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South Coast · Obituaries & funerals

Obituaries & funerals, 1917

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Death of Mr A. E. Wheatley

The Shoalhaven Telegraph · Wednesday 10 January 1917 · page 1

Quite a gloom was cast over the town and district yesterday (Dec. 15), when the sad news came by wire from Sydney announcing the death, at…

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Death of Mr James Rixon

The Shoalhaven Telegraph · Wednesday 17 January 1917 · page 3

Mr. Jarnss Rixon, formerly an old and well known resident of Bega, died at Dulwich Hill, Sydney, on Thursday night. He had been ailing for a long…

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Death. of Mr. Geo. Whitely, Senr

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Tuesday 23 January 1917 · page 2

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Death Of Mr. Geo Whlteley. Sen

Southern Star · Wednesday 24 January 1917 · page 2

An old and highly respected resident of the district died on Monday morning in the person of Mr George Whiteley, senior, of "The Laurels…

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The late Mr. Thos.Caddell

The Shoalhaven News and South Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 27 January 1917 · page 4

Word was received on Thursday morning of the death in Prince Alfred Hospital, Sydney, of one of Casino district's best known and most highly…

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Death of Mr. John King the Valley's Oldest Resident

The Shoalhaven News and South Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 27 January 1917 · page 4

By the death of Mr. John King, of '" Noggarah," Bendeela, which occurred on Wednesday evening, the Valley has lost its oldest in…

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Late Mrs. Daniel Glanville

The Shoalhaven Telegraph · Wednesday 31 January 1917 · page 6

By the death of Mrs. D. Glanville, of Berrara, on Wednesday last, the district has lost a wortliy old pioneer, and one of those women whose life is…

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The Death of Dave McGregor

Southern Star · Wednesday 31 January 1917 · page 2

Mrs John McGregor, of Bega, received the sad news from the Defence Department on Monday evening that her son David had died of…

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The Late Mr. Thos. Caddell

The Nowra Leader · Friday 2 February 1917 · page 7

Word was received on Thursday morning of the death in Prince Alfred Hospital, Sydney, of one of Casino district's best known and most highly-respected residents,…

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Death. of Mrs. Phillip Spindler

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Tuesday 6 February 1917 · page 2

An old and highly-respected resident of the district pissed away at her residence at Kanoona on Saturday evening, at 6.30. in the…

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Death of a Hero

The Nowra Leader · Friday 9 February 1917 · page 5

On another page we have printed a telegram from the Military authorities in Melbourne which convoyed the…

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Obituary. Mrs. Elizabeth Warne

The Nowra Leader · Friday 9 February 1917 · page 5

The death of Elizabeth, wife of Mr. Thomas Warne, at the advanced age of 77 years, occurred on Tuesday last, at the residence of her daughter, Mrs. S. Clyde…

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The Late Mrs, Bice

The Shoalhaven News and South Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 10 February 1917 · page 2

The death occurred, on Wednesday night last, at Nurse South [?] private hospital, of Mrs.Catherine Bice,wife of. Mr.Z…

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Obituary

The Southern Record and Advertiser · Saturday 10 February 1917 · page 2

At her residence at Kanoona, on Saturday evening, at 6.30, Mrs Philip Spindler, an old and respected resident of the…

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Obituary

The Nowra Leader · Friday 16 February 1917 · page 6

The death occurred of Mrs. T. Ganderton at her home at Back Forest on Tuesday night last; the deceased had been suffering…

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The Late Mr. J. Green

The Shoalhaven Telegraph · Wednesday 21 February 1917 · page 3

By the death of Mr. Jeremiah Green, J.P., which sad event took place at Stanmore, Sydney, on Sunday, one of the early links in the chain of…

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Obituary. Mr. Hampton

The Nowra Leader · Friday 23 February 1917 · page 4

The death of Mr. Richard Hampton, formerly resident in this district, occurred on Sunday last, in Sydney where he had…

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Sad Fatality. Death of Mr. Tom. Fletcher

The Nowra Leader · Friday 2 March 1917 · page 1

Local residents received a shock when news came to hand that Mr. Torn Fletcher had been badly crushed as a result of a…

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Death of Pte. C. S. Stokes

The Nowra Leader · Friday 16 March 1917 · page 3

The parents of the above deceased soldier, who was 29 years of age, and well-known in Nowra, have handed us the following for…

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Death of Another Bega Hero

The Bega Budget · Wednesday 21 March 1917 · page 2

Bega people have had some terrible shocks almost since the very commencement of the war, and the death roll has claimed many…

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