Evidence of Ballistics Expert

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 30 March 1954 · page 1

SYDNEY, Tuesday — A C.I.B. ballistics expert told the City Coroner (Mr. E. J. Forrest) today that the stains around a bullet wound in a dead man's forehead could come from a shot fired from…

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Funeral Mrs. E. E. Halbisch

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 31 March 1954 · page 2

The funeral of Mrs. Elizabeth Edith Halbisch, of No. 3 St. Edmonds Road, Prahran, and formerly of Wagga, who…

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Obituary Mr. R. A. Tipping

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 31 March 1954 · page 2

The death occurred in the Base Hospital last night of Robert Alexander Tipping, of 36 Thorne Street, at the age…

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Obituary Mrs. S. Taylor

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 1 April 1954 · page 2

At the Wagga Base Hospital yesterday, Mrs. Sarah Taylor, wife of the late Benjamin Taylor, of "Fainey…

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