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Obituaries & funerals, 1951

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Death of Well Known Sister Member of Hanscombe Family

The Bega District News · Tuesday 31 July 1951 · page 3

The death of sister Benedict Hanscombe occurred at the Sacred Heart Hospital. Darlinghurst, on july 22…

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Death of Mr. Bill Rosevear

The Bega District News · Tuesday 7 August 1951 · page 1

Although most people in Bega and the district had known that Mr. Bill Rosevear had suffered a heart attack…

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Obituary Mrs M. I. Graham

The South Coast Register · Thursday 9 August 1951 · page 2

A highly respected former resident of Albion Park passed away on 22nd July last in the person of Mrs. Mary Isabel…

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Obituary the Late Mrs. Howard

The Bega District News · Friday 10 August 1951 · page 2

The death of Mrs. Edith Alma Howard, in Bega, on June 20, severed a link with two grand pioneer families of this district…

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Obituary Mrs Norah Knox

The South Coast Register · Thursday 16 August 1951 · page 2

Out of Berry’s oldest residents in the person of Mrs. Norak Mary Kno[?] passed away on Thursday last…

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Obituary the Late Harry Hensleigh

The Bega District News · Friday 17 August 1951 · page 5

The death of Mr. Harry Hensleigh, at the Mater Hospital, on August 9, will bring back menories the days he spent as a…

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Obituary 'The Late R. A. Malloch

The Bega District News · Tuesday 21 August 1951 · page 5

The death occurred recently of Mr. R. A. Malloch, chairman and Managing Director of Dangar, Gedye and…

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Aged Resident Passes Death of Mrs. Henky Miller

The Bega District News · Friday 31 August 1951 · page 2

The death occurred early yesterday morning of Mrs. Henry Miller, her home in Auckland Street, after a short illness…

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Death of Old Bega Resident

The Bega District News · Tuesday 4 September 1951 · page 3

The death occurred at the Bega District Hospital, on Sunday morning, of Mrs. Elizabeth Braithwaite, of Bega, at the age…

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Obituary Mr. Dudley W. Hughes

The South Coast Register · Thursday 6 September 1951 · page 1

The news of the death, on Sunday last, of Mr. Dudley Walker Hughes, was received with much regret by his many Berry…

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Obituary

The Bega District News · Tuesday 11 September 1951 · page 3

The death occurred at his home, recently, of Bernard William Finucane, Ravenswood, Bega, after a long illness…

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Obituary Mrs. A. R. Smith

The Bega District News · Friday 14 September 1951 · page 3

The death occurred on Wednesday, 8th August, at Cooma District Hospital, of Eunice Pearl, Wife of Mr. Albert Reuben Smith,…

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Man on Serious Charge Aftermath Of Tragic Death Of Girl

The Bega District News · Tuesday 18 September 1951 · page 2

Richard Frederick Benny, aged 23, Cobargo butcher, appeared before the Cobargo Court, yesterday morning, on a charge of manslaughter, following the death of Shirley Ellen Smallwood, 18-year-old…

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Obituary Thomas F. O’dwyer

The South Coast Register · Thursday 20 September 1951 · page 1

It is with regret that we record [?] death of Mr. Thomas F. O’Dwyer, who died at the residence of his daughter, Mrs…

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Obituary Mrs Eliza Jane Lamond

The South Coast Register · Thursday 4 October 1951 · page 1

At the advanced age of 80 years, the death occurred, on Friday last of Mrs. Eliza Jane Lamond, wife of Mr. T. H. Lamond,…

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Coroner’s Inquest Death of Mr. W. R. McCARTHY

The South Coast Register · Thursday 4 October 1951 · page 2

The District Coroner, Mr, U. K. Walsh, conducted an inquest at Nowra, on Friday last, into the circumstances surrounding the…

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Obituary Late George Henry O’brien

The Bega District News · Tuesday 9 October 1951 · page 4

The late Mr. George Henry O’Brien passed away suddenly on his property, on September 23, at the age of 64 years…

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The Late Mr. B. C. Harkness a Scholarly Gentleman

The South Coast Register · Thursday 25 October 1951 · page 1

In our issue of Thursday last we chronicled the sudden passing of Mr. B. C Harkness, father of Mrs. F. L. Flint, of Fox…

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Obituary Mrs Margaret Brooke

The South Coast Register · Thursday 1 November 1951 · page 2

Mrs. Margaret Brooke died at the David Berry Hospital, on Sunday morning, news that came as a shock to her many friends,…

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Death of Mr. J. F. Fairfax

The Bega District News · Friday 2 November 1951 · page 3

Mir. John Fitzgerald Fairfax, elder soil of Dr. and Mrs. E. Wilfred Fairfax, of Point Piper, died yesterday, at Tumut. He was 47…

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