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South Coast · Obituaries & funerals

Obituaries & funerals, 1948

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Death of Major King

The South Coast Register · Thursday 23 September 1948 · page 2

The announcement of the passing of Major John Russell King, caused much regret among his many friends throughout the…

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Obituary Mrs. Alice Dorl

The Bega District News · Friday 24 September 1948 · page 8

A sad death occurred at Bombala District Hospital in he early hours of Wednesday morning, September 8, when Mrs. Dorl, of Cathcart, passed to her…

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Obituary Mrs. Annie Cahill

The Bega District News · Friday 24 September 1948 · page 6

Mrs. Annie Cahill, who died recently in St. Vincent’s Hospital, was the second daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs James Heffernan, of “Avoca” Brogo, and wife…

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Obituary Late John Leonard Fowler

The Bega District News · Friday 1 October 1948 · page 8

The late John Leonard Fowler, who passed away at his home at Calypso Avenue, Mosman, on September 16, was the second son of the late Mr. and…

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Death of Bega Man Sudden Heart Attack

The Bega District News · Friday 8 October 1948 · page 1

Simeon Albert (Sol) Solomons, of Church Street, Bega, passed away at his home at 2.45 p.m., on Wednesday, after suffering a sudden heart attack…

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Death of Racehorse

The Bega District News · Tuesday 12 October 1948 · page 4

The five-year-old stallion, Redex, which was owned by Messrs. Max and Jack Robertson, of Honeysuckle, died on Friday. Redex ran at many district race…

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Death of Mrs. J. Kirkland Funeral Today

The Bega District News · Tuesday 19 October 1948 · page 2

Mrs. J. Kirkland snr., aged 75, passed away suddenly at her Cooper’s Glen home, on Sunday night. She recently returned home after…

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Obituary Mr. Andrew McLEAN

The South Coast Register · Thursday 21 October 1948 · page 2

The death occurred, at his home, Pound Street, South Graf[?] on October 1, of Mr. Andrew McLean, at the age of 60 years…

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Obituary

The Bega District News · Friday 22 October 1948 · page 2

The death, from heart failure, of Mr. George Thomas Heron, at the age of 69, occurred at the Bega District Hospital at 3.30 last Tiles…

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Obituary Mrs. Mary Isabel Bennett

The Bega District News · Friday 29 October 1948 · page 5

At. St. Joseph’s Hospital, Auburn, on September 22, the passing occurred of a lady, well-known in Candelo, years ago. Mrs. Mary Isabel Bennett, aged…

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Death of Fine Public Man CR. T. F. Kennelly Passes

The Bega District News · Tuesday 2 November 1948 · page 2

Thomas Francis Kennelly, aged 78, of Cobargo, passed away in tae Bega District Hospital on Friday, after a long illness…

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Death of Aged Man

The Bega District News · Friday 12 November 1948 · page 2

The death occurred on Sunday November 7 of Mr. Frank Milliner, who was 89 years of age. Mr. Milliner, a bachelor, had lived…

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Death of Mrs. J. Grealy

The Bega District News · Friday 12 November 1948 · page 2

The death occurred at the Pambula District Hospital, on Tuesday, November, of Mrs. Jack Grealy, nee Miss Sarah Ann Wood, who lived on the…

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Obituary Late Frank Milliner

The Bega District News · Friday 19 November 1948 · page 8

Regret was felt by district residents at the recent passing of one of the district’s finest old gentlemen, the late Mr. Frank Milliner, who came out from…

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Obituary Mrs. Joseph Kirkland

The Bega District News · Friday 19 November 1948 · page 2

The sudden death, on October 18, 1948, of Mrs. Joseph Kirkland, at the age of seventy-five years, came as a shock to the Bega district, which was…

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Obituary Late Mrs. A.j. Hood

The Bega District News · Tuesday 23 November 1948 · page 2

Mrs. A.J. Hood, who at the age of 77 years, died at West Maitland Hospital, on Tuesday, last week, was for many years a well known resident of…

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Death of Mr. Con Moskos

The South Coast Register · Thursday 25 November 1948 · page 2

After a brief illness, Mr. Con Moskos, a well-known, public-spirited townsman of Kiama, passed away at Kiama District…

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Obituary Mr. William T. Lloyd

The South Coast Register · Thursday 2 December 1948 · page 1

The death occurred at the David Berry Hospital on Friday last of Mr. William Thomas Lloyd, at the age of 87 years…

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Death of Mrs. Black Snr. Old Wolumla Resident

The Bega District News · Tuesday 7 December 1948 · page 4

Mrs. Black, snr., of Wolumla, passed away peacefully, at the home of Mrs. Frank Grealy, her youngest daughter with whom she has been living for some…

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Sudden Death of Mr. Steve Piper Died at Home Yesterday

The Bega District News · Tuesday 7 December 1948 · page 2

Stephen Piper, a well known and respected resident of Bega, passed suddenly away at his home in Belmore street, yesterday morning. He was 81…

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