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South Coast · Obituaries & funerals

Obituaries & funerals, 1946

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Obituary Mr. R. D. Sharpe

The South Coast Register · Thursday 10 January 1946 · page 3

The death occurred at Gloucester House. Sydney, recently of a well-known and highly respected residence of Gerringong district, in the person…

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Obituary William Lumsden

The Shoalhaven and Nowra News · Wednesday 16 January 1946 · page 8

The hillside village of Beaumont has lost its handy man! With the passing last week of William Lumsden, at the age of 74, one of the…

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Obituary Mr. William Lumsden

The South Coast Register · Thursday 17 January 1946 · page 1

Another of the grand old pioneers of the district passed away on Wednesday of last week, in the [?]. of Mr. William Lumsden of…

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Obituary Mrs. Margaret Miller

The South Coast Register · Thursday 17 January 1946 · page 3

The death occurred on Tuesday last of Mrs. Margaret Miller at the advanced age of 83 years. She breathed her last at the home of…

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Obituary Mrs. Cathrine Paterson

The Shoalhaven and Nowra News · Wednesday 23 January 1946 · page 1

The death occurred at Sydney last week of Mrs. Cathrine Paterson, after a short illness, at the King George V. Hospital. The late…

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Death of Mrs. P. J. Rheinberger

The Bega District News · Thursday 7 February 1946 · page 2

An old and esteemed resident of the district, Mrs P. J. Rheinberger, died at her home, Meringlo, on Saturday night last after an illness of eighteen…

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Obituary Mr. C. W. Strong

The South Coast Register · Thursday 14 February 1946 · page 1

Mr Claude Wesley Strong. of Goolmangar, formerly of Alstonville, who died in Lismore recently following injuries received in an…

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Obituary Elizabeth Jane Collard

The Shoalhaven and Nowra News · Wednesday 20 February 1946 · page 1

It is with regret that we record the death ,yesterday morning. of mother of Mr. J. L. Collard, of the…

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Obituary Mr. Arthur G. Lidbetter

The South Coast Register · Thursday 21 February 1946 · page 3

Quite a gloom was cast over the town in Monday afternoon when the san [?] became calculated of the sudden passing of Mr. Arthur…

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Obituary Mr. Reuben Turner

The Shoalhaven and Nowra News · Wednesday 27 February 1946 · page 1

It is with regret we record the death of one of Nowra’s very fine old gentlemen, in the person of the late Mr. Reuben Turner, of 15…

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Death of Popular Horse

The South Coast Register · Thursday 28 February 1946 · page 3

A few years ago there was no more popular show ring horse on the coastal shows—in fact, on shows in other parts of the State also—than…

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Obituary Mrs. Mary Kerwick

The Shoalhaven and Nowra News · Wednesday 6 March 1946 · page 3

Friends of Rev. Father P. Kerwick, who until a few months ago was curate at St. Michael’s Church, Nowra, will regret to hear of the…

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Obituary Mrs. Barbara Walshe

The South Coast Register · Thursday 7 March 1946 · page 1

The death occurred at Parramatta on February 25 of Mrs Barbara Walshe, who was well-known and held in the highest esteem by a…

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Obituary Mr. Alfred H. Woods

The Shoalhaven and Nowra News · Wednesday 13 March 1946 · page 6

Alfred Woods, grandson of one of the first eight free settlers in Australia, died at Inverell recently. Born on his father’s farm at…

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The Late Mr. George Guthrey a Notable Pioneer

The Bega District News · Monday 18 March 1946 · page 2

The late Mr George Guthrey, who died at his home in Bega on Tuesday morning last, was-born in Sydney and would have, been 91 years of age…

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Obituary Late Mr. William Boag

The Shoalhaven and Nowra News · Wednesday 20 March 1946 · page 4

The name of Boag has associated with the South Coast, and particularly Milton, for very many years. and it is with regret we record…

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Death of Mr. Thomas Manning

The Bega District News · Thursday 21 March 1946 · page 2

Mr Thomas Manning, the well-known Bega undertaker and one of the best known men in the southern districts, who was taken suddenly ill…

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The Late Mr. Thomas Manning

The Bega District News · Monday 25 March 1946 · page 2

Mr Thomas Morgan Manning, who died at his home in Bega on Thursday morning last, was a native of the town, where he was born 77 years…

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Obituary John Gainsford Petty

The Shoalhaven and Nowra News · Wednesday 10 April 1946 · page 5

A wave of gloom passed over the whole Milton district on Friday last when the residents learned of the passing of Mr. Ford Petty the…

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Obituary Mr. Cecil. Rauch Passes on

The South Coast Register · Thursday 11 April 1946 · page 5

It Is with feelings of very deep regret that we have to chronicle the passing of Mr. Harrie Cecil Be[?] Rauch (“Cecil” to…

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